Rose Barnes 41 Hospitality and Catering
“I’ve been cycling all my life. From where I have to travel to you could never get a bus and I started work earlier in the morning so cycling was the only means. It’s the quickest way in Dublin now to get around. I cycle every single day, about 6 miles in total. For time reasons it’s so efficient. I never have to tie myself waiting for a bus. On the bike it’s just A to B, go to and from. I don’t have to pay any parking fees and it’s great for health reasons. If I could, I’d bring an incentive to get more people out cycling. I don’t know what but something that would encourage more people. Everyone else should get out cycling, they’re putting in the cycle lanes and it’s cool now to have a bike, it’s coming back into fashion.”
Sean McMichael 45 Computer Programmer
Sean has been cycling all his life but only started cycling around Dublin in the last year and a half. “I started cycling again because I discovered that I had become very unfit and overweight,” says Sean, “It also seems to be the best way to get around Dublin quickly. No waiting for a bus or for taxis and Dublin is a compact enough city. I work in Ballsbridge and I’ve just been up to Croke Park to buy tickets for the games at the weekend during my lunch break. Every day I cycle 2 miles to work and 2 miles back. If I could change anything about cycling in Dublin I’d change other people’s behaviour but that’s something that you can’t really change. For a large part, on the bike you have to look after yourself.”
Rebecca Pla 25 Account Assistant
“I have been cycling in Dublin since just after Christmas,” says Rebecca. “For me it’s handier than taking the bus and more fun than walking. I cycle every day from Marino to Dawson Street for work. Today I’ve been cycling all morning, it’s my day off and I’ve got a few things to do. The only problem I have with cycling in Dublin is the traffic, it’s really awful. When I first took the bike out I was quite scared of the traffic but now I’ve become more used to it but the buses and trucks are still quite scary. The bike I had before got stolen so I’d like safer places to lock my bike.”