No Bikes on the Metro

Photo by Meg Zimbeck

The Railway Procurement Agency (RPA) are continuing to act contrary to government policy, as outlined in the National Cycle Framework Policy, by banning all non-folding bikes on Luas and suburban train services.

Even the design of the new Metro North service has no provision to carry bikes.  And the reason?  So-called “safety concerns”.  They’re worried that, in the event a sudden stop the bike might injure someone – but the same could be said of prams and large suitcases, but they’re not restricted.

In many other cities around the world, trains and trams have been design to accommodate bikes in off-peak services – such as in the photo here, of a number of bikes in a French train.

Full Story: Quango goes against bike plan on safety concerns | Dublin Observer.

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