Street Art – Hanover Quay, Dublin


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In 1939 Raleigh opened a bicycle factory at 6 Hanover Quay, Dublin, Ireland and commenced bicycle production there. The Raleigh (Ireland) business expanded and moved to 8-11 Hanover Quay, Dublin in 1943. The plant produced complete bicycles and Sturmey-Archer hubs, and remained in production until 1976, when the factory burned down. Models produced there latterly were the Chopper and Triumph 20. The head badges changed in the late 1960s, possibly after the passing of the Trade Descriptions Act in the UK. Dublin-made machines no longer had "Nottingham England" on the Heron or Triumph head badge, the panel being left blank instead.

DUBLIN STREET ART


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Hanover Quay, Dublin Docklands – Street Art


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Here is something that I did not know until today:

The Raleigh Bicycle company operated a manufacturing facility located in Hanover Quay Dublin.

A full range of Raleigh Cycles was manufactured at this Dublin factory in the post war era.
Being an early factory, built and used before modern health and safety, the wooden floor soaked up all the oil, grease and other flammable lubricants over the years, so that when a fire started in 1976, the whole factory burned to the ground.

After the fire, Raleigh remained in Ireland, but only as a distributor.

Accident: Cycling In Dublin Is A High Risk Activity, Or Is It?


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Note: Due to some emails received the title has been modified slightly.
Also as some mentioned that the stats I used were out of date and had been supplied by a commercial organization I have now included a link to a list of pedestrians and cyclists who died as the result of accidents during a more recent period.
dublincycling.ie/node/571
I cannot determine what happened here and have photographed in such a way that neither the driver nor the cyclist can be easily identified.

I like cycling but I would never use a bicycle in Dublin because it is a high-risk activity.

There were approximately 427 collisions involving cyclists reported to the Garda in Dublin city over the period (2002 to 2006), 11 of which involved fatalities.
I know two cyclists who died as the result of road accidents in Dublin. One shared an office with me for a year and another was a family friend (she was crushed by a truck).

Top four types of cycle accidents in Dublin:

Drivers turning right in front of an oncoming bicycle.
Drivers hitting a bicycle when overtaking or changing lanes.
Car doors being opened in front of cyclists.
Drivers hitting cyclists when turning left.

Note: Left-turning vehicles were involved the majority of fatalities.

DUBLIN STREET ART


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Accident: Cycling In Dublin Is A High Risk Activity, Or Is It?


Image by infomatique
Note: Due to some emails received the title has been modified slightly.
Also as some mentioned that the stats I used were out of date and had been supplied by a commercial organization I have now included a link to a list of pedestrians and cyclists who died as the result of accidents during a more recent period.
dublincycling.ie/node/571

I cannot determine what happened here and have photographed in such a way that neither the driver nor the cyclist can be easily identified.

I like cycling but I would never use a bicycle in Dublin because it is a high-risk activity.

There were approximately 427 collisions involving cyclists reported to the Garda in Dublin city over the period (2002 to 2006), 11 of which involved fatalities.
I know two cyclists who died as the result of road accidents in Dublin. One shared an office with me for a year and another was a family friend (she was crushed by a truck).

Top four types of cycle accidents in Dublin:

Drivers turning right in front of an oncoming bicycle.
Drivers hitting a bicycle when overtaking or changing lanes.
Car doors being opened in front of cyclists.
Drivers hitting cyclists when turning left.

Note: Left-turning vehicles were involved the majority of fatalities.

Accident: Cycling In Dublin Is A High Risk Activity, Or Is It?


Image by infomatique
Note: Due to some emails received the title has been modified slightly.
Also as some mentioned that the stats I used were out of date and had been supplied by a commercial organization I have now included a link to a list of pedestrians and cyclists who died as the result of accidents during a more recent period.
dublincycling.ie/node/571

I cannot determine what happened here and have photographed in such a way that neither the driver nor the cyclist can be easily identified.

I like cycling but I would never use a bicycle in Dublin because it is a high-risk activity.

There were approximately 427 collisions involving cyclists reported to the Garda in Dublin city over the period (2002 to 2006), 11 of which involved fatalities.
I know two cyclists who died as the result of road accidents in Dublin. One shared an office with me for a year and another was a family friend (she was crushed by a truck).

Top four types of cycle accidents in Dublin:

Drivers turning right in front of an oncoming bicycle.
Drivers hitting a bicycle when overtaking or changing lanes.
Car doors being opened in front of cyclists.
Drivers hitting cyclists when turning left.

Note: Left-turning vehicles were involved the majority of fatalities.

DUBLIN STREET ART


Image by infomatique

Accident: Cycling In Dublin Is A High Risk Activity, Or Is It?


Image by infomatique
Note: Due to some emails received the title has been modified slightly.
Also as some mentioned that the stats I used were out of date and had been supplied by a commercial organization I have now included a link to a list of pedestrians and cyclists who died as the result of accidents during a more recent period.
dublincycling.ie/node/571

I cannot determine what happened here and have photographed in such a way that neither the driver nor the cyclist can be easily identified.

I like cycling but I would never use a bicycle in Dublin because it is a high-risk activity.

There were approximately 427 collisions involving cyclists reported to the Garda in Dublin city over the period (2002 to 2006), 11 of which involved fatalities.
I know two cyclists who died as the result of road accidents in Dublin. One shared an office with me for a year and another was a family friend (she was crushed by a truck).

Top four types of cycle accidents in Dublin:

Drivers turning right in front of an oncoming bicycle.
Drivers hitting a bicycle when overtaking or changing lanes.
Car doors being opened in front of cyclists.
Drivers hitting cyclists when turning left.

Note: Left-turning vehicles were involved the majority of fatalities.

Accident: Cycling In Dublin Is A High Risk Activity, Or Is It?


Image by infomatique
Note: Due to some emails received the title has been modified slightly.
Also as some mentioned that the stats I used were out of date and had been supplied by a commercial organization I have now included a link to a list of pedestrians and cyclists who died as the result of accidents during a more recent period.
dublincycling.ie/node/571

I cannot determine what happened here and have photographed in such a way that neither the driver nor the cyclist can be easily identified.

I like cycling but I would never use a bicycle in Dublin because it is a high-risk activity.

There were approximately 427 collisions involving cyclists reported to the Garda in Dublin city over the period (2002 to 2006), 11 of which involved fatalities.
I know two cyclists who died as the result of road accidents in Dublin. One shared an office with me for a year and another was a family friend (she was crushed by a truck).

Top four types of cycle accidents in Dublin:

Drivers turning right in front of an oncoming bicycle.
Drivers hitting a bicycle when overtaking or changing lanes.
Car doors being opened in front of cyclists.
Drivers hitting cyclists when turning left.

Note: Left-turning vehicles were involved the majority of fatalities.