The crash in which the cyclist was injured was not known about at the time. And news of the victim's death is only emerging now. It pushes the Republic's death toll even higher.
Cyclist dead after crash with truck in East Wall, Dublin
The number of cyclists killed on the roads of the Republic since the start of the year has now reached six.
A man injured when struck by a lorry in north Dublin has now died from his injuries.
The victim, aged 60 years, was injured in the crash on March 7th. He died 11 days later in hospital.
However, his death was confirmed by the Garda over the weekend.
Cycling fatalities do not follow any set pattern in the Republic. In recent years there have been multiple fatalities in quick succession; sometimes a number of people killed cycling in the same week.
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And such periods can then be followed by long periods in which no fatalities occur. Because of that it is impossible to forecast yearly outcomes.
However, if the trend seen in the first four months of 2018 were to continue until the end of the year, the death toll would rise above last year’s figure.
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On 7th March, 2018 at 7.15 am a male cyclist aged 60 y.o. was struck by the driver of a 40 ft truck on East Wall Rd. He passed away on 18th March at Mater Hospital. This was not covered by the press. May he rest in peace.#StopKillingCyclists pic.twitter.com/EWkb3dOD4w
— I BIKE Dublin (@IBIKEDublin) April 28, 2018
In 2017 fifteen cyclists were killed on the roads of the Republic. Furthermore, that was an increase of 50 per cent on the 10 people killed cycling the previous year.
Minimum passing distance promised
The increase caused significant public disquiet. As a result, a strong campaign building around the Stayin’ Alive at 1.5 campaign.
The Government has since promised to introduce a minimum passing distance of at least one metre, though that legislation has not yet been introduced.
Motorists will incur penalty points and fines if they do not pass cyclists at a safe distance.
On roads with a speed limit up to 50km per hour drivers will be obliged to allow one metre. The distance increases to 1.5 metres in higher speed zone areas.
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