John Legge
@johnlegge.bsky.social
Consultant in Emergency Medicine
Interested in active travel, terrified of climate change
Sea swimmer, runner, cyclist
Tá gaeilge agam
Interested in active travel, terrified of climate change
Sea swimmer, runner, cyclist
Tá gaeilge agam
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Our Road Safety Strategy is broken!
The RSA, Gardaí, and Local Government are pushing a campaign that tells people to “be seen” instead of calling out the real causes of deaths: speeding, red-light running, dangerous/illegal parking, and the near-total lack of enforcement.
Stop blaming victims!
The RSA, Gardaí, and Local Government are pushing a campaign that tells people to “be seen” instead of calling out the real causes of deaths: speeding, red-light running, dangerous/illegal parking, and the near-total lack of enforcement.
Stop blaming victims!
An Garda Síochána continue to place the main responsibility for road safety on vulnerable road users.
People daring to cycle are not the problem in Ireland. Cars and the people driving them are — or more importantly, speed, dangerous driving, and the almost complete lack of enforcement.
People daring to cycle are not the problem in Ireland. Cars and the people driving them are — or more importantly, speed, dangerous driving, and the almost complete lack of enforcement.
November 28, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Our Road Safety Strategy is broken!
The RSA, Gardaí, and Local Government are pushing a campaign that tells people to “be seen” instead of calling out the real causes of deaths: speeding, red-light running, dangerous/illegal parking, and the near-total lack of enforcement.
Stop blaming victims!
The RSA, Gardaí, and Local Government are pushing a campaign that tells people to “be seen” instead of calling out the real causes of deaths: speeding, red-light running, dangerous/illegal parking, and the near-total lack of enforcement.
Stop blaming victims!
I contributed to this important article by @gerherbert.bsky.social regarding the safety on our roads. So many of these deaths are preventable tragedies
m.independent.ie/life/red-lig...
m.independent.ie/life/red-lig...
Red lights and red tape: Why Ireland is lagging behind on pedestrian safety
Every day, Ireland invests more than €1m in walking and cycling infrastructure, aiming to make its streets safer for everyone. But rising casualty numbers reveal just how much there is still to do.
m.independent.ie
November 29, 2025 at 10:25 AM
I contributed to this important article by @gerherbert.bsky.social regarding the safety on our roads. So many of these deaths are preventable tragedies
m.independent.ie/life/red-lig...
m.independent.ie/life/red-lig...
How much high vis should we wear to counteract drivers using their phones while driving?
👀 Can you see me now?
The importance of visibility on our roads cannot be understated, particularly for vulnerable road users including pedestrians, cyclists, e-scooter drivers and motorcyclists.
#CanYouSeeMeNow #KeepingPeopleSafe
The importance of visibility on our roads cannot be understated, particularly for vulnerable road users including pedestrians, cyclists, e-scooter drivers and motorcyclists.
#CanYouSeeMeNow #KeepingPeopleSafe
November 27, 2025 at 12:51 PM
How much high vis should we wear to counteract drivers using their phones while driving?
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November 3, 2025 at 7:11 AM
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I am calling on the Irish government to learn the lessons from our peer countries and implement a default 30km/h speed limit in all built up areas, as previously promised. Lives depend on it. #SpeirGorm #Love30
Helsinki goes a full year without a traffic death, largely by upgrading pedestrian and cycling infrastructure and reducing speed limits to 30kmph, via @semafor.com yle.fi/a/74-20174831
Helsinki goes a full year without a traffic death
A city traffic engineer credits the success to lower speed limits and smarter design.
yle.fi
October 31, 2025 at 9:36 AM
I am calling on the Irish government to learn the lessons from our peer countries and implement a default 30km/h speed limit in all built up areas, as previously promised. Lives depend on it. #SpeirGorm #Love30
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🧵 Some ppl refer to the Irish right-wing party, Fine Gael, as ‘Blueshirts’, as part of their origin is derived from a Fascist movement. Let’s look at how this conservative party was formed, given that the party’s candidate Heather Humphreys is running in the Presidential Election [1] #SpéirGhorm
October 12, 2025 at 7:55 PM
🧵 Some ppl refer to the Irish right-wing party, Fine Gael, as ‘Blueshirts’, as part of their origin is derived from a Fascist movement. Let’s look at how this conservative party was formed, given that the party’s candidate Heather Humphreys is running in the Presidential Election [1] #SpéirGhorm
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The science is clear: a default 30km/h speed limit in all urban areas will save lives!
Any further delay in implementing this long overdue change is unforgivable.
#Love30
Any further delay in implementing this long overdue change is unforgivable.
#Love30
Campaigners heap pressure on government to rollout 30km speed limit
The Love30 campaign is stepping up the pressure - calling on the government to stop delaying and deliver a default 30km speed limit in towns and cities.
www.fm104.ie
October 3, 2025 at 7:48 AM
The science is clear: a default 30km/h speed limit in all urban areas will save lives!
Any further delay in implementing this long overdue change is unforgivable.
#Love30
Any further delay in implementing this long overdue change is unforgivable.
#Love30
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The response from the Minister's representative at yesterday's meeting in Leinster House was shocking.
It's very clear that this government is not taking road safety seriously and people will die as a result.
www.fm104.ie/news/fm104-n...
It's very clear that this government is not taking road safety seriously and people will die as a result.
www.fm104.ie/news/fm104-n...
October 3, 2025 at 6:36 AM
The response from the Minister's representative at yesterday's meeting in Leinster House was shocking.
It's very clear that this government is not taking road safety seriously and people will die as a result.
www.fm104.ie/news/fm104-n...
It's very clear that this government is not taking road safety seriously and people will die as a result.
www.fm104.ie/news/fm104-n...
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I’ve had a lot of responses to this piece, so I want to clarify a few things.
Writing and posting views like this isn’t easy. It often leads to pushback, even when the criticism isn’t aimed at individuals.
Writing and posting views like this isn’t easy. It often leads to pushback, even when the criticism isn’t aimed at individuals.
I am sometimes criticised for being too negative and for failing to see the progress happening around Dublin. While that may certainly be true at times, I think the far greater issue in Dublin is that we tend to accept even the smallest progress as a major victory.
My most recent Substack!
My most recent Substack!
Let Dublin Breathe
One Day of Freedom for Dublin’s Children Is Not Enough
olanordrum.substack.com
September 28, 2025 at 2:41 PM
I’ve had a lot of responses to this piece, so I want to clarify a few things.
Writing and posting views like this isn’t easy. It often leads to pushback, even when the criticism isn’t aimed at individuals.
Writing and posting views like this isn’t easy. It often leads to pushback, even when the criticism isn’t aimed at individuals.
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hi, medical toxicologist that knows a lot about Tylenol here👋 Claiming that tylenol use in pregnancy causes autism is fearmongering
here's what you need to know 🧵
here's what you need to know 🧵
September 22, 2025 at 3:09 PM
hi, medical toxicologist that knows a lot about Tylenol here👋 Claiming that tylenol use in pregnancy causes autism is fearmongering
here's what you need to know 🧵
here's what you need to know 🧵
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The 27 year old woman who was killed in Cork yesterday was cycling on a 50kph street in an urban area.
The default 30kph limit promised by the govt may not have saved her life but it will save lives in the future. We can't allow them to renege on that promise.
www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...
The default 30kph limit promised by the govt may not have saved her life but it will save lives in the future. We can't allow them to renege on that promise.
www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...
Cork crash closes major city road as man dies in separate dumper truck accident
Emergency services responded to two serious incidents in Cork, with one fatal workplace accident and a major city road closure
www.irishexaminer.com
September 19, 2025 at 6:46 AM
The 27 year old woman who was killed in Cork yesterday was cycling on a 50kph street in an urban area.
The default 30kph limit promised by the govt may not have saved her life but it will save lives in the future. We can't allow them to renege on that promise.
www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...
The default 30kph limit promised by the govt may not have saved her life but it will save lives in the future. We can't allow them to renege on that promise.
www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...
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Irish media reporting on road collisions too often dehumanises victims and hides driver responsibility. Cyclists and pedestrians are people first — the language we use matters.
Read our full statement below.
Read our full statement below.
September 13, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Irish media reporting on road collisions too often dehumanises victims and hides driver responsibility. Cyclists and pedestrians are people first — the language we use matters.
Read our full statement below.
Read our full statement below.
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The meeting was a disaster for everyone except two people. Trump got his photo op and his ego boost.
Putin got his photo op, whitewashing of war crimes and no sanctions.
No one in Ukraine, Europe or the United States benefited in any way.
Putin got his photo op, whitewashing of war crimes and no sanctions.
No one in Ukraine, Europe or the United States benefited in any way.
August 16, 2025 at 4:12 AM
The meeting was a disaster for everyone except two people. Trump got his photo op and his ego boost.
Putin got his photo op, whitewashing of war crimes and no sanctions.
No one in Ukraine, Europe or the United States benefited in any way.
Putin got his photo op, whitewashing of war crimes and no sanctions.
No one in Ukraine, Europe or the United States benefited in any way.
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Look at this cool map by @briggsrogers.bsky.social visualising the number of reports to collisiontracker.ie per 30m/sq, including accidents, near misses and hazards.
July 9, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Look at this cool map by @briggsrogers.bsky.social visualising the number of reports to collisiontracker.ie per 30m/sq, including accidents, near misses and hazards.
Tax these vulgar vanity vehicles out of existence. Nobody needs one of these cars
Irish car bonnets are getting taller every year, risking children's and pedestrians' lives - study
Irish car bonnets are getting taller every year, risking children's and pedestrians' lives - study
June 11, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Tax these vulgar vanity vehicles out of existence. Nobody needs one of these cars
Irish car bonnets are getting taller every year, risking children's and pedestrians' lives - study
Irish car bonnets are getting taller every year, risking children's and pedestrians' lives - study
Spoke today on Claire Byrne live advocating for better cycling safety with @ciarancannon.bsky.social
www.rte.ie/radio/podcas...
www.rte.ie/radio/podcas...
The most common cycling injuries & why they happen
Dr John Legge, consultant in emergency medicine at St Vincent's Hospital in Dublin.
Ciaran Cannon, President of Cycling Ireland, former Minister.
www.rte.ie
June 10, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Spoke today on Claire Byrne live advocating for better cycling safety with @ciarancannon.bsky.social
www.rte.ie/radio/podcas...
www.rte.ie/radio/podcas...
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There’s a lot to unpack from the @irishtimes.com this morning besides the ongoing anti-cycling nonsense.
This letter makes no sense. Yet another excuse-laden rant defending business as usual. Ireland deserves to pay its climate fines. We’ve made our choices.
"Whataboutism" won’t cut emissions.
This letter makes no sense. Yet another excuse-laden rant defending business as usual. Ireland deserves to pay its climate fines. We’ve made our choices.
"Whataboutism" won’t cut emissions.
June 2, 2025 at 8:38 AM
There’s a lot to unpack from the @irishtimes.com this morning besides the ongoing anti-cycling nonsense.
This letter makes no sense. Yet another excuse-laden rant defending business as usual. Ireland deserves to pay its climate fines. We’ve made our choices.
"Whataboutism" won’t cut emissions.
This letter makes no sense. Yet another excuse-laden rant defending business as usual. Ireland deserves to pay its climate fines. We’ve made our choices.
"Whataboutism" won’t cut emissions.
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🕊️ Every road death is preventable, let’s stop acting like it's just a part of life.
It is unacceptable that the convenience of people using motor vehicles outweighs the safety of people walking, wheeling and cycling in our densely crowded city.
🚶♀️ 👩🦽 🚲 🚗 💨
It is unacceptable that the convenience of people using motor vehicles outweighs the safety of people walking, wheeling and cycling in our densely crowded city.
🚶♀️ 👩🦽 🚲 🚗 💨
May 21, 2025 at 2:22 PM
🕊️ Every road death is preventable, let’s stop acting like it's just a part of life.
It is unacceptable that the convenience of people using motor vehicles outweighs the safety of people walking, wheeling and cycling in our densely crowded city.
🚶♀️ 👩🦽 🚲 🚗 💨
It is unacceptable that the convenience of people using motor vehicles outweighs the safety of people walking, wheeling and cycling in our densely crowded city.
🚶♀️ 👩🦽 🚲 🚗 💨
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Ireland is an ecological disaster zone. And the largest land-owner in the country is a part of the problem.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCXP...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCXP...
The Coillte Effect
YouTube video by Kev Collins
www.youtube.com
May 14, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Ireland is an ecological disaster zone. And the largest land-owner in the country is a part of the problem.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCXP...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCXP...
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If we are serious about road safety, if we are serious about climate action and a liveable future, it is certainly time to consider banning SUVs.
A powerful letter by our own @olaln.bsky.social in this morning’s @irishtimes.com.
A powerful letter by our own @olaln.bsky.social in this morning’s @irishtimes.com.
May 1, 2025 at 8:24 AM
If we are serious about road safety, if we are serious about climate action and a liveable future, it is certainly time to consider banning SUVs.
A powerful letter by our own @olaln.bsky.social in this morning’s @irishtimes.com.
A powerful letter by our own @olaln.bsky.social in this morning’s @irishtimes.com.
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If we are serious about road safety, if we are serious about climate action and a liveable future, then we should ban SUVs.
My letter in today's @irishtimes.com.
My letter in today's @irishtimes.com.
Is it time to ban SUVs?
‘Their presence on our roads is undermining hard-won road safety gains and making our streets more dangerous’
www.irishtimes.com
May 1, 2025 at 8:02 AM
If we are serious about road safety, if we are serious about climate action and a liveable future, then we should ban SUVs.
My letter in today's @irishtimes.com.
My letter in today's @irishtimes.com.
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More flights, more emissions.
My letter to the editor in today’s Irish Times.
The media continues to offer free PR to high-emission industries such as aviation. This has to stop if we are to get serious about climate action.
#BanFossilAds
My letter to the editor in today’s Irish Times.
The media continues to offer free PR to high-emission industries such as aviation. This has to stop if we are to get serious about climate action.
#BanFossilAds
April 22, 2025 at 8:15 AM
More flights, more emissions.
My letter to the editor in today’s Irish Times.
The media continues to offer free PR to high-emission industries such as aviation. This has to stop if we are to get serious about climate action.
#BanFossilAds
My letter to the editor in today’s Irish Times.
The media continues to offer free PR to high-emission industries such as aviation. This has to stop if we are to get serious about climate action.
#BanFossilAds
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Brilliant letter by our very own Dr Callum Swift in the Irish Times this morning! #ActiveTransport
April 16, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Brilliant letter by our very own Dr Callum Swift in the Irish Times this morning! #ActiveTransport
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Let’s fuel health not harm #BanFossilAds
April 9, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Let’s fuel health not harm #BanFossilAds