phil wright (he/him)
@ukwrightphil.bsky.social
Rugby. Music. Wine (Guinness when at the rugby). Dominoes. Cycling. News (cos I'm nosey and like to know what's going on in the world). Opinions my own.
The ineptitude is cause for concern
A focus on the wrong thing
If only @garda.ie would do enforcement
Not much evidence of the 30mins/duty
But plenty of evidence that DMR don’t investigate Traffic Watch reports and actively & aggressively put in barriers to anyone who reports crime
A focus on the wrong thing
If only @garda.ie would do enforcement
Not much evidence of the 30mins/duty
But plenty of evidence that DMR don’t investigate Traffic Watch reports and actively & aggressively put in barriers to anyone who reports crime
November 29, 2025 at 9:18 AM
The ineptitude is cause for concern
A focus on the wrong thing
If only @garda.ie would do enforcement
Not much evidence of the 30mins/duty
But plenty of evidence that DMR don’t investigate Traffic Watch reports and actively & aggressively put in barriers to anyone who reports crime
A focus on the wrong thing
If only @garda.ie would do enforcement
Not much evidence of the 30mins/duty
But plenty of evidence that DMR don’t investigate Traffic Watch reports and actively & aggressively put in barriers to anyone who reports crime
As a driver you are one of the most dangerous road users and it is important to be aware of the responsibility you have for the safety of all road users including the most vulnerable - pedestrians. Take this responsibility seriously and drive safely at all times. @garda.ie
November 28, 2025 at 1:25 PM
As a driver you are one of the most dangerous road users and it is important to be aware of the responsibility you have for the safety of all road users including the most vulnerable - pedestrians. Take this responsibility seriously and drive safely at all times. @garda.ie
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If I cannot see another human being in broad daylight then I am either blind, driving much too fast, or NOT PAYING ATTENTION.
All should disqualify me from driving any kind of vehicle.
Please stop victim-blaming.
All should disqualify me from driving any kind of vehicle.
Please stop victim-blaming.
November 27, 2025 at 7:29 PM
If I cannot see another human being in broad daylight then I am either blind, driving much too fast, or NOT PAYING ATTENTION.
All should disqualify me from driving any kind of vehicle.
Please stop victim-blaming.
All should disqualify me from driving any kind of vehicle.
Please stop victim-blaming.
Vulnerable road users are not difficult to see if you’re a competent driver - driving to the conditions and when driving to test standard
Is it that focusing on supposed ‘visibility challenges’ is focusing on the wrong challenge?
Is it that focusing on supposed ‘visibility challenges’ is focusing on the wrong challenge?
November 28, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Vulnerable road users are not difficult to see if you’re a competent driver - driving to the conditions and when driving to test standard
Is it that focusing on supposed ‘visibility challenges’ is focusing on the wrong challenge?
Is it that focusing on supposed ‘visibility challenges’ is focusing on the wrong challenge?
I can’t say a change in logo on social media has resulted in me observing more roads policing by @garda.ie or an improvement in road safety
Not convinced the 30mins/duty is still being done despite Commissioner’s insistence
Not convinced the 30mins/duty is still being done despite Commissioner’s insistence
November 28, 2025 at 1:11 PM
I can’t say a change in logo on social media has resulted in me observing more roads policing by @garda.ie or an improvement in road safety
Not convinced the 30mins/duty is still being done despite Commissioner’s insistence
Not convinced the 30mins/duty is still being done despite Commissioner’s insistence
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Telling the victims to be seen, instead of asking the perpetrators to LOOK.
November 28, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Telling the victims to be seen, instead of asking the perpetrators to LOOK.
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Recently wrote about An Garda Síochána's approach to road safety on my substack.
The Wrong Road to Safety.
My thoughts on a recent social media post by An Garda Síochána and their overall approach to road safety.
My thoughts on a recent social media post by An Garda Síochána and their overall approach to road safety.
The Wrong Road to Safety
What a recent Gardaí social media post reveals about Ireland’s car-first mindset.
open.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Recently wrote about An Garda Síochána's approach to road safety on my substack.
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What about the importance of holding drivers to account for dangerous driving?
Number of Roads Policing gardaí not doing jobs - Report
The chairperson of the Policing and Community Safety Authority has described as "shocking" a report which shows that a substantial number of gardaí assigned to Roads Policing are not doing their jobs ...
www.rte.ie
November 27, 2025 at 1:20 PM
What about the importance of holding drivers to account for dangerous driving?
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While being visible is important, educating drivers to look for cyclists is perhaps more so.
www.rte.ie/news/2025/11...
www.rte.ie/news/2025/11...
Woman given suspended sentence over cyclist's death
A woman whose husband was killed whilst out for a Sunday cycle on the Malahide Road in Dublin last year, has said no words can ever change how brutal it has been since she lost him.
www.rte.ie
November 27, 2025 at 8:50 AM
While being visible is important, educating drivers to look for cyclists is perhaps more so.
www.rte.ie/news/2025/11...
www.rte.ie/news/2025/11...
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I didn’t almost get knocked down crossing at a green pedestrian light last week because the driver didn’t see me. It was because the driver thought she could chance her arm running a red light. She thought this, quite accurately, because there is minimal enforcement by An Garda Síochána.
November 27, 2025 at 1:49 PM
I didn’t almost get knocked down crossing at a green pedestrian light last week because the driver didn’t see me. It was because the driver thought she could chance her arm running a red light. She thought this, quite accurately, because there is minimal enforcement by An Garda Síochána.
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You know where I’d like to see you? Policing our roads.
Dangerous driving, maniac overtaking, tail-gating, speeding, running red lights, HGV‘s in lane 3, aggressive driving, a whole range of parking offences placing pedestrians & cyclists at risk…
That’s where you need to be seen. It’s not hard.
Dangerous driving, maniac overtaking, tail-gating, speeding, running red lights, HGV‘s in lane 3, aggressive driving, a whole range of parking offences placing pedestrians & cyclists at risk…
That’s where you need to be seen. It’s not hard.
November 27, 2025 at 9:40 AM
You know where I’d like to see you? Policing our roads.
Dangerous driving, maniac overtaking, tail-gating, speeding, running red lights, HGV‘s in lane 3, aggressive driving, a whole range of parking offences placing pedestrians & cyclists at risk…
That’s where you need to be seen. It’s not hard.
Dangerous driving, maniac overtaking, tail-gating, speeding, running red lights, HGV‘s in lane 3, aggressive driving, a whole range of parking offences placing pedestrians & cyclists at risk…
That’s where you need to be seen. It’s not hard.
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I could dress up in fireworks but the 6 in 10 drivers looking at their phones each morning would still hit me. Enforce the law, stop blaming the victims.
November 27, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I could dress up in fireworks but the 6 in 10 drivers looking at their phones each morning would still hit me. Enforce the law, stop blaming the victims.
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All the hi viz in the world won't save a cyclist from a driver looking at their mobile.
November 27, 2025 at 8:42 PM
All the hi viz in the world won't save a cyclist from a driver looking at their mobile.
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Whilst often run with good intentions, "Be Safe, Be Seen" campaigns ignore the key road safety issue, namely increasingly poor driving behaviour.
This is the scene at the busiest junction next to UCC grounds Every. Single. Day.
#CorkCity
@corkcyclingcrew.bsky.social
@irishcycle.com
This is the scene at the busiest junction next to UCC grounds Every. Single. Day.
#CorkCity
@corkcyclingcrew.bsky.social
@irishcycle.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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Can we get data on collisions please? Make and model of vehicles involved, weight, speed? Phone use?
The RSA have been stonewalling about data for too long.
The RSA have been stonewalling about data for too long.
November 27, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Can we get data on collisions please? Make and model of vehicles involved, weight, speed? Phone use?
The RSA have been stonewalling about data for too long.
The RSA have been stonewalling about data for too long.
Why not investigate and prosecute drivers reported via Traffic Watch driving while holding mobile phones, running amber and red lights etc…
a white van is driving down a street with the words sa jeha 01 on the bottom right
ALT: a white van is driving down a street with the words sa jeha 01 on the bottom right
media.tenor.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Why not investigate and prosecute drivers reported via Traffic Watch driving while holding mobile phones, running amber and red lights etc…
I knew this was Nolan before even reading the article
Causing death is on the lower side of dangerous driving
What on earth would he want to see for it to be on a higher side?
Causing death is on the lower side of dangerous driving
What on earth would he want to see for it to be on a higher side?
a stuffed bird with a black headband is standing in front of a picture
ALT: a stuffed bird with a black headband is standing in front of a picture
media.tenor.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:50 PM
I knew this was Nolan before even reading the article
Causing death is on the lower side of dangerous driving
What on earth would he want to see for it to be on a higher side?
Causing death is on the lower side of dangerous driving
What on earth would he want to see for it to be on a higher side?