CALL FOR BLITZ TO PREVENT CYCLING ON PROM

Date Published: 30-Oct-2012

A blitz is urgently required to clamp-down on cycling on the prom in Salthill.

That’s according to Cllr Donal Lyons who says cyclists regularly travel along the route despite the operation of a bye-law which prohibits the activity.

Similar concerns have also been raised in Bohermore in the city where Cllr Michael Crowe says cycling on footpaths is a great concern for the elderly in the area.

This has been echoed by Cllr Padraig Conneely who says some cyclists travel through red lights and cycle down one-way streets in the wrong direction.

Speaking to Galway Bay fm news, Cllr Donal Lyons says the Salthill prom is a busy stretch and cyclists are posing a serious safety risk