Peddling stories: an investigation of the day-to-day realities for cyclists in Galway

• DOI: 10.1007/s44327-025-00043-9
• Publication Date: 2025-01-15T16:00:43Z
• Authors: Mike Hynes; Meret Stursberg; Natalie Cyrkel; Lanah Acton
• Keywords: Cycling; Mindset; Mode of transport; Sustainable transport; Dominance (genetics); Private transport

Towns and cities worldwide are challenging the dominance of private cars seeking ways to limit their use, compelled by urgency deal with climate crisis. There is a growing determination transition more active sustainable transport such as walking, cycling, public transport, reduce our overall need for car use in urban areas while improving health local environs. Cycling low-impact aerobic exercise mobility option that can assist attempts cut harmful emissions, moderate economically damaging traffic congestion towns cities. also offers numerous well-being benefits. But where cycling constrained, marginalised, or ignored planners, little known about who what purpose, they from, motivation cycle. In recent times efforts have been made improve infrastructure better promote this mode travel Galway, small city on West coast Ireland. This study investigates experiences cyclists data collected from individuals differing ages abilities advocates continues be marginalised neglected context implementing policy city. The findings indicate most feel unsafe, prevailing car-centric mindset prevents developing its potential Galway detriment environment, citizens' health, new economic opportunities.