Call for cycle lane penalties to be enforced

Just three fines a week were imposed on motorists who parked in cycle lanes last year, Garda figures have revealed.

Cyclists.ie — the Irish Cycling Advocacy Network — has described the level of enforcement and detection as “derisory” and as “a scandal”, and has called on Transport Minister Paschal Donoghue to tighten the laws governing cycle lanes.

The Garda Press Office said that 144 tickets were issued to motorists across the country in 2014 for the offence of parking in a cycle lane.