Geraldine Herbert @GerHerbert1 Twitter profile

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Geraldine Herbert

@GerHerbert1

2 years

Still the best Halloween costumes ever 😂😂 🎃🎃💀💀💀🪦🪦

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2 years

Some personal news.. Delighted to say that I’m the new motoring editor at the Sunday Independent and Ireland’s first female motoring editor of a national newspaper. Thrilled to be taking up the role & looking forward to shaping how we discuss the ever changing future of motoring

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4 years

No offence intended to Claire Byrne or Ciara Kelly but is this really the right message to send out - that #Cornavirus is not serious and you can work through it? Is it any wonder not everyone is taking social distancing as seriously as they should?

TheJournal.ie

@thejournal_ie

4 years

Claire Byrne told colleagues today that she's "well now and through the peak of the condition".

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3 years

Spent a couple of days in @CenterParcsIE this week & was blown away by just how fantastic the car-free system works. Children play on the streets safely along with cyclists, scooters & pedestrians. Why can't we design housing estates & residential areas along the same lines?

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@GerHerbert1

3 years

The 5km limit is set to be lifted tomorrow, the kids are back to school and my wheels for the week - #BMWM4

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1 year

One of the biggest issues around the speed limits on rural roads is not enforcement it's that the legal speed limits are simply too high even when driving within the limit - an 80km limit - does not allow for anyone to walk or cycle safely #roadsafety

Let’s hurry up and reduce speed limits on our killer rural roads

Given the stress of city driving and the high speeds on motorways, you might think driving in the countryside would be safer. But this simply isn’t true. I...

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Geraldine Herbert

@GerHerbert1

2 years

Happy birthday to Rosemary Smith who at 79 became the oldest person to drive a Formula 1 car. A feat that went unnoticed by the Guinness Book of Records - though contacted in advance they thought it was a record so unlikely to be achieved they sent no representative to verify it

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@GerHerbert1

3 years

Vile 🤔 You could have ignored it Laura it was sent to your agent - a journalist simply doing their job.

Laura Whitmore ⚡️

@thewhitmore

3 years

Vile. My agent received the below email... Niamh Walsh I’m sure you have better and more pressing things to write about than guessing a child’s name and pressuring someone to talk about it either way! I’ll talk about my child on my terms when I choose.

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11 months

Two minutes old here and 15 tomorrow ... My firstborn❤️

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5 years

This night 16 yrs ago I sat in A&E willing my brother to pull through, he died at 5pm the next day, since then I've learned that nothing teaches us what is important in life more than death, let the people you love know you appreciate them & take time to heal - RIP Paul Herbert x

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@GerHerbert1

2 years

Astounded by some of the comments to this post, some people still seem to think they know best when it comes to the elderly, I reckon the elderly are well able to make informed decisions and assess their own risk - I hope they had a ball!

RTÉ News

@rtenews

2 years

One week after the lifting of restrictions, more than 100 friends were at a Dublin hotel for a postponed Christmas party, organised by Friends of the Elderly. For many, it was their first big social gathering since before the pandemic began | Read more:

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4 years

Why is it on frosty mornings primary roads are gritted but footpaths are not? No thought or priority is given to kids walking to schools, parents pushing prams, in fact, anyone trying to get out and about on foot?

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2 years

Safety fears put the brake on kids cycling. My piece in today's @TheSundayIndo #cycling

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8 months

When a cyclist or pedestrian is hit by a pick-up, the risk of serious injury increases by 90% compared to a car. The risk of death increases by 200%. #roadsafety

European Transport Safety Council

@ETSC_EU

8 months

BREAKING: New large-scale Belgian study shows shocking impact of vehicle weight increases on road death and injury. e.g. When a cyclist or pedestrian is hit by a pick-up, the risk of serious injury increases by 90% compared to a car. The risk of death increases by 200%. They…

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4 years

Kate and William visit Londis in Prosperous, one of Kildare's top tourist attractions #RoyalVisitIreland

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1 year

There is a special place in hell reserved for puddle-splashing motorists! Seriously, how hard is it to slow down when you come across water on the road to avoid splashing pedestrians?

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Geraldine Herbert

@GerHerbert1

8 months

Didn't take long ... "Kerry Independent TD Danny Healy-Rae said a slow-down would “turn every vehicle into a tractor” on rural roads." #roadsafety

‘It will turn every vehicle into a tractor’ – rural TDs voice concerns at proposed speed reductions

Proposed new speed limits will be discussed at government party think-ins after complaints from rural residents.

www.independent.ie

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Geraldine Herbert

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4 years

Huge congratulations to Gillian Fanning who was elected President of the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) at the organisation’s AGM today. She is the first female President of SIMI in the Society’s 98 year history.

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Geraldine Herbert

@GerHerbert1

3 years

If you court the media about your pregnancy you create a reasonable curiosity about the sex of the child, the name of the child etc. Fair to say you can expect a request from showbiz journalists looking for more info #LauraWhitmore

Laura Whitmore stuns in pregnancy photoshoot

The 35-year-old unveiled some of the ultra glamourous looks she wore for a recent photoshoot.

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Geraldine Herbert

@GerHerbert1

5 years

Saddened to hear about the death of Judith Kerr - her books about Mog the much-loved tabby cat are still firm favourites in our house. When asked about why Mog had to die in "Goodbye Mog" - she replied "I just wanted to say Remember. Remember me. But do get on with your lives"

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2 years

Keep Masks forever!! What is wrong with people? @drivetimerte

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7 months

'Stop all the clocks' - Randomly switched on 'Four Weddings and a Funeral' on RTE 2 tonight - the Funeral scene for Gareth when Matthew reads W H Auden’s poem Funeral Blues has to be one of the saddest and most moving scenes in any romantic comedy if not any film

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Geraldine Herbert

@GerHerbert1

2 years

😂😂😂 Watch until the end you will be crying with laughter

Tashy McTashface

@TashP351

2 years

I’ve watched this 19 times this morning.

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Geraldine Herbert

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8 months

Ten things we could do to reduce road deaths #roadsafety #Thread 1) Lower speed limits on rural roads. 2) Set speed limits at 30kmh in residential areas and around schools and playgrounds. 3) Roll out Average Speed Cameras nationwide.

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@GerHerbert1

9 months

Never thought l would say - there's me on the front page of @TheSundayIndo - Sure what would l know 😜

Alan English

@AlanEnglish9

9 months

Sunday Independent front page. Inside: extensive coverage of the RTÉ/Tubridy parting of ways - and a whole lot more

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@GerHerbert1

8 months

"Road deaths are preventable if we tackle our entitled car culture" - my take on what needs to be done to reduce road deaths #roadsafety

Geraldine Herbert: Road deaths are preventable if we tackle our entitled car culture

On the afternoon of August 31, 1869, Mary Ward, a well-known astronomer, microscopist, author and artist, was travelling with her husband and two sons thro...

www.independent.ie

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@GerHerbert1

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2 months

Really Interesting piece .. "safety campaigns encouraging children to wear bright clothing so they're seen on the roads...could be interpreted as teaching children that it's their own fault if they get run over for not dressing in a way that suits drivers"

'Motonormativity': The bias that leads to dangerous driving

Certain personality traits can predispose people to taking more risks on the road – but societal biases also lead to recklessness behind the wheel.

www.bbc.com

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@GerHerbert1

9 months

"It seems there is no faster way to provoke a reaction on Twitter than a woman claiming to know something about cars." ... think the comments demonstrate that point 🙄

Irish Independent

@Independent_ie

9 months

Motoring correspondent Geraldine Herbert has had more than her share of men questioning her knowledge and credentials. Here, she dissects mansplaining – what it is, where it stems from – and makes the case for ending it

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3 years

#Homeschooling with my youngest earlier tonight "I need one last fact about Wolfe Tone for my project!" Me: have you mentioned he was a barrister? "Oh so he was good at making coffee?" Me: No Jamie that is a barista! Still smiling at the idea of Wolfe Tone the Barista 😂

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3 years

"We live in a society where fear of letting our children out to play has become normalised.....Our children deserve better." My piece in today's @TheSundayIndo @Independent_ie

Car-free housing estates don’t have to be a utopian ideal

Like many families, we opted to holiday in Ireland this year and swapped Legoland for Longford. Deep in the midlands, Center Parcs is a holiday village enc...

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@GerHerbert1

3 years

Actual footage of me driving to my next hair appointment .... #may4th #lockdown

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9 months

30km speed limits reduce road fatalities and serious injuries plus lower speed limits encourage more active lifestyles as people will cycle and walk when they feel safer. Very hard to understand why 30 km is not the speed limit in urban areas across the country. #RoadSafety

Galway Cycling Campaign (Feachtas Rothaíochta na G

@GalwayCycling

9 months

'Road traffic collisions are the single biggest cause of severe injury in children.' Welsh Government Transport, Emergency Medicine docs and Public Health agree that lowering speed limits to 30km/h is a smart & vital action to keep children safe. 👏🚸💛

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8 months

Astounded listening to @MHealyRae suggesting the need for road safety theory in our schools but failing to understand that if we reduced the speed limits around schools kids could learn first hand how to navigate the roads by walking or cycling #RoadSafety

Road traffic legislation needs to be ‘ripped up’

David Staunton, Barrister who specialises in prosecuting & defending road traffic cases.

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@GerHerbert1

4 years

Absolutely astounding that Eamon Ryan could state that the recommendations to social distance on school buses only arrived from #NPHET yesterday. We have known since the day the schools closed that SD would be required both inside and outside the school @TodayRadioRTE

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@GerHerbert1

8 months

"It is not car crashes that are the cause of increasing deaths. Cyclist and pedestrian deaths have increased from 27 to 49 over the past year — with pedestrian deaths more than doubling." An astounding take from Conor Skehan

Conor Skehan: Traffic accidents are highly emotional, but solutions must be driven by facts

Many gardaí privately admit that they never forget the first time they called to a house to tell relatives about a death in a traffic accident.

www.independent.ie

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@GerHerbert1

4 years

How many more times do we need to be told that some families are benefiting from the #Covid19 payment? The question should be why? - why are families living on such pitiful amounts of money? It's a sad testament to the low pay and precarious working conditions of our economy

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@GerHerbert1

4 years

Let's be clear - there is no such thing as "underage women" or indeed "underage girls" they are children #PaddyHolohan

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@GerHerbert1

4 years

The overall death toll now stands at 210 since the crisis began, these are not statistics but real people with real families. It's utterly sickening to think anyone could be contemplating packing up their car and heading away this weekend #stayathome #IrelandLockdown #COVID19

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2 years

Have never seen as many teenagers on bikes as this summer and its fabulous to see. And even better is the size of the groups on rural roads, nothing puts manners on motorists like meeting a group of 12 or more kids on bikes :) 🚲🚲🚲🚲🌞🌞

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@GerHerbert1

4 years

47 people have died on Irish roads this year an increase of 24%. From the 17th to 22nd March, 9 people alone were killed. Hospitals are under extreme pressure responding to #COVID19 , every crash diverts ambulance crews and adds to their workload. SLOW DOWN & PUT AWAY YOUR PHONE

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@GerHerbert1

4 years

The St. Patrick's Day Parade was cancelled during the foot and mouth crisis in 2001 along with virtually all major events - good to know the health of the national herd is more important than people #coronavirus

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@GerHerbert1

1 year

Refuelling an iX5 in a matter of minutes at a Hydrogen station #bmwix5

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Geraldine Herbert

@GerHerbert1

12 days

Just to be clear roads are not paid for by motor tax, nor is it called road tax and it goes into the general taxation fund plus road building and maintenance is paid for by all taxpayers including cyclists and pedestrians. #MotorTax #RoadFunding #PublicAwareness

Paul McCarthy

@pjpmccarthy

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@GerHerbert1 @SwiftJoan I don't need research to know motor tax is primarily for the roads, it logic. To suggest an alternative, which you couldn't would require research. Maybe just block everyone who doesn't say what you want, instead of trying to sound like an academic.

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2 years

My piece in today's @Independent_ie on the inconvenient truth about SUVs @ReviewIndo #suvs #newcars #roadsafety

Our growing love affair with the SUV has a toxic side

More than half of the cars we bought in Ireland last year were sport utility vehicles (SUVs). Is it time we opted for something less environmentally dama...

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Geraldine Herbert

@GerHerbert1

2 years

Good to see extra money allocated to support Cargo bikes in the Finance Bill but surely a scheme, run on similar lines to the one for electric cars, would be more effective ? So many people are excluded from the Bike to Work Scheme #sustainabletransport

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3 years

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2 years

The top Selling Car in September 2022 was the TESLA MODEL 3 #Evs #SIMI #NewCarSales

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@GerHerbert1

4 years

Very urban focussed restrictions - there is no shop within a 2km radius of my home? #irelandlockdow #covid19Ireland

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@GerHerbert1

2 years

If you are not financially in a position to change your car you should not be shamed into doing so - looming winter heating costs and weekly food bills are more of a concern for most- if you are then buy the greenest option you can afford - that is what I said on @RTE_PrimeTime

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@GerHerbert1

3 months

€18 per hour !!!! #suvs Parisians voted 54.55% in favour of charging cars weighing 1.6 tonnes or more €18 per hour for parking in the city

Paris votes in favour of tripling SUV parking charge

Parisians were voting today in a referendum on tripling parking costs for hefty SUV-style cars, a campaign that has drivers' groups up in arms against city hall.

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@GerHerbert1

2 years

My eldest is 13 and in his short life there has been crazy weather events, a global financial crisis, Brexit, a pandemic and now a war in Europe ..... Lenin was right “There are decades where nothing happens, and there are weeks where decades happen” – Vladimir Ilyich Lenin.

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2 years

So this was the view from my sitting room on this day 11 years ago - The big freeze of 2010

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@GerHerbert1

2 years

On-board enforcement cameras allow buses to ticket drivers blocking dedicated lanes, speeding up transit service. Why aren’t they used everywhere?

Picture a Better Way to Protect Bus Lanes

On-board enforcement cameras allow buses to ticket drivers blocking dedicated lanes, speeding up transit service. Why aren’t they used everywhere?

www.bloomberg.com

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@GerHerbert1

3 years

Given that 82% of deaths occur on rural roads with a speed limit of 80km/h or higher is it time to reduce the speed limit on rural roads? @RTENewsAtOne @RSAIreland #roadSafety

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@GerHerbert1

2 years

Looking to speak to people about the cycling infrastructure around the country. Eamon Ryan is calling on councils to spend the unclaimed €129m fund for bike lanes and walkways – to date has the money been spent on useful and lasting measures? RTs appreciated #journoRequest

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@GerHerbert1

6 months

I will be presenting the Inside Track on @NewstalkFM tomorrow from 4 - 6pm - yes you read that correctly - presenting! Send thoughts and prayers! #newstalkfm #TheInsideTrack

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@GerHerbert1

3 years

Still remember my Dad's face, he was totally shocked by the colour - think he thought l was wearing my bridesmaid's dress 😂

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@GerHerbert1

4 years

Facebook has reminded me that this day 7 years ago I drove a Range Rover Sport onto a Boeing 747 - as you do :) @LandRover_IE @SpiritMotorGrp #RangeRoverSport

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@GerHerbert1

4 years

Why is the whole class not tested? if a child in the same class as my child has tested positive for covid than my child and all the children should be tested regardless of symptoms as they could be asymptomatic but infected and therefore capable of passing it to others? #rtept

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@GerHerbert1

5 years

On this day 40 years ago - 1 February 1979. - the wearing of seat belts was made compulsory for car drivers but in typical Irish fashion "motorists will be given around a month before strict enforcement of the new road safety law is implemented. "

Seat Belts Compulsory

It is now the law. Motorists and their passengers are obliged to wear safety belts.

www.rte.ie

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Geraldine Herbert

@GerHerbert1

4 years

Is there a quicker way to reduce cycling numbers than make helmets mandatory?

Alan Dillon

@Alan_Dillon

4 years

Compulsory Bike Helmets - Statements on Sport I intend to benchmark policy implementation and evidence from other developed countries on this topic. It is really concerning the amount of juveniles cycling without helmets nowadays in & around our cycle-ways & on national roads.

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3 years

A 70% decrease in crash fatalities from simply reducing speed limits from 50 km/h to 30 km/h - should be introduced in all built-up areas! #roadsafety

𝚃𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚜 𝙶𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚎 🚇

@grescoe

3 years

#Montpellier joins #Grenoble , #Nice , #Lille , #Nantes , and 200 other cities in #France that will limit car speeds from 50 km/h to 30 (30 to 20 mph). This has already led to an astonishing 70% decrease in crash fatalities.

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1 year

...the driver of a 17-year-old Volvo with physical buttons doing 68mph took just 10 seconds to complete a series of tasks: turn on the radio, set it to a certain station, switch on the defroster and so on. It took 23.5 seconds in a Tesla Model 3 ...

Push-buttons are coming back, hurrah!

The remorseless advance of the touchscreen needs a rethink

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@GerHerbert1

2 years

I am soooooo fickle but l think l have found my new favourite Electric car- The Kia EV6 #evs #electriccars #ev6

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@GerHerbert1

4 years

Ireland’s first fully-electric bus went into operation today, The Volvo bus will operate an 8km round trip between the Crowne Plaza and Holiday Inn Express Hotel and Dublin Airport every 30 minutes. With a 200kW battery capacity, it will charge fully in 50 minutes. #evs

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@GerHerbert1

4 years

How are we not extinct 🤦‍♀️

Really American 🇺🇸

@ReallyAmerican1

4 years

This is today. They are sending the President a get well soon rally by hosting another super spreader event.

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Do we need to change the way we measure road safety? eg the number of children who don't cycle because it's not safe to do so Jonathon Passmore, WHO Regional Office for Europe #RoadSafety #EURoadSafetyConference2024

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@GerHerbert1

3 years

Guaranteed to put a smile on your face #BMWM4 #M4

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@GerHerbert1

10 months

Driving the new BMW XM this week, not a car to slip around unnoticed in! And at 5,110mm in length and a weight of 2,710kg we clearly do have an issue with our cars getting bigger #bmwxm

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10 months

More than 500 people have taken the time to like this post ...🤷‍♀️ #sharetheroad

the jacks are back

@bowie1973

10 months

This is why stupid bastid cyclists get ran over , 2/3 abreast on the ring of Kerry holding everyone up and not a fuk given . Cyclists should pay road tax too

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Encounters on this platform are becoming more head wrecking by the day! Whatever happened to the basic principle of having even a tiny bit of knowledge about a topic before jumping into an argument? #ThinkBeforeYouTweet #KnowledgeIsPower

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@GerHerbert1

3 years

Astounded at the animosity directed at Una and Frank - they are away for a few months so how are they harming anyone? Have we really reached the point where we begrudge our elderly a bit of happiness and respite from the unrelenting misery of cocooning?

‘I’m sorry for people that begrudge us being here’ – Liveline callers’ fury at two Irish holidaym...

A man and woman on holiday in Gran Canaria faced the wrath of Liveline callers after claiming they were safer on the far flung island than in Ireland.

www.independent.ie

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@GerHerbert1

4 years

16 pedestrians have been killed on our roads this year compared to 8 deaths at the same time last year. 6 pedestrians died since the schools were closed in March. Meanwhile, GoSafe vans detect drivers travelling on 50km/h streets at motorway speeds SLOW DOWN & PUT AWAY YOUR PHONE

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5 months

I am heartbroken to hear the news ... RIP Rosemary x #rosemarysmith

Geraldine Herbert

@GerHerbert1

2 years

Happy birthday to Rosemary Smith who at 79 became the oldest person to drive a Formula 1 car. A feat that went unnoticed by the Guinness Book of Records - though contacted in advance they thought it was a record so unlikely to be achieved they sent no representative to verify it

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7 months

Or we could improve enforcement all year round?

Irish Independent

@Independent_ie

7 months

Breaking: Motorists who commit traffic offences on bank holiday weekends will face higher penalty points under new government plans

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4 years

Imagine the savings to the health system if we encouraged more people to cycle instead we have a government minister who thinks parks are for cars

Brent Toderian

@BrentToderian

4 years

People who commute by bike have: - a 52% lower risk of death from heart disease; - a 46% lower risk of developing heart disease; - a 40% lower risk of death from cancer - a 45% lower risk of developing cancer Via British study in @bmj_latest :

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Great interview with @BrentToderian on @morningireland this morning and yes we do need a conversation around the use of SUVs and no we can't drive our way out of any crisis with electric vehicles, we need fewer cars not cleaner cars #evs

Brent Toderian

@BrentToderian

2 years

“In an attempt to curb the sales of heavier vehicles, new cars registered in France are subject to a weight tax, introduced in January last year. All vehicles that weigh more than 1,800kg are taxed at a rate of €10 for every additional kilogram.” #SUV

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4 years

Me #AGE20 when big earrings and bored expressions were in vogue 😂😂 #ThursdayThrowback

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4 years

@ciarakellydoc She has been arrested and charged with assault it's hardly the same situation

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3 years

"Let’s hurry up and reduce speed limits on our killer rural roads" my piece in today's Sunday Indo @Independent_ie @TheSundayIndo

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27 days

"Children lack the capacity to be responsible for road safety and must absolutely not be held accountable or held to blame.. The RSA education programme .. creates a sense of danger around walking and cycling outdoors" #RoadSafety

RSA Review 2024 – Irish Cycling Campaign Submission

Earlier today (Fri 05 April 2024), Irish Cycling Campaign made a submission in response to the Department of Transport’s consultation on the Review of the Road Safety Authority. You can read …

cyclist.ie

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9 months

My piece in today's Sunday @Independent_ie on mansplaining @TheSundayIndo

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@GerHerbert1

1 year

We should have a ‘hierarchy of road users’ as has been introduced in the UK that prioritises those most at risk on our roads ie the most vulnerable road users, should take priority over cars. @lstwrd @think_or_swim

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We have a problem with bigger cars on our roads ... my piece on SUVs in today's Sunday Independent #suvs @Independent_ie

Geraldine Herbert: Is a weight tax the solution to problem of SUVs in leafy Dublin?

Harrowing scenes emerged from London recently of a two-tonne SUV being driven into a primary school, killing two children and injuring others. There is lit...

m.independent.ie

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Geraldine Herbert

@GerHerbert1

4 years

So because the government failed to provide adequate capacity on school buses in advance of schools re-opening the government will pay parents to drive their children to school? This from a green transport minister #backtoschool

Parents can claim up to €25.50 a week to drive their children to school under new travel allowance

Parents of second-level pupils who can’t take up their place on school bus because of social distancing rules will get up to €5.10 a day to pay for alterna...

www.independent.ie

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Geraldine Herbert

@GerHerbert1

4 years

In the last 24 hours I've been told as a Motoring Journalist, I can't have any valid opinions on transport as my job is to sell cars. Also, it turns out you can't say that the roads in a country are bad or poorly maintained as you are being opinionated and promoting stereotypes.

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Geraldine Herbert

@GerHerbert1

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35 years ago today the Mazda MX-5 made its debut at the Chicago Motor Show. Happy Birthday MX-5, one of my favourite cars of all time #Mazda #MX5 @Mazda_Europe @Mazda_Ireland

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Geraldine Herbert

@GerHerbert1

2 months

And no this has nothing to do with a population increase - in 2019 there were 28 road fatalities per one million inhabitants compared to 35 per million in 2023. The population may be increasing, but so too are road deaths. #roadsafety

Sam 🇮🇪🤝🇵🇸

@Samtm023

2 months

A very, very worrying trend. @RSAIreland

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Geraldine Herbert

@GerHerbert1

3 years

A speed limit of 30km/h has come into force across Paris, the aim is to cut accidents & reduce noise and pollution. In addition, the number of street parking bays is being halved and most vehicles are expected to be banned from the city centre next year

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Geraldine Herbert

@GerHerbert1

3 years

Happy Birthday Rosemary Smith. At the age of 79 she became the oldest person to drive a Formula 1 car. @Rosemary_Smith_

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Geraldine Herbert

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2 months

Much as I love driving can you imagine pitching the idea of a car today "I found this fantastic new way to move people, it is comfortable, convenient & gives you great freedom but it will kill around 60–80 million people and injure at least 2 billion"...

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Geraldine Herbert

@GerHerbert1

2 years

Have been completely blown away by all the comments and well wishes - there is still a lot to be said for Twitter x

Geraldine Herbert

@GerHerbert1

2 years

Some personal news.. Delighted to say that I’m the new motoring editor at the Sunday Independent and Ireland’s first female motoring editor of a national newspaper. Thrilled to be taking up the role & looking forward to shaping how we discuss the ever changing future of motoring

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Geraldine Herbert

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2 years

I spoke (briefly!) to @RadioBrendanRTE this morning about why we should encourage the use of ebikes in much the same way as we do electric cars #ebikes #sustainabletransport #activetravel

The Case For E-Bikes

Motoring broadcaster and journalist Geraldine Herbert discusses the rise and rise of e-scooter popularity.

www.rte.ie

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Geraldine Herbert

@GerHerbert1

3 years

And in the blink of an eye today he is a teenager ...

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Geraldine Herbert

@GerHerbert1

3 years

Why do insurance companies not reward loyalty? The onus should not be on the customer to shop around @drivetimerte

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Geraldine Herbert

@GerHerbert1

4 years

Just got an email from "Dave". Dave took the time to point out that I had recently used "is" on air instead of "are". He hoped that I was "happy to accept this constructive criticism and to work on ensuring that there will be no repetition in future broadcasts" #womenonair

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Geraldine Herbert

@GerHerbert1

4 years

Generous? €350 a week? - a bit rich coming from someone who is a Chief Economist of a company that specialises in "wealth management"

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@ConallMacCoille

4 years

The enormous surge in Covid19 claims to 584,000 suggests the generous terms of the benefit (€350 per week) has created a financial incentive for many workers (particular part-time) to leave work voluntarily, accentuating the damage to the Irish labour market

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Geraldine Herbert

@GerHerbert1

4 years

This women starred in "Gone with the wind" alongside Vivien Leigh, Clark Gable and Leslie Howard, astounding