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Dublin commuters hopping on their bikes - RTE.ie News
Dublin city commuters and students are increasingly using bicycles with a 74% increase over the past four years according to the latest traffic figures.
The Canal Cordon Count conducted by Dublin City Council found nearly 7,000 people using pedal cycles in 2009 between 7am and 10am.
The numbers of private cars are down by 1% in the past five years while taxi numbers increased by over 100%.
The numbers of pedestrians are also slightly down over the five year period but showed a big decrease of 18% in the last year between 2008 and 2009.
Dublin Bus vehicles were up 9% over the five year period but down 5% in the last year.
Private buses increased by 32% over the five year period with no increase in the last year.
The report found that cars and taxis taken together had increased in numbers by 3.4% on bus routes in the five year period.
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