The Green Party has repeated its call for a 'Vision Zero' approach to road safety as a pedestrian died overnight and a second cyclist dies within a fortnight in a road collision.It has also called for 10% of transport funding or €100 million a year to be spend on improving pedestrian and cycling facilities.Green Party Transport Spokesperson Ciarán Cuffe said: “As another cyclist needlessly dies on our roads it is time for a fundamentally different approach to transportation. The 'Vision Zero' approach, which has been implemented successfully in Sweden and elsewhere, believes that human life and health are paramount and take priority over mobility and other objectives of the road traffic system.“Safe routes for cycling must be a priority on our roads. Every road death should be fully investigated by multidisciplinary teams. These should include engineering staff trained to understand what went wrong and what needs to be improved. It is clear from international research that changes in speed limits, and engineering of our roads must be a top priority. Legislative change is also required to mandate a minimum passing distances of 1.5 m for cars and trucks when passing cyclists.“In addition I am proposing that the Dublin City Council Transport Committee, which I chair, investigate, with a view to removing pedestrian guardrails at road crossing points given concerns over their effectiveness, and potential danger to cyclists and others.“Walking and cycling have been the poor relation in transport funding for many years. They require significant increases in multi-annual funding to deliver. Local Authorities also require additional staff to implement the improvement schemes that are clearly required.“A new approach to safety is long overdue. Now is the time for Minister Ross to change the mind-set of his department and provide the support that is so desperately needed.”ENDSPress Release Issued 8th September 2016, page last updated 10th October 2016