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Poseur cyclists who won't use designated cycle lanes

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  • 23-10-2015 12:00pm
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    Ally Dick
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    These people drive me bananas. Where I live, there are decent cycle lanes...however there's a class of cyclist out there who dresses in all of the gear, who refuses to use them, and would instead prefer to hold up the traffic. This really has to stop. As I have said before, there is less and less room for cyclists on the road now, so they need to consider cutting down on it, and at least using cycle lanes where they exist


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    The King of Moo
    Registered Users Posts: 8,207 ✭✭✭The King of Moo


    Road tax. Just getting that out of the way early.


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    callaway92
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    They are the biggest cunce going.


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    LDN_Irish
    Registered Users Posts: 1,188 ✭✭✭LDN_Irish


    I was on a stag and one of the lads was a cyclist so I asked him why they don't use cycle lanes. His reply paraphrased:

    Because they're ****e. Drivers don't watch out for them so if there's a cycle lane crossing a side street a driver will pull all the way out obstructing it and the cyclist will either be at risk of being hit by them or will have to go around them and have to cycle out in front of traffic to do so.

    We all dragged the **** out of the bus and got the driver to go over him. It was only when I started looking out for these things that I realised he has a point. Ah well, 1 down...


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    sullivlo
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    Yeay. Another cyclist bashing thread! I love these.

    On my commute to work there is a cycle lane that is shared with pedestrians. The pedestrians always walk in the cycle lane. Said cycle lane is also always full of glass and any time I've cycled in it I've got a puncture. Therefore I cycle on the road.

    Cycle lanes are not compulsory for cyclists to use.


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    The Moldy Gowl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,889 ✭✭✭✭The Moldy Gowl


    Poseur driver getting needlessly irritated by 5 seconds of overtaking a bike.

    If there is 'less and less room' on roads, then stop being selfish and have consideration for other humans on the road.
    These threads always start off as the cyclists or pedestrians fault, maybe if the angry drivers took their head out of their hole and had some empathy or consideration for other people they wouldn't be so angry about life.


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    JazzyJ
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    I was only thinking yesterday we were overdue one of these threads. :pac:


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    tritium
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    Ally Dick wrote: »
    These people drive me bananas. Where I live, there are decent cycle lanes...however there's a class of cyclist out there who dresses in all of the gear, who refuses to use them, and would instead prefer to hold up the traffic. This really has to stop. As I have said before, there is less and less room for cyclists on the road now, so they need to consider cutting down on it, and at least using cycle lanes where they exist

    There are lots of reasons cyclists don't use cycle lanes, including poor maintenance, dangerous design and just plain riskier than being on the road in some cases. Given that legally cyclists have a choice of road or lane that's perfectly legal and allowed. If you're travelling within speed limits in most areas where there are cycle lanes then you shouldn't have a significant hold up due to a bicycle. There will of course always be inconsiderate road users of all varieties but in general a short bit of patience and overtake safely when road conditions allow is the way to go.

    As an aside I have had a chuckle in the past at a motorist getting annoyed at me being on the road and not a cycle lane-I was in a bus lane that they were illegally proceeding down at the time


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    endacl
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    You know the site has a search function, OP? You could have used it to find out that your stupid, pointless topic has been done to death umpteen times before. If you need to vent, open a window and let a roar at the world.

    :rolleyes:


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    Ally Dick
    Registered Users Posts: 12,667 ✭✭✭✭Ally Dick


    endacl wrote: »
    You know the site has a search function, OP? You could have used it to find out that your stupid, pointless topic has been done to death umpteen times before. If you need to vent, open a window and let a roar at the world.

    :rolleyes:

    Thanks for the patronising comment. I'm aware of other cycling threads. We need to keep getting the message out there so that cyclists change their ways, or give up


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    tritium
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    Ally Dick wrote: »
    Thanks for the patronising comment. I'm aware of other cycling threads. We need to keep getting the message out there so that cyclists change their ways, or give up

    So you want cyclists to stop doing something that's perfectly legal as opposed to addressing the various example of illegal actions by all forms of road users?

    Riiiigggghhhttt.......


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    Tarzana2
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,553 ✭✭✭Tarzana2


    Ally Dick wrote: »
    These people drive me bananas. Where I live, there are decent cycle lanes...however there's a class of cyclist out there who dresses in all of the gear, who refuses to use them, and would instead prefer to hold up the traffic. This really has to stop. As I have said before, there is less and less room for cyclists on the road now, so they need to consider cutting down on it, and at least using cycle lanes where they exist

    Is there "less and less room for cyclists on the road now"? :confused: When did this happen?


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    Joe prim
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    The King of Moo wrote: »
    Road tax. Just getting that out of the way early.

    It's not road tax, it's ahhhhhh.......


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    LDN_Irish
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    Tarzana2 wrote: »
    Is there "less and less room for cyclists on the road now"? :confused: When did this happen?

    Obesity crisis? If we get Rockall and it's full of gas the 'Muricans might come and free us and we'll have deadly big roads. That's be cool.


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    Tarzana2
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    Ally Dick wrote: »
    Thanks for the patronising comment. I'm aware of other cycling threads. We need to keep getting the message out there so that cyclists change their ways, or give up

    Bang of entitlement off this. Entitlement or trolling.


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    fizzypish
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    Ha ha ha ha ha I live in the Netherlands. Cyclists are second only to god and the police.


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    desertcircus
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    Ally Dick wrote: »
    Thanks for the patronising comment. I'm aware of other cycling threads. We need to keep getting the message out there so that cyclists change their ways, or give up

    Your opening post has been kicked to death and you're still arguing even after your errors have been catalogued. Getting the message out there doesn't appear to be working with you. Are you assuming cyclists are more intelligent than you are?


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    RacoonQueen
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    Never understand why cyclists reply to these threads.


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    Tarzana2
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    RacoonQueen wrote: »
    Never understand why cyclists reply to these threads.

    Deep down, we find it fun. :)


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    Shenshen
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    Tarzana2 wrote: »
    Is there "less and less room for cyclists on the road now"? :confused: When did this happen?

    Cars are getting bigger and bigger


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    osarusan
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    Ally Dick wrote: »
    I'm aware of other cycling threads.

    Including your own, no doubt.

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=97021197
    Ally Dick wrote: »
    I think it's worth exploring whether cycling needs to be banned in certain areas


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    Boom_Bap
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    Ally Dick wrote: »
    Thanks for the patronising comment. I'm aware of other cycling threads. We need to keep getting the message out there so that cyclists change their ways, or give up

    Maybe everyone needs to change their ways?

    Here are some reasons for not using cycle lanes:
    - not mandatory
    - traffic light pole in the middle of the lane
    - ESB pole in the middle of the lane
    - A lane that disappears
    - A lane that leads you into a bush, not partially, but fully into a bush.
    - Debris that will give you punctures
    - Horrible surfaces
    - potholes
    - pedestians walking in them
    - motorists parking in them
    - motorists driving in the solid white lined ones
    - they dont always take you where you need to go


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    seamus
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    Every so often some idiot will overtake me with his window down, having some kind of whinge about how to use the roads while he's driving in the middle of the road (usually on a solid white line) paying more attention to me than what's going on ahead of him.

    I usually just give them a smile and a thumbs up. Unless you're a Garda, go and fnck yourself, please. You wouldn't listen to me if I told you how to drive so why would I listen to you.

    Even if you are a Garda, I will disagree with you when you're wrong.


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    Stranger Danger
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    Why can't cyclists just get the bus like other people who aren't able to afford a car?

    It's really strange that we have this 18th century anachronistic form of transport allowed on our modern highways.


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    The Moldy Gowl
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    Ally Dick wrote: »
    Thanks for the patronising comment. I'm aware of other cycling threads. We need to keep getting the message out there so that cyclists change their ways, or give up

    Ah would you stop.

    What about if everyone was more considerate of everyone on the road rather than everyone thinking everyone else is a retard and they are the only perfect one on the road?

    That would go way further.


    It's a bike ffs, just around him. Heaven forbid you are so important and get delayed 5 seconds.


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    timthumbni
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    Ally Dick wrote: »
    These people drive me bananas. Where I live, there are decent cycle lanes...however there's a class of cyclist out there who dresses in all of the gear, who refuses to use them, and would instead prefer to hold up the traffic. This really has to stop. As I have said before, there is less and less room for cyclists on the road now, so they need to consider cutting down on it, and at least using cycle lanes where they exist

    I would say there is plenty of room for cyclists. There does appear to be shortage of space for those ridulous 4x4 huge yokes that seem to be all the rage this last few years. The only off-roading those things do is when they drive up on the footpath to park them as they lift little seamus from school to begin their long half mile trek back home, through jungle, desert and snow coverered landscapes it would seem.


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    Aka Ishur
    Registered Users Posts: 740 ✭✭✭Aka Ishur


    Ally Dick wrote: »
    These people drive me bananas. Where I live, there are decent cycle lanes...however there's a class of cyclist out there who dresses in all of the gear, who refuses to use them, and would instead prefer to hold up the traffic. This really has to stop. As I have said before, there is less and less room for cyclists on the road now, so they need to consider cutting down on it, and at least using cycle lanes where they exist

    FOok off ya little thanks whore repeating your own fooking repeated ad fooking nauseum poxy threads.


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    beauf
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    Ally Dick wrote: »
    Thanks for the patronising comment. I'm aware of other cycling threads. We need to keep getting the message out there so that cyclists change their ways, or give up

    I also think you should give up.


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    Tarzana2
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    Stranger Danger wrote: »
    Why can't cyclists just get the bus like other people who aren't able to afford a car?

    It's really strange that we have this 18th century anachronistic form of transport allowed on our modern highways.

    You're a funbo! :pac:


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    the evasion_kid
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    Driving through the city centre there last week and came up to a set of lights,cyclist comes up on the inside of me,stops and proceeds to push my passenger mirror in so he could move up another two foot...light turns green and I say fcuk this and take off after him and pull the van in at a angle in front of him,roll down the window and literally roar at him to fix the mirror back to the way it was....some absolute tits on bicycles going around the city!


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    Tarzana2
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    the evasion_kid wrote: »
    Driving through the city centre there last week and came up to a set of lights,cyclist comes up on the inside of me,stops and proceeds to push my passenger mirror in so he could move up another two foot...light turns green and I say fcuk this and take off after him and pull the van in at a angle in front of him,roll down the window and literally roar at him to fix the mirror back to the way it was....some absolute tits on bicycles going around the city!

    Some absolute tits using various forms of transport going around the city.


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