parking in cycle lanes after hours

adonis

Whats this about?

I cycle to and from work every day and then home from the gym after 8 or so most nights.
In every bike track there are cars parked which forces me onto the road (camden street/parnell street)
Is this legal? should they be parked there after hours???
surely if they didnt have bike lanes, those roads would have double yellow markings on them?

anybody?

markpb

Perfectly legal on most cycle lanes in Dublin unfortunately, most of them have time-plates underneath that limit them to rush hour. Silly PDs for allowing it and silly DCC for using it

adonis

yeah i have had a look for those time plates, like in the bus lanes but i cant see them - well they aren't patently obvious anyway...

markpb

They're usually the tiny plates hanging off the bottom of the bus/cycle lane signs. If they're not there, give the clampers a call

beans

Outside a Motor Dealers on the Naas Rd there are a number of cars parked in a cycle lane, you know, show cars and the like. It's a solid white line type of cycle lane, and I havent checked but I'm assuming it's in operation at 08.30.

Now this I assume would be an offence, does anyone think?

daymobrew

beans wrote:

It's a solid white line type of cycle lane, and I havent checked but I'm assuming it's in operation at 08.30.

Now this I assume would be an offence, does anyone think?

As it is a solid white line, it is an offence during the operating hours of the cycle lane. It should be active at 8:30am. Call the local Gardai, or report the cars to TrafficWatch. Do both on a daily basis if necessary.

adonis

ok so i cycled past the one on parnell street (its actually ryder lane or something, just past cineworld) and there is a clearway sign at all times ( i think )
its got a red cross through a white circle, and there is no mention of times or anything on or near any of the signs. I guess this means that its no parking at any time? can anyone confirm this?

beans

If I remember my rules of the road correctly, that red cross sounds like a clearway alright.

daithi09

OK sorry to reopen so late, but I got clamped today on lower kevin street(across from dit). It is a cycle lane with broken lines (so I presumed in off peak hours one could park there). It says on the sign not to park between 7am and 10am or 4pm-7pm. I got clamped at 1.30pm. The clamper said it's the rules of the road and that i can appeal it if I want; That one can only park for half an hour in a cycle lane with broken white lines. I don't have a rules of the road book handy but was wondering if someone knows anything about this.. 80euro

marwelie

http://www.rulesoftheroad.ie/

Parked in a clearway once myself, in westmoreland st, was given a ticket. Thought I was in the disabled parking space. Got out of the car at five to seven, clearway started at seven. Copper told me if I'd stayed in the car until 7.01 I wouldnt have gotten a ticket......

daithi09

so I was in the wrong. Damn it. The sign that says no parking between 7am-10am and 4pm-7pm should just say no parking.. Well I find it misleading anyway.. Does it not imply you can park there the rest of the time..anyway it's done now.. moan over.ha

daithi09

http://www.rulesoftheroad.ie/rules-for-pedestrians-cyclists-motorcyclists/cyclists/cyclists_other-road-users.html
I'm so in the right.. Now to get started on that letter




Scratch that, I'm in the wrong, the signs for 7-10am and 4-7pm are for clearways apparently, and then it's a cycle path the rest of the time and you can only park in that for half an hour.. I hate being wrong!and poor!

kenmc

daithi09 wrote: »

Scratch that, I'm in the wrong,

Great news. Wish there were more clampers like that found you. Please, tell your friends.
kthxbai

daithi09

You are a complete dick

Forest Master

kenmc wrote: »

kthxbai

You okay?

kenmc

daithi09 wrote: »

You are a complete dick

Hmm. says the lad who parks in cycle tracks.
Oh well.

kenmc

Forest Master wrote: »

You okay?

Yeah I'm grand thanks. Been called worse :pac:

Traumadoc

kenmc wrote: »

Great news. Wish there were more clampers like that found you. Please, tell your friends.
kthxbai

Not a great post.