No go Dollymount bridge for bikes.

snollup · 19-09-2009 10:42am #1

This may have been mentioned before but saddened to see the bikes can no-longer use the wooden bridge at Dollymount.:(

flickerx · 19-09-2009 10:50am

snollup wrote: »

This may have been mentioned before but saddened to see the bikes can no-longer use the wooden bridge at Dollymount.:(

What do you mean? How is it possible to let cars through and not bicycles?

Larianne · 19-09-2009 11:19am

Doesn't make sense?

Morgan · 19-09-2009 11:44am

How are you prevented from using it?

victorcarrera · 19-09-2009 12:31pm

Its been years since Ive been over it but the ban must have something to do with safety concerns due to the space between the timber planks, exposure to cross winds or cycle speed unsuitable for the traffic light timing and holding up traffic.

goods · 19-09-2009 12:38pm

what exactly is going to stop you from using it ?

blorg · 19-09-2009 1:25pm

victorcarrera wrote: »

cycle speed unsuitable for the traffic light timing and holding up traffic.

There is a 15km/h speed limit on the bridge so unlikely to be that one.

Húrin · 19-09-2009 3:57pm

Feck it like! I always just cross it. I expect that it's due to the gaps between the planks, they're afraid of cyclists getting their wheels caught and suing the council for injuries. I usually just wind, snake-like, to avoid the gaps.

markpb · 19-09-2009 4:44pm

goods wrote: »

what exactly is going to stop you from using it ?

A cyclist-sensing gun turret or (if my memory works) a sign saying 'cyclists dismount' :-) It was there last summer when I routinely ignored it. If I fall off my bike, it's my own fault.

joeperry · 19-09-2009 9:26pm

It's crazy that they have never replaced or refurbished that bridge.I suppose they will when it collapses :rolleyes:

kona · 20-09-2009 7:37pm

joeperry wrote: »

It's crazy that they have never replaced or refurbished that bridge.I suppose they will when it collapses :rolleyes:

it was refurbished this summer:rolleyes:

midonogh · 20-09-2009 8:42pm

I fell off going over this bridge about ten years ago. It had rained and the wood was slippy. I was starting off and the front wheel slipped as if on ice. I came down very heavy on my ribs on the large beam that separates the walking area from the car area. Two drivers behind me stopped and wanted to take my to hospital. But I insisted I was fine - which I was not. Feckin dangerous bridge if you have narrow profile tyres

SerialComplaint · 21-09-2009 8:07am

joeperry wrote: »

It's crazy that they have never replaced or refurbished that bridge.I suppose they will when it collapses :rolleyes:

iirc it is privately owned, and closes every Xmas day to avoid a public right of way coming into place.

DePurpereWolf · 21-09-2009 10:21am

markpb wrote: »

A cyclist-sensing gun turret or (if my memory works) a sign saying 'cyclists dismount' :-) It was there last summer when I routinely ignored it. If I fall off my bike, it's my own fault.

I would like to start a rant about these most supid signs saying cyclist dismount. Can I?

Or is there already a rant about this somewhere on the forum.

Raam · 21-09-2009 10:33am

DePurpereWolf wrote: »

I would like to start a rant about these most supid signs saying cyclist dismount. Can I?

Or is there already a rant about this somewhere on the forum.

Rants? On this forum? Never!