Cyclists 4 abreast? What's the rules?

budfox

Coming back to Dublin from Summerhill via Dunboyne this afternoon and there were 20 odd cyclists out for a cycle. Great day, no problems at all except they were cycling 3 and 4 abreast on country roads and wouldn't move in to let the traffic by..fair enough on a winding road but not where there's a straight....so, we're all doing about 30kmh or so for a few miles and the traffic is building up behind them. Eventually got past them and came across another group that went straight through a roundabout at Dunboyne without stopping and almost created a collision with a car already travelling on the roundabout...

I love the fresh air and always give way to cyclists seeing as I'm one myself but this was just an accident waiting to happen.

Just google'ing the rules as I wasn't sure myself and here's what the Do's are:

Do cycle in single file if cycling beside another person would endanger, inconvenience or block other traffic or pedestrians.
Do cycle in single file in heavy traffic.

Any views?

:eek: : )

penexpers

budfox wrote: »

Any views?

Yes, please come back when it's Friday or do a search and see this issue has been discussed to death.

budfox

Jaysus...just searched....OK...you're right...think I'd be well served deleting this before the can of proverbial worms gets opened!!!!

Captain Havoc

At least give Tim a chance to react!

Beasty

Two abreast are allowed. However today you came across this:
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055729833

The point is there were several hundred bikes on those roads today supporting a charitable event. With such numbers it is impossible to keep everyone two abreast (if this had been done the line would have been 2-3 times as as long as it was, making it even more frustrating for motorists), and most motorists showed appropriate patience.

All junctions were (very well) marshalled, and so I am surprised you came across a roundabout which was not

budfox

I agree...any big event I've come across are really well managed..this was just a casual event as far as i could make out...i.e. there wasn't more than maybe 20 odd in the group..

budfox

Don't want to clog up the board....

Lumen

budfox wrote: »

Eventually got past them and came across another group that went straight through a roundabout at Dunboyne without stopping and almost created a collision with a car already travelling on the roundabout...

I was on that cycle today. Yes, some of the cycling was pretty embarassing. Sorry. I suppose at least it was for a good cause, and FWIW, I didn't see any twattish cycling from boardsies.

I don't think in that size bunch three or four abreast is necessary a problem, provided that it's well disciplined (a shorter bunch is easier to overtake), but six abreast with two over the white line round blind bends is not well disciplined.

uberwolf

I think the OP's question has been answered.