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Metro - Cycle in the City you must be mad!

smilingeyerish · 2009-12-14 08:46:08

Article on Bad Cycle lanes in ireland in the Metro this morning... Backs up most of the complaints that this forum comes up with.

14-12-2009 8:46am

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Article on Bad Cycle lanes in ireland in the Metro this morning... Backs up most of the complaints that this forum comes up with.

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#2 14-12-2009 11:29am

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I guess Ross McDonagh of the Metro must have read the Sunday Tribune article by John Downes.

http://www.tribune.ie/news/home-news/article/2009/dec/13/cycle-lanes-more-dangerous-than-busy-roads/

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055769025

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#3 14-12-2009 2:01pm

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The shot of Doughiska Road in Galway is lifted from boards, actually!

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#4 14-12-2009 2:10pm

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tomasrojo wrote: »

The shot of Doughiska Road in Galway is lifted from boards, actually!

Yep, they found monument's flickr group:

A series of photographs of problem cycle lanes, which were posted online by cycling enthusiasts around the country, reveal the extent of the challenges cyclists can face.

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#5 14-12-2009 9:59pm

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Cycle in the city -- you must be mad! is a headline that doesn't match the contents of the article. There is nothing in the article about urban cycling being dangerous, per se. Just that many cycle facilities are more hazardous than the road is. Which is not news to experienced cyclists, but probably a real surprise to everyone else.

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#6 14-12-2009 11:12pm

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i love the subliminal "CULT" written below the article.

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#7 15-12-2009 6:32am

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tomasrojo wrote: »

Cycle in the city -- you must be mad! is a headline that doesn't match the contents of the article. There is nothing in the article about urban cycling being dangerous, per se. Just that many cycle facilities are more hazardous than the road is. Which is not news to experienced cyclists, but probably a real surprise to everyone else.

which is great for it to finally be pointed out to them, so they can stop giving me socks for not using the crappy AND more dangerous cycle lane they think exists beside the road.

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