Letter in comments section of Metro Herald

ThisRegard

Anyone read the letter in this mornings Metro in which the author claimed to represent a group of people who were tired of the cycling scourge in the city ? He said they wait at traffic lights for any cyclist to break them, chase them down and spray them with red paint. Yeah right, they're clattered around the place with a u-lock by the first headcase they attempted that on. I wonder if it's related to our friend who started some of the silly threads recently.

CramCycle

ThisRegard wrote: »

Anyone read the letter in this mornings Metro in which the author claimed to represent a group of people who were tired of the cycling scourge in the city ? He said they wait at traffic lights for any cyclist to break them, chase them down and spray them with red paint. Yeah right, they're clattered around the place with a u-lock by the first headcase they attempted that on. I wonder if it's related to our friend who started some of the silly threads recently.

Did the metro get their name/address, public admission of assault, nice one :P

On a funnier side of things a guy ran a red light in front of me, close enough to getting hit, I shouted red light at him (for his own safety) and he turned to say "I know" with a smug look on his face and then proceeded to lose the handlebars as he turned back around and plant himself into the ground. I checked was he OK but he was very annoyed so I left to him hop away home :P

Khannie

ThisRegard wrote: »

Anyone read the letter in this mornings Metro in which the author claimed to represent a group of people who were tired of the cycling scourge in the city ? He said they wait at traffic lights for any cyclist to break them, chase them down and spray them with red paint. Yeah right, they're clattered around the place with a u-lock by the first headcase they attempted that on. I wonder if it's related to our friend who started some of the silly threads recently.

I can't wait for this to happen to me. :pac:

tomasrojo

CramCycle wrote: »

On a funnier side of things a guy ran a red light in front of me, close enough to getting hit, I shouted red light at him (for his own safety) and he turned to say "I know" with a smug look on his face and then proceeded to lose the handlebars as he turned back around and plant himself into the ground.

Reminds me of the time I turned to give the scowl-face to a motorist who had just stopped short of giving me a left hook, only for me to cycle into the back of another car.

ThisRegard

Here it is for a laugh

I note with interest your piece on law-breaking city cyclists in yesterday's paper. I too have noticed this kind of reckless behaviour.

That's why we (a growing number of people) have begun to fight back as pedestrians.

We actively seek out hot spots, mainly in the city centre, where cyclists routinely flout the law and take 'em down. We do this by waiting at these areas for fools and we spray paint them in red.

Yes, I know it seems harsh and could get us into trouble, but we don't care.

Last week I encountered a cyclist as he ploughed through two sets of pedestrian lights on O'Connell Street. I had to run fast, but I got him good and proper.

To all those cyclists 'sprayed' since May 1, we hope you are behaving yourselves. To all those intending flouters...see you at a junction soon.
SB

A troll of the highest order.

el tel

It's a pity they don't exist outside the imagination of the idiot who wrote the letter. The only red spray involved would be coming out of their faces as the cowardly knobjockeys get their heads bashed in.

xoxyx

I am assuming that this is a piss take, but, you never can tell in these crazy, cyclist-hating times!

I note with interest your piece on law-breaking cyclists in yesterday’s paper. I too have noticed a huge surge in this kind of reckless behaviour.

That’s why we (a growing number of people) have begun to fight back as pedestrians.

We actively seek out hot spots, mainly in the city centre, where cyclists routinely flout the law and we take ‘em down. We do this by waiting at these area for these fools and we spray paint them with red paint.

Yes, I know it seems harsh and could get us into trouble, but we don’t care.

Last week I encountered a cyclist as he ploughed through two sets of pedestrian lights on O’Connell Street. I had to run fast, but I got him good and proper.

To all those cyclists “sprayed” since May 1, we hope you are behaving yourself. To all those intending flouters… see you at a junction soon.

SB

I don't run red lights myself, but, if, for some reason, I did and I found myself chased by a looper with DIY on their mind... well, I don't know exactly what I'd do, but it would probably involve a visit to A&E for that person for the surgical removal of a can of spray paint!

kona

To be fair there is a serious amount of retards on bikes. Saw some brain donor cycling the wrong way up o connel street yesterday at 3pm.

Seems funny how they will target cyclists for breaking the law, do ya thing these heros would intervene in a mugging or stop a drug deal, or clear the city of scum?

Ha yea right. ****ing spastics, nothing worse than a coward, as has been mentioned, id have no hesitation in wiping the floor with one of these self righteous vigilantes. Bunch of *****.

shofukan

http://e-edition.metroherald.ie/2011/06/14/ (Page 12, if you're interested)
Flicking through it today when I found this..
First things first, I don't know why this was printed, surely it'll only encourage the stupid behavior outlined by the writer.
Secondly, has this actually happened to anyone on here? Or is this just some narky fool blowing hot air?
Finally, I know exactly what would happen to anyone who even went near me with a can of spray paint.. They'd most definitely be in trouble and that's not an understatement!
Opinions?

xoxyx

Great minds...

shofukan

Definitely.. You got there first so.. Mods.. If you please!

xoxyx

Ahhh, but you posted the actual article. Sure we're both winners!

Khannie

Has anyone actually heard of this happening? It sounds like a piss take to me.

I wouldn't take too kindly to someone attacking me with spray paint either. Can't see it lasting more than 2 or 3 people before you took a hiding really.

shofukan

Your thread's way shinier than mine.. Grass out front looks greener too.. Mind if I come over?

xoxyx

Well, that's what I'm thinking. If it was for real, surely we'd have heard about it already - as it's stated to have started on 1 May. What's more, if it was happening, whoever wrote that article must have been doing it from a hospital bed, because, like you said Khannie, it wouldn't take long before they targeted the wrong person.

Stupid thing to publish though, regardless of whether it's true or false.

Kintarō Hattori

kona wrote: »

To be fair there is a serious amount of retards on bikes. Saw some brain donor cycling the wrong way up o connel street yesterday at 3pm.

I work on/off Parnell Street and I can't believe the amount of eejits who cycle the wrong way on the street. Only a few weeks ago I was nearly knocked down by some pleb with a huge grin on her face heading towards the cinema. Just today I saw an older gentleman cycle up quite a stretch of the road towards O'Connell Street. When he was finished cycling the wrong way he then hopped up onto the footpath.

OP - Like yourself I can only imagine that being a joke. Perhaps someone who has seen the articles in relation to the chap on YouTube and Pix with the vendetta against cyclists.

seamus

If he is doing this, he's picking on the smallest and most harmless looking cyclists. Some of the complete scum you see riding around the O'Connell street area you'd be afraid to even tut at them for breaking a red.

shofukan

I'd imagine someone spraypainting you could be chocked down as assault? Ya know.. If you wanted to draw out the stupid fúckers suffering instead of making them drink the contents of the can!

xoxyx

Yeah, I laminated it (thread and grass). Thanks for noticing!!

Anyway, I can see this thread getting locked somehow... Back to the outrage!!

xoxyx

Definitely they could be had for assault. It almost (not quite, but almost) makes me want to go on a cycling rampage around the city centre breaking lights left, right and centre just for a chance to confront these eejits!

There's no doubt that there are some cyclists out there who flout the rules and give the rest of us a bad name, but the sense of moral outrage that some people come out in response with is way out of proportion!

I wonder do these guys always wait for the green man before they cross a main road...

niceonetom

The metro will publish pretty much anything so if you feel like responding to this fantasist you'll probably get published. Make it entertaining though, yeah?

smacl

seamus wrote: »

If he is doing this, he's picking on the smallest and most harmless looking cyclists. Some of the complete scum you see riding around the O'Connell street area you'd be afraid to even tut at them for breaking a red.

Looks can be deceptive. I'd say aggressive use of spray paint is great technique for distinguishing the genuine hardened psychopath from the average mild mannered scum bag. While the letter is most probably a hoax, if not we have here a serious contender for this years Darwin awards.

pmcd22

I think ye should pimp your bikes up. have your own sprays at the ready so when they come after ye can have a spray fight. Then throw away the can and knock his head in.

xz

Wouldn't it be fun to see if this guy was hanging around at a set of lights that a bicycle Garda happened to go through (in the course of his duty ) I'd love to see the "what happened next"

Moreofthatjazz

for the most part i don't break red lights but if one or any of these ejits, if they are actually real, tries a stunt like this on my personage, i'll be breaking more than a red light and it wont be red "paint" seeping out of them. FULL STOP.

petethedrummer

Looks like I'm going to have to break more lights to find out who this person is.

nerraw1111

Two points.

1) It's in the letter pages of the Metro Herald.

2) It's in the letter pages of the Metro Herald.

Equivalent to quoting a person from the Adrian Kennedy phone show

petethedrummer

nerraw1111 wrote: »

Two points.

1) It's in the letter pages of the Metro Herald.

2) It's in the letter pages of the Metro Herald.

Equivalent to quoting a person from the Adrian Kennedy phone show

Are yeeuuww callin' me a nackur?

ontheditch2

On a side topic, was cycling up through phibsborough last week at the lights before McGowans, and some little feckers were throwing water balloons over the wall at any cyclists, didn't realise what happened until i was passed, they somehow managed to miss my bulky frame (crap shots) but was just thinking it could be very dangerous if you weren't expecting it and got hit. Just be careful anyone on that route.
Sounded like a bunch of young fellas, so had no intention of going after them for fear of bike been stolen after i went after them..

mahoo

"That's why we (a growing number of people)..." - he's clearly delusional. there's no way someone like this has any real friends
would love to see this fist magnet in action. must be a piss take though . .

actually. wouldn't it be great if everyone thought like this. cyclists could start spraying any pedestrians who stepped off the pavement in front of them, or cars that cut them up. motorists could start spraying other motorists and everyone else who uses the road and is therefore in their way. each group of road users could have a different colour and we could create a massive moving pie-chart of traffic misdemeanors

manwithaplan

If I was sprayed with red paint in such circumstances I would take some time to reflect on what I had done to bring such treatment upon myself. I would probably conclude that I had to work on my sprinting.

The tax man

Hope there's a happy outcome for the dog.:(

doozerie

I was in a taxi for the first time in ages yesterday. We hadn't gone far before a pedestrian walked out in front of the car. Within seconds the driver had gone from dismissing pedestrians as idiots to doing likewise for cyclists. The internal debate kicked in - should I just tough it out and not say anything or should I really engage in a discussion with someone who "knows" he is right. I eventually cracked at the mention of "they don't use the cycle lanes that are provided for them" and the battle was on. He beat a bit of a retreat, even veering dangerously close to rational thought for a moment, but my heart wasn't really in it as I have as much issue with the antics of some people on bikes as he does. Turn out that he "cycles a little meself". Anyway, throughout all of this he continued to veer apparently at random between traffic lanes, bully other cars out of his way, and break red lights when it suited. I wasn't sure at the time why he hopped out of the car at the end and reluctantly sprayed himself in red paint, now I realise that I should have asked him whether his initials were SB.

tomasrojo

"Reulctantly". Very funny!

petethedrummer

mahoo wrote: »

fist magnet

Excellent, never heard that before.

check_six

I'm puzzled by the amount of opprobrium cyclists seem to be getting at the moment.
When I'm driving a car it takes no effort to get around, and it takes no effort to have a bit of patience if I'm rolling along behind a bike for a 100m or so. It also doesn't really bother me if someone sneaks through a red on a bike while I'm waiting at the same light. It has no material effect on me. I might as well get upset about people who live closer to their work than me and can have a longer lie in in the morning.

When I'm cycling my bike: RLJers are a welcome opportunity as a target to catch up to when the light goes green; shoalers are a target that is very very close to you; and salmoners should never be looked directly in the eye, ignore them and they will take evasive action without disturbing your progress.

When I'm walking on the footpath I don't care what a cyclist does as long as they don't run me over, and that's never happened, despite all the photos of those people rolling their killdozers over the Milennium Bridge (and all the associated death and destruction that fails to go with it!).

So in summary, other bikes when I'm driving = careful now!, other bikes when I'm cycling = fun!, other bikes when I'm walking = meh!

I know these are controversial views... but am I being unreasonable?

CramCycle

check_six wrote: »

I know these are controversial views... but am I being unreasonable?

Not at all, unfortunately these don't work when everyone on the road is getting stressed and over reacting, it would be great if everyone could be as relaxed, not take stupid risks, then your suggestions are good ones, unfortunately, in the majority of cases, People = Sh*t

Moflojo

If I wasn't on the internet right now, I'd totally kick the bejaysus out of that spray can guy!

Hold me back lads! Hold me back! ...lads?

xoxyx

Don't suppose any of you guys had anything to do with today's responses? I was hoping for something stronger and funnier. Devastated that "fist magnet" wasn't mentioned!!!



No word on the dog...

petethedrummer

Some accusations of sexual inadequacy from Anne SL there. Nice.

poolboy

Couple of years ago 4 young lads in some pimped up piece of **** drove past me throwing empty bottles and abuse in my direction, 100 yards up the road they were forced to stop at traffic lights, cue a full bottle of hi5 sprayed in the windows as i rolled past. Did it make me feel good about myself, Yes it did. If ye see this guy nail him I still get a warm fuzzy feeling inside when i think of them trying to get that sticky gunk off themselves and out of the car, only downside i was forced to break the light lucky our friend hadn't begun his crime fighting career at the time.

Khannie

xoxyx wrote: »

No word on the dog...

What dog now?

ArmaniJeanss

Khannie wrote: »

What dog now?

The dog in the non-cycling letter on the metro screenshot in Post #9.
Someone found a dog on the Dart (in Monday editions of Metro), left it into Tara Street station and was wondering what would happen.

The tax man

xoxyx wrote: »

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No word on the dog...

No news is good news......right??

Khannie

Our entertaining friend is back in the paper this morning. I'll throw up a pic when I get into work.

doozerie

Where was SB this morning, the lazy bollix. Going through a junction on the quays some muppet on a bike sailed through a red light and turned left onto the road right in front of me (luckily for him the bus that was just ahead of me was keeping far enough out that it didn't squish him). "Wake up!" says I as I go past him, "Go to fookin' Specsavers ya stupid c*nt!" says he as he tries to get past me while I'm stopped at a pedestrian red light further along the road. Touchy touchy. I waited for SB to appear, cape billowing in the wind, to teach this miscreant a lesson, but to no avail. I guess the only red covering this guy will see is when he repeats his brainless antics in front of a bus driver that is less observant and less conscientious. As for SB, well you suck as a super hero, away back to the jobs pages with you.

doozerie

The tax man wrote:

No news is good news......right??

In the land of the Metro Herald and its ilk, the motto is actually "good news is no news".

-Chris-

LOL, he's even given himself a new "superhero" name!!!

ThisRegard

Someone crusading against rlr's calling himself Cyclone is quiet ironic considering the largest amount of them ride under the guise of Cyclone Couriers ;-)

Chips Lovell

tomasrojo