Rogue cyclists set to face on-the-spot fines MOD WARNING in first post

LpPepper

My road- "racing" bike doesn't have reflectors but I have 3 front lights and 2 rear, can I be fined??

jon1981

LpPepper wrote: »

My road- "racing" bike doesn't have reflectors but I have 3 front lights and 2 rear, can I be fined??

I hope they'd apply alittle common sense here. As I have lights and reflective clothing...is not having these little sh*tty reflectors an issue?

jon1981

Second thought, what if you have no lights, no reflective clothing, no reflectors and say caught breaking a red light, all at night time. Obviously this person would be a tool but are the fines cumulative?

Lumen

tomasrojo wrote: »

An American friend of mine told me about a protest in which the police were taunted by doughnuts on fishing lines.

Montreal possibly. I like that they took nibbles out of them, as if to suggest the cops don't mind spitty seconds.

Tenzor07

Am I seeing things here or while the eager Gardai are handing out leaflets(before the fines) you can see two trucks parked in the cycle lane off-loading goods?

Buchaill_Mor

Tenzor07 wrote: »

Am I seeing things here or while the eager Gardai are handing out leaflets(before the fines) you can see two trucks parked in the cycle lane off-loading goods?

That is more than just a little bit sicking. :(

tomasrojo

LpPepper wrote: »

My road- "racing" bike doesn't have reflectors but I have 3 front lights and 2 rear, can I be fined??

You can, but via a court appearance, not by a fixed-charge notice.

Remember, the top half of the Garda leaflet is horse **** that has nothing to do with the fixed-charge notices. Things become a lot clearer then.

tomasrojo

jon1981 wrote: »

Second thought, what if you have no lights, no reflective clothing, no reflectors and say caught breaking a red light, all at night time. Obviously this person would be a tool but are the fines cumulative?

I think you would be charged multiple times, but actually only twice, as reflective clothing and reflectors are not part of this fixed-charge notice business (the former won't ever be, unless they change the regulations; reflective clothing is not legally required as of now).

tomasrojo

Buchaill_Mor wrote: »

That is more than just a little bit sicking. :(

Balance.

roverrules

Tenzor07 wrote: »

Am I seeing things here or while the eager Gardai are handing out leaflets(before the fines) you can see two trucks parked in the cycle lane off-loading goods?

You can unload on a broken line cycle track for up to 30 minutes
http://www.dublincity.ie/main-menu-services-roads-and-traffic-parking-dublin/where-park

Tenzor07

Stop signs in the U.S:

this-is-what-happened-when-bicyclists-obeyed-traffic-laws-along-the-wiggle-yesterday

lennymc

Eamonnator wrote: »

I was out for a spin on my bike this morning, headed out towards Navan. I was just at Kentstown. There are pedestrian lights, at the school, which is just outside the village. The lights were red for me. There was nobody in sight, so I slowed down and cycled through the lights. Next thing a Gard appears from behind a bush and stops me, he frightened the life out of me. He asked for my name and address, which I gave him. He said he didn't believe me, and asked for identification. I had none. He said, that I had given him a name, which he believed to be false or misleading and that he was confiscating my bike. I asked him how I was supposed to get home(I was about 20Kms from home) He said, that he didn't care. He took my bike, using some force, and threw my bike into the back of his jeep.He told me, that I could collect my vehicle from Navan Guards Station, if I produced proper identification. He told me that I would also have to pay 40 Euro for going through the red light. He fecked off with my bike. I had to ring the wife to come and collect me.
WTF

serves you right for going through the light.

Buchaill_Mor

lennymc wrote:

serves you right for going through the light.

Is it Friday??

lennymc

Buchaill_Mor wrote: »

Is it Friday??

It doesnt matter what day it is. If you break the law you should accept the consequences.

Buchaill_Mor

lennymc wrote:

It doesnt matter what day it is. If you break the law you should accept the consequences.

How far back have you read the thread??

lennymc

far enough to know eamonator deserves what he got. Its people like him give me a bad name.

Eamonnator

Lumen wrote: »

Montreal possibly. I like that they took nibbles out of them, as if to suggest the cops don't mind spitty seconds.

mmh, the chocolate one looks tasty.

lennymc

Eamonnator wrote: »

mmh, the chocolate one looks tasty.

im surprised you have the nerve to show yourself here.



PS.i know its Friday. im bored. Ill stop now.

DaithiMC

Tenzor07 wrote: »

Stop signs in the U.S:

this-is-what-happened-when-bicyclists-obeyed-traffic-laws-along-the-wiggle-yesterday

I like that idea of treating red lights like Stop signs - it strikes me as a good idea if cyclists can clear a junction ahead of cars, it gives the cars a clearer line and puts the cyclist at less risk.

Tenzor07

Yes, the "Idaho Stop" should be brought in here instead of this sh*te of fining cyclists for passing a red light..
Cyclists here should approach each traffic signal, foot down, full stop, in the advance cycle boxes in the city centre, let's see how that would improve the flow of city traffic.. :rolleyes:

Tony EH

LpPepper wrote: »

My road- "racing" bike doesn't have reflectors but I have 3 front lights and 2 rear, can I be fined??

I was stopped one evening many years ago for having "too many lights" on my bike. I had two front and two rear.

I kid you not.

tomasrojo

roverrules wrote: »

You can unload on a broken line cycle track for up to 30 minutes
http://www.dublincity.ie/main-menu-services-roads-and-traffic-parking-dublin/where-park

True. But the Gardaí don't care about the ones with continuous lines either:
http://freethecyclelanes.vool.ie/

Also:
http://www.dublincycling.ie/cycling/garda%C3%AD-urged-make-cycle-lanes-and-tracks-safe-use

roverrules

tomasrojo wrote: »

True. But the Gardaí don't care about the ones with continuous lines either:
http://freethecyclelanes.vool.ie/

Also:
http://www.dublincycling.ie/cycling/garda%C3%AD-urged-make-cycle-lanes-and-tracks-safe-use

I have no argument about parking unloading on cycle lanes being abused but I draw the line ( get it! ) at people having a poke at Garda for not enforcing something that isn't actually an offence, unless they put a stop watch on it

LpPepper

Tony EH wrote: »

I was stopped one evening many years ago for having "too many lights" on my bike. I had two front and two rear.

I kid you not.

Haha, that's crazy... Lights are much more effective than hi-viz jackets in my opinion. Flashing lights draw much more attention, though some out there seem to think that a hi viz vest alone with no lights in the dark is safe!

eeeee

tomasrojo wrote: »

Didn't happen.

Hook, line and sinker :O

Lusk_Doyle

gadetra wrote: »

Hook, line and sinker :O

Mod voice: You are no longer allowed to mod.

Tenzor07

If ever there was a more inflammatory gutter journalism at it's best, George Hook style article, then this is it!

http://jrnl.ie/2246289

Maximus Alexander

I look forward with interest to all the complaints from motorists whose journey times have increased because of all the cyclists clogging up junctions, resulting in only one or two cars to getting through on each light cycle.

Buchaill_Mor

Tenzor07 wrote:

If ever there was a more inflammatory gutter journalism at it's best, George Hook style article, then this is it!

Yeah. I often wonder why they give Arron McKenna column space.

Tenzor07

Buchaill_Mor wrote: »

Yeah. I often wonder why they give Arron McKenna column space.

Apart from his fancy vocabulary, his rant in the journo could have been written by a 1st year school kid!