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15 Cycling draft on the spot fine introductions :)

  • 24-06-2015 10:10am
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    jon1981
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    Here are some of the offences for on the spot fines being considered beyond cycling on the path:
    Officials in the Department of Transport have drawn up 15 cycling-related road traffic offences to be covered by new on-the-spot fines.

    1. No lights after the hours of darkness
    2. Running red lights
    3. Cycling on footpaths or pedestrianised streets
    4. Cycling on Luas tram lanes
    5. Cycling or attempting to cycle while under the influence of an intoxicant.
    There will also be a fine for cycling “without reasonable consideration”, which is not well-defined in law.

    6. Cycling more than two abreast
    7. Not cycling in single file when overtaking traffic
    8. Having no brakes on your bicycle
    9. Failing to stop for a school warden
    10. Holding on to a vehicle which is in motion.
    Future possible offences:

    11. No rear reflector on a pedal cycle;
    12. Failure to drive a pedal cycle on the left-hand side of each lane on a two-way cycle track;
    13. Failure to drive a pedal cycle on the designated cycle lane of a shared track for pedal cycles and pedestrians
    14. Driving a pedal cycle on a motorway.
    15. Proceeding beyond a ‘No Pedal Cycles’ sign

    http://www.stickybottle.com/latest-news/new-on-the-spot-fines-for-cyclists-will-initially-cover-15-offences/


    I can't say I disagree with most of them. I gather reasonable consideration for example means it's not an offence to cycle without a reflector in daylight but at night time you run the risk of a fine. So there is leeway under these potential offences.

    It would be nice to introduce some exceptions, for example I don't mind stopping at a red light, i do it all the time, however there are times were it is quite safe to proceed when no pedestrians are around or whatever. I don't believe cars and bicycles should be considered 100% equal. Some lessons to be learned from other countries on this I think.
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