Jan and Klodi's Party Bus - part II **off topic discussion**

manafana

Same with the truck that reversed whole way up the bike lane at Charlemont this morning, no need at all, construction constantly obstructing the lanes over past few months

Tenzor07

Weepsie wrote: »

I'd gladly do a slow motion, theatrical fall onto his bonnet to see how irate he gets

This is why we can't have nice things! Though I'm hardly surprised, it is a Taxi driver after all!

Between the new cycle lane in the Phoenix park being used as a parking area, and the new cycle lane being used as a Taxi rank, I give f'ing up!!

I would have stayed there and called the Gards to say there's a car causing a dangerous obstruction!

ED E

Having no faith in the hope that the Gardai might be fixed any time soon maybe its time to reform the taxi regulator / carriage office? Three strikes and your plate is gone anyone?

Tenzor07

Bus driver beeps and does a close pass on a cyclist, but he gets his revenge! :eek:

Chuchote

Not to be missed

Wishbone Ash

Tenzor07 wrote: »

Bus driver beeps and does a close pass on a cyclist, but he gets his revenge! :eek:...

Brilliant!

(PS - is he carrying a track pump across the bars?)

Chuchote

What does he do to the oil inlet?

RobertFoster

Chuchote wrote: »

What does he do to the oil inlet?

He presses the emergency engine kill switch.

magicbastarder

what's required to restart the engine after that? does it just stop the engine, or also actually disable it in any way?

ThisRegard

Kids used to do that in the 80s to Dublin Buses, flip the switch that was at the side of the buses when it stopped at a stop. The driver had to get out of the bus to re-enable it again.

Tenzor07

magicbastarder wrote: »

what's required to restart the engine after that? does it just stop the engine, or also actually disable it in any way?

Driver has to get out and reset the switch, as these London busses are Electric/Diesel hybrids they all have the switch I believe...

(Not sure about the Diesel Dublin busses, I guess they have them also but maybe higher up?)

LollipopJimmy

Bit of a dick move, the passengers didn't do anything to him. Still funny though :pac:

Tenzor07

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

Bit of a dick move, the passengers didn't do anything to him. Still funny though :pac:

Yea true, delayed the passengers, but the bus driver still has to explain it to his dispatcher... "yea i beeped a cyclist out of it and he hit the kill switch..."

Tenzor07

Commuters, buy a Skin suit!

cyclist-knocks-0-3-seconds-off-commute-with-skintight-lycra-bodysuit-

magicbastarder

OK, i'm shoehorning this in under the guise of road safety, but this line stuck out:
"civil and criminal proceedings cannot be taken against the Sovereign as a person under UK law"

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/uk/queen-reported-to-police-for-not-wearing-a-seatbelt-1.3130805

Beasty

Currently on BT Sport - "Four Falls of Buffalo"

Was expecting some cycling "highlights", maybe even the Ras:(



:pac:

Beasty

Tempted, so tempted.....

Would need to rename it though;)

LollipopJimmy

I have a mongoose bmx that I picked up at an auction that ya can have for handy money too. All new press in barings are done :pac:

robyntmorton

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

I have a mongoose bmx that I picked up at an auction that ya can have for handy money too. All new press in barings are done :pac:

I'd much rather see Beasty do it on a track bike :P

Chuchote

Consultation on clamping

https://www.nationaltransport.ie/consultations/consultation-draft-vehicle-clamping-signage-regulations-2017/

Perhaps the point should be made that the amount of clamping being done is completely inadequate? Rathmines Road is so constantly parked on - clearways, bike lanes during operating hours, etc - the clampers seem to concentrate on town, and on specific streets.

magicbastarder

was in the rediscovery centre in ballymun recently - they had these on display, made from old bike tyres.

ThisRegard

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

I have a mongoose bmx that I picked up at an auction that ya can have for handy money too. All new press in barings are done :pac:

Never knew they were still being made. Was buying my daughter a new bike today and took a spin on a Chopper. Feic it was awkward to get used to with the monkey bars. I still have the craving to pick myself up a BMX but my wife was with me and even the suggestion of a new bike was met with disdain, especially since my two existing ones are still in storage.

buffalo

Chuchote wrote: »

Consultation on clamping

https://www.nationaltransport.ie/consultations/consultation-draft-vehicle-clamping-signage-regulations-2017/

Perhaps the point should be made that the amount of clamping being done is completely inadequate? Rathmines Road is so constantly parked on - clearways, bike lanes during operating hours, etc - the clampers seem to concentrate on town, and on specific streets.

I never understood clamping for cars causing an obstruction. Works fine for people over-staying their parking (if you don't mind losing out potential revenue for that spot), but clamping a car in a bike lane? Should be just towed as soon as possible, get it out of the way.

€80/€100 can be a pittance to some people, where spending half a day getting to the pound is a whole lot more inconvenient.

CramCycle

Weepsie wrote: »

I'm with you on this. That and some of the clampers are completely predatory. They literally wait near a couple of cars in the hope the owners are not coming back.

a boardsie who I won't name got stung over about 3 minutes when. There should be some type of leeway for the unexpected.

That and clamping vans are quite often illegally parked or causing obstructions themselves

Should be banned.

There is typically a 15 minute leeway in most council jurisdictions. Had a discussion with the warden in Dun Laoghaire about this, and he did not know this.

LollipopJimmy

CramCycle wrote: »

There is typically a 15 minute leeway in most council jurisdictions. Had a discussion with the warden in Dun Laoghaire about this, and he did not know this.

Only of the car is parked in a designated spot. No leeway on yellow lines, loading bays etc etc

buffalo

CramCycle wrote: »

There is typically a 15 minute leeway in most council jurisdictions. Had a discussion with the warden in Dun Laoghaire about this, and he did not know this.

If the warden doesn't know, is there really any leeway? Or is it just a myth?

CramCycle

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

Only of the car is parked in a designated spot. No leeway on yellow lines, loading bays etc etc

And their shouldn't be, parking on double yellow lines is parking illegally. There should be no excuses or allowances. Just don't do it.

buffalo wrote: »

If the warden doesn't know, is there really any leeway? Or is it just a myth?

Definitely in DLRCC, they have it on their website, Dublin city is either 10 or 15. Not sure about anywhere else.

seamus

buffalo wrote: »

I never understood clamping for cars causing an obstruction. Works fine for people over-staying their parking (if you don't mind losing out potential revenue for that spot), but clamping a car in a bike lane? Should be just towed as soon as possible, get it out of the way.

The theory on clamping is fine. You're making it troublesome and irritating for people who park illegally.

But studies have apparently shown that as a deterrent, it actually doesn't prevent unpaid or illegal parking - the majority of the offenders are short-term parkers, people just running in to get something. So unless they're unlucky enough for a clamper to pass at that time, they don't get clamped.
People planning longer parking (hours+), pay their parking.

And clamping doesn't really change this behaviour - a traffic warden will be just as effective.

I'd agree that for cars illegally parked, they should just be lifted straight away, no grace periods or benefit of the doubt. Especially in urban areas.

LollipopJimmy

CramCycle wrote: »

And their shouldn't be, parking on double yellow lines is parking illegally. There should be no excuses or allowances. Just don't do it.



Definitely in DLRCC, they have it on their website, Dublin city is either 10 or 15. Not sure about anywhere else.

I'm not suggesting there should be btw.

On the other hand I am not a supporter of clamping. If a vehicle is an obstruction it should be removed and if it's in a proper parking spot with a timed out ticket or no ticket they should receive a fine. Things happen, people make mistakes with parking etc and forcing them to hand out 80-120 straight away is just plain cruel.

Chuchote

And also it would facilitate just-a-minute parking if side streets had limited-time parking bays, like the loading bays, that people could use to run into the shops for a maximum of 10 minutes, no extra allowed, car towed if late.

The worst abuse I know is at the far end of Rathmines Road, where vans park up for hours in the loading bay, and then other vans - some of them huge box vans - double park in the cycle lane beside it.