"We should shoot cyclists"- Michael O'leary

Muahahaha

Another gem from Michael O'Leary today

The Ryanair boss, who was speaking at a conference at the Aviva Stadium this morning, was responding to earlier remarks from Dublin City Council about enhancing the cycling offer in the capital.

"That's all we need in Dublin is more blooming bicycles,"Mr O 'Leary told the Creative Minds conference this morning.

"In a country where it rains about 250 days a year, the way forward for Dublin is, more bicycles. Let's just go back to walking all together. Soon we'll be living in caves designed by Dublin City Council. Traffic won't work, there's nowhere to park the cars and yet this is a smarter way forward. We should take the cyclists out and shoot them."

I think when O'Leary is cruising up the bus lane in his taxi cyclists are getting in his way, tut tut :rolleyes:

Meanwhile, in the real world, if more people cycled then there would be much less traffic jams
http://www.vox.com/xpress/2014/10/9/6952323/bikes-traffic-cars

me_irl

Well... he's got a point.

Sonics2k

Muahahaha wrote: »

Meanwhile, in the real world, if more people cycled then there would be much less traffic jams
http://www.vox.com/xpress/2014/10/9/6952323/bikes-traffic-cars

Well no **** on that one. Another ground breaking article by Vox.

The Backwards Man

Cars should be banned from city centres. There's no need for them at all. Mr O'Leary should stick to driving planes.

me_irl

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Cars should be banned from city centres. There's no need for them at all. Mr O'Leary should stick to driving planes.

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The Backwards Man

me_irl wrote: »

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They don't drive themselves you know

Duggy747

In Galway, they spent tons of money on cycle lanes out around Westside.

Cyclists still cycle on the f ckin' path at top speed.

valoren

A Corporate Troll is our Michael.

smash

Article date: October 9, 2014

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

I love this idea that forcing more people off bikes and into cars somehow improves the city's transport problems!

Oh. and O'Leary's just/was just trolling you.

Cathy.C

smash wrote: »

Article date: October 9, 2014

They must have been psychic so .

Here's today's article.

me_irl

smash wrote: »

Article date: October 9, 2014

Well... sh*t.

smash

Cathy.C wrote: »

They must have been psychic so .

Here's today's article.

He's not wrong in that article.

Cienciano

He's dead right as usual.

stevedublin

me_irl wrote: »

Well... he's got a point.

which is....?

Boom_Bap

Shoot them with what though?

stevedublin

The Backwards Man wrote: »

.... Mr O'Leary should stick to driving planes.

he doesn't have a pilots licence afaik

Lurkio

Muahahaha wrote: »

Another gem from Michael O'Leary today

,...........

I think the nurses have something they're waiting to tell you.

wexandproud

smash wrote: »

He's not wrong in that article.[/QUOTE

yes he is.

The Backwards Man

smash wrote: »

He's not wrong in that article.

He's completely wrong. He has the whole thing backwards. More bikes, less cars is the way forward. You can say what you like about North Korea, but you can't say they have problems with traffic congestion in Pyongyang.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Dunno where to being correcting this one, but let's see....

We should create a city that works given that this is a low rise, broadly based city and I speak as one of the commuters who commutes on a daily basis from Mullingar in a vehicle that can use taxi ranks. I can't do it by bicycle... I want to drive and I expect Dublin City [Council] to come up with a smarter way for me to get around Dublin [doesn't everyone? But like Mr' O'Reilly no one is willing to make the necessary sacrifice] and be able to park my car somewhere in the middle of Dublin without it being dug up every six weeks so we can have some other faddy non sustainable public transport solution.[so how about a non-faddy suggestion then? No? Didn't think so...

smash wrote: »

He's not wrong in that article.

Cienciano wrote: »

He's dead right as usual.

He is wrong - what makes you think DCC has a magic wand that can just magically create an easy commute? And if you don't think they have one, well - exactly how do you expect a reduction in traaffic congestion?

Real world, people. Live in it.

kneemos

The Backwards Man wrote: »

He's completely wrong. He has the whole thing backwards. More bikes, less cars is the way forward. You can say what you like about North Korea, but you can't say they have problems with traffic congestion in Pyongyang.

You cant really do anything on a bike except get from A to B.
You can't carry stuff or people or even park it without an armed guard.

me_irl

stevedublin wrote: »

which is....?

"Four wheels good, two wheels bad!" :pac:

smash

I liked this bit: "In a country where it rains about 250 days a year, the way forward for Dublin is, more bicycles."

beach_walker

Shootings too good for them.

Chips Lovell

Smug p****ks in their latex shorts. Some of them are so tight, you can see their tackle. Disgusting.

whisky_galore

O'Leary being controversial spouting utter drivel again, quelle surprise.

Zillah

Another cranky old dinosaur who thinks the solution to too many cars in too small a space is more cars. Eijit will say anything for some attention.

The Backwards Man

kneemos wrote: »

You cant really do anything on a bike except get from A to B.
You can't carry stuff or people or even park it without an armed guard.

Balls

http://api.ning.com/files/kV4MbYiv7oRgTIR8gKidOF2otQO9m9fWwIc3OJCqosgmzPA*r8Ss4nU*hxS4QYmXnR8syUHmMli8sqv8lbaaXgsDMwLNmWBv/1082053044.jpeg

murpho999

Cienciano wrote: »

He's dead right as usual.

I like him but he's wrong on this. I cycle most days and I can count on one hand the amount of days that rain was actually a major problem.

Also, why should a city just be for cars?

smash

Jep Gambardella wrote: »

Smug p****ks in their latex shorts. Some of them are so tight, you can see their tackle. Disgusting.

Bit of camel toe for the lads, bit of frog eye for the ladies!