Safer cycling, we can make a difference /MPDL thread

Statler

AndrewJRenko wrote: »

Looks like Gardai are happy to use a poor quality copy, taken by filming the display on another device when it suits them.

https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/video-gardai-seek-petrol-station-arsonist-895945.html#.XDJwu_cLvsg.twitter

Oh, I forgot - bloody cyclists...

At least he was wearing high vis

CramCycle

Statler wrote: »

At least he was wearing high vis

Wouldn't have seen him in the white painters overalls if he wasn't

magicbastarder

random aside, but i was recently talking to a retired british policeman who worked on an IRA bombing investigation, combing through CCTV tapes. the first and only thing they did with the original was take a copy, and put the original in an evidence locker.
then they took a copy of the copy, and watched the copy of the copy - because if they watched the copy and it fouled up, they'd have to go back to the original. 6,000 tapes became 18,000.

AndrewJRenko

CramCycle wrote: »

Wouldn't have seen him in the white painters overalls if he wasn't

I bet he was watching Where Eagles Dare over the Christmas break

ED E

AndrewJRenko wrote: »

Though Gardai still generally seem reluctant to act on it.

Its a lotto. I've had good Gardai in at least four stations. One who seemed reluctant turned out to be right terrier and really went for a fleet manager of a company who were using phones for dispatching but were doing so handheld.

Know plenty who have had your experience too.

AndrewJRenko

ED E wrote: »

Its a lotto. I've had good Gardai in at least four stations. One who seemed reluctant turned out to be right terrier and really went for a fleet manager of a company who were using phones for dispatching but were doing so handheld.

Know plenty who have had your experience too.

Funnily enough, the best outcome I had was with a Garda who was more than reluctant initially, but was telling me that I was liable for prosecution for swearing. In fact, I wasn't swearing, so once we got over that, he became a bit of a terrier, and made sure the driver was fined and penalty-pointed for phone use.

Dowee

Today on Radio Nova I heard an RSA ad about the minimum passing distance and it advised giving 1m in areas of 60kmph or under. Have the RSA officially changed their stance on this?

I've heard the same ad previously and it was 1m in 50kmph or under zones.

Anyone else hear this?

magicbastarder

was it a 'please give cyclists this much distance' or 'you must give cyclists this much distance' message?

Dowee

magicbastarder wrote: »

was it a 'please give cyclists this much distance' or 'you must give cyclists this much distance' message?

The former

Grassey

Should get the RSA to hand out these instead of the little button lights :P:P

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zell12

Is MPD law? Or is it being enforced? I've seen all those 50cm and 150cm RSA ads

Was dealing with a garda sgt earlier, who insisted it is not passed into law yet, and all garda can do is act on 'driving with undue care' or 'careless driving'. Sgt went on and on about proving the distance between the vehicle and cyclist.

Was not knowledgeable enough on issue to challenge the assertion.

magicbastarder

The Garda was correct. The law was not changed to specify a specific distance.

AndrewJRenko

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119328812#Comment_119328812

Print out this page and send it to him.

https://www.garda.ie/en/about-us/our-departments/office-of-corporate-communications/press-releases/2019/november/new-cycling-legislation-announced-on-the-12-11-19.html

There is no specific distance in the law, but there is a specific offence of dangerous overtaking of a cyclist.

It's one of the two only good things Shane Ross did in his term as Minister for Transport.