Near misses - mod warning 22/04 - see OP/post 822

RobertFoster

magicbastarder wrote: »

i remember a story someone here told a few years ago about a stupid overtake on the strawberry beds, which resulted in the motorist damaging their bumper on a speed bump, and then blaming the cyclist.
i think that was also a mini, perhaps it could be the same impatient mini driver who drives the strawberry beds...

The classic, "You made me break my car" by Pinch Flat

magicbastarder

clearly my memory of that having been a mini was all in my head.

irlirishkev

tnegun wrote: »

Video doesn't do it justice he landed the first wheelie just behind me laughing when I turned to look then proceeded to do the similar to the guy in front https://streamable.com/yr61g

Pinch Flat wrote: »

The scrote vulgaris. Very common on the canals between the months of June to August. They hibernate into their north face hoodies for the winter

Love to do an Indiana Jones and chuck a pole or something into the front wheel as he wheelies pass..

magicbastarder

and shout in an austrian accent 'YOU ARE IN POLE POSITION NOW'

tnegun

RobertFoster wrote: »

The classic, "You made me break my car" by Pinch Flat

I'd a guy pull out in front of me then proceed to scream at me saying if I cycled slower it wouldn't of been an issue. WTF some people can just see no wrong in anything they do.

tnegun

buffalo wrote: »

Neither image was sharp enough to catch the reg

Are you using a Fly 12CE? I have to say I'm a little underwhelmed by mine. Have had to step through videos frame by frame and extract the reg in pieces a couple of times.

micar

buffalo wrote: »

Neither image was sharp enough to catch the reg - skip to about 0:50 on either video if you're impatient

The mini driver overtook 2 cars to pass you.

You really need to report this and a concertive effort needs to be made to identify the driver.

AndrewJRenko

micar wrote: »

The mini driver overtook 2 cars to pass you.

You really need to report this and a concertive effort needs to be made to identify the driver.

I'd bet if you hang around that road at the same time of day for a couple of days you'll get a red Mini (and just one red Mini) that matches. The video could also go viral with a bit of effort, if that's what you want to do. See if you can get broadsheet or thejournal interested. Be prepared for the bikelash, because it was all your fault for being there obviously.

Pinch Flat

RobertFoster wrote: »

The classic, "You made me break my car" by Pinch Flat

Lol. Fun times.

magicbastarder

AndrewJRenko wrote: »

I'd bet if you hang around that road at the same time of day for a couple of days you'll get a red Mini (and just one red Mini) that matches.

this is nowhere near good enough. you can't accuse someone of being that driver simply because they were the only red mini to drive past on the days you choose to look.

5uspect

buffalo wrote: »

Neither image was sharp enough to catch the reg

YouTube really compresses the crap out of video. What is the footage directly from the camera’s SD card like? I might be able to stabilise the video and extract something for you.

buffalo

tnegun wrote: »

Are you using a Fly 12CE? I have to say I'm a little underwhelmed by mine. Have had to step through videos frame by frame and extract the reg in pieces a couple of times.

It's the Fly 6 on the rear, and a Yi action camera on the front (a GoPro knock-off). The Fly 6 is generally great, except in dark or low light conditions. The Yi not so much, I've been debating upgrading to a Cycliq model as the battery on it only lasts an hour or so.

5uspect wrote: »

YouTube really compresses the crap out of video. What is the footage directly from the camera’s SD card like? I might be able to stabilise the video and extract something for you.

It's not great - I'm doing 35-40kph, they're probably doing 80+kph, it's low light. I'll call into Lucan Garda station on the way home today and see what they say, but I doubt if anything will come of it.

Really seemed to the day for the dangerous overtakes yesterday - not so much near misses for me, but that'd be scant consolation if there was a head-on collision on the other side of the road...

average_runner

AndrewJRenko wrote: »

I'd bet if you hang around that road at the same time of day for a couple of days you'll get a red Mini (and just one red Mini) that matches. The video could also go viral with a bit of effort, if that's what you want to do. See if you can get broadsheet or thejournal interested. Be prepared for the bikelash, because it was all your fault for being there obviously.

Worst piece of advice ever. Red mini's aren't exactly uncommon. Some innocent person could get the blame for something they didn't do

tnegun

buffalo wrote: »

It's the Fly 6 on the rear, and a Yi action camera on the front (a GoPro knock-off). The Fly 6 is generally great, except in dark or low light conditions. The Yi not so much, I've been debating upgrading to a Cycliq model as the battery on it only lasts an hour or so.

Battery on my 3 month old 12CE is lucky to go past 3 hours on pulse recording 1080p 60FPS with EIS also on my 3rd mount they keep cracking and failing due to the weight of the camera, app is next to useless too! Lucan Gardai are pretty good I reported this guy https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=485475&stc=1&d=1563350680 dumping on the canal last week and they followed it up. Took me a few attempts to get the reg and he was stationary.

rushfan

average_runner wrote:

Worst piece of advice ever. Red mini's aren't exactly uncommon. Some innocent person could get the blame for something they didn't do

As an example, back over 20 yrs ago a colleague of mine was told at a Garda checkpoint that it was an absolute disgrace that he was driving Veronica Guerin's car after her murder. Needless to say, it wasn't her car so he gave the Guard a piece of his mind.

victor17

Has anyone else been experiencing frequent close passes by coaches on the north quays heading towards the city centre? Swords Express are one of the worst, in my experience. Any point in lodging a complaint?

maximoose

There's a Swords Express bus I meet regularly on morning commute - O'Connell Bridge turning right onto north quays

It's the only bus that stands out in my head as being consistently fúcking awful for close passes and then pulling in at the bus stop on Eden Quay and cutting cyclists off.

Utter Consternation

maximoose wrote: »

There's a Swords Express bus I meet regularly on morning commute - O'Connell Bridge turning right onto north quays

It's the only bus that stands out in my head as being consistently fúcking awful for close passes and then pulling in at the bus stop on Eden Quay and cutting cyclists off.

That's a pure balls of a spot. That whole section down from OCB to Liberty Hall is a pain in the arse with the buses.

The road is in shocking condition too. Very bumpy.

victor17

victor17 wrote: »

Has anyone else been experiencing frequent close passes by coaches on the north quays heading towards the city centre? Swords Express are one of the worst, in my experience. Any point in lodging a complaint?

Emailed Swords Express, who got back to me promptly, but instead of addressing the dangeours overtaking, they queried why I was not using the (completely ill-conceived) cycle lane. :rolleyes: I was told they would escalate it to their transport manager - not holding my breath!

buffalo

victor17 wrote: »

Emailed Swords Express, who got back to me promptly, but instead of addressing the dangeours overtaking, they queried why I was not using the (completely ill-conceived) cycle lane. :rolleyes: I was told they would escalate it to their transport manager - not holding my breath!

"If you took a different route, the bus driver wouldn't have been able to squash you!"

Seth Brundle

victor17 wrote: »

Emailed Swords Express, who got back to me promptly, but instead of addressing the dangeours overtaking, they queried why I was not using the (completely ill-conceived) cycle lane. :rolleyes: I was told they would escalate it to their transport manager - not holding my breath!

Looiking at their FB page, there have been many negative experiences by passengers and they all seem to get the stock answer of "we'll ask our transport manager". Presumably none of the passengers get any kind of follow up (even by PM).

blackwhite

victor17 wrote: »

Emailed Swords Express, who got back to me promptly, but instead of addressing the dangeours overtaking, they queried why I was not using the (completely ill-conceived) cycle lane. :rolleyes: I was told they would escalate it to their transport manager - not holding my breath!

"I wasn't using the cycle lane because your drivers have a habit of discharging passengers into the cycle lane whenever there are cyclists using the lane"

What Username Guidelines

blackwhite wrote: »

"I wasn't using the cycle lane because your drivers have a habit of discharging passengers into the cycle lane whenever there are cyclists using the lane"

Ding ding ding, we have a winner. Complete with the transport manager stock answer.

https://twitter.com/crowleystephen/status/1134373793210732545?s=21

RobertFoster

That tweet gets escalated to the Transport Manager too.

https://twitter.com/SwordsExpress/status/1134388413950504960

Seems like a busy role.

Type 17

victor17 wrote: »

Has anyone else been experiencing frequent close passes by coaches on the north quays heading towards the city centre? Swords Express are one of the worst, in my experience. Any point in lodging a complaint?

Looking at the ad on the back of the bus, you should ask their "Transport Manager" if their route goes past any graveyards?

AndrewJRenko

magicbastarder wrote: »

this is nowhere near good enough. you can't accuse someone of being that driver simply because they were the only red mini to drive past on the days you choose to look.

average_runner wrote: »

Worst piece of advice ever. Red mini's aren't exactly uncommon. Some innocent person could get the blame for something they didn't do

It certainly wouldn't be enough to go to Gardai with, but it would be a great starting point. Stick behind the red Mini on that road for a day or two, and I'd bet a fiver you'll see more crazy overtakes before too long.

Did we have a reg on the mini? Even a guess at it? Run it through cartell and it'll at least tell you the make and model.

magicbastarder

AndrewJRenko wrote: »

It certainly wouldn't be enough to go to Gardai with, but it would be a great starting point. Stick behind the red Mini on that road for a day or two, and I'd bet a fiver you'll see more crazy overtakes before too long.

you clearly have a lot of free time, and some crazy ideas. you're going to spot a red mini and stalk it?
like some sheriff in the dukes of hazzard, laying in wait in a layby for it to pass so you can roar out behind it to film it?
do you actually realise what you're suggesting?

5uspect

rushfan wrote: »

As an example, back over 20 yrs ago a colleague of mine was told at a Garda checkpoint that it was an absolute disgrace that he was driving Veronica Guerin's car after her murder. Needless to say, it wasn't her car so he gave the Guard a piece of his mind.

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=485475&d=1563350678

Wait, is that a red mini on its side?!

victor17

I mustn't be lucky this week, as another incident at the same spot this morning. https://ibb.co/hMSMcZH This time a GoBus driver leaned on the horn while tailgating me. I ignored the first beep but when I finally looked back, the driver was gesticulating frantically at the cycle lane running parallel to the road.

It's such a poorly-designed cycle lane. I would actually feel safer if it didn't exist at all.