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

tnegun

Nothing too serious but must be a record for the most unrelated near misses in 20 secs! The mother and daughter didn't even notice me and if not for the car pulling out in front of me I'd of been a lot closer to the kid



https://streamable.com/lm2z2

AndrewJRenko

tnegun wrote: »

Nothing too serious but must be a record for the most unrelated near misses in 20 secs! The mother and daughter didn't even notice me and if not for the car pulling out in front of me I'd of been a lot closer to the kid



https://streamable.com/lm2z2

Some days it feels like one of those video games where the obstructions just keep popping up, one after another.

5uspect

This morning's idiot.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4kQ6rLC0SU

blackwhite

It's a really ****ty driver that needs to swing left before making a right hand turn - and that's before considering their inability to use their mirrors

Chips Lovell

Witnessed two in the space of a few minutes on the way to work yesterday. There must have been something in the water.

First of all a cyclist swings into an exit gate in the Phoenix Park and only some emergency swerving avoided a face full of Land Rover as a result. Hilariously, the same chap had been remonstrating with a driver who was driving inside a dashed line cycle lane a few minutes earlier.

Then, at the Chapelizod Gate, a chap in a builders van exited and entrance gate in the park and was very nearly hit by a car going west down the Chapelizod Road. His kid was in the passenger seat, meaning he would have gotten the brunt of the impact.

5uspect

5uspect wrote: »

This morning's idiot.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4kQ6rLC0SU

Solid white line of paint. Why can this not be replaced with a raised permanent fixture to stop cars from ever entering. That driver clearly doesn't understand that solid white line means do not cross, but they would understand a line of bricks or lump of cement creating an actual barrier.

Mickiemcfist

downtheroad wrote: »

Solid white line of paint. Why can this not be replaced with a raised permanent fixture to stop cars from ever entering. That driver clearly doesn't understand that solid white line means do not cross, but they would understand a line of bricks or lump of cement creating an actual barrier.

I know, even those flappy plastic poles (technical term) on solid white lines would make a huge difference to cycling in Dublin

tommythecat

downtheroad wrote: »

Solid white line of paint. Why can this not be replaced with a raised permanent fixture to stop cars from ever entering. That driver clearly doesn't understand that solid white line means do not cross, but they would understand a line of bricks or lump of cement creating an actual barrier.

Because you'd be stuck behind the slowist cyclist the whole length of the canal then! That lane is so narrow.

tommythecat

tommythecat wrote: »

Because you'd be stuck behind the slowist cyclist the whole length of the canal then! That lane is so narrow.

Surely better than being wiped out by a car like nearly happened in the video above?

What Username Guidelines

tommythecat wrote: »

Because you'd be stuck behind the slowist cyclist the whole length of the canal then! That lane is so narrow.

Both the cycle lane and driving lane are too narrow. It's a solid line to make it look like they care, but in reality there's no room to put in a kerb, which proves the infrastructure isn't fit for purpose.

Dr_Colossus

tommythecat wrote: »

Because you'd be stuck behind the slowist cyclist the whole length of the canal then! That lane is so narrow.

And if you did manage to overtake said cyclist they'd push their way to the top of the queue at the next set of lights for the process to begin all over again.
Besides road surfaces and bad driving such cyclists are seriously annoying. I'm no speed demon but I got annoyed enough one morning along the north quays to say to one such cyclist that it was the 4th time I had to overtake him. Why not wait behind in order of arrival, delusional a lot of them.

Stark

Yeah they used to drive me mad when I cycled the canal to work. Not so bad on the quays as there's room to get around them again. A few times I'll creep forward in lockstep with them as they're trying to push their way out in front of me and they'll end up out in the junction with traffic having to manoeuvre around them :rolleyes:

Anus Von Skidmark

Dr_Colossus wrote: »

And if you did manage to overtake said cyclist they'd push their way to the top of the queue at the next set of lights for the process to begin all over again.
Besides road surfaces and bad driving such cyclists are seriously annoying. I'm no speed demon but I got annoyed enough one morning along the north quays to say to one such cyclist that it was the 4th time I had to overtake him. Why not wait behind in order of arrival, delusional a lot of them.

Why the ****ing **** do the slowest ****ing cyclists on the road always ****ing do that?! It absolutely boils my ****ing piss.

Even worse is when they break the lights shortly before they turn green, so you can't even get past them by setting off quickly when the lights change.

Boom_Bap

We share the road, just because a car can go faster, doesn't mean it gets to go first

Mickiemcfist

Boom_Bap wrote: »

We share the road, just because a car can go faster, doesn't mean it gets to go first

It would if it got to the traffic lights first..

TheChizler

Dr_Colossus wrote: »

And if you did manage to overtake said cyclist they'd push their way to the top of the queue at the next set of lights for the process to begin all over again.
Besides road surfaces and bad driving such cyclists are seriously annoying. I'm no speed demon but I got annoyed enough one morning along the north quays to say to one such cyclist that it was the 4th time I had to overtake him. Why not wait behind in order of arrival, delusional a lot of them.

And drivers say the exact same thing about cyclists who use the advanced stop line at lights. Just gotta take a deep breath and suck it up. You'll get there eventualy.

Mickiemcfist

TheChizler wrote: »

And drivers say the exact same thing about cyclists who use the advanced stop line at lights. Just gotta take a deep breath and suck it up. You'll get there eventualy.

Advanced stop line is for safety of the cyclist, slow cyclists skipping the queue isn't

Boom_Bap

Mickiemcfist wrote: »

Advanced stop line is for safety of the cyclist, slow cyclists skipping the queue isn't

It's called filtering, not skipping the queue.

TheChizler

Mickiemcfist wrote: »

Advanced stop line is for safety of the cyclist, slow cyclists skipping the queue isn't

Doesn't make a difference in terms of delays to setting off. It's there to be used by everyone on a bike, just like the top of the lane.

McGrath5

This morning going down Stocking Lane, a car swung left without indicating into the water reservoir entrance, he nearly wiped me out but the disc brakes on the new bike saved me.
The driver gave me a nice wave and on he went.

CramCycle

Boom_Bap wrote: »

It's called filtering, not skipping the queue.

I presume he means when you are waiting at the junction and the cyclist you overtook a minute ago, comes around you and practically sits on the junction so as to be in front of you, even though you have overtaken him three times, he still does it at every lights of no real reason. It isn't in the ASL, he isn't beside you, he just is acting the maggot.

ganmo

tnegun wrote: »

Nothing too serious but must be a record for the most unrelated near misses in 20 secs! The mother and daughter didn't even notice me and if not for the car pulling out in front of me I'd of been a lot closer to the kid



https://streamable.com/lm2z2

to me the as* hat walking in the cycle lane is nearly the worst in that clip

John_Rambo

CramCycle wrote: »

I presume he means when you are waiting at the junction and the cyclist you overtook a minute ago, comes around you and practically sits on the junction so as to be in front of you, even though you have overtaken him three times, he still does it at every lights of no real reason. It isn't in the ASL, he isn't beside you, he just is acting the maggot.

It's called shoaling. It's rude and at odds with urban bike etiquette, most cyclists don't even realise they're doing it.

https://gothamist.com/news/what-is-shoaling-and-should-cyclists-stop-doing-it

CramCycle

John_Rambo wrote: »

It's called shoaling. It's rude and at odds with urban bike etiquette, most cyclists don't even realise they're doing it.

https://gothamist.com/news/what-is-shoaling-and-should-cyclists-stop-doing-it

It is so annoying, not because of the delay but because it's so damned rude.

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John_Rambo wrote: »

It's called shoaling. It's rude and at odds with urban bike etiquette, most cyclists don't even realise they're doing it.

https://gothamist.com/news/what-is-shoaling-and-should-cyclists-stop-doing-it

Interestingly, I moved from a bike with drops to one with flat bars for my commute, and I get 'shoaled' far more often now, mostly by lads in full lycra on their commute, the ones who struggle into their clips and then freewheel carefree down the canal. :rolleyes:

Chips Lovell

Unnecessary overtaking. Dick move regardless of whether you're cycling or driving.

droidus

Shoaling is fine IF you know you are faster than the other cyclists in the queue. My rule is that if someone has previously overtaken me or looks likely to leave me in the dust I'll stay behind, otherwise I'll move up.

TheChizler

CramCycle wrote: »

It is so annoying, not because of the delay but because it's so damned rude.

But surely if they keep catching up with you there's no point in you overtaking in the first place? It's just an unnecessary overtake to beat the person to the next set of lights.

Kander

Left hooked: https://streamable.com/8apa4

Yes I know I'm not perfect either in this going through the amber light. I just couldn't figure out why the overtake just to pull across.

Mickiemcfist

TheChizler wrote: »

But surely if they keep catching up with you there's no point in you overtaking in the first place? It's just an unnecessary overtake to beat the person to the next set of lights.

Yes we should all cycle at the speed of the slowest cyclist on the road. :rolleyes: