New bike lane being built at the arse end of skehard road. What's the point?

scrotist

This area is a complete ghost town. I never see anybody walking here, or cycling here.

But they've been building this thing for about a month.

There is literally never a soul walking around this area. What a waste of money.

The only people who will use this bike lane is the travelers. Not joking, they are the only people I see on this road driving the sulky things around or whatever they're called.

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Safe infrastructure will encourage people to cycle there. I agree it's disconnected at the moment but ultimately the hope is to have a fully connected network of cycle lanes which will in turn grow numbers cycling as it's safer to do so. Keeping the status quo isn't an option.

Regarding funding, this is drawn down from Gov for active travel and in my opinion any cycle lane is money well spent. Wait til you hear how much they spend on dual carriageways!

run_Forrest_run

yeah those damn dual carriageways, what have they ever done for us!

the beer revolu

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122003032#Comment_122003032

They do nothing for those that don't use them.

Mr.CoolGuy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122004134#Comment_122004134

Unless you live in hovel and survive off stream water and foraged food, you use them.

the beer revolu

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122005128#Comment_122005128

We had running water and food on the shelves long before we had dual carriageways!

I have a car, I'm not claiming that I don't use dual carriageways. But, I'd still like to see more money invested in active and public transport than on new roads.

My point is that if you don't drive, as many don't, a new dual carriageway, paid out of the public purse, does nothing for you! But, thankfully, we don't get to personally choose what tax money gets spent on, be it cycle lanes or dual carriageways!

Leatra

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122005368#Comment_122005368

In fairness, a good road network is essential for society in general, for the movement of goods from ports to shops etc., reducing travel times and improving safety.

I'm very happy though to see the Skehard Road works though; getting more people walking and cycling around there will be a great step in the right direction of making Mahon a lovely area. It already has the greenway and the harbour walkway so polishing up the bits in between will be a great help. It's not as though these things are huge expenses, either. They should be fairly basic investments toward improving our quality of life.

There's also some nice footpath development going on on Donnybrook Hill that I've been admiring. :)

Balmed Out

Theres a lot of Gaa pitches as well as Ringmahon Rovers down there so presume to allow them to use it and plenty of people do walk and cycle in that area including many going onto railway line…

beachhead

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058346043/new-bike-lane-being-built-at-the-arse-end-of-skehard-road-whats-the-point

It's called using up allocated funds. It doesn't have to make any sense at all to ordinary plebs. Where I live they are cycle lanes on both sides of a busy road which reduced the width for vehicles.My car is wider than the lane allocated to it.Also,close to a junction.Will be interesting court case if a collision occurs.A bus has to straddle the forward lane and a filter lane to avoid contact with cycle lane.But who cares-the allocated funds are spent

the beer revolu

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122008999#Comment_122008999

Why drive such a wide car that doesn't fit in lanes? Sounds very inconvenient.

beachhead

Yes,I must cut a third off it and tell the manufacturer.Should be ok then

Brussels Sprout

"Build it and they will come" OP

the beer revolu

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122009083#Comment_122009083

Or you could have bought a less wide car that fits where you need to go. For your own convenience.

beachhead

I am looking at a trike now cuz I have a passenger They can wear shin guards

markodaly

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122009083#Comment_122009083

I think you must be a poor driver.

Maybe cycle instead?

scrotist

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122008999#Comment_122008999

These new cycle lanes at the arse end of skehard road have lamposts in the fcuking middle of them as well.

When they open up to the public I'm going to cycle into one of them and sue for 12 billion pound