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

Seth Brundle · 13-09-2018 02:08PM

Duckjob wrote: »

Oh and this all took place with a garda car right beside him in the other lane.

I'm reminded of my post yesterday...

Seth Brundle wrote: »

Enforcement of existing road traffic laws would be a quick win.

...and the follow up reaction...

Autochange wrote: »

Unfortunately i dont think wholesale enforcement is possible. Gardai cant be everywhere etc.

AndrewJRenko · 13-09-2018 06:57PM

average_runner wrote: »

So narrow minded. There is more to the problem that just motorists

It's not cyclists or pedestrians who are killing 3 or 4 people each week on the roads and maiming many more.

average_runner wrote: »

its all road users that are the problem and all road users need to open their small minds to encourage cycling, because the behavior on the road by all is gone beyond stupidity now.

What's the connection between encouraging cycling and cyclists' behaviour on the roads?

magicbastarder · 13-09-2018 07:18PM

AndrewJRenko wrote: »

It's not cyclists or pedestrians who are killing 3 or 4 people each week on the roads and maiming many more.

i think you'll find that nearly all murders in ireland are committed by people on foot.

RobertFoster · 13-09-2018 07:26PM

magicbastarder wrote: »

i think you'll find that nearly all murders in ireland are committed by people on foot.

Time to licence and tax shoes.

AndrewJRenko · 13-09-2018 08:11PM

magicbastarder wrote: »

i think you'll find that nearly all murders in ireland are committed by people on foot.

Now that you mention it, I think one or two of recent murders were done by people on bikes, including one mistaken identity shooting in Dublin 1 - but that's not the kind of killing I was talking about here.

ganmo · 13-09-2018 08:20PM

RobertFoster wrote: »

Time to licence and tax shoes.

Only child sizes don’t have tax

Type 17 · 13-09-2018 08:27PM

ganmo wrote: »

Only child sizes don’t have tax

Don't mention the war...

https://www.rte.ie/archives/exhibitions/1333-memorable-budgets/1338-budget-1982/

rubadub · 14-09-2018 08:05PM

ganmo wrote: »

Only child sizes don’t have tax

I guess he meant a yearly tax for using footpaths.

While cycling on a cycletrack I had some gobsh!te call out his window to "get off the path and stay on the road ye prick". Then he swerves in at me while passing me a few minutes later. Would love to be an expert stuntman and throw myself off the bike to let him think he did it. Think there was some video of guys doing just that or similar.

AndrewJRenko · 14-09-2018 09:45PM

Some scary stories in response to this tweet

https://twitter.com/dublincycling/status/1040552259384487937

https://twitter.com/dublincycling/status/1040549446935879680

14-09-2018 10:31PM

The van in that tweet was scary.

coward · 15-09-2018 03:06PM

Not a near miss, sorry if it doesn't suit this thread. Sometimes it is scary what we share the road with. What you see on the van's front windscreen is not a reflection of the sky but the glass is completely and utterly smashed. No visibility through it at all - apart from the two little holes you see in the middle. Maybe one for each eye !? :pac:

I can imagine it is awful to have to deal with a broken window during a journey, but I don't think you should try to drive under such conditions afterwards.

P.S On the bi-directional cycle track on the Newcastle Road and thankful for the high road kerb here!

i-see-you.jpg

Rechuchote · 15-09-2018 06:27PM

coward wrote: »

Not a near miss, sorry if it doesn't suit this thread. Sometimes it is scary what we share the road with. What you see on the van's front windscreen is not a reflection of the sky but the glass is completely and utterly smashed. No visibility through it at all - apart from the two little holes you see in the middle. Maybe one for each eye !? :pac:

I can imagine it is awful to have to deal with a broken window during a journey, but I don't think you should try to drive under such conditions afterwards.

P.S On the bi-directional cycle track on the Newcastle Road and thankful for the high road kerb here!

i-see-you.jpg

Bleedin' eck. Where was it? And did it have a licence plate?

magicbastarder · 15-09-2018 06:36PM

somewhere near hollywood today, we had an overtaking car having to come to a complete hard stop in the road beside us. they tried the overtake on a spot with obviously not great visibility ahead, and met a car coming the other direction, who also had to come to a hard stop.

coward · 15-09-2018 07:06PM

Rechuchote wrote: »

Bleedin' eck. Where was it? And did it have a licence plate?

Just past Adamstown, heading away from Lucan, Co. Dublin. It did have plates - a 2005 vehicle.

CramCycle · 16-09-2018 07:10PM

coward wrote: »

Just past Adamstown, heading away from Lucan, Co. Dublin. It did have plates - a 2005 vehicle.

To the local station with the pic, date, time and your happy to make a statement. Absolutely crazy.

magicbastarder · 16-09-2018 07:20PM

that looks like someone repeatedly smashed the windscreen; standing on the bonnet kicking it maybe?
though i dunno whether that would be easy to do, i've never tried it.

CramCycle · 16-09-2018 08:46PM

magicbastarder wrote: »

that looks like someone repeatedly smashed the windscreen; standing on the bonnet kicking it maybe?
though i dunno whether that would be easy to do, i've never tried it.

Its doable but not easy, Life in the country, doubt it was kicking though. Crowbar possibly, impact points are too focused.

Ray Bloody Purchase · 17-09-2018 06:08PM

Some utter twat roared out the passenger window of a flat bed truck as it was going by me today. Gave me a bit of a shock. I got the reg, no camera or anything though.

Is there any point reporting something like that? Caused me a bit of a speed wobble.

CramCycle · 17-09-2018 07:18PM

Overtook by a guy moving across to a filter lane, tipped my front wheel as he pulled across mid overtake. Lucky to stay upright. I let a roar but he ignored me. I got the plate but no camera today. I really wanted to take my lock and throw it like a tomahawk at his car but took the better path and just went on to do the school run.

Ray Bloody Purchase · 18-09-2018 08:42AM

Just past Harolds Cross Bridge on the town side, this very intellectual person in an audi decided it would be a good idea to just indicate left into the bus lane and pick up their mate on the side of the road. Nearly ran me up onto the footpath.

CramCycle · 18-09-2018 08:53AM

It really does take a nose dive i regards driver behaviour once the schools and colleges start back, it is just insane out there.

Favourite bit this morning was getting buzzed by a taxi, presumably for being in the bus lane. I was in the bus lane because two broken down buses thought, instead of just blocking the bus lane, we will mount the cycle path and block it and the bus lane. I do despair, no buses or taxis can get past them without moving into regular traffic, so they just block the bike lane for no real reason. I swear some people are mentally detached from their surroundings.

Ray Bloody Purchase · 18-09-2018 09:04AM

CramCycle wrote: »

It really does take a nose dive i regards driver behaviour once the schools and colleges start back, it is just insane out there.

Favourite bit this morning was getting buzzed by a taxi, presumably for being in the bus lane. I was in the bus lane because two broken down buses thought, instead of just blocking the bus lane, we will mount the cycle path and block it and the bus lane. I do despair, no buses or taxis can get past them without moving into regular traffic, so they just block the bike lane for no real reason. I swear some people are mentally detached from their surroundings.

Yeah, i'm seriously considering not cycling anymore in Dublin. It just seems too unsafe. I don't think it matters how careful you are, it's going to happen where some gobsh1te isn't paying attention or just doesn't care and will end up giving me a bad tip.

Lambay island · 18-09-2018 09:07AM

https://twitter.com/coconutlulz/status/1041788421252022272

This guy simply needs to have his license taken off him

Dr_Colossus · 18-09-2018 09:08AM

CramCycle wrote: »

Overtook by a guy moving across to a filter lane, tipped my front wheel as he pulled across mid overtake. Lucky to stay upright. I let a roar but he ignored me. I got the plate but no camera today. I really wanted to take my lock and throw it like a tomahawk at his car but took the better path and just went on to do the school run.

Had a similar thought yesterday evening as a dimwit pulled out in front of me from Rugged Lane into standstill traffic on Porterstown Road. She saw me coming with the strong front light but still decided to pull out, let a roar at her and had to jam on swerve in behind her but really wish I had a paintball cartridge to fire at her side window

Duckjob · 18-09-2018 09:43AM

Lambay island wrote: »

https://twitter.com/coconutlulz/status/1041788421252022272

This guy simple needs to have his license taken off him

Definitely straight to the guards with that one.

It's ridiculous that we have come to a point where people going about their own business on 2 wheels are subjected to abuse like this from aggressive monkeys that somehow have learnt basic car controls and managed to secure a licence.

In an ideal world, this monkey gets slapped down, taken off the road permanently, and this serves as an example to other monkeys that might be tempted to act out with the same misbehaviour.

Unfortunately in the current culture cyclist abuse seems to have become socially acceptable, and so large ignored by the state,these idiots have been emboldened to act out their thuggish instincts with impunity.

18-09-2018 09:50AM

Lambay island wrote: »

https://twitter.com/coconutlulz/status/1041788421252022272

This guy simple needs to have his license taken off him

I hope that got reported.

rushfan · 18-09-2018 09:54AM

Big time. That's off the scale tbh. Don't just inform the Gardai, there's also the taxi regulator.

Ray Bloody Purchase · 18-09-2018 09:56AM

Lambay island wrote: »

https://twitter.com/coconutlulz/status/1041788421252022272

This guy simple needs to have his license taken off him

He gave a version of the old classic 'I know where you live.'

Nice.

magicbastarder · 18-09-2018 10:00AM

Ray Bloody Purchase wrote: »

He gave a version of the old classic 'I know where you live.'

Nice.

he also said 'you're a ****ing dead man' at about 2:17.

Lambay island · 18-09-2018 10:04AM

Deleted User wrote: »

I hope that got reported.

Looking at replies in tweets, it will be reported. Interesting one to follow.

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

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