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

the taxi driver should be treated the same as if he had hit the guy with a baseball bat or used a knife

Pinch Flat wrote: »

Given that a lot of police stations don’t even have a computer or internet access, I wouldn’t expect much too soon.

A lot?

Corca Baiscinn wrote: »

I'd love to know what the issues the Garda have with it are or how WMP resolved them, seems to revolve around possibility of video being tampered with by the person making the complaint. Issues re resources are easily solved if the will is there

I don't think that technical/legal issues are the real road blocks. I suspect it is a more fundamental issue - that cyclist safety counts for diddly-squat in Garda culture. They just don't want to hear these reports, so they're not going to make it easy.

Mc Love wrote: »

Another dangerous motorist convicted
https://twitter.com/WMPolice/status/1043414577378205696?s=09

hesker wrote: »

West Midlands Police are to be applauded for their efforts.

Don’t quite understand though how the sentence is not more severe. Due care and attention? The driver was very attentive and deliberate in what he was doing.

This follow-up case is much more satisfying. The gob****e denied it and wouldn't accept the points first time round. Watch the video to see what happened to him.

Greentree_uk wrote: »

Nearly took out what I can guess was a drunk/junkie this morning, coming up N Strand road and as traffic was backed up hopped into the "Cycle Lane". and the guy stepped out from behind the post box. was not expecting it swerved and missed him but he's lucky to be alive still. didn't stop just kept powering up the hill, gave me a fright. think I'll stick to the road.

https://www.google.ie/maps/@53.3571317,-6.2432772,3a,75y,69.45h,94.16t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1ssb1ZZ7BI_6xzfaelP5j8VQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

just opened your link and saw this
https://www.google.ie/maps/@53.3566585,-6.2438173,3a,75y,204.69h,62.08t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sLom62YDKh-16jJcrDHbu6A!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

that's interesting. Is it a bridge for bicycles?

Greentree_uk wrote: »

I've no idea. no markings to indicate. perhaps they will widen he road at some point..

Yes, it's part of the Royal Canal Greenway route, which seems to be taking forever to build.

p15574 wrote: »

Close to there, a while back I was heading north on Tara St, in the right-hand lane to go over Butt Bridge and turn right at the Customs House. I was being tailgated by a taxi driver who eventually undertook me and cut in in front of me, shouting out his window that I wasn't allowed in that lane - "cyclists had to keep to the left kerb". I'm sure he would have had something else to say if I turned right across 4 lanes of traffic.

Based on my recent couple of interactions with "taxi drivers", I'm come the the conclusion that either:

a) Despite being "professional" drivers, their knowledge and understanding of the rules of the road is really poor and the intricacies of traffic flow are actually well beyond their mental capacity.

- or -

b) They know they're spouting complete sh*te but don't care because any sense of logic or reason in their head is being overrun by irrational hatred on soon as they lay their eyes on a cyclist, so in their eyes it doesnt really matter if you're right or wrong - once you're on 2 wheels and you are in front of them - you're wrong because you shouldnt be there.


The sad reality I think is, as Homer Simpson would say, a little from column A and a little from column B.

Negotiating a two lane roundabout the other day. I'm heading for the 3 o'clock exit and the road is clear all around.
But wait, what is this? A car approaches along the road leading to the 9 o'clock entrance with great alacrity.
I'm on the roundabout. I have the right of way, but I just don't like the look of this fellow, or the way he is approaching the roundabout.

I slow to see what he is up to.

Not slowing down is what he is up to.

I continue with caution but assertively enough to get the motorist to come to judder to a stop about a car length past the entrance to the roundabout and just short of my path on the my way round.
I manoeuver around the front of the car and head for my exit.

So far so good.
Then the fellow puts the boot down again, swerves across the two lanes of the roundabout, and exits in the same direction as myself.

I'm happy enough that I haven't been rammed by this dude, but the dude still has something to say. As he is passing me he opens his passenger window, leans across the lady who is his confused looking passenger, and roars "Hurarrgh do blearrgh thragh!" at me.

So my question to the forum is what do you think these words of wisdom could be? I'm fairly sure that there were 4 maybe 5 distinct words. I couldn't discern any of them to be from any particular language. I don't think they were a form of apology either, but I may just be basing this on the fact that they looked like a demented wild-eyed skinhead.

All guesses welcome to solve this mystery!

p15574 wrote: »

Close to there, a while back I was heading north on Tara St, in the right-hand lane to go over Butt Bridge and turn right at the Customs House. I was being tailgated by a taxi driver who eventually undertook me and cut in in front of me, shouting out his window that I wasn't allowed in that lane - "cyclists had to keep to the left kerb". I'm sure he would have had something else to say if I turned right across 4 lanes of traffic.

You do realise that as cyclists we need to find a route to our destination without turning left or right?

I work on Tara street and am amazed how a 4 lane road through the heart of the city can have zero provision for cycling.

check_six wrote: »

So my question to the forum is what do you think these words of wisdom could be? I'm fairly sure that there were 4 maybe 5 distinct words. I couldn't discern any of them to be from any particular language. I don't think they were a form of apology either, but I may just be basing this on the fact that they looked like a demented wild-eyed skinhead.

All guesses welcome to solve this mystery!

“An IQ test would keep me off the road” perhaps?

check_six wrote: »

I continue with caution but assertively enough to get the motorist to come to judder to a stop about a car length past the entrance to the roundabout and just short of my path on the my way round.
I manoeuver around the front of the car and head for my exit.

So far so good.
Then the fellow puts the boot down again, swerves across the two lanes of the roundabout, and exits in the same direction as myself.

I'm happy enough that I haven't been rammed by this dude, but the dude still has something to say. As he is passing me he opens his passenger window, leans across the lady who is his confused looking passenger, and roars "Hurarrgh do blearrgh thragh!" at me.

I had something similar happen to me a few years back, driver came in from the 12 o'clock and I didn't think he was going to stop. All I could do was stick my foot out sole-first to take some of the impact instead of him ramming my leg. He managed to brake enough so that he just lightly hit my foot and I toppled over.

His first words as he came over to me lying on the ground?

"I stopped just in time."

I reckon he was the same guy, taking full credit for his elite driving skills which avoided a nearly-inevitable accident. You should be grateful!

magicbastarder wrote: »

It was 'excuse me, your saddle colour and bar tape colour clash' I think?

CramCycle wrote: »

"Non Euro socks" is my guess

Jaysis, lads! That's very close to the bone!

Do we cross paths on the daily commute? Getting paranoid here!