green shoots wrote: » It's really bad. Having cars speeding through that street where people are dodging each other on the cramped footpath isn't going to end well. Dame St too. Way too small for pedestrians. This city and government are hopeless.
cgcsb wrote: » It'll take someone getting killed for something to be done
SeanW wrote: » I take it you are both cyclists? Telling everyone to "get on your bike" isn't a solution to traffic problems and slow commutes. It never has been, anywhere and it never will be.
SeanW wrote: » Dublin has been removing space from people who drive. Not, perhaps as much as some might like but it has been happening, yet continuously everything gets slower and everyone's commute gets longer. Why?
cgcsb wrote: » That's not what I said. Getting our cycling modal share up to 40% should be a goal. That doesn't mean I'm 'telling everyone to get on your bike'. Most commutes in greater Dublin are shorter than 10km, making cycling very attractive. We should be aiming for a high modal share for bikes. Is cycling the ONLY solution, no, but it's a large chunk of it. It's also the cheapest way to bring about real change. Unlike those other Cities, Dublin is effectively ruled by culchies that use it as a cash cow. They don't want to spend money in Dublin on infrastructure. Even our local property tax, is 'redistributed' to other parts of the country, in the interest of 'fairness'. I think Dublin is just going to have to gain some form of self-governance before any serious money will be spent on the City. I don't think that's accurate. The little road space that has been re-allocated from cars to sustainable modes in the VERY recent past has, in effect, been taken over by cars. We live in a land where virtually no rules are enforced. Even the college green, time-limited, bus gate is only theoretical. The new 24 bus lane on the north quays is also only theoretical, it's usually chockers with Audis. Bicycle lanes, painted on, are either parking areas, used by hazzard light enthusiasts or they are just painted on over half a car lane.
blanch152 wrote: » Where were all the cyclists today? Usually I get obstructed by a few walking around the city centre but they all seem to have disappeared. What happened?
blanch152 wrote: » Where were all the cyclists today?
cgcsb wrote: » bringing spare socks is the key. Just let your stuff dry in the office and wait for all the numpties to arrive in their cars, if ever.
snotboogie wrote: » On the rain issue, are sheltered cycle lanes a possibility here? I was in Seville recently and enjoyed their fully segregated bike lanes. If you had some lanes with full segregation, wouldn’t covering them be a relatively inexpensive addition that would make them much more attractive. I’m thinking less like the high spec Berlin solution and more like how Singapore shelters it’s walkways: https://goo.gl/images/gKy4PC
cgcsb wrote: » Covering Dublin's few usable cycle lanes from the rain is like polishing sh1te. For the money it'd cost we could vastly increase the km length of usable cycle lanes.
CatInABox wrote: » Yeah, it'd be cheaper to buy everyone in Dublin rain gear.
AndrewJRenko wrote: » For next time, I'm going to make sure that I have a newspaper in the office, so I can stuff the runners in the morning and draw out the moisture.
spacetweek wrote: » Also it rains far less often than is commonly assumed in Ireland, especially in the east. Although it rains 200 days a year in Dublin, if it rains only once for 10 minutes in a 24 hour period, that counts as a "rainy day." The chances of you being on your bike then are slim.
cgcsb wrote: » 200 days you say?? I wouldn't have thought that. I'd say I'm cycling in the rain on less than 10% of my commutes.
MJohnston wrote: » I think that's to do with the second part of that post Average of 130 days where there is more than 1.0mm of rain.
cgcsb wrote: » Yes indeed, I'm just surprised it's that high. I guess it must rain a lot in the middle of the night, without me noticing.
Bray Head wrote: » I just don't think the air quality argument is particularly convincing for Ireland.
Bray Head wrote: » I just don't think the air quality argument is particularly convincing for Ireland. Ireland does not have big cities, and all cities are on the coast and are therefore reasonably windy. There aren't many tall buildings to trap poor air either.
bk wrote: » Bray Head wrote: » I just don't think the air quality argument is particularly convincing for Ireland. Ireland does not have big cities, and all cities are on the coast and are therefore reasonably windy. There aren't many tall buildings to trap poor air either. Dublin regularly breaches WHO emission guidelines:https://www.rte.ie/news/2018/0914/993808-air-pollution/ The fact that last year 75% of new car sales were Diesel, one of the highest figures in Europe is just mad and is certainly making things much worse.
