Ferris wrote: » I emailed Ciarán Cuffe about the state of the cycleway at 'The Baths' on Friday and he forwarded my query to Senior Exec. Engineer with responsibility for this. Ciaran forwarded me the response this morning. In other words, don't hold your breath. Cannot, for the life of me, understand how a timescale for the resolution of this was not included in the planning authorisation. They did enough of that for the pool that nobody uses - why not for the heavily utilised cycleway? Also thanks to Ciaran Cuffe for his customary quick response.
odyssey06 wrote: » The concrete stumps\bollards at the 'entrance' to the Baths car park are getting like the leaning tower of Pisa... one of them looks like it's hanging by a thread. I hope they are sturdier than they look and don't into the path of a passing vehicle \ bike.
brocbrocach wrote: » I presume the idea is that they'll all eventually "fall over", giving easy access into the carpark there for cars. The council doesn't seem inclined to do it's job.
Effects wrote: » Is that the councils job? I would have thought it was the responsibility of the restaurant owners. They didn't seem to want to open the pool as it cost money to do so. Similar situation with the bollards and parking area I would have thought.
mrcheez wrote: » Seems the posts opposite the bus depot have been replaced with smaller (safer?) posts. I was counting the days until I collided with one of the old posts.
brocbrocach wrote: » I could be wrong but I think the council owns the carpark still.
railer201 wrote: » I stopped by them today and gave them a little push - comforting to find out they are somewhat flexible ok.
mrcheez wrote: » did ya push the bin bag back too? (been meaning to do that myself one day, keep forgetting)
railer201 wrote: » See who gets there first.
mrcheez wrote: » Gave it a tug there earlier but ended up ripping the bag so it's a permanent fixture unfortunately. Prob belonging to the motorhome so perhaps knock on their door if ya fancy taking the next step Say you like dags.
railer201 wrote: » I take no notice of it any longer but I think you're referring to the bag projecting on to the cycle track just by the slipway road, and it's been there for ages.
mrcheez wrote: » That's the one. It's gradually piling up higher (no doubt added-to by the recent pole removal/installation), and definitely jutting further into the bike lane more than it has previously as it fills up more and more. I tried the handles last night but once I heard the "riiiiip" sound, I stopped. Only a matter of time before it topples over into the lane. Maybe one for the council to check out?
Leroy42 wrote: » What is the other solution?
mr spuckler wrote: » Leroy42 wrote: » What is the other solution? A raised table crossing which gives priority to cyclists.
Cionn wrote: » I was going to send a complaint last week when I saw 2 cars almost take out 3 cyclists in a 30 second period. Neither of the 2 cars looked for cyclists and both accelerated across the bike lane without any care. This is dangerous already and will be worse now that the cars believe they have the right of way. I wonder if the risk assessment documentation for that can be requested.
mr spuckler wrote: » A raised table crossing which gives priority to cyclists.
mrcheez wrote: » is this the kind of idea?https://www.google.ie/maps/@53.3668637,-6.3409885,3a,75y,223.71h,78.89t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1suntKW9yogZXCUZX0GqmrMQ!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo2.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3DuntKW9yogZXCUZX0GqmrMQ%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D173.93826%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i16384!8i8192 (in Phoenix Park)
Leroy42 wrote: » How will that help? The issue isn't speed, its sight lines and expectations. If a car is turning right from town across the traffic they are looking for traffic not cyclists coming from either direction. It is safer for all concerned to take note of the dangers and be cautious. It's a yield, not a stop, so cyclists need to take care.
