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Near Misses Volume 2 (So close you can feel it)

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crisco10

De Bhál wrote: »

that's a close one alright.
Even if the truck driver was turning right, that cyclist was too close to it.

awful junction and bridge to go through on a bike, which I did for about 5 years myself.

That video also demonstrates the shocking cycle lane infrastructure in this country perfectly. Cycling along merrily in a dedicated cycle lane, than suddenly on the footpath (with no "painted" lane even) then dumped back out onto the road at a roundabout. It is mind blowingly bonkers, with that sort of setup is it any surprise that there is a conflict culture between cyclists and everyone else.

CramCycle

hesker wrote: »

I don’t know this junction at all but it seems to me that cyclist would have been better off staying behind the truck and taking a central lane position in that right hand lane. Why does he choose to filter up the left to pass out a truck supposedly going in the same direction as him.

I'd agree with you, stupid maneuver. HGV driver is a dangerous pr1ck. The way the cyclist went round him though, Jesus wept at the stupidity.

Thargor

Seth Brundle wrote: »

***not me - I saw this on twitter just now...

https://twitter.com/CitizenW0lf/status/1202287867206213639

That dog is loving that cargo bike

[Deleted User]

He should set up a strava for him, he's in nearly every video he posts and if he's not in the cargo he's running loose along the canal.

Ferris

Thargor wrote: »

That dog is loving that cargo bike

He lets him out for a run beside the bike at the Alfie Byrne rd. nothin’ like a happy dog ðŸ˜€

blackwhite

Thargor wrote: »

That dog is loving that cargo bike

Meet him coming the opposite way 2/3 times a week. One hell of a well-trained dog!

CramCycle

eclipsechaser wrote: »

Like you, I couldn't see the gap because the car leaving the gap and blocking the view was a large SUV. The lack of clear view didn't stop the car swinging blindly across the road of course. I'm willing to give the SUV partial credit for leaving the gap and allowing the ridiculous manoeuvre in the first place.

I leave gaps all the time but **** me I use my rear view mirror and keep an eye out. I seriously wonder what training drivers get nowadays at all.

blackwhite wrote: »

Meet him coming the opposite way 2/3 times a week. One hell of a well-trained dog!

I meet him a few times a week, lovely dog (owner is grand :pac: )

Kander

This mornings fun: https://streamable.com/zczps

If anyone is asking why it looks like i stopped in the lane, it's an up hill road and i braked initially. I had a foot on the ground

Utter Consternation

Kander wrote: »

This mornings fun: https://streamable.com/zczps

If anyone is asking why it looks like i stopped in the lane, it's an up hill road and i braked initially. I had a foot on the ground

What the hell were they doing?

Utter Consternation

Stark wrote: »

Jumping the queue obviously.

Seth Brundle wrote: »

Presumably wanting to take the left off the roundabout but are obviously impatient gits!

Yes, but what the hell were they doing????

Fcuking arseholes. Ridiculous move.

[Deleted User]

The devil on my shoulder would have loved for that to have been a van or something meeting him so he couldn't get by and refusing to budge for him

Kander

They we skipping the queue to turn down the road I just came from. It's not a normal rat run either as he/she would have past a better road to turn left at just a few hundred meters back.

I'm not even shocked at these anymore. It more more a case of "Great! another idiot in a car trying to kill me when I'm just trying to get to work. I wonder how long on till the next idiot."

I was not disappointed, the next idiot trying to kill someone was only 10 minutes later. I'll upload that clip in a while.

Prospector1989

Utter Consternation wrote: »

Yes, but what the hell were they doing????

Fcuking arseholes. Ridiculous move.

Regular occurrence here also.

Drive here most days and the amount of times I've nearly seen a cyclist coming up the inside almost getting wiped out by a moron doing the above.

[Deleted User]

Kander wrote: »

This mornings fun: https://streamable.com/zczps

If anyone is asking why it looks like i stopped in the lane, it's an up hill road and i braked initially. I had a foot on the ground

When I come across an oncoming driver on my side of the road, usually because they've decided to overtake a parked car regardless of the cyclist coming at them, I usually try to stop in my position, so it is absolutely clear to them that I'm not moving. Let a stand off build up for 15-30 seconds until the driver works out that their 'short cut' has cost them more time than being a little patient.

Kander

Kander wrote: »

This mornings fun: https://streamable.com/zczps

This second clip was five minutes after the one above. The truck ran the yellow by about 2 seconds, which was to be expected. As the truck was going slow the pedestrian light was green by the time it passed through. As I was pushing off que the idiot in the car behind running the red.

https://streamable.com/pkfvu

What Username Guidelines

Kander wrote: »

This second clip was five minutes after the one above. The truck ran the yellow by about 2 seconds, which was to be expected. As the truck was going slow the pedestrian light was green by the time it passed through. As I was pushing off que the idiot in the car behind running the red.

https://streamable.com/pkfvu

I've a crossing like this near my house where you can guarantee one or two cars will break the very stale red. No idea why, theres a long lead-up to it but it's without fail, every single time. Its nice trying to teach a 4 year old to wait for the green man, but then also wait for cnuts to stop as well.

I've been very tempted to push my bike out in front of one of these due to downright frustration to teach them a lesson, but then I'd have no bike. They'll catch me on a bad day.

CramCycle

I was driving yesterday, stopped at a red light, it was amber on approach and red when I got there. 6 cars ran it, all of whom arrived after me. Nobody ****ign cares anymore..

Kander

What Username Guidelines wrote: »

I've been very tempted to push my bike out in front of one of these due to downright frustration to teach them a lesson, but then I'd have no bike. They'll catch me on a bad day.

Haha I've been tempted to get the cheapest heaviest bike shaped object and do just that as well.

Kaisr Sose

Seth Brundle wrote: »

...until they swerve into someone

Thats if they even noticed...

[Deleted User]

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

I'd like to put a doll in a child's buggy and push it out in front of them. Scare the living daylights out of them.

Great idea

CramCycle

Last night doing 60kmph in the bus lane, in fact I had to ease up as I was catching the bus in front. Guy pulls in behind me and just loses his sh1t. Lays on the horn, flashing lights, wildly gesticulating at the bike lane. To be clear, there is a bus a few metres in front of me, I am doing the speed limit for motor vehicles, and this guy believes I am obstructing him.

After a few 100m, I just give up, indicate I am slowing and do a dead stop. We are in a bus lane and he is still not near the next turn. Needless to say, he did not take this well, he then went to go round me and I laughed at him.and stupidly blocked him.

Eventually I left, he went round, I overtook him before the next turn. There was a lovely Garda there, happy to have the footage sent on and take a statement. Apparently he had got a warning for mobile use the day before, and this time drove through the junction as the Garda waved him down.

That man is getting alot of FPNs and possibly a court date.

[Deleted User]

CramCycle wrote: »

Last night doing 60kmph in the bus lane, in fact I had to ease up as I was catching the bus in front. Guy pulls in behind me and just loses his sh1t. Lays on the horn, flashing lights, wildly gesticulating at the bike lane. To be clear, there is a bus a few metres in front of me, I am doing the speed limit for motor vehicles, and this guy believes I am obstructing him.

After a few 100m, I just give up, indicate I am slowing and do a dead stop. We are in a bus lane and he is still not near the next turn. Needless to say, he did not take this well, he then went to go round me and I laughed at him.and stupidly blocked him.

Eventually I left, he went round, I overtook him before the next turn. There was a lovely Garda there, happy to have the footage sent on and take a statement. Apparently he had got a warning for mobile use the day before, and this time drove through the junction as the Garda waved him down.

That man is getting alot of FPNs and possibly a court date.

You could sell tickets here for that Court sitting.

CramCycle

AndrewJRenko wrote: »

You could sell tickets here for that Court sitting.

Even funnier is that it turns out to be the same guy from a few pages back who I seen watching videos going through the junction. Garda asked me to send on the video.

tnegun

Fair play to you it was intimidation like that finally made me snap and I no longer use the N4 despite it adding several kms to my commute. The last straw for me was a motor biker loosing it with me for being in the bus lane. I tried explaining it was legal for me to be here and he couldn't accept that kept pointing to the cycle lane full of leaves and then nearly giving me a heart attack with a punishment pass on the rev limiter a couple of minutes later.

Pinch Flat

It’s amazing the arrogance of drivers and motor bikers who think they’ve hid some right to use the bus lane illegally.

Utter Consternation

I particularly dislike the idiots who absolutely bomb it in the short distance between each traffic light and rev their engines. One has to wonder at the intelligence level of these simpletons.

A large majority of them have to get serious injuries the way they drive their penile compensatory vehicles.

Utter Consternation

positron wrote: »

It's just much safer for motorbikes to be on bus lane than trying to filter between two opposing lanes of traffic.

It's great that it's safer for motorcyclists. Fcuking delighted for you.

Utter Consternation

Stark wrote: »

Ah here. As a cyclist, you think you'd understand bending some motorist-centric rules in the interest of personal safety. As long as they're being careful and not being dicks in the bus lanes, I'm okay with it.

Ah yeah, fair enough, but the problem is i've been skimmed a few times in the bus lane by jack asses flying it on motorbikes lately. The south quays in Dublin in particular seems to have some really unpleasant people on motorbikes. They'd literally drive on top of you to get by.

CramCycle

It is a rare day I have an issue with MBs. Typically considerate and give space all the time, the odd exception but typically I have more cars been dicks on a single commute than total MBers who pass me out.

[Deleted User]

Same, in recent times since changing jobs I meet one guy occasionally who filters up and sits at the lights beside me and takes his time taking off on green so I get a head start on the traffic behind.

Like anything else though you get arseholes in all modes of transport