1 sheep2 wrote: » It would seem not to matter to you anyway.
MJohnston wrote: » I might be remembering wrong, but didn't that footpath explicitly permit cyclists at one point?
1 sheep2 wrote: » This thread is insane. Mixture of some cyclists denying that cyclists break the rules and others blithely justifying why they break the rules.
micar wrote: » This is crutical As a person who goes to work each day by bike, there is a section on my way home where i cycle on the footpath. It's uphill and takes about 90 seconds. Why use the footpath and not the road? Simply.......I do feel safe sharing the road with motorists. The road is just about the width of a Dublin bus. When i come across a pedestrian, I give them plenty of room. If needed I'll hold back and pass them at the driveway sections.https://maps.app.goo.gl/4eLHcrsQDCiUDFwVA
1 sheep2 wrote: » All cyclists are not being vilified!! Good lord. I am a cyclist! This thread is specifically about those cyclists on paths (many more than you acknowledge), something which is illegal. It is only because cycling lobbyists have rowed in behind them that the debate has widened.
And in your very next post you freely admit to ignoring street signs. Lol.
MJohnston wrote: » Who's left? Why does any other cyclist use the footpath rather than the road? People should try and figure out the answers to those questions rather than starting threads to simply rant and vilify.
Limpy wrote: » I always use the path and if people are passing I'l give way and almost come to a stop.
Rogerrabit wrote: » Every day I witness these events cyclists on the footpaths spewing out germs as they cycle past pedestrians less than two feet from them.
MJohnston wrote: » Whataboutery might be enraging, but no less so than using the behaviour of a minority of cyclists to vilify the whole demographic. Let's subtract the young kids from the equation, because anyone complaining about that is just an absolute c*nt. There's a few teens who are still rightfully wary of getting anywhere near cars on the road. There's a few other young lads who'll do it to be pests, but that's few and far between in the context of the overall population. Who's left? Why does any other cyclist use the footpath rather than the road? People should try and figure out the answers to those questions rather than starting threads to simply rant and vilify. I'll start you off with a hint though: other than the wee pricks who do it to annoy, there's not a cyclist out there who wants to be sharing space with pedestrians.
magicbastarder wrote: » interestingly, one thing i have noticed is a definite increase in the people salmoning on bikes. i've not noticed much different in the numbers cycling on paths though.
1 sheep2 wrote: » You will find few more hostile to errant motorists than I am. In the last three days, I have banged on the back of a car that cut across me while I was crossing on a green light, confronted two people who were stopped on a pedestrian crossing, and reprimanded someone who had stopped in a cycle lane causing a cyclist to have to go around them. Your preconception of me is wrong. Such whataboutery is enraging. It is near impossible to criticise cyclists without having it said that motorists are worse. The end result of that logic is absurd. 'But what about truck drivers...'
AndrewJRenko wrote: » It's not just that cyclists are more exposed to errant motorists than pedestrians are to cyclists. It is that pedestrians are more exposed to errant motorists than pedestrians are to cyclists. Motorists kill close to one pedestrian each week on average here, and the rates have increased dramatically this year.https://www.meathchronicle.ie/2020/04/29/gardai-warn-of-the-dangers-of-speeding-as-number-of-pedestrian-deaths-double-from-last-year/ That's the real danger to pedestrians, but yea, let's moan about cyclists.
1 sheep2 wrote: » It's not the biggest thing in the world. I grant that cyclists are much more exposed to errant motorists than pedestrians are to cyclists on footpaths. But it's really quite unpleasant as a pedestrian to come upon a cyclist on the footpath - it feels both intimidating and rude. And it's endemic. It's not acceptable that pedestrians are confined to footpaths and cars to roads, yet cyclists can pick and choose, deciding on which laws to follow. Of course, cycling lobbyists on twitter are in complete denial about all this.
Rogerrabit wrote: » We know what's between your ears smart ass
Rogerrabit wrote: » Hi cycling in footpaths is very dangerous for pedestrians especially now with this virus pandemic. Every day I witness these events cyclists on the footpaths spewing out germs as they cycle past pedestrians less than two feet from them. If any of these cyclists have the virus the pedestrians have no chance they will pick up the disease. Why do the police allow this carry on. They should be protecting the elderly instead of turning a blind eye to this outrageous carryon. What do yo think out there in Ireland the country whose population do not know how to wear a facemask.
magicbastarder wrote: » fun fact: cycling laws do not apply if you're wheelieing. the gardai are powerless to enforce road traffic laws which apply to bicycles unless both wheels are on the ground.
Deleted User wrote: » Oh look, a brand new account with a single troll post
Rogerrabit wrote: » You silly person I did not say you can see cyclists spewing germs as they cycle by you on the footpath you breathe deeper and exhale more often when you cycle. It's not illegal to cycle on footpaths that's what makes the State's plan to stop the spread of the virus farcical.
Rogerrabit wrote: » Another silly response
MJohnston wrote: » There’s a constant menace, pestering the residents of Ireland. It’s called “arseholes whinging about cyclists on boards.ie” and it won’t stop until we outlaw it completely.
AndrewJRenko wrote: » What if the pedestrians have the virus and they pass it to the cyclists? What are you going to do about that outrageous carry on?
whisky_galore wrote: » Bless your eyesight that you can see them spewing germs. But yes, it's illegal, germs or not, but no-one is bothered doing anything to put a stop to it.
AndrewJRenko wrote: » Has every suburban jeep driver got the judgement of a five year old, all of a sudden?https://twitter.com/karldeeter/status/1266274719906459652
whisky_galore wrote: » Is every footpath cyclist 5 years old all of a sudden?
