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Cycling on paths and other cycling issues (updated title)

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  • #2552
    Duckjob
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,860 ✭✭✭Duckjob


    ewc78 wrote: »
    U ok hun xxx

    I'm fine babes.

    I'm afraid I can't dumb down my post for you because I can't be arsed. But I'm sure you'll get the point someday. Keep at it.


  • #2553
    ewc78
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    Casey78 wrote: »
    Out running today,was crossing at a set of lights(I and the others crossing had a green man) and a cyclist decided to keep going through the red he had. Woman with a buggy had to stop or she would have been hit.
    If I was any closer to him I wouldn't have hesitated in pushing him off the bike. Laughed at the youngfella who shouted, did you not see the red light you prick after him, to which the cyclist gave him the finger, the smug bastard.

    In other news I enjoyed a lovely cycle yesterday with my 5 year old. Only convinced him to take stabilisers off a few weeks ago and we did 12km yesterday. He was delighted with himself.
    Some great cycle lanes around Lucan to be fair.

    How'd you convince the young fella? My lad is 6 and refuses to let me take them off his bike.


  • #2554
    Casey78
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 873 ✭✭✭Casey78


    ewc78 wrote: »
    How'd you convince the young fella? My lad is 6 and refuses to let me take them off his bike.

    Ha, didn't so much convince him truth be told, it was more I took off the stabilisers with much protests from himself and then told him he was coming out with me to spend a couple of hours going up and down the cul de sac until he got it.
    In fairness he got it pretty quickly once he got a bit of confidence.
    He's delighted with himself now.


  • #2555
    magicbastarder
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    ewc78 wrote: »
    How'd you convince the young fella? My lad is 6 and refuses to let me take them off his bike.
    one option might be - if the stabilisers allow - to angle them backwards, so only one stabiliser wheel can be in contact with the ground, and only if there's a little bit of lean to the bike?
    he might realise he's cycling along without the stabiliser wheels touching the ground, so you've not actually removed the stabilisers but can slowly reduce their functionality?


  • #2556
    TaurenDruid
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,266 ✭✭✭TaurenDruid


    Chiparus wrote: »
    You appear to have issues.

    Oh, yeah, I do. Muppets and inconsiderate **** on footpaths who think I should get out of their way is one of my issues. Muppets on here full of whataboutery, who think they're above the law is another.

    My taking out my frustration on the first group because of the bull**** coming from the keyboards of the second group is not big or clever, but hey, apparently it's cool now not to give a **** about anyone else.

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  • #2557
    TaurenDruid
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,266 ✭✭✭TaurenDruid


    AndrewJRenko wrote: »
    Cyclists don't usually wear helmet cams. A tiny number of cyclists wear them, and still manage to find motorists breaking late reds as a matter of routine.

    Actually the number of cyclists wearing headcams is at 21.08% and rising. 26.24% if you count go-pros!

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  • #2558
    Thargor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,186 ✭✭✭✭Thargor


    TaurenDruid wrote: »
    I've been hit twice while on the footpath by cyclists. One young prick ended up in bushes for his trouble. The other wasn't a serious impact, cos I saw it was going to happen and braced. That's two in 18 months. I've never been knocked down by a bike. Nor did I ever say I was.

    Several near misses at lights. The rules of the road are for all road users, and are crystal clear: "Stop on red." Not all cyclists do. This is the bit where if we were talking about cars breaking reds, Andy would pull a figure from the air... a "study" that only publishes some of the data collected, and, hmm, yes, is several years old. Guess that's ok for pro-cyclist stuff, though.

    A couple of "extra" near misses in the last while, too, as I now don't get out of the way of cyclists, when they cycle towards me on their phone. They're going slow, though, and seem to retain enough peripheral permission to realise there's an obstacle ahead. The reason I'm no longer avoiding them and jumping out of their away? Might be something to do with attitude I see here, where I - a person with friends and family who cycle and who has repeatedly said they support better, separated cycling infrastructure - can get called an exaggerating liar cos it doesn't suit your cyclists-are-all-saints-narrative.
    TaurenDruid wrote: »
    Oh, yeah, I do. Muppets and inconsiderate **** on footpaths who think I should get out of their way is one of my issues. Muppets on here full of whataboutery, who think they're above the law is another.

    My taking out my frustration on the first group because of the bull**** coming from the keyboards of the second group is not big or clever, but hey, apparently it's cool now not to give a **** about anyone else.
    Well that all sounds perfectly healthy and not deranged in the slightest!

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  • #2559
    TaurenDruid
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,266 ✭✭✭TaurenDruid


    Thargor wrote: »
    Well that all sounds perfectly healthy and not deranged in the slightest!

    What's "deranged" about not getting out of the way of some muppet too engrossed in his phone to look where he's going, knowing he's going to get a start and possibly drop his phone? It's amusing.

    What actually would be deranged would be getting hit twice by muppets on bikes, while on the footpath, and thinking ah, sure that's grand, the roads are too dangerous for them, I'll shut up and never mention it again.

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  • #2560
    monument
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 14,109 Mod ✭✭✭✭monument


    TaurenDruid wrote: »
    Oh, yeah, I do. Muppets and inconsiderate **** on footpaths who think I should get out of their way is one of my issues. Muppets on here full of whataboutery, who think they're above the law is another.

    My taking out my frustration on the first group because of the bull**** coming from the keyboards of the second group is not big or clever, but hey, apparently it's cool now not to give a **** about anyone else.
    Thargor wrote: »
    Well that all sounds perfectly healthy and not deranged in the slightest!

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    You all need to calm down and cut out the name calling.

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  • #2561
    Thargor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,186 ✭✭✭✭Thargor


    TaurenDruid wrote: »
    What's "deranged" about not getting out of the way of some muppet too engrossed in his phone to look where he's going, knowing he's going to get a start and possibly drop his phone? It's amusing.

    What actually would be deranged would be getting hit twice by muppets on bikes, while on the footpath, and thinking ah, sure that's grand, the roads are too dangerous for them, I'll shut up and never mention it again.
    Well when you consider the vast vast majority of pedestrians manage to get around their whole lives without any interaction with a cyclist positive or negative and you're out ther getting knocked down regularly when you're not standing your ground against oncoming cyclists or as you admit in the post below "taking out your frustrations" on some innocents because of the actions of others on a regular basis it really doesnt sound like healthy behaviour, maybe something for you to examine yourself:
    TaurenDruid wrote: »
    Oh, yeah, I do. Muppets and inconsiderate **** on footpaths who think I should get out of their way is one of my issues. Muppets on here full of whataboutery, who think they're above the law is another.

    My taking out my frustration on the first group because of the bull**** coming from the keyboards of the second group is not big or clever, but hey, apparently it's cool now not to give a **** about anyone else.


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  • #2562
    TaurenDruid
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,266 ✭✭✭TaurenDruid


    Thargor wrote: »
    Well when you consider the vast vast majority of pedestrians manage to get around their whole lives without any interaction with a cyclist positive or negative and you're out ther getting knocked down regularly when you're not standing your ground against oncoming cyclists or as you admit in the post below "taking out your frustrations" on some innocents because of the actions of others on a regular basis it really doesnt sound like healthy behaviour, maybe something for you to examine yourself:

    Once again, I have never been knocked down by a cyclist. I have been hit twice by cyclists in around 18 months.

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  • #2563
    Thargor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,186 ✭✭✭✭Thargor


    And the taking out your frustrations on one group based on the actions of another, how does that work? Sounds interesting and totally normal...


  • #2564
    TaurenDruid
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,266 ✭✭✭TaurenDruid


    Thargor wrote: »
    And the taking out your frustrations on one group based on the actions of another, how does that work? Sounds interesting and totally normal...

    Asked and answered...

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  • #2565
    Thargor
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    TaurenDruid wrote: »
    Asked and answered...
    No you didn't...:confused:


  • #2566
    AndrewJRenko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,845 ✭✭✭✭AndrewJRenko


    TaurenDruid wrote: »
    Actually the number of cyclists wearing headcams is at 21.08% and rising. 26.24% if you count go-pros!

    I know well that you're taking the pi$$, but you could reduce those numbers by an order of magnitude and it would still be a huge overestimate.

    Before lockdown, I would see maybe one other cyclist with camera each month. I'm sure I missed a few, particularly those mounted on the handlebars, but they are still few and far between.


  • #2567
    TaurenDruid
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    AndrewJRenko wrote: »
    I know well that you're taking the pi$$, but you could reduce those numbers by an order of magnitude and it would still be a huge overestimate.

    Before lockdown, I would see maybe one other cyclist with camera each month. I'm sure I missed a few, particularly those mounted on the handlebars, but they are still few and far between.

    I (before lockdown) saw them almost daily, they're getting quite common. Headcams only, I've never noticed one on handlebars.

    But then I see cyclists on footpaths, and you don't, and I see cyclists breaking reds after 15 and 20 seconds, and you don't, so maybe we're focusing at different parts of the public thoroughfare. Though I do also see lots of badly and illegally parked cars and cars breaking reds in the first couple of seconds after the lights turn red.

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  • #2568
    TaurenDruid
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    https://twitter.com/_youhadonejob1/status/1284563453462618113

    "At the end of the day, nobody was hurt."

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  • #2569
    AndrewJRenko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,845 ✭✭✭✭AndrewJRenko


    Let's cross that bridge when we come to it.

    https://twitter.com/LukeB_MTB/status/1283755790193643520?s=20


  • #2570
    Casey78
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 873 ✭✭✭Casey78


    TaurenDruid wrote: »
    https://twitter.com/_youhadonejob1/status/1284563453462618113

    "At the end of the day, nobody was hurt."

    :D:D:D


  • #2571
    SeanW
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    AndrewJRenko wrote: »
    Let's cross that bridge when we come to it.
    All that pic proved was that people sometimes do stupid things. Which will come as a surprise to precisely nobody.

    I'm sure in Andy's mind it proves something else, but what that might be I shouldn't be asking :rolleyes:

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  • #2572
    AndrewJRenko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,845 ✭✭✭✭AndrewJRenko


    SeanW wrote: »
    All that pic proved was that people sometimes do stupid things. Which will come as a surprise to precisely nobody.

    I'm sure in Andy's mind it proves something else, but what that might be I shouldn't be asking :rolleyes:

    Are you sure you're not talking about this post?


  • #2573
    07Lapierre
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,403 ✭✭✭07Lapierre


    Yet another very rare car rollover! The sooner drivers are required to wear helmets ( and have roll cages fitted) ... after all if it saves one life!

    https://twitter.com/dubfirebrigade/status/1285316479802642432?s=21


  • #2574
    Tea drinker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,818 ✭✭✭Tea drinker


    07Lapierre wrote: »
    Yet another very rare car rollover! The sooner drivers are required to wear helmets ( and have roll cages fitted) ... after all if it saves one life!

    https://twitter.com/dubfirebrigade/status/1285316479802642432?s=21
    Ok I detect sarcasm, but can you elucidate on your point here, I literally don't understand


  • #2575
    07Lapierre
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,403 ✭✭✭07Lapierre


    Tea drinker wrote: »
    Ok I detect sarcasm, but can you elucidate on your point here, I literally don't understand

    The point is cars do rollover and head injuries are much more common in car accidents than bike accidents. (It was previously stated that motorists don’t need helmets because they have seat belts/ airbags etc.)


  • #2576
    meeeeh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,624 ✭✭✭✭meeeeh


    This is equivalent of Muslim threads in AH. The more people get injured/killed more delightful arguments can be made.

    All this is done by the same people who count RIPs in the readers comments. It stinks of hypocrisy.


  • #2577
    Casey78
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 873 ✭✭✭Casey78


    Hopefully they find this guy who committed this hit and run....
    https://news.sky.com/story/pedestrian-dies-after-hit-and-run-in-east-london-as-police-search-for-cyclist-12027919


  • #2578
    Thargor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,186 ✭✭✭✭Thargor


    Casey78 wrote: »
    Hopefully they find this guy who committed this hit and run....
    https://news.sky.com/story/pedestrian-dies-after-hit-and-run-in-east-london-as-police-search-for-cyclist-12027919
    meeeeh wrote: »
    This is equivalent of Muslim threads in AH. The more people get injured/killed more delightful arguments can be made.

    All this is done by the same people who count RIPs in the readers comments. It stinks of hypocrisy.
    Well said, imagine taking pleasure from reading a story about an old man getting knocked down and killed then gleefully reposting it in this thread to make some idiotic anti-cycling point? Sad...


  • #2579
    meeeeh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,624 ✭✭✭✭meeeeh


    Thargor wrote: »
    Well said, imagine taking pleasure from reading a story about an old man getting knocked down and killed then gleefully reposting it in this thread to make some idiotic anti-cycling point? Sad...

    I bet it took long to come up with such a witty reply.


  • #2580
    AndrewJRenko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,845 ✭✭✭✭AndrewJRenko


    Casey78 wrote: »
    Hopefully they find this guy who committed this hit and run....
    https://news.sky.com/story/pedestrian-dies-after-hit-and-run-in-east-london-as-police-search-for-cyclist-12027919

    Yes, I hope they find the guy too. Just as I hope they find the 5,000 people who committed these hits-and-runs in London

    https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-38063443

    Funny how you don't hear too much about the five people killed by motorists in the UK that same day?


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  • #2581
    ewc78
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 480 ✭✭ewc78


    The Whataboutery took longer to come than I expected:D


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