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

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  • #812
    Seth Brundle
    Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 42,848 Mod ✭✭✭✭Seth Brundle


    I think this is the map of stations and streets within the district (I'm in the middle of something so can't check)
    https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=647d12feb1444d63bb24f672ff6d9ffa
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  • #813
    Seth Brundle
    Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 42,848 Mod ✭✭✭✭Seth Brundle


    I had a close encounter this evening on a roundabout (Profile Park roundabout in Clondalikn).
    I was travelling from 6o'clock and coming off at 12o'clock. A driver comes from the business park (@9o'clock) and without stopping or slowing enters the roundabout as I'm passing his junction. The driver proceeds to exit the roundabout at the 12o'clock exit I had been taking. I reckon only for slowing and swerving, I'd be in hospital now.
    The driver didn't appear to look towards me at any stage.
    https://streamable.com/l7p0g7

    Given the likleihood of the gardai doing anything about it, I'm not sure if it's worth the effort of reporting.
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  • #814
    Stark
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,173 ✭✭✭✭Stark


    Seth Brundle wrote: »
    I had a close encounter this evening on a roundabout (Profile Park roundabout in Clondalikn).
    I was travelling from 6o'clock and coming off at 12o'clock. A driver comes from the business park (@9o'clock) and without stopping or slowing enters the roundabout as I'm passing his junction. The driver proceeds to exit the roundabout at the 12o'clock exit I had been taking. I reckon only for slowing and swerving, I'd be in hospital now.
    The driver didn't appear to look towards me at any stage.
    https://streamable.com/l7p0g7

    Given the likleihood of the gardai doing anything about it, I'm not sure if it's worth the effort of reporting.

    Looks like a typical cycle through Wellington road roundabout in the Park for me :pac:
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  • #815
    Seth Brundle
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    Steoller wrote: »
    Seth, please report it to traffic watch at least.
    Called TW just there.
    Spent about 17 minutes on hold before despair set in and hung up.
    Post edited by CramCycle on


  • #816
    MojoMaker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,481 ✭✭✭MojoMaker


    :(
    Post edited by CramCycle on


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  • #817
    buffalo
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    tnegun wrote: »
    Result! The guard in question couldn't of been more on the ball or interested. I dropped the footage in on USB yesterday, driver produced their docs this morning and was shown the footage. They made some excuses about not being close to me or the approaching cars. Guard is proceeding with a fine for careless driving and said its €120 and 3 points (Online says thats €80 and 2 points) either way the driver will think next time they pass a cyclist.


    https://streamable.com/dmvu23

    Garda may be confusing careless driving (2 penalty points and an €80 fine) with dangerous overtaking of a cyclist (3 penalty points and €120 fine). Either way it's a punishment, heartening to hear - thanks for reporting and pursuing.
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  • #818
    Seth Brundle
    Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 42,848 Mod ✭✭✭✭Seth Brundle


    buffalo wrote: »
    Garda may be confusing careless driving (2 penalty points and an €80 fine) with dangerous overtaking of a cyclist (3 penalty points and €120 fine). Either way it's a punishment, heartening to hear - thanks for reporting and pursuing.
    That would be the one that has had just four fines and points awarded in the past 12 months :rolleyes:

    https://twitter.com/dlrcycling/status/1330884943589896192?s=19
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  • #819
    Seth Brundle
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    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    Is there a case to be made for Sy and Seth being the same man? Their f**k sakes are strikingly similar :pac:

    I'm guessing same part of the country lads?
    I'm just plain old me. I haven't the energy to be anyone else! :)
    Post edited by CramCycle on


  • #820
    uberwolf
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    tnegun wrote: »
    Result! The guard in question couldn't of been more on the ball or interested. I dropped the footage in on USB yesterday, driver produced their docs this morning and was shown the footage. They made some excuses about not being close to me or the approaching cars. Guard is proceeding with a fine for careless driving and said its €120 and 3 points (Online says thats €80 and 2 points) either way the driver will think next time they pass a cyclist.


    https://streamable.com/dmvu23

    That road looks so familiar, is it between maynooth and kilcock?
    Post edited by CramCycle on


  • #821
    Seth Brundle
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    Pinch Flat wrote: »
    We should have a "pointless overtake" thread. So many of them. For what - 2, 3 or 5 seconds?
    Can't remember if I posted this one before...
    https://streamable.com/60jq90
    Post edited by CramCycle on


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  • #822
    Seth Brundle
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    Just seen this on Twitter - the system here is a joke...

    https://twitter.com/SamMcCormack97/status/1332294829255036929?s=19
    Post edited by CramCycle on


  • #823
    5uspect
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 10,528 Mod ✭✭✭✭5uspect


    I was told by a Gardai that I would indeed have to be knocked of and seriously injured for any action to be taken. He then went on to lament the terrible state of driving on Irish roads. He was 100% sincere.
    Post edited by CramCycle on


  • #824
    Duckjob
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,859 ✭✭✭Duckjob


    AndrewJRenko wrote: »
    Was there something strange in the air today? I was out on the bike and in the car, and there were multiple drivers breaking red lights, late reds, one coming close to a sixty-something gent who waved his hands in frustration. The usual people parking on every path and cycle lane and driving with their phones in hand as we've come to expect of course. One Range Rover lady managed the hat trick of pulling up on the wrong side of the road at traffic lights at Baggot St bridge, and driving off against a red light with her phone in her hand.

    Sounds like a pretty routine day on Irish roads to me.
    Post edited by CramCycle on


  • #825
    buffalo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,161 ✭✭✭buffalo


    One for Trafficwatch on Monday morning:

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  • #826
    buffalo
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    buffalo wrote: »
    There was a hit and run near Kilcock end of September - a "silver SUV van" hit a female cyclist who "had appropriate lighting".

    Naturally the Garda then...
    Quote:
    encouraged other cyclists to make sure they have correct lighting and wear the right clothes.

    "Hi visible[sic] jackets on the bicycle and good cycling equipment is important," he said.

    "It is essential that people take the necessary precautions with the appropriate clothing and lighting."

    From this week's Liffey Champion. I exploded a bit while reading it.

    This Garda has now been promoted from Sergeant to Inspector! At least he's not in my area any more.

    I raised the comments with the Garda Press Office, no response. Awaiting a response from the Commissioner's office now, because the local JPC meeting didn't go ahead (Covid).
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  • #827
    magicbastarder
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    'but you weren't on the cycle path'
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  • #828
    cletus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,372 ✭✭✭cletus


    Jesus. I was actually sure you were going to go down there.
    Post edited by CramCycle on


  • #829
    buffalo
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    magicbastarder wrote: »
    'but you weren't on the cycle path'

    I'm hoping that at least the Garda won't say that, whatever about the driver. I do use the cycle track further along, after it twice yields to allow access to a petrol station and business park. Business trumps cycling after all.
    Post edited by CramCycle on


  • #830
    buffalo
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    CramCycle wrote: »
    As bad as it was, did the guy in the red hoodie think you were shouting at him? He had a look of , why the f*** was he shouting at me.

    ha! I never even noticed that. Looks like he's watching after me for quite a while too...
    Post edited by CramCycle on


  • #831
    Seth Brundle
    Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 42,848 Mod ✭✭✭✭Seth Brundle


    Bloody cyclists (not me!)...

    https://twitter.com/AlanDub13/status/1333059687412080640
    Post edited by CramCycle on


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  • #832
    Seth Brundle
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    buffalo wrote: »
    One for Trafficwatch on Monday morning:

    I've encountered that vehicle before. Driver needs to be brought down a few pegs.
    Post edited by CramCycle on


  • #833
    Seth Brundle
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    Oscar Madison wrote: »
    And that's a cycle lane on your left so use it!
    That cycle lane has two quite busy entrances and the cyclist is expected to yield for both of them. If planning on using the cycle path, it is far easier to join it after the petrol station.
    Plus, legally he has as much right to be on the road as the driver regardless of the cycle lane!
    Post edited by CramCycle on


  • #834
    buffalo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,161 ✭✭✭buffalo


    Oscar Madison wrote: »
    And that's a cycle lane on your left so use it!

    No thanks.
    Post edited by CramCycle on


  • #835
    Breezer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,236 ✭✭✭Breezer


    bazermc wrote: »
    He/she must be pretty bad to have established a prolific status

    You would be amazed the amount of times the same drivers are “known to Boardsies” on this thread.
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  • #836
    Seth Brundle
    Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 42,848 Mod ✭✭✭✭Seth Brundle


    bazermc wrote: »
    He/she must be pretty bad to have established a prolific status
    I wouldn't say it's a prolific status but I travel the same roads so it's somewhat inevitable that I (and others) see familiar drivers.
    Post edited by CramCycle on


  • #837
    Seth Brundle
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    It's a cycle path and footpath (left side is for bikes)
    Post edited by CramCycle on


  • #838
    Seth Brundle
    Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 42,848 Mod ✭✭✭✭Seth Brundle


    Oops I see now. It seems to swap sides where the car pulled in.
    Post edited by CramCycle on


  • #839
    5uspect
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 10,528 Mod ✭✭✭✭5uspect


    Weepsie wrote: »
    He's cycling on the footpath though?

    I'm not excusing the driver, it's awful driving, but he's cycling in a somewhat unpredictable manner. Why be in the footpath, and then go for the cycle lane, that the footpath a few metres up turns into anyway?


    *I also accept that the whole path design is incredibly bad.

    This is the spot:
    https://goo.gl/maps/XaiGiSsMPzK8z9VF9

    The cycle lane is obstructed by trees and lamp poles and the surface looks broken up. The car is driving in a bus lane and veers into the cycle lane, who exactly is unpredictable? Unfortunately this type of driving is entirely predictable.
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  • #840
    5uspect
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    breezy1985 wrote: »
    But why was the cyclist veering right just as he was coming to a parked car?
    The car shouldnt park there but I think the bike is trying to cause a confrontation too

    Ask him.
    Post edited by CramCycle on


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  • #841
    Breezer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,236 ✭✭✭Breezer


    They were all out today. I can only assume it was for Christmas shopping.

    Here this morning, I'm taking the second left up ahead, at the lights. I take primary in the bus lane to prevent close passes from queue skippers and left hooks. Firstly one driver, having driven up in the leftmost general traffic lane, cuts in left just ahead of me without looking. As I'm braking, another driver that drove up the bus lane behind me beeps because I'm in his way. I go left around the corner, there's two slow cyclists in the cycle lane, so I stay in primary position for the 5 seconds it takes me to overtake. Your man goes ballistic on the horn. Apparently he's not really in a hurry though, because as I move over into the now clear cycle track, he rolls up beside me with the window down, in a Golf GTI with a particularly stupid spoiler on it. I ignore and thankfully he fecks off. I then proceed to catch him at the next three red lights, two of which are up hills.

    Then this evening in the cycle lane about here, a dog jumps off the path into the cycle lane. I swerve slightly to avoid him. A taxi has been hanging behind me in the bus lane and seemed to be about to choose that moment to close pass, but thankfully he hangs back till I'm past the dog. Then he passes within a foot, with two empty lanes to his right.

    And finally heading south past Phibsborough shopping centre here, a white van man decides he's going into the left lane for the lights up ahead. He pulls in and sticks his indicator on at the same time, on top of the cyclist ahead of me. I thought he was going to left hook him into the apartments and I let out a roar. He missed him by inches. No harm done thankfully and the other cyclist seemed fairly unperturbed by the whole thing.
    Post edited by CramCycle on


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