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

Not my video but something that has happened to me at this junction. The main road curves to the right with the cycle lane so anyone wanting to continue straight is technically making a left turn onto a minor road, but the cycle lane is newish so drivers pretend it isn't there.

At least there's a bit of a build-out in that example. I'm not sure what more could be done apart from making the turn tighter (meaning tractors and trucks would drive over it), or moving the cycle lane back so drivers coming from the main road cross it at right angles but that would inconvenience people on bikes by adding a tight turn when they're continuing on the major road.

They could raise the entry to the minor road into a speed ramp with the cycle lane on top? slow down the traffic coming off the main road, and highlight the presence of the cycle lane?

I think this would be good but I haven't seen examples of this speed ramp scheme outside of cities here, even on greenways, and can't find guidance in the cycle manual, so I wouldn't be hopeful of councils showing initiative.

Is that dog at the front with jumper on?

Shite

Stuck home with covid and that sounds worse. Way worse

Oh I have found an easy fix for that type of bus behaviour when they cannot wait for 5 seconds. i move in front of bus, put down my bike stand, take out my phone start videoing while blocking the bus for the next 2 minutes and asking the driver calmly why did he do that. The two minute wait hopefully makes them understand the futility of the pull in.

Got close pass and shouted at the other day by a motorist (again) on Lombard St, Dublin, between the Windjammer and Pearse St. I was in the right lane, which is turn only. He goes past, gesticulating at the (contraflow) bike lane towards the quays. He's in the right turn only lane, and so gets caught at the light behind a car waiting for the right turn filter. So he's in the wrong lane himself, although the irony is totally lost on him.

I draw alongside and ask why he's shouting at me, pointing out that the lane he wants me to be in is for cycle traffic in the other direction. He then shouts at me there's a bike lane on the other side of the road too. I point out to him that you can't turn right from there. I was a bit angry but suggested he familiarise himself with the rules of the road, and that he should be more careful about his own lane selection.

Something like this happens to me on this stretch of road every few weeks.

Took the kids up the sugarloaf in Wicklow today (in a car). Was genuinely shocked at a drivers deliberate "confusion" regarding cyclists clearly and responsibly signalling right to remain on the N11 where there was a very clear and marked exit. The van driver was taking the exit & instead of simply taking the exit he inexplicably slowed behind the cyclist, went right and overtook the cyclist before going left over the hatchings to take the exit very late in front of another driver. There was plenty of room to simply go where the car (that he cut off) went that was actually in behind him initially.

A 100% purposeful obtuse action to annoy & endanger other road users to make a silly immature point. There was no ambiguity regarding the cyclist intentions, my oldest in the passenger seat is 14 and he knew exactly what was going on.

Cyclist was in black livery with black mitts, I saw him perfectly and could even see he was wearing mitts instead of gloves.... perfectly visible. Unfortunately I don't have a dash cam.

Not a near miss (do we need a hit thread?)

Took the bike up to Dublin on the train yesterday, was delighted with how easy it was and the number of cycle lanes and their relative continuity compared to Cork, but less delighted with my first ever collision on the way back to Heuston this afternoon. Classic left-hook. I think he only flicked on the indicator as he was turning cause there was no way I'd have been in that position if I'd seen it. I'm still annoyed at myself for not holding back but I was a little distracted trying to figure out how I was supposed to turn right up ahead. Lesson learned.

His excuse was he had a green light (so had I) and the first he knew about me was hearing the crash. Got his phone number and reg but I just wanted to get out of there so left it at that. I'm a few quid down between getting checked out and filling a prescription to deal with my hip and elbow which are now fecked for the next week, I'll see how they get on I know some injuries take a while to appear.

It's weird if it was just a near miss I'd be delighted to go to the guards but now that's the last thing I want to do.

As an aside has anyone ever got a Cyclic Fly12CE repaired? Mine is acting up. Would have been a much better video from the front!

Correct me if I'm wrong but he's crossing the bike lane to turn so must yield to you like crossing a normal lane of traffic? On paper that's similar to taking the exit on the M50 from the middle lane? (On paper anyway, obviously not quite as extreme) That's how I see it anyway. Anyone beside a bike lane should be checking their mirrors like a hawk. No excuse for that collision. Hope you're ok and nothing serious!

If I'm stopped in front of a lane of traffic because of a red light, intending to turn right. Am I correct in thinking that any cars behind me has to wait behind me?

I had two drivers in the past week give me a fright with their awful driving or overtaking.

As the light turned green, and off I go, one driver overtook me on my left and turned right in front of me.

Another driver, overtook me on the right.

Wish drivers would cop on. We are vulnerable road users on bikes and crappy moves like this does frighten me.

Good call re the bollards another example where the engineering actually makes it more dangerous