Cycling against oncoming traffic

There seem to be a lot more people on bikes/scooters than ever before which is great but a lot of education is needed along with improvements in road design. I experience it quite frequently in the mornings heading towards Leixlip at Intel particularly if a train has just called to the station you can have 3/4 people on the wrong side of the road using the cycle lane to get to Intel and then in the opposite direction in the evening kids coming from the amenities traveling in the wrong direction in the cycle lane.

Whatever about cyclists, how would they run a safety campaign for PPT's when they're illegal to use?

Maybe scooter users see themselves more akin to pedestrians though? Most times I come across it with bikes it's to do with multiple road/ carriageway crossings, and normally teenagers tbh.

I see it a lot, it really started with the lockdown I think. I began to observe people cycling on paths first off, then the scooters entered the scene, on paths and roads, and within a year it seemed that paths and roads were a free for all, contra flow etc. I cycle to work myself on the odd day and on a steep incline on the way home I would often have to watch out for another cyclist and scooter user in tandem coming at speed towards me as I legally cycle uphill with the flow of traffic, watching out for parked cars etc. It's not just teenagers either, plenty of grown adults cycling on footpaths and contra flow on the roads also.

I should've clarified, I've only experienced it cycle paths, not on the actual road.

I do see that. However the argument is that they're entitled to use the road, and also that its done because its safer. The latter argument I dont agree with and I personally wouldn't, because it takes one bollocks to be on Facebook and wipe you out of it. I'd rather my chances closer to the verge

Drivers were lucky it wasn't a tractor, which would be significantly wider! Singling out can just encourage close passes, as drivers try to squeeze by.

Sometimes I find it difficult to detect sarcasm online, but really........

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Or Deliveroos, but that's an entirely different category

Personally I think it's just bad road manners. I cycle a bit myself and wouldn't do it except on quiet country roads when there is no traffic coming up behind. Cycling contra flow in cycle lanes should be stamped out by other cyclists.

It was pointed out earlier in the thread that single file cycling tends to result in more dangerous passes, however counterintuitive that might be.

Now, if you're looking at it from a driving perspective, that may not be a concern for you, but considering this is a cycling forum, posters here would view the situation from the point of view of the cyclist. Then it becomes a much bigger issue

If there was oncoming traffic then you should not be overtaken 1 bike or 2