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

It's in Leixlip just at Intel.

I tried explaining that too but it was no use in her mind I had no right to be there!

I had someone beeping me out of it. Probably thought I shouldn't have been on the road. Ah well, I took my time and completely slowed down without a care in the world.

Yeah it's a pain in the hoop along there.

Infrastructure that assumes a cyclist should stop at 2 pedestrian crossings (and cycle through the pedestrians?) to continue up the main road.

Before that point you've to cross the construction site enterance. Where I've had a couple of rows with bus drivers and the useless stop/go men.

Then invariably pedestrians walking on the bike lane around the roundabout. Then bike lane changes into just a white line at Lidl so every jackass comes in on top of you if a car heading right for Lidl.

The other way is as bad. Cycle lane just disappears at the roundabout and again pedestrian crossings at Jones. Lot better after Jones Eng. That's the only bit I use......

All conspires, as you point out, to drivers thinking you're in their way and should use the useless bike lane

I get similar on this route. All you can do is take the lane which seems to discourage all but the loonies, but you probably already do that.

Sounds like a close call for the pedestrians, as being a path, they are legitimately on it, while the cyclists were not.

I had a driving school car giving instruction at the time try to pass me on a pinch point bend, with on coming traffic. A safe pass at distance was impossible. I was in a cycle lane and moved out ahead of the bend to prevent an overtake. The vehicle slowed only directly behind me, passing safely after the bend.

I did l not know it was a driving school car until it passed. This was poor reading of the situation by the instructor, and sending the wrong message to the pupil.

I stopped at the next lights to question the instructor about awareness of road users and not telling the pupil to back off passing on a bend. His attitude shocked me. He said I should have stayed in the cycle lane, it was OK to pass me and I created the issue. I tried to explain that a safe distance pass could not be effected at that point without crossing over the centre line, which was not possible with oncoming traffic. Also did he not think overtaking a cyclist at a bend is not advisable. This was the reason I moved out, to take the lane, which is good awareness on my behalf. Basically he said that I must stay in the lane and he was permitted to pass I got a bit irate at his attitude and said his awareness of cyclists and knowledge of the rules of the road was sub-par for a professional instructor. I left after advising the pupil they should not waste their money with this school.

Is it possible to make a complaint to the RSA about the standard of instruction given by professional instructors? I have video and audio of the instructors comments. What hope have we got if passing cyclists correctly is not thought at foundation level?

Good one this morning cycling the canal path along the Nangor road and a white van with hazards on pushes past!! I know access is needed but with the road noise I never expected a van to pass me on the tow path and I could easily have moved out to avoid something on the path and gone under him. I think I'll message waterways as there's no way they should be passing cyclists doing 30kph there!

In fairness, the last guy had his hazards on, so that means he can do anything, anywhere.

Not me, but a Dublin Bus driver turning right at this junction in Dundrum almost drove over the woman in front of me on the cycle path yesterday.

His facial expression registered exasperation rather than the sort of reaction you might expect in a person who nearly killed someone.

Must not have anything going on with your life if you have to visit random forums to try troll people on a Friday night.

His head came very close to smacking the edge of the kerb all the same.

So great that it was caught on camera