A wonderful illustration showing how much public space we’ve handed over to cars

Problem solved.

You are only allowed to pull in in the event of a breakdown or something like a medical emergency.

You are supposed to immediately evacuate the car and go behind the barrier or onto the verge.

You will see these requirements being breached every day on our motorways.

If there is an accident the rule is to leave the hard shoulder vacant for emergency services.

Traffic which can't safely drive past the incident should queue in the driving lanes and wait for AGS to sort it out.

Again these sensible rules are commonly broken.

Fair enough but the importance of the hard shoulder for use by emergency vehicles should not be ignored.

It's law in Germany to create a lane for emergency lane.

Ordnung muss sein

Ambulance driver!? We haven’t had those in Ireland in a very long time.

Car centric planning creates areas where public transport or active transport are inefficient or unattractive, forcing everyone to drive. This comes with three costs to the health service - the lack of exercise that comes from driving everywhere means the country as a whole is less healthy, the high cost of dealing with the injuries caused by and to road users and the higher levels of lung disease caused by engine emissions and PM2.5 emissions from tyres and brakes.

When was the last time the country invested in any major public transport infrastructure ?

The Luas which is almost 20 years old, it only has seen the most very minor amendments and additions to it routes.

Commuter / Irish rail hasn’t had much in the way of improvements or investment.

There will always be a prevalence of motorised private transport until that changes….

people have places to go, journeys to make and if you don’t provide a cost effective, suitable, convenient wide reaching service, people will choose private transport….

of the European capitals I’ve been to.

Madrid, Copenhagen, London, Amsterdam, Rome, Lisbon, Berlin, Paris, Brussels, Vienna, Athens & Stockholm…..plus around 15 other major European cities…. Barcelona, Milan, Naples, Manchester, Glasgow, Malmo…. Etc… all have a metro and other integrated service…

The vast majority if not all, if I lived in most or maybe all of these places I just wouldn’t bother with a car. I would not need, want one…

i will never by choice be without a car in this city as long as I’m living here…I did have to give up driving for a time because of health reasons… after my second time using buses… forget it.. taxi…. Packed to the gills at off peak times, slow as fûck… about 50 minutes to travel a handful of kilometres that I could be there if driving in about 15-20…. Time to prioritise the needs and priorities of Irish taxpayers.

How many times do I have to say this, those bollards are not flexible!

I disagree. Common sense should have been the main factor in seeing the issue

It's the internet. He could claim to be a Zebra on the moon.

He (or she or they) said didn't see what caused the blockage. They just plucked the cycle lane out of thin air. Made all sorts of claims none of which proved to be true or accurate.

This is junction/road has been a problem going back at least a decade based on previous comments on boards and in the media. Nothing to do with cycle lanes.

The issue is too many cars. How many times have we been all been stuck behind a dumb driver who blocks other drivers for no reason. Selfish and ignorant.