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

Not a close pass but easily the worst encounter I've ever had in 30 years of cycling today. Out with 2 clubmates. Last 5km of a 5 hour spin so we were pretty tired going up the last drag.

Another cyclist came by us and chirped "WELL DONE GUYS!! KEEP IT GOING!!!" as he soft-pedalled off into the distance.

What a f**kin pr*ck. 🤬🤬🤬

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You're not selling the Ridley to us at all!!!

Were you attired in Fred gear?

Was all over the city today in the poxy weather D15-D6-D2-D7-D15 for about 35km. This brain dead close pass on the quays in the bus lane. Normally I take priority early there but had merged from a side street and since traffic was relatively quiet coming up to the red light I didn't think there would be a need.

Had another close pass by a taxi on a 60km/h rural road near the end of my trip but that clip never saved, think battery was getting low but the light was still running strong.

Someone drove right up behind me and overtook to take a left hand turn, Came right out in front of me , had to swerve and brake and still missed the rear wheel with my front by an inch. Could have been killed. It must have looked like a homicide attempt. I'm actually done cycling in town. Honestly its too dangerous. Ones of these days the F*$%£%^s are going to get me . I've been incredibly lucky so far not to have been killed or gravely injured by reckless drivers who will willingly risk grave injury or death for me so that they can make their turn. So long folks its been emotional , hanging up the bike. Bus Eireann, warmth , shelter, safety , Podcasts and feral youths lets be having ya!

"I want you to take your scolding like the child that you are and show an actual semblance of genuine remorse instead of fobbing me off with an insincere apology", is the reply that would not have made the exchange any more productive.

I don't bother engaging with drivers like that, because 90% (note to forum - I just made up that statistic) of the time the interaction will go exactly the way of your experience.

Has anyone else noticed that the driving standards of Dublin Bus drivers have diminished a fair bit recently, probably due to many being fairly new recruits?

Haven't been on the bike in the city for a few months, but I always found Dublin Bus some of the best motorists on the roads. Way ahead of Aircoach or Wexford Bus for example. Wexford Bus drivers seem particularly aggressive, even when I'm driving.

I'm thinking most drivers will just opt for the easy life when a passenger is asking/demanding.

Definitely shouldn't happen.

Close pass by a taxi with (to quote Tom Waits) "the IQ of a fence post" on the south Dublin quays this evening.

Not the most exciting video, left in the start to show overtaking a bus and then stopping at a pedestrian when taxi first pulls up behind me. I take priority there to avoid this stupidity and force taxi/buses into the overtaking lane if they so wish.

Left the video run afterwards also as there was a left turning bus which I go around and in front of same taxi again. Kept the lane here which I don't normally do as the cycle lane is decent just to see if he's do something stupid again.

I've seen loads of recent examples of Dublin Busses sailing through yellow and red lights at junctions, which is something you'd seldom see years ago. I'm referring to their general bad driving rather than their aggression, or lack of care, towards cyclists.