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

that's been my experience too, fine when driving passengers around, but anytime I have one hugging my wheel or close-passing it's usually "As Seirbhis"

Driving from Howth village along Thormanby Road earlier, a cyclist was descending at a decent speed towards the village, with a blue car matching his pace and overlapping his back wheel with its front left wheel. There was no room to overtake and absolutely no margin for error. They were millimetres apart. The cyclist was clearly aware of the car, repeatedly glancing back. Unbelievable, xmas eve, who's in that much of a rush on a scenic drive.

They did when they could. Before they did there was no room, obtsructions or simply the footpath.

Hard to tell from the video as there's no front camera view, but I'm usually a good bit out from the kerb cycling that section, a huge amount generally going on round there with taxis pulling in and out, pedestrians stepping into the road to avoid people queuing at the bus stops etc. as well as the left lane disappearing just before the bridge.

You must be bored, scrolling through old videos from last year to start an argument. Doesn't matter what he had on top, close passing / punishment passing is illegal and dangerous.

another near death experience at the East Link yesterday - coming onto the roundabout from the quays to turn right onto the bridge an SUV comes flying onto the roundabout from the direction of the tunnel and nearly ploughs into the side of me. Stopped about a foot short when he eventually looked up from his phone (I assume, or he's just blind). I had lights but it wasn't actually dark anyway.

There isn't even a cycle lane on that stretch. There's just the bus lane and an extra "lane" that functions as a lay by area for buses pulling in but disappears before the bridge. Judging from the video, the cyclist had exited the layby and joined the bus/cycle lane in anticipation of the merge and Mr. Taxi driver took offence to that. (Even though it's generally very easy to keep pace with traffic on that stretch).

The OP’s road position was correct in my view. I know the stretch well and have been beeped by a taxi driver in the same spot before for doing exactly the same thing. And I’ll continue to do it because I don’t see why I should be obliged to pull into what is effectively an elongated very busy bus stop (with no cycle lane, incidentally) in order to make room for other traffic that I’m going to have to merge into again a few metres further on while we’re also trying to negotiate a traffic light.

Proper cycling infrastructure the full length of the quays can’t come soon enough. I use the cycle lane on the north quays and the new one on the south quays even though they are not perfect. Please finish the job DCC.