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Breaking the rules!

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  • #32
    NewDubliner
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    DePurpereWolf wrote: »
    If a city does not provide adequate roads for the cyclists, they will have to make there own.
    It does, the problem is that motorists use more than their fair share of the limited space that's available..


  • #33
    daymobrew
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    DePurpereWolf wrote: »
    If a city does not provide adequate roads for the cyclists, they will have to make there [sic] own.
    I've been cycling for 30 years.

    I don't need cycling facilities, though they are nice to have (when implemented correctly), instead you need to adjust your road position for your safety. Adjusting your road position includes moving out from the kerb, moving toward the kerb, stopping and moving off the road - it all depends on the situation.

    The authorities are not going to protect you/us from dangerous driving - only you can do so.

    BTW, feel free to get your tarmac making machine to make your own facilities.


  • #34
    tomasrojo
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    I'm on the side of not breaking the rules, but there are four exceptions I can think of:

    1) Red lights that won't change because they are triggered by cars passing over induction loops and there are no cars waiting. These should be treated as a Stop sign by cyclists, I think.

    2) The tram bridge at Heuston station in Dublin. I can't see the problem with cyclists using this, so long as they cross the tracks at 90 degrees and get out of the way when trams are approaching.

    3) Same with the tiny bit of exclusive tramway on the bottom of Steeven's hill, same area of Dublin. I don't see the point of walking the 100m to get to the bit that is a joint cycleway/road. The only reason the stretch is marked "Trams Only" is to prevent cars from using the hill as a short cut and blocking it up, I think.

    4) Cycle lanes. I'm not placing myself on the left side of left-turning traffic when I want to go straight ahead.


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