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One year driving ban for breaking red light!..

arybvtcw0eolkf · 2010-06-20 14:09:46

Exceptionally ugly bastard warning!. And not just because he's abusing the right to be ugly, but I'm delighted :D About time someone tried to put a stop to this practice. Jeeze, but he's one ugly dude too!.

20-06-2010 03:09PM

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Exceptionally ugly bastard warning!.

And not just because he's abusing the right to be ugly, but I'm delighted

About time someone tried to put a stop to this practice.

Jeeze, but he's one ugly dude too!.

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#2 20-06-2010 03:13PM

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What do the lads in the cycling forum think of this I wonder?

But yeah seriously - cyclists who break red lights are ridiculous.

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#3 20-06-2010 03:15PM

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"I couldn't possibly have run the red light. I was cycling in rush-hour traffic and if I ran the red light I would have been squashed by on-coming traffic," he added.

Er...he went through her windscreen,i'd call that squashed!

Yeah,wonder did he look like that before he went through the windscreen too:pac:

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#4 20-06-2010 03:16PM

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Delighted.

Pity he doesn't drive.

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#5 20-06-2010 03:17PM

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AnonoBoy wrote: »

What do the lads in the cycling forum think of this I wonder?

But yeah seriously - cyclists who break red lights are ridiculous.

/Lets take a wonder over

Seriously, its madness at some junctions in this country.

I love cycling, and cycle +/- 40km a day. When I'm stopped at junctions, or pedestrian crossings I get the 'Are you fvcking mad' stare from cyclists whizzing through the red lights.

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#6 20-06-2010 03:17PM

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Theres a big thread over there already.

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#7 20-06-2010 03:20PM

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alwaysadub wrote: »

Yeah,wonder did he look like that before he went through the windscreen too:pac:

I wonder could we post his photo in the 'photos which shocked the world' thread!.

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#8 20-06-2010 03:24PM

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That's great news. I can't wait 'til the courts enforce the punishment of "defendent must keep regular blog to serve as warning to others who are thinking of breaking this law."

I don't see why he wasn't given a cycling ban though. As for "highly unusual", I think a more "highly unusual" punishment would be banging his head into a cycle path until he understands the whole Red = Stop Green = Go concept.

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#9 20-06-2010 03:24PM

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Its already been posted in the cycling forum
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055945330

I don't think anyone there thinks that the cyclist should go unpunished. But the cycling forum on boards is only a very small subset of all those cycling in Dublin.

I would be surprised if even 5% of people who post in the cycling forum here break traffic lights. Not saying that this represents all cyclists in general.

The punishment for the cyclist should be on par with any motorist who runs a red light and gets into a crash. If someone has any precedence for car drivers and motorcycle drivers getting similar punishment, please post up the link. And let's not argue the fact that no motorist ever breaks lights ... we all see it all the time.

I do think that the punishment for the cyclist should be a bit less harsh than the equivalent punishment for a motorist as chances are, like the guy here, the cyclist has already suffered injuries.

As far as the compensation claims, if both were motorists, the insurance would have paid out for both cars plus any injuries to both drivers. Its time the government either made a bike insurance available for everyone or allow the guy to claim off the motorist insurance or be compensated in some way.

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#10 20-06-2010 03:29PM

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"I have received absolutely no compensation for my accident, and chances are I will never cycle again".

And he shouldn't, he cycled into her. Now she has to use her insurance or be out of pocket fixing her car. He should be forced to pay damages too.

"I spoke to a barrister friend of mine and he says that this is the most ridiculous case he has ever heard of. I'm going to appeal,"

10 years in prison and a former drug addict, I'd say he is more of a client than a friend of this barrister.

Of course he will appeal, I bet he gets free legal aid. If it wasn't free he would leave it.

Why bother appealing anyway, it's a one year ban and he doesn't have a car??

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#11 20-06-2010 03:32PM

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Deserved I think and I hope the woman sues him as well.

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#12 20-06-2010 03:32PM

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He cycled through a red light, crashed into a car that had a green light, smashed through her windscreen & got banned from driving a car? They should have locked the pr1ck up

Edit - He doesnt even have a car!! Thats like breaking into someones house, falling down the stairs & then being banned from mass.

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#13 20-06-2010 03:33PM

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Robert Pierse, a consultant with Pierse & Fitzgibbon Solicitors in Listowel, has the last laugh in this article:

He recommended that people read his 1,400 page book on road traffic law in Ireland for reference. "It's cheaper than sleeping pills," he added.

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#14 20-06-2010 03:37PM

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Brilliant! Im sick to death (as a driver) of seeing cyclists breaking red lights/weaving in and out of cars/mounting pavements etc. Its about time

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#15 20-06-2010 03:39PM

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How can a person on a bike be subject to a driving ban, considering a license is not needed nor is it mechanically propelled?

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#16 20-06-2010 03:43PM

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Moved to Cycling forum.

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#17 20-06-2010 03:50PM

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one things for sure he won't break a red light again

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#18 20-06-2010 03:57PM

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minister poxbottle wrote: »

one things for sure he won't break a red light again

But im sure he will break a few mirrors though:D

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#19 20-06-2010 03:57PM

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This is a stupid ruling as if you did this and had no drivers licence, you couldnt get the same punishment which is totally crazy.

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#20 20-06-2010 03:57PM

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Cyclists are the most agreesive people on the road - it's outrageous.
The shout abuse at you for getting in their way as they break lights and plough through pedestrian crossings.

I did see one get pushed off his bike on stephens green for doing the above the other day, was pretty funny.

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#21 20-06-2010 04:05PM

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I have received absolutely no compensation for my accident, and chances are I will never cycle again".

LOL

Did he compensate the woman for the damage done to her car??

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#22 20-06-2010 04:19PM

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About fcuking time to be honest! Cyclists want to be a vehicle one moment but as soon as their being a vehicle stops them from continuing on their journey suddenly they change their mind and say "No I am a pedestrian surely, so I can cross this red light because the cross walk says green."

I have nearly been hit twice in the mornings on the way to work by cyclists doing just what I stated above and the next bastard to attempt it will get a swift push/kick off their bike.

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#23 20-06-2010 04:37PM

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I spoke to a barrister friend of mine

lol, friend and barrister in the same sentence

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#24 20-06-2010 04:43PM

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I know that guy.
Nice fella, likes kittens too.

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#25 20-06-2010 04:50PM

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Delighted. One less bitter dickhead on the road.

As ROot said, they want to have their cake and eat it. Everybody else on the road is a gas-guzzling murdering bastid but their lifestyle choice supposedly confers immunity from the rules of the road.

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#26 20-06-2010 04:50PM

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Fare enough there was a cyclist to blame here.. but speaking as a cyclist... I've been envolved in accidents because of motorists who didn't check their mirrors to see i was beside them before they turned across me...

Most motorists don't even indicate until they are tight at the turn they want to take.

Something else should of been done to this guy... I don't understand how he could claim he's been tossed around here. As mentioned before, what's the use of banning a guy from driving, that doesn't drive?

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#27 20-06-2010 05:04PM

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Harold Nervous Stratum wrote: »

Jeeze, but he's one ugly dude too!.

Yeah, I know....

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#28 20-06-2010 06:52PM

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Dravokivich wrote: »

Fare enough there was a cyclist to blame here.. but speaking as a cyclist... I've been envolved in accidents because of motorists who didn't check their mirrors to see i was beside them before they turned across me...

Most motorists don't even indicate until they are tight at the turn they want to take.

Something else should of been done to this guy... I don't understand how he could claim he's been tossed around here. As mentioned before, what's the use of banning a guy from driving, that doesn't drive?

When I see a car barreling up onto the path because of a red light to cross a junction Ill acknowledge the comparison of cars/cyclists. In the meantime however, everyone knows they are the biggest danger to themselves & everyone else on the roads.

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#29 20-06-2010 06:55PM

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Is he banned from Cycling now? As a motorist I really hate cyclists, yesterday I came into a narrowish blind turn doing about 75km/h to 80km/h only to encounter two idiot cyclists cycling abreast and there was a car coming against me so I had to stick the car to the road, luckily for the cyclists I had good brakes and was taking it lightly as I had already encountered not two but three abreast cyclists earlier on a slightly wider stretch of road. Had I been going faster I would have had to swerve and crashed into the innocent oncoming car and I'd be in the wrong.

I wish we could ban cycling in this country.

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#30 20-06-2010 06:56PM

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Stinicker wrote: »

Is he banned from Cycling now? As a motorist I really hate cyclists, yesterday I came into a narrowish blind turn doing about 75km/h to 80km/h only to encounter two idiot cyclists cycling abreast and there was a car coming against me so I had to stick the car to the road, luckily for the cyclists I had good brakes and was taking it handy as I had already encountered not two but three abreast cyclists earlier on a slightly wider stretch of road. Had I been going faster I would have had to swerve and crashed into the innocent oncoming car and I'd be in the wrong.

I wish we could ban cycling in this country.

What was the speed limit on that particular piece of road, out of curiosity?

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#31 20-06-2010 07:11PM

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Midnight_EG wrote: »

What was the speed limit on that particular piece of road, out of curiosity?

100kms; I felt I was driving to suit the conditions as its a narrowish road with no hard shoulder and a fine day brought out the numpty cyclists who haven't clue how to cycle properly.

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