Garda & Cyclist close call

Muahahaha wrote: »

Close enough call with an unmarked Garda in the bus lane. It seems the car drove right up the cyclists back wheel to scare him, then when they're stopped the Garda pulls his badge

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgOuAowp_1Q

Should have got his badge number and reported him

68 lost souls wrote: »

Should have got his badge number and reported him

Face is clear as day as is reg of car, looks off duty? In his private car?
That is dangerous driving full stop. Hope he's made famous like the '' do you know who I am guy ''

video boy moved out in the lane to block the car

Slattsy wrote: »

Could he have blocked any more of the road? I've cycled that stretch of road many times and plenty of room to let cars by.

And as poster says above, he deliberately pulls out in front of car..
Serious attitude problem. Its almost like he was looking for trouble, he couldnt wait to get the camera on him and then "everything is recorded, watch what you say" :rolleyes:

Audi don't make busses. Car shouldn't have been in the bus lane . The car tried to dangerously over take him , the safest place was to position himself as himself in the middle so the car can't cut him off.

Also it looks like a cargo bike so it's longer and wider than standard bikes.

He cycled defensively. If you pull tight and car squeezes by you end up going over a bollard, if you occupy the lane when needed you prevent a dangerous overtake. Remember this is a cargo bike, he cant turn or stop on a dime.

Most likely a personal vehicle, no radio mounted on the lower side of the dash like the unmarked Mondeos.

Hope he reported the prick.

Cyclist needs to go get some lessons on how to stay safe and not be such a fool cycling out in front of a vehicle like he did.

Please go do yourself a favour and cop on to yourself.

ED E wrote: »

He cycled defensively. If you pull tight and car squeezes by you end up going over a bollard, if you occupy the lane when needed you prevent a dangerous overtake. Remember this is a cargo bike, he cant turn or stop on a dime.

Most likely a personal vehicle, no radio mounted on the lower side of the dash like the unmarked Mondeos.

Hope he reported the prick.

Calm down...

There is plenty of room on that road and the guy on the cargo bike should maybe consider learning how to ride it safely as pulling out to punish anyone as he did was silly.

That camera doesn't show the true width of road at that point.

He should keep as far left as is safe to do so but he decides oh I will go and ride out nearly touching the bus lane white line.

ted1 wrote: »

Car shouldn't have been in the bus lane.

Except of course when the bus lane is not operational which may be the case along that part of the quays as it is not 24 hours.

It may well have been an official car also.

Negative_G wrote: »

Except of course when the bus lane is not operational which may be the case along that part of the quays as it is not 24 hours.

It may well have been an official car also.

Garda is exempt from a lot of the Road Traffic laws no matter what he's driving in

Mycroft H wrote: »

Garda is exempt from a lot of the Road Traffic laws no matter what he's driving in

Assuming this applies only when they are carrying out official duties.

Not when they need to run to the shop for milk.

The car-driver has an obligation to use due care and attention when driving. The bike is shown on the camera footage as having a large basket-type fitting on the front enlarging it's overall size, which the car-driver may not have seen as he was behind the cyclist. The advice for cyclists is to occupy the proper amount of road space needed to ensure their safety from motor vehicles alongside or trying to overtake them on the road. That may not suit the driver of a vehicle behind a bicycle but bullying the cyclist by use of the vehicle is the same thing motorists are warned about using towards other motorists on carriageway lanes, the difference being the cyclist is not cocooned inside a vehicle providing some physical safety.

On the use of bus-lanes, a lot of motorists, incl Bus drivers, don't know that Leo Varadkar, while in the Environment Dept circa Oct/Nov 2011, changed the rules on bus lane use to allow cyclists also use them. Personally I prefer the cycle-lane where provided but will use the road when the lane is blocked by oddly-parked cars and lorries.

ted1 wrote: »

Audi don't make busses. Car shouldn't have been in the bus lane . The car tried to dangerously over take him , the safest place was to position himself as himself in the middle so the car can't cut him off.

Also it looks like a cargo bike so it's longer and wider than standard bikes.

It's not a buslane between 10 and 12 from the look of the shadows and lack of traffic it could have been the correct lane for the car to be in.

He should have taken the lane at the start not when there was a car by his side, yes the car was in the wrong for trying to pass but swerving into a car is never going to end well for a cyclist.

gadetra wrote: »

The car drove aggressively right at the cyclists back wheel. There wasn't enough room for the car to go by the cargo bike safely. There really wasn't. Cyclist defended his position and stopped a dangerous close pass. Fair play to him for having the wherewithal to do it. He was absolutely right to do so. Absolutely no justification for drivers actions there.

I disagree. There was plenty of space for both. Even when the Garda car stopped it was still fully within the bus lane and on the left of the argument there were other cyclists undertaking the cargo bike. There was room in the lane for a bike, a cargo bike and a car! I've often cycled passed stationary buses on that stretch of road with loads of room on my outside.

Ok the driver was aggro after he was cut off but the cyclist was being overly militant and looking to wind people up.

Look at his other videos he boasts about splitting lanes between cars and hurting pedestrians if they get in his way. What if a driver will put up youtube videos where he/she threatens to hurt wayward cyclists??

One more thing directed at the uploader, if that's an undercover (note not unmarked) Garda car and not a Guards private car I wouldn't be putting up registration details or detectives faces in the public domain...