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Are you a cyclist and a motorist?

  • 07-05-2012 7:35pm
    #1
    monument
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 14,088 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    See the poll...

    I can drive a forklift, but I don't think that counts ;)

    Are you a cyclist and a motorist? 226 votes

    I'm a cyclist and motorist
    0% 0 votes
    I'm just a cyclist
    91% 206 votes
    I'm just a motorist (welcome to the cycling board!)
    8% 20 votes


Comments

  • #2
    Alanstrainor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,157 ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    Yes.


  • #3
    Inquitus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,762 ✭✭✭✭Inquitus


    Yes indeed.


  • #4
    Mycroft H
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,313 ✭✭✭Mycroft H


    I am a motorist and a cyclist.


  • #5
    power123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32 ✭power123


    I AM :D


  • #6
    feck sake lads
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,889 ✭✭✭feck sake lads


    and me as well;)


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  • #7
    denlaw
    Registered Users Posts: 406 ✭✭denlaw


    both


  • #8
    Wishbone Ash
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,011 ✭✭✭✭Wishbone Ash


    Cyclist, motorcyclist, tractor, car, bus and truck driver! :)


  • #9
    Darkglasses
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,526 ✭✭✭✭Darkglasses


    Just a cyclist.


  • #10
    Seweryn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,487 ✭✭✭Seweryn


    Yes, in one word.

    But how is it defined being a motorist? Is driving once per week / per month enough to be a motorist?


  • #11
    kenmc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,277 ✭✭✭kenmc


    I have a CSO in my driveway. Guess that makes me a motorist so.


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  • #12
    doozerie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,830 ✭✭✭doozerie


    Yes.


  • #13
    PurpleBee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 274 ✭✭PurpleBee


    When I'm on my bike I think of myself as a cyclist and when I'm driving a car I think of myself as a cyclist in a car.


  • #14
    Tonyandthewhale
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,867 ✭✭✭Tonyandthewhale


    I'm just a cyclist/occasional jogger.


  • #15
    Kintarō Hattori
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,009 ✭✭✭✭Kintarō Hattori


    Cyclist for the moment but passed the Driver Theory Test last week so I aim on being both shortly.


  • #16
    DirkVoodoo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,504 ✭✭✭✭DirkVoodoo


    Drive when I have to, cycle because I want to.

    Haven't sat behind a wheel in almost 7 months now, it's like riding a bike, no?


  • #17
    tomasrojo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,803 ✭✭✭✭tomasrojo


    I drive under 500km per year (which is much less than I cycle; probably less than I walk too) and I don't own a car, but I assume I'm a motorist for the purposes of this poll.


  • #18
    Mycroft H
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,313 ✭✭✭Mycroft H


    I could still drive 300 miles in a week. I hate to say it, but I spend more time in a car seat then the saddle of a bike.


  • #19
    jameverywhere
    Registered Users Posts: 224 ✭✭jameverywhere


    I don't own a car now and I haven't since I came to Ireland so that makes me a cyclist only.

    when I move to the US in September I'll have to start driving again probably which makes me sad.


  • #20
    Ranelite
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 123 ✭✭Ranelite


    Once you start driving you will put on weight and become lazier with the bike.


  • #21
    plys
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 221 ✭✭plys


    I am an arrogant motorist who berates cyclists two days a week...

    ...and a self-righteous cyclist who (internally) berates motorists three days a week..


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  • #22
    seamus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    Bike is for commuting, car is for everything else. I don't have the discipline to take the bike out to do a 20 minute journey when the car is right there. Mileage works out about 50/50 - 5000km/year on each.


  • #23
    johnk123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,031 ✭✭✭johnk123


    Cyclist and motorist. Enjoy both! Couldn't live without the car, wouldn't like to live without the bike!


  • #24
    Lumen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,137 ✭✭✭✭Lumen


    DirkVoodoo wrote: »
    Haven't sat behind a wheel in almost 7 months now, it's like riding a bike, no?

    When I drive like I cycle, I crash.

    Although when I cycle like I cycle, I crash too.

    Basically just stay the hell away from me whatever I'm in/on.


  • #25
    DirkVoodoo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,504 ✭✭✭✭DirkVoodoo


    Lumen wrote: »
    When I drive like I cycle, I crash.

    Although when I cycle like I cycle, I crash too.

    Basically just stay the hell away from me whatever I'm in/on.

    You should have told me that before I got into a car with you.

    And all the other stuff too.


  • #26
    piston
    Registered Users Posts: 516 ✭✭✭piston


    Driver and cyclist here. Despite being obsessed with cars from an early age, increasingly when I am driving and and see a cyclist, I feel envious and wish I was on the bike too.


  • #27
    Captain Havoc
    Moderators, Sports Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 11,393 Mod ✭✭✭✭Captain Havoc


    Ranelite wrote: »
    Once you start driving you will put on weight and become lazier with the bike.

    The complete opposite happened to me, I put the bike in the car and go where ever I feel.

    https://ormondelanguagetours.com

    Walking Tours of Kilkenny in English, French or German.



  • #28
    Plastik
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,986 ✭✭✭Plastik


    200bhp + club, baby.

    That's nowhere near as impressive these days as it used to be :(


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