Near misses - mod warning 22/04 - see OP/post 822

When I drive to work I travel on a section of narrow road with a 50kph limit. By the time I get to the end of it having driven at the limit there is a train of cars behind me and not a car to be seen in front. I’d say I’m much loved by my fellow commuters

Came in contact with a car this morning, but luckily managed to stay upright.

I was at the centre line slowing down to turn right from a major to a minor road. No traffic in either direction, but a driver came to a stop on the minor road as I approached. She actually overshot the stop line (front two wheels over it), which is fairly common for that junction - when I cycle the opposite direction I make sure I'm out of the hard shoulder at that particular spot.

I started to turn and at the same time she moved forward. I let a roar and she braked. The outside of my right foot ended up brushing the front corner of her bumper. The driver's window was down and I heard her apologise. Managed to correct myself and avoided ending up in the hedge.

Still not sure which way the driver was going (no indicator). It's possible she was turning left and looking only right while edging forward. Or maybe she was going right, saw both ways as clear but didn't see me directly in front of her. The sun was up (not blinding either of us), I had lights on, and was wearing a brightly coloured jersey.

mr spuckler wrote: »

Allessandro de Marchi feels our pain too.

His own fault - he wasn't wearing hi-vis.

This mornings fun was from a lane drifter in a van. Had to bang on the side to remind him/her I was still there.

https://streamable.com/0fabj

Exodus 1811 wrote: »

Aircoach broke the lights and continued through at North Wall Quay at the Samuel Beckett Bridge crossing this morning.

- Lights go red for car traffic
- Light goes green for bicycle traffic
- Wreckless Aircoach driver continues on and slams on in the middle of the junction
- Much cursing and blinding from everyone

It seems like this is a hotspot due to the distance between ped/bicycle crossings. When I got to work I was wondering what can be done here, do I call the Guards? do I need footage? or do I just bitch on boards..

All the coaches go up the bus lane going northbound over the bridge - no problem there, however the bus lane is a left turn only. The coaches then bully all c=(cars and bikes) to pull onto traffic as they go over the junction.

This is EVERY, SINGLE, TIME.

I present Good Pass



and Bad pass.



Not posting a video as I've rang trafficwatch and made a complaint.

What compels someone to overtake on a speedbump, with a traffic calming island.

It's sad my battery died shortly after as I also saw a car break a set of lights at bushy park as they were turning shortly afterwards, and another car breaking a red light and crawling though a junction with pedestrian green lights in rathgar..

Had an elderly woman turn right as I approaching.

She wasn't evening looking. She was half way through the junction before she stopped......idiot.

Had an unpleasant incident with van driver who took exception to me taking the lane as I approaching a right turn into my office.

When he pulled along side me with the window down he hurled abuse at me.....camera didn't pick it up.

I emailed his employer over the weekend to make him aware of what happened. His employer turns out to be recreational cyclist. He said he was going to speak to his employee.

Well these all make my minor incident seem fairly minor. I’m on the Ballymun Road outbound near the petrol station, in the bus lane (due to the amount of left turns in quick succession there, I’ve started taking the bus lane rather than the cycle lane). White Toyota saloon overtakes in the lane to my right, then pulls straight across me with the indicator on, then stops at a 45 degree angle across the bus lane. I suspect they saw me as they were making the turn. Middle of the day, I’m right in the middle of the lane with a bright green jacket. Still, not as bad as the ones posted above!

magicbastarder wrote: »

just past there, i've had issues (while i'm headed outbound) with people heading inbound, but swinging right off ballymun road onto canice's road, and who simply don't have their radar on to detect cyclists.

Yeah I’m counting Canice’s as one of the lefts. Though I haven’t had that happen (yet!)

Almost hit a pedestrian who decided to cross road when signal was
Red for him and he decided to just look one side before starting to cross...disc brakes to the rescue

Today at around 11.15 am on rathmines rd. lower heading away from town just before st. Mary's college. I was knocked off my bike by a silver car(don't know the make), flying out from a side road. Gave me no chance. I hit him at his left front wheel and went flying off my bike onto the path. The driver didn't stop and drove off. I was shocked. I got up and noticed a taxi across the road. I called out to him "Did you see what just happened?" He said in broken english "I saw, I saw" But he had a passenger he just picked up and drove away. I hadn't the presence of mind to ask for assistance.

So I locked my bike and walked up to the garda station in rathmines to report what happened. But because I did not get the reg of the car that hit me nor the reg of the taxi who saw the incident that it was a slim chance they would be caught. They would check if there was any CCTV footage.

Anyway it was while talking to the garda that the pain started to hit me in my left arm which had taking most of the brunt of the fall. I had to get an ambulance to St. James after initially turning it down thinking I was fine. So after around six hours in emergency I got x-rayed. I have a fracture in my left elbow but it should easily heal within 3/4 weeks. I just have to keep it in a sling and take painkillers.

P.S I hope my bike is safe, I locked it outside Swann centre Gym/swimmimg pool. It will be there for a few days I expect.

Ffs the Gardaí in Rathmines are bloody useless. I’ve had 3 incidents now reported to them and nothing came of them. And now youre involved in a hit and run with a fracture and it’s “ah sure look these things happen”. What the **** is wrong with people. Both the unbothered Gardaí and the driver for just heading on. Should have told the Gardaí you were a pedestrian and they’d be out looking for them.

Hope you’re not too sore or out of work for too long. I’d be onto the staff in the pub at that junction yourself enquiring about cctv. I’ve had countless near misses there at rush hour but you’d think at 11am in a clear day you’d be grand.

sy_flembeck wrote: »

Ah look hold on a minute. By his own admission the OP says he had absolutely no details whatsoever and then had to go in an ambulance. What do you expect them to do, take a statement in the ambulance? All he has to do is call back and report it properly and make a statement. If by then there's no action then fair enough but your comment is completely OTT.

I wish you well in your recovery Hibernian Runner

He said “ But because I did not get the reg of the car that hit me nor the reg of the taxi who saw the incident that it was a slim chance they would be caught” and that he was a while with the Garda.

As I said I’ve reported 3 incidents to that station and they’ve had 4K footage provided and still wouldn’t act. Their attitude is absolutely ****e.