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Near Misses Volume 2 (So close you can feel it)

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  • #2432
    Seth Brundle
    Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 38,773 Mod ✭✭✭✭Seth Brundle


    buffalo wrote: »
    One for Trafficwatch on Monday morning:

    I've encountered that vehicle before. Driver needs to be brought down a few pegs.


  • #2433
    Oscar Madison
    Registered Users Posts: 688 ✭✭✭Oscar Madison


    buffalo wrote: »
    One for Trafficwatch on Monday morning:


    And that's a cycle lane on your left so use it!


  • #2434
    Seth Brundle
    Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 38,773 Mod ✭✭✭✭Seth Brundle


    Oscar Madison wrote: »
    And that's a cycle lane on your left so use it!
    That cycle lane has two quite busy entrances and the cyclist is expected to yield for both of them. If planning on using the cycle path, it is far easier to join it after the petrol station.
    Plus, legally he has as much right to be on the road as the driver regardless of the cycle lane!


  • #2435
    breezy1985
    Registered Users Posts: 24,288 ✭✭✭✭breezy1985


    I wouldn't use that cycle lane. It stops something like 4 times in the 40 second clip and as usual the pedestrian seems to be walking in it


  • #2436
    Oscar Madison
    Registered Users Posts: 688 ✭✭✭Oscar Madison


    Seth Brundle wrote: »
    That cycle lane has two quite busy entrances and the cyclist is expected to yield for both of them. If planning on using the cycle path, it is far easier to join it after the petrol station.
    Plus, legally he has as much right to be on the road as the driver regardless of the cycle lane!

    You can't have it every way!


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  • #2437
    buffalo
    Registered Users Posts: 8,048 ✭✭✭buffalo


    Oscar Madison wrote: »
    And that's a cycle lane on your left so use it!

    No thanks.


  • #2438
    CramCycle
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,413 Mod ✭✭✭✭CramCycle


    Oscar Madison wrote: »
    You can't have it every way!

    MOD VOICE: One warning and one warning only. There is no legal requirement to use that path, there are several H&S issues with using several cycle paths and any discussion that excuses dangerous driving with the reason that the person should have been on the cycle path will not be tolerated. If you are unsure why not using a cycle path does not excuse dangerous driving, we can discuss it further via PM.


  • #2439
    Steoller
    Registered Users Posts: 181 ✭✭Steoller


    buffalo wrote: »
    I'm hoping that at least the Garda won't say that, whatever about the driver. I do use the cycle track further along, after it twice yields to allow access to a petrol station and business park. Business trumps cycling after all.

    Gardaí in Leixlip and Celbridge are generally(!) good about cyclist choice of road/cycle lane, so would be surprised if that was an issue.


  • #2440
    bazermc
    Registered Users Posts: 3,116 ✭✭✭bazermc


    Seth Brundle wrote: »
    I've encountered that vehicle before. Driver needs to be brought down a few pegs.

    He/she must be pretty bad to have established a prolific status


  • #2441
    Breezer
    Registered Users Posts: 3,228 ✭✭✭Breezer


    bazermc wrote: »
    He/she must be pretty bad to have established a prolific status

    You would be amazed the amount of times the same drivers are “known to Boardsies” on this thread.


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  • #2442
    Seth Brundle
    Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 38,773 Mod ✭✭✭✭Seth Brundle


    bazermc wrote: »
    He/she must be pretty bad to have established a prolific status
    I wouldn't say it's a prolific status but I travel the same roads so it's somewhat inevitable that I (and others) see familiar drivers.


  • #2443
    Weepsie
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 19,725 Mod ✭✭✭✭Weepsie


    Seth Brundle wrote: »
    Bloody cyclists (not me!)...

    https://twitter.com/AlanDub13/status/1333059687412080640

    He's cycling on the footpath though?

    I'm not excusing the driver, it's awful driving, but he's cycling in a somewhat unpredictable manner. Why be in the footpath, and then go for the cycle lane, that the footpath a few metres up turns into anyway?


    *I also accept that the whole path design is incredibly bad.


  • #2444
    Seth Brundle
    Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 38,773 Mod ✭✭✭✭Seth Brundle


    It's a cycle path and footpath (left side is for bikes)


  • #2445
    breezy1985
    Registered Users Posts: 24,288 ✭✭✭✭breezy1985


    Seth Brundle wrote: »
    It's a cycle path and footpath (left side is for bikes)


    No its not. The red path is clearly for bikes. He only entered it when he saw the car why else would he be heading to the right with another parked car up ahead


  • #2446
    Seth Brundle
    Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 38,773 Mod ✭✭✭✭Seth Brundle


    Oops I see now. It seems to swap sides where the car pulled in.


  • #2447
    5uspect
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 10,515 Mod ✭✭✭✭5uspect


    Weepsie wrote: »
    He's cycling on the footpath though?

    I'm not excusing the driver, it's awful driving, but he's cycling in a somewhat unpredictable manner. Why be in the footpath, and then go for the cycle lane, that the footpath a few metres up turns into anyway?


    *I also accept that the whole path design is incredibly bad.

    This is the spot:
    https://goo.gl/maps/XaiGiSsMPzK8z9VF9

    The cycle lane is obstructed by trees and lamp poles and the surface looks broken up. The car is driving in a bus lane and veers into the cycle lane, who exactly is unpredictable? Unfortunately this type of driving is entirely predictable.


  • #2448
    breezy1985
    Registered Users Posts: 24,288 ✭✭✭✭breezy1985


    5uspect wrote: »
    This is the spot:
    https://goo.gl/maps/XaiGiSsMPzK8z9VF9

    The cycle lane is obstructed by trees and lamp poles and the surface looks broken up. The car is driving in a bus lane and veers into the cycle lane, who exactly is unpredictable? Unfortunately this type of driving is entirely predictable.


    But why was the cyclist veering right just as he was coming to a parked car?
    The car shouldnt park there but I think the bike is trying to cause a confrontation too


  • #2449
    Weepsie
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 19,725 Mod ✭✭✭✭Weepsie


    5uspect wrote: »
    This is the spot:
    https://goo.gl/maps/XaiGiSsMPzK8z9VF9

    The cycle lane is obstructed by trees and lamp poles and the surface looks broken up. The car is driving in a bus lane and veers into the cycle lane.

    If he deems the cycle lane unsafe, he'd be better off on the road imo. Again, not defending the driving whatsoever, and risking reprimanding myself, but his own roadcraft/pathcraft/ or just awareness is not much better than that of the driver imo.

    He has videos where he is absolutely squeezing by cars too, at incredibly tight spots. I don't think some of his videos do any favours and just kind of maintain the us v them shtick.


  • #2450
    tnegun
    Registered Users Posts: 1,724 ✭✭✭tnegun


    Looks like an awful path he does move right but there's a gate jutting out into the path right at that point too so the car was pinching in on him.


  • #2451
    5uspect
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 10,515 Mod ✭✭✭✭5uspect


    breezy1985 wrote: »
    But why was the cyclist veering right just as he was coming to a parked car?
    The car shouldnt park there but I think the bike is trying to cause a confrontation too

    Ask him.


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  • #2452
    breezy1985
    Registered Users Posts: 24,288 ✭✭✭✭breezy1985


    5uspect wrote: »
    Ask him.


    Is he on here?


  • #2453
    puddles22
    Registered Users Posts: 557 ✭✭✭puddles22


    had to report a car to the gardai today in donegal , the car passed me at high speed with literally inches to spare. Gardai were excellent, actually met me on my cycle took statement and continued on to the offenders house, let see what happens next. So many close passes today though was the scariest ride i've had yet.


  • #2454
    Effects
    Registered Users Posts: 9,761 ✭✭✭Effects


    Weepsie wrote: »
    I don't think some of his videos do any favours and just kind of maintain the us v them shtick.

    There's one video where he blows his airhorn, and curses at council workers, working on a street light. He's got his kids with him and that's how he behaves.

    Where else does he expect the council workers to park when using their hoist to inspect a lamp post?


  • #2455
    AndrewJRenko
    Registered Users Posts: 28,304 ✭✭✭✭AndrewJRenko


    Effects wrote: »
    There's one video where he blows his airhorn, and curses at council workers, working on a street light. He's got his kids with him and that's how he behaves.

    Where else does he expect the council workers to park when using their hoist to inspect a lamp post?
    On the road?


  • #2456
    Effects
    Registered Users Posts: 9,761 ✭✭✭Effects


    AndrewJRenko wrote: »
    On the road?

    No, he was on the footpath.


  • #2457
    AndrewJRenko
    Registered Users Posts: 28,304 ✭✭✭✭AndrewJRenko


    Effects wrote: »
    No, he was on the footpath.

    That's my point. He could have parked the truck on the road.


  • #2458
    breezy1985
    Registered Users Posts: 24,288 ✭✭✭✭breezy1985


    AndrewJRenko wrote: »
    That's my point. He could have parked the truck on the road.

    If it was a footpath then both parties are in the wrong

    Edit: It was a cycle path. Having seen the video I don't think anyone was in the wrong


  • #2459
    site_owner
    Registered Users Posts: 955 ✭✭✭site_owner


    Effects wrote: »
    There's one video where he blows his airhorn, and curses at council workers, working on a street light. He's got his kids with him and that's how he behaves.

    Where else does he expect the council workers to park when using their hoist to inspect a lamp post?

    feel free to reply to me on twitter rather than lie about me on boards pls
    https://twitter.com/AlanDub13/status/1331907373917753349?s=20


  • #2460
    Effects
    Registered Users Posts: 9,761 ✭✭✭Effects


    site_owner wrote: »
    feel free to reply to me on twitter rather than lie about me on boards pls
    https://twitter.com/AlanDub13/status/1331907373917753349?s=20

    I have to completely apologise for my mistake here. The audio from the encounter at Fairview park was playing when I was watching the above video, rather than the correct audio of when you passed that council truck. I don't know how that happened. So I'm sorry for accusing you, in the wrong, of abusing council workers and cursing in front of your kids.

    I don't use twitter, which is why I didn't reply there.


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  • #2461
    CramCycle
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,413 Mod ✭✭✭✭CramCycle


    Also they aren't using the rig at the time, but it would have been hard to park in the bus lane with all the cars already parked in it :pac:


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