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    #362
    dahat
    Registered Users Posts: 16,633 ✭✭✭✭dahat


    Baron de Charlus wrote: »
    No, once they're an A3, they can't go back. A4 is designed to be a novices category. Even if you take a few years off, you'll still go back on an A3 licence unless you can convince them otherwise.



    Why would you even want to go back to A4 though?

    Jesus I'd love to go back to A4 and will hopefully appeal to CI next renewal due to a few circumstances, fat and old being 2!!!!


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    #363
    Fighting Tao
    Registered Users Posts: 6,482 ✭✭✭Fighting Tao


    dahat wrote: »
    Jesus I'd love to go back to A4 and will hopefully appeal to CI next renewal due to a few circumstances, fat and old being 2!!!!

    Don't forget to mention that you need stabilisers due to the falls you are having and you don't think they are allowed in A3. :pac:


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    #364
    dahat
    Registered Users Posts: 16,633 ✭✭✭✭dahat


    Fighting Tao wrote: »
    Don't forget to mention that you need stabilisers due to the falls you are having and you don't think they are allowed in A3. :pac:

    Valid point unfortunately at this point in time!!!!


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    #365
    Plastik
    Registered Users Posts: 2,965 ✭✭✭Plastik


    You're crazy. I get butchered against the A1's but there's no way I'd go back to A3.


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    #366
    Chips Lovell
    Moderators, Politics Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,267 Mod ✭✭✭✭Chips Lovell


    It's racing lads. It's meant to be hard.


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    #367
    ednwireland
    Registered Users Posts: 14,289 ✭✭✭✭ednwireland


    after beating with a hammer finally got my old look pedall off after heating with a hot air until i couldnt touch it then finally got the crack and unscrewed it now to get Chain reaction to take back 14 month old keo blades that have the front cleat holding section worn/ btoken away

    My weather

    https://www.ecowitt.net/home/share?authorize=96CT1F



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    #368
    07Lapierre
    Registered Users Posts: 8,213 ✭✭✭07Lapierre


    This guys "Logic" is just unbelievable!

    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=107126560&postcount=1840


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    #369
    ED E
    Registered Users Posts: 36,164 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    07Lapierre wrote: »
    This guys "Logic" is just unbelievable!

    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=107126560&postcount=1840

    Funny how the mods over in motors will protect him as much as possible. Some of them seem very down with speeding too.


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    #370
    CramCycle
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,446 Mod ✭✭✭✭CramCycle


    ED E wrote: »
    Funny how the mods over in motors will protect him as much as possible. Some of them seem very down with speeding too.

    There is no point in even discussing it when someone has such an entrenched view as they will just end up getting everyone carded by dragging you down to their IQ level.

    He didn't slow, didn't indicate, didn't even give space. The idea that this was Ok because he done it at a junction is crazy.

    it is a pity we don't have more resources for Gardai to persue this sh1t. Own goal admitting such poor driving.


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    #371
    LollipopJimmy
    Registered Users Posts: 5,430 ✭✭✭LollipopJimmy


    To be fair to the other users, that post hasn't been thanked once, I don't see anybody condoning his driving either, with two motors regulars actually saying he's in the wrong. No need to pick a fight where there isn't one.


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    #372
    CramCycle
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,446 Mod ✭✭✭✭CramCycle


    LollipopJimmy wrote: »
    To be fair to the other users, that post hasn't been thanked once, I don't see anybody condoning his driving either, with two motors regulars actually saying he's in the wrong. No need to pick a fight where there isn't one.

    I was referring to the poster, Unless he stole it from someone else and is really sarcastic (and to be fair, it reads really sarcastically, I never seen any of the follow up). Never seen an issue with the mods over there, pretty balanced and not tolerant of much BS.


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    #373
    eeeee
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 6,820 Mod ✭✭✭✭eeeee


    It's pretty disappointing that they haven't allowed any discussion or criticism of the video though, deleting them all. I know they want to avoid a cyclist/motorist debate, but nothing wrong with calling the poster out for being completely wrong and a dangerous prick, which they very obviously are. Pity you couldn't pass that kind of thing onto Trafficwatch, the poster can't see what they did wrong, which, given the videos is a lethal attitude to have on the roads.

    ETA they did allow two posts, I take that back!


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    #374
    LollipopJimmy
    Registered Users Posts: 5,430 ✭✭✭LollipopJimmy


    nee wrote: »
    It's pretty disappointing that they haven't allowed any discussion or criticism of the video though, deleting them all. I know they want to avoid a cyclist/motorist debate, but nothing wrong with calling the poster out for being completely wrong and a dangerous prick, which they very obviously are. Pity you couldn't pass that kind of thing onto Trafficwatch, the poster can't see what they did wrong, which, given the videos is a lethal attitude to have on the roads.
    There's a post there from tossy calling it out.


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    #375
    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 48,321 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    they did leave up a couple of critical posts on it in the end.


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    #376
    Hurrache
    Registered Users Posts: 10,148 ✭✭✭✭Hurrache


    After some bannings, myself included, on the grounds that I was dragging it into a cyclist vs motorist debate.


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    #377
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    In all honesty seeing that video and his posts I think that clown has dash cams for occasions like that and not for what they are intended. Seriously dangerous individual who should not be on a flicker scooter let alone driving a car.


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    #378
    Chips Lovell
    Moderators, Politics Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,267 Mod ✭✭✭✭Chips Lovell


    LollipopJimmy wrote: »
    There's a post there from tossy calling it out.

    Now Boards Post of the Day.


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    #379
    ED E
    Registered Users Posts: 36,164 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    Baron de Charlus wrote: »
    Now Boards Post of the Day.

    Don't be silly, POTD has been fixed since 2010:
    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=67493257

    For us using the old theme


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    #380
    CramCycle
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,446 Mod ✭✭✭✭CramCycle


    Deleted User wrote: »
    In all honesty seeing that video and his posts I think that clown has dash cams for occasions like that and not for what they are intended. Seriously dangerous individual who should not be on a flicker scooter let alone driving a car.

    Removed from youtube, I would say someone pointed out to him that his behaviour could land him in trouble.


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    #381
    loyatemu
    Registered Users Posts: 14,736 ✭✭✭✭loyatemu


    in fairness to the motoring mods, that thread dissolves into anarchy anytime there's a cyclist v motorist discussion. I think pretty much everyone on the thread called him out on his shïtty driving.


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    #382
    P_1
    Registered Users Posts: 14,681 ✭✭✭✭P_1


    Kinda don't want to ruin this perfect symmetrical stat for the month by cycling againot this month...


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    #383
    Weepsie
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 19,835 Mod ✭✭✭✭Weepsie


    P_1 wrote: »
    Kinda don't want to ruin this perfect symmetrical stat for the month by cycling againot this month...

    I'm 16 short of 1000 km for May and my body has decided to fight me by getting a head cold, sore throat and cough the last 2 days. That's annoying


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    #384
    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 48,321 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    there's been some pothole filling inbound on the roack road at blackrock college. and a decent enough job too, for now.

    also, something i'd not spotted before. at one point on the way home, i was in a bike lane moving past stopped traffic, and spotted that on a prius, there seemed to be an icon of a pedestrian and cyclist which lit up orange on the passenger side wing mirror as i passed. that's quite nifty, assuming that's what i saw?


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    #385
    Fian
    Registered Users Posts: 2,187 ✭✭✭Fian


    Rickshaw's to be banned.

    I wonder how they will distinguish between rickshaws and e.g. parents carrying children in a bike trailer. Presumably "for commercial gain" or some such language - which may in turn make it difficult to prove any prosecution. Good luck getting a tourist to turn up in court to give evidence that they had paid or promised to pay the rickshaw driver for the lift.


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    #386
    bp_me
    Registered Users Posts: 1,648 ✭✭✭bp_me


    magicbastarder wrote: »
    there's been some pothole filling inbound on the roack road at blackrock college. and a decent enough job too, for now.

    also, something i'd not spotted before. at one point on the way home, i was in a bike lane moving past stopped traffic, and spotted that on a prius, there seemed to be an icon of a pedestrian and cyclist which lit up orange on the passenger side wing mirror as i passed. that's quite nifty, assuming that's what i saw?

    Blind spot monitor.


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    #387
    CrowdedHouse
    Registered Users Posts: 6,804 ✭✭✭CrowdedHouse


    Weepsie wrote: »
    head cold, sore throat and cough the last 2 days. That's annoying

    I have this too but the evenings are so nice I decided to see if I could sweat it out. No dice - I'm no climber but I struggled on modest slopes that I usually manage and the cold is no better.

    Seven Worlds will Collide



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    #388
    Chips Lovell
    Moderators, Politics Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,267 Mod ✭✭✭✭Chips Lovell


    Fian wrote: »
    Rickshaw's to be banned.

    Where are we going to buy our drugs now, Shane?


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    #389
    Lusk_Doyle
    Registered Users Posts: 4,338 ✭✭✭Lusk_Doyle


    nee wrote: »
    It's pretty disappointing that they haven't allowed any discussion or criticism of the video though, deleting them all. I know they want to avoid a cyclist/motorist debate, but nothing wrong with calling the poster out for being completely wrong and a dangerous prick, which they very obviously are. Pity you couldn't pass that kind of thing onto Trafficwatch, the poster can't see what they did wrong, which, given the videos is a lethal attitude to have on the roads.

    ETA they did allow two posts, I take that back!

    What happens when a mod questions a mod?


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    #390
    Wishbone Ash
    Registered Users Posts: 24,952 ✭✭✭✭Wishbone Ash


    P_1 wrote: »
    Kinda don't want to ruin this perfect symmetrical stat for the month by cycling againot this month...
    Speaking of weird stats, I glanced down at my elevation total during a mundane ride a few months ago as it clicked over to 666m - just as I was passing Beasty's lair. :pac:


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    #391
    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 48,321 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    bp_me wrote: »
    Blind spot monitor.
    just struck as such an obvious thing in hindsight, with the reversing radars so many modern cars have, why only enable it while the car is reversing (which is the way it works on mine)


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