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

03-12-2019 8:15pm

skallywag wrote: »

True I suppose. I find with the eCars though it depends a lot on the on the wind direction too, if you have a reasonable wind blowing into your face as you walk along you can be quite surprised when they whoosh by from behind you.

I've had that a few times both on the bike and walking with traffic on the path. During the summer a fella beeped me and waved to apologise as it was obvious I got startled by his sudden stealth appearance behind me while waiting for a green

skallywag · 03-12-2019 8:19pm

Unknown Soldier wrote: »

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

Could just be me, but I don't think the "Funeh" in the thread title is appropriate.

What would you rather it be replaced with?

AndrewJRenko · 03-12-2019 10:52pm

Check out how the driver emerging from the side road waits for the cyclist up front in hi-vis to get nice and close before pulling out

https://streamable.com/8ktka

Strobing · 03-12-2019 10:53pm

I find Amiens Street, (the side where The Brew Dock pub is) very bad for close passes and left hooks. Namely taxis as it's a hot spot for fares. I was on my way home this evening and was close passed by a taxi and then shortly after left hooked into the kerb so he could pick up a passenger.

Window came down after I knocked his window and I politely asked if he saw me, to which he said he did and proceeded to shout at me to just "go around". I was boxed in at this point and had to literally lift over onto the kerb. I asked if he had ever ridden a bike before(to which he said he did), to simply just "go around" would require me to make a fast and dangerous maneuver into another lane so I had no choice but to slam on the brakes and hope he didn't squash me into the kerb.

What annoys me more is the sheer ignorance and aggressiveness some taxi drivers exhibit on the roads to other users.

CramCycle · 03-12-2019 11:04pm

AndrewJRenko wrote: »

Check out how the driver emerging from the side road waits for the cyclist up front in hi-vis to get nice and close before pulling out

https://streamable.com/8ktka

Its nowt to do with the cyclist, they simply do not see them. They are waiting for the other car too pass, it would not matter where the cyclist was, they would have pulled out if the cyclist was right in front of them, don't give them the credit of it being intentional, they are not that observant.

Stuff like this should be one point away from losing a license and a hefty fine.

03-12-2019 11:40pm

If there had been contact he'd have blamed the cyclist for running into him I bet :rolleyes:

droidus · 04-12-2019 4:11pm

9:15 AM this morning, Church st heading south approaching north king st

There’s two lanes there, but nearly half of the left hand lane is taken up by a cycle lane. Car appeared beside me with about 3 inches between my handlebars and her mirror. She then squeezed past me, swerving left as she did so and nearly forcing me off the road. I had to brake and swerve to avoid her car. I stopped beside her about 100m down the road and asked her why she had tried to drive me off the road and it was clear that she wasn’t even aware of what she had done.

Gonna report this one I think.

crisco10 · 04-12-2019 5:34pm

droidus wrote: »

9:15 AM this morning, Church st heading south approaching north king st

There’s two lanes there, but nearly half of the left hand lane is taken up by a cycle lane. Car appeared beside me with about 3 inches between my handlebars and her mirror. She then squeezed past me, swerving left as she did so and nearly forcing me off the road. I had to brake and swerve to avoid her car. I stopped beside her about 100m down the road and asked her why she had tried to drive me off the road and it was clear that she wasn’t even aware of what she had done.

Gonna report this one I think.

The road layout in that part of the world just promotes conflict. The same happens northbound on Constitution Hill.

droidus · 04-12-2019 5:48pm

crisco10 wrote: »

The road layout in that part of the world just promotes conflict. The same happens northbound on Constitution Hill.

Stopped going that way because of close passes on the bend + congestion. First time Ive been caught the other way.

droidus · 05-12-2019 1:10am

Yeah, Im usually well out on the road there to deter drivers from cutting across to take the filter onto North King Street, but I was well to the left hand side of the cycle lane and its very wide, and she just pushed me aside. Makes me wonder if she would have just driven into me if Id taken the lane.

De Bhál · 05-12-2019 4:27pm

Seth Brundle wrote: »

***not me - I saw this on twitter just now...

https://twitter.com/CitizenW0lf/status/1202287867206213639

that's a close one alright.
Even if the truck driver was turning right, that cyclist was too close to it.

awful junction and bridge to go through on a bike, which I did for about 5 years myself.

crisco10 · 05-12-2019 4:47pm

De Bhál wrote: »

that's a close one alright.
Even if the truck driver was turning right, that cyclist was too close to it.

awful junction and bridge to go through on a bike, which I did for about 5 years myself.

That video also demonstrates the shocking cycle lane infrastructure in this country perfectly. Cycling along merrily in a dedicated cycle lane, than suddenly on the footpath (with no "painted" lane even) then dumped back out onto the road at a roundabout. It is mind blowingly bonkers, with that sort of setup is it any surprise that there is a conflict culture between cyclists and everyone else.

CramCycle · 05-12-2019 9:31pm

hesker wrote: »

I don’t know this junction at all but it seems to me that cyclist would have been better off staying behind the truck and taking a central lane position in that right hand lane. Why does he choose to filter up the left to pass out a truck supposedly going in the same direction as him.

I'd agree with you, stupid maneuver. HGV driver is a dangerous pr1ck. The way the cyclist went round him though, Jesus wept at the stupidity.

Thargor · 05-12-2019 11:15pm

Seth Brundle wrote: »

***not me - I saw this on twitter just now...

https://twitter.com/CitizenW0lf/status/1202287867206213639

That dog is loving that cargo bike

05-12-2019 11:59pm

He should set up a strava for him, he's in nearly every video he posts and if he's not in the cargo he's running loose along the canal.

Ferris · 06-12-2019 12:01am

Thargor wrote: »

That dog is loving that cargo bike

He lets him out for a run beside the bike at the Alfie Byrne rd. nothin’ like a happy dog ðŸ˜€

blackwhite · 06-12-2019 1:14am

Thargor wrote: »

That dog is loving that cargo bike

Meet him coming the opposite way 2/3 times a week. One hell of a well-trained dog!

CramCycle · 06-12-2019 1:23am

eclipsechaser wrote: »

Like you, I couldn't see the gap because the car leaving the gap and blocking the view was a large SUV. The lack of clear view didn't stop the car swinging blindly across the road of course. I'm willing to give the SUV partial credit for leaving the gap and allowing the ridiculous manoeuvre in the first place.

I leave gaps all the time but **** me I use my rear view mirror and keep an eye out. I seriously wonder what training drivers get nowadays at all.

blackwhite wrote: »

Meet him coming the opposite way 2/3 times a week. One hell of a well-trained dog!

I meet him a few times a week, lovely dog (owner is grand :pac: )

Kander · 06-12-2019 10:42am

This mornings fun: https://streamable.com/zczps

If anyone is asking why it looks like i stopped in the lane, it's an up hill road and i braked initially. I had a foot on the ground

Utter Consternation · 06-12-2019 10:48am

Kander wrote: »

This mornings fun: https://streamable.com/zczps

If anyone is asking why it looks like i stopped in the lane, it's an up hill road and i braked initially. I had a foot on the ground

What the hell were they doing?

Utter Consternation · 06-12-2019 10:53am

Stark wrote: »

Jumping the queue obviously.

Seth Brundle wrote: »

Presumably wanting to take the left off the roundabout but are obviously impatient gits!

Yes, but what the hell were they doing????

Fcuking arseholes. Ridiculous move.

06-12-2019 11:02am

The devil on my shoulder would have loved for that to have been a van or something meeting him so he couldn't get by and refusing to budge for him

Kander · 06-12-2019 11:03am

They we skipping the queue to turn down the road I just came from. It's not a normal rat run either as he/she would have past a better road to turn left at just a few hundred meters back.

I'm not even shocked at these anymore. It more more a case of "Great! another idiot in a car trying to kill me when I'm just trying to get to work. I wonder how long on till the next idiot."

I was not disappointed, the next idiot trying to kill someone was only 10 minutes later. I'll upload that clip in a while.

Prospector1989 · 06-12-2019 11:05am

Utter Consternation wrote: »

Yes, but what the hell were they doing????

Fcuking arseholes. Ridiculous move.

Regular occurrence here also.

Drive here most days and the amount of times I've nearly seen a cyclist coming up the inside almost getting wiped out by a moron doing the above.

AndrewJRenko · 06-12-2019 11:29am

Kander wrote: »

This mornings fun: https://streamable.com/zczps

If anyone is asking why it looks like i stopped in the lane, it's an up hill road and i braked initially. I had a foot on the ground

When I come across an oncoming driver on my side of the road, usually because they've decided to overtake a parked car regardless of the cyclist coming at them, I usually try to stop in my position, so it is absolutely clear to them that I'm not moving. Let a stand off build up for 15-30 seconds until the driver works out that their 'short cut' has cost them more time than being a little patient.

Kander · 06-12-2019 12:10pm

Kander wrote: »

This mornings fun: https://streamable.com/zczps

This second clip was five minutes after the one above. The truck ran the yellow by about 2 seconds, which was to be expected. As the truck was going slow the pedestrian light was green by the time it passed through. As I was pushing off que the idiot in the car behind running the red.

https://streamable.com/pkfvu

What Username Guidelines · 06-12-2019 2:27pm

Kander wrote: »

This second clip was five minutes after the one above. The truck ran the yellow by about 2 seconds, which was to be expected. As the truck was going slow the pedestrian light was green by the time it passed through. As I was pushing off que the idiot in the car behind running the red.

https://streamable.com/pkfvu

I've a crossing like this near my house where you can guarantee one or two cars will break the very stale red. No idea why, theres a long lead-up to it but it's without fail, every single time. Its nice trying to teach a 4 year old to wait for the green man, but then also wait for cnuts to stop as well.

I've been very tempted to push my bike out in front of one of these due to downright frustration to teach them a lesson, but then I'd have no bike. They'll catch me on a bad day.

CramCycle · 06-12-2019 4:24pm

I was driving yesterday, stopped at a red light, it was amber on approach and red when I got there. 6 cars ran it, all of whom arrived after me. Nobody ****ign cares anymore..

Kander · 06-12-2019 5:39pm

What Username Guidelines wrote: »

I've been very tempted to push my bike out in front of one of these due to downright frustration to teach them a lesson, but then I'd have no bike. They'll catch me on a bad day.

Haha I've been tempted to get the cheapest heaviest bike shaped object and do just that as well.

Kaisr Sose · 07-12-2019 12:38am

Seth Brundle wrote: »

...until they swerve into someone

Thats if they even noticed...

AndrewJRenko · 07-12-2019 1:51am

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

I'd like to put a doll in a child's buggy and push it out in front of them. Scare the living daylights out of them.

Great idea

CramCycle · 07-12-2019 12:07pm

Last night doing 60kmph in the bus lane, in fact I had to ease up as I was catching the bus in front. Guy pulls in behind me and just loses his sh1t. Lays on the horn, flashing lights, wildly gesticulating at the bike lane. To be clear, there is a bus a few metres in front of me, I am doing the speed limit for motor vehicles, and this guy believes I am obstructing him.

After a few 100m, I just give up, indicate I am slowing and do a dead stop. We are in a bus lane and he is still not near the next turn. Needless to say, he did not take this well, he then went to go round me and I laughed at him.and stupidly blocked him.

Eventually I left, he went round, I overtook him before the next turn. There was a lovely Garda there, happy to have the footage sent on and take a statement. Apparently he had got a warning for mobile use the day before, and this time drove through the junction as the Garda waved him down.

That man is getting alot of FPNs and possibly a court date.

AndrewJRenko · 07-12-2019 12:46pm

CramCycle wrote: »

Last night doing 60kmph in the bus lane, in fact I had to ease up as I was catching the bus in front. Guy pulls in behind me and just loses his sh1t. Lays on the horn, flashing lights, wildly gesticulating at the bike lane. To be clear, there is a bus a few metres in front of me, I am doing the speed limit for motor vehicles, and this guy believes I am obstructing him.

After a few 100m, I just give up, indicate I am slowing and do a dead stop. We are in a bus lane and he is still not near the next turn. Needless to say, he did not take this well, he then went to go round me and I laughed at him.and stupidly blocked him.

Eventually I left, he went round, I overtook him before the next turn. There was a lovely Garda there, happy to have the footage sent on and take a statement. Apparently he had got a warning for mobile use the day before, and this time drove through the junction as the Garda waved him down.

That man is getting alot of FPNs and possibly a court date.

You could sell tickets here for that Court sitting.

CramCycle · 07-12-2019 12:53pm

AndrewJRenko wrote: »

You could sell tickets here for that Court sitting.

Even funnier is that it turns out to be the same guy from a few pages back who I seen watching videos going through the junction. Garda asked me to send on the video.

tnegun · 09-12-2019 12:18pm

Fair play to you it was intimidation like that finally made me snap and I no longer use the N4 despite it adding several kms to my commute. The last straw for me was a motor biker loosing it with me for being in the bus lane. I tried explaining it was legal for me to be here and he couldn't accept that kept pointing to the cycle lane full of leaves and then nearly giving me a heart attack with a punishment pass on the rev limiter a couple of minutes later.

Pinch Flat · 09-12-2019 1:12pm

It’s amazing the arrogance of drivers and motor bikers who think they’ve hid some right to use the bus lane illegally.

Utter Consternation · 09-12-2019 1:22pm

I particularly dislike the idiots who absolutely bomb it in the short distance between each traffic light and rev their engines. One has to wonder at the intelligence level of these simpletons.

A large majority of them have to get serious injuries the way they drive their penile compensatory vehicles.

Utter Consternation · 09-12-2019 1:45pm

positron wrote: »

It's just much safer for motorbikes to be on bus lane than trying to filter between two opposing lanes of traffic.

It's great that it's safer for motorcyclists. Fcuking delighted for you.

Utter Consternation · 09-12-2019 1:51pm

Stark wrote: »

Ah here. As a cyclist, you think you'd understand bending some motorist-centric rules in the interest of personal safety. As long as they're being careful and not being dicks in the bus lanes, I'm okay with it.

Ah yeah, fair enough, but the problem is i've been skimmed a few times in the bus lane by jack asses flying it on motorbikes lately. The south quays in Dublin in particular seems to have some really unpleasant people on motorbikes. They'd literally drive on top of you to get by.

CramCycle · 09-12-2019 2:16pm

It is a rare day I have an issue with MBs. Typically considerate and give space all the time, the odd exception but typically I have more cars been dicks on a single commute than total MBers who pass me out.

09-12-2019 2:24pm

Same, in recent times since changing jobs I meet one guy occasionally who filters up and sits at the lights beside me and takes his time taking off on green so I get a head start on the traffic behind.

Like anything else though you get arseholes in all modes of transport

Utter Consternation · 09-12-2019 5:02pm

positron wrote: »

:rolleyes: I cycle as well, but sounds like you are really traumatized by tat motorcyclist, lets hope he doesn't do that you again.

Everything works well when everyone is considerate of everyone else, irrespective of the their mod of transport.

Apologies, if i came off a bit strong there. This thread winds me up no end. :mad:

AndrewJRenko · 09-12-2019 10:38pm

The joys of Ballsbridge this evening.

First, this nice young man who seemed to be heading into RDS (do they do UCD exams at dinner time?) drove straight out in front me. He later explained that he didn't see me. I had two lights, one solid and one flashing and a hi-vis jacket.

https://streamable.com/ltnja

Then this nice man in the big Volvo very nearly took out the cyclist in front of me by drifting into his lane. When I caught up, he had his phone in his left hand and was on a hands-free call.

https://streamable.com/lve06

Steoller · 10-12-2019 11:24am

What did the second lad say to you?

Steoller · 10-12-2019 11:29am

Also, I had my second experience of reporting to trafficwatch at the end of november. BMW overtook me at the same place as my first incident, except this time it was wet and dark, and the oncoming car was plainly visible before they bulled past me.

No afters this time, so I'm not as pushed about throwing the book at them, but I still reported it.

Garda called me within the week, cautioned the guy at his home at the weekend, and all done and dusted.

Still no update on incident number 1.

AndrewJRenko · 10-12-2019 11:42am

Steoller wrote: »

What did the second lad say to you?

Nodded apologetically while continuing his phone call, until I suggested strongly that he needed to end the call now. "Listen, I'll call you back as soon as I can get away from this eejit".

Weepsie · 10-12-2019 11:43am

AndrewJRenko wrote: »

The joys of Ballsbridge this evening.

First, this nice young man who seemed to be heading into RDS (do they do UCD exams at dinner time?) drove straight out in front me. He later explained that he didn't see me. I had two lights, one solid and one flashing and a hi-vis jacket.

https://streamable.com/ltnja

Then this nice man in the big Volvo very nearly took out the cyclist in front of me by drifting into his lane. When I caught up, he had his phone in his left hand and was on a hands-free call.

https://streamable.com/lve06

That's bad, but I think it's p!ss poor positioning by the cyclist too. He's basically in the oncoming lane and in the worst possible part for being in the blind zone (not that he'd have noticed anyway) His driving is crap, but he also has the lane ahead of the cyclist and despite not using indicators, seems apparent that he is going to the right. They both need to have more awareness to be honest and he definitely needs to get off his phone and use his indicators.

And yup, UCD do exams from 9 am to 9pm pretty much. The flashbacks

Utter Consternation · 10-12-2019 3:01pm

positron wrote: »

No worries, I understand the frustration, commute does my head in too (on motorbike, you see all sort of craziness out there, especially filtering past thousands of cars on M50 the amount of people on phone, typing / watching videos is unreal).

I drove a lot for work in the west for years well before there were too many motorways and i have to say the standard of driving on the M50 is absolutely the worst i've ever seen. The amount of people who hog the right lane, undertake, weave in and out of traffic and speed is ridiculous.

I would not fancy driving a motorbike on the m50 at all. You must have balls of steel for that.

CramCycle · 10-12-2019 3:33pm

Utter Consternation wrote: »

I drove a lot for work in the west for years well before there were too many motorways and i have to say the standard of driving on the M50 is absolutely the worst i've ever seen. The amount of people who hog the right lane, undertake, weave in and out of traffic and speed is ridiculous.

I would not fancy driving a motorbike on the m50 at all. You must have balls of steel for that.

I drive the M50 once a week for work, I hate it. Leave super early just to hopefully skip the bulk of it. Today was that day. Nothing surprises me, the lanes mean nothing. Had to drop anchor at one point where a ford transit just decided to merge across me. Every now and again you would see a car not moving with traffic, obviously whipped out the phone when traffic stopped and never restarted. The South bound lane was stopped dead as some lorry had an unsecure load of insulation, and there was one guy who had got out of his van to move it out to the side of the motorway, thankfully other cars had stopped to let him do that which was surprising.

cdaly_ · 10-12-2019 6:52pm

Seth Brundle wrote: »

I did the M50 for over 11 years. At the time, I knew it was horrible but tolerable.

I didn't know how bad it actually was until I stopped doing it. I really don't know how or why I allowed myself to do it.

This is so true. You're sitting there 'comfy' in your car and you can't think of any other way it could be so you ignore the stress.

The extremely odd time that I take the car to work and have to queue to drive home I get that reinforced...

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

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