if you have to swerve you’re probably going too fast on your high horse
Rob_G
zing!
Holden MaGroin
It was a Penny farthing actually.
Andy
Boom shaka laka
Yeah, Ok
Speaking as a cyclist…
1. This isn’t a mandatory cycle lane
2. He’s probably putting ads in the bus stop behind so hasn’t got much option but to stop there
There are more worthwhile bike lane battles to be fought than this.
Andyourpointiswhatexactly?
Yup. I generally don’t mind people parked up on cycle lanes. What I do mind is moving vehicles pulling into cycle lanes. Now that’s properly dangerous.
Graham F
So how am I expected to park there if I cannot pull in and pull out. Do you understand the rules of physical motion love
Andyourpointiswhatexactly?
You misunderstand my point, hun.
Graham F
I misunderstood nothing love
Andyourpointiswhatexactly?
Sure, sure.
xx
edalicious
I agree, happens to me nearly once a week; some fupper swerving in, without looking or indicating, to go around another car turning right, it’s lethal. It’s not quite as infuriating as the ones who try to go around someone turning right but there’s not enough room so they literally just swerve left, block the cycle lane and then stop. Achieves nothing, is highly dangerous AND prevents anyone from getting past.
ZeligIsJaded
+1 Special place in hell for that crowd
MrGavoB
Ah the auld broken white line cycle lane, Also known as the completely irrelevant cycle lane as it allows drives to encroach into it and to park on it making in entirely useless, It’s basically just paint on the road,
ZeligIsJaded
+1
Spaghetti Hoop
It’s high time for The Broadsheet Book of Unspecified Bike Lane Battles.
or maybe;
Mapping the The Lycra War: A Decade of Bike Lane Battles of Ireland through maps from 2007-2017
Graham F
You wanna see me in lycra love. Not in the first flushes no more but still look bloody good. I see the looks I get.
Rob_G
A bit early to be on the sherry, no?
Graham F
Don’t know what your on about Robert.
mildred st. meadowlark
He’s an ale man, or so he told me.
Graham F
Ale and lager love thanking you
Spaghetti Hoop
Your lycra-butt explains all the swerving I guess.
Why were they swerving?
Would they not have noticed the van well in advance had they been paying attention?
ZeligIsJaded
Cycling is about forward momentum ya see.
If you are suggesting that cyclists stop, indicate and move out in the same way that a car does, then you misunderstand cycling completely.
Cyclists ‘swerve’ between lanes because to move across any other way would require so much stopping as to make the cycle unbearable.
With an early signal, this shouldn’t cause much trouble for traffic, but the fact remains that cyclists being pushed into the same lane as a car or a bus or a truck is not a good idea.
So lets all have a hurrah for segregated traffic lanes.
Ratatattat
Wow
ZeligIsJaded
You’re welcome
mildred st. meadowlark
There is a faint whiff of troll lurking about this post.
Andyourpointiswhatexactly?
What’s that smell like, then? I’m thinking vom with a hint of poos. A soupcon de caca, as it were.
mildred st. meadowlark
Anyone who uses ‘soupcon’ with such panache and skill is clearly a superior being.
And yes, it does smell like that, with just a garnish of smugness, served with a jus of sardonic humour.
(That bit came out in the Masterchef narrator lady’s voice, for those who are interested)
Andyourpointiswhatexactly?
This isn’t just any trollscent, this is M&S trollscent.
mildred st. meadowlark
Oh stop. Or I’ll be off to buy it in a min.
And my nearest m&s is aaaaaaages away.
thecitizenatbarneys
Did the cyclist have to leave the footpath for a minute? Awww….
#Feelz
Andyourpointiswhatexactly?
Heh. Snarky. I like.
Fact Checker
Isn’t it legal to park in such circumstances for 30 minutes while actively loading and unloading?
It may be parked too close to the bus stop behind though.
Graham F
I park there all the bloody time and isn’t one person on a bloody pushcycle going to tell me one thing. Pushcycles are basically bloody toys for children and should never be used on a public highway. If you are a cycler you need to grow the heck up.
Graham F
(unless you are actually a child then it so fine and sorry)
What if they are your own adult cyclist child Graham?
Graham F
but still then don’t be on a public highway or byway
mildred st. meadowlark
You are a veritable spring of good sense.
Graham F
Thank you love
gerry
Not even byways? Oh my.
Goodnight Ireland
That road is relatively narrow road for the amount of traffic on it (cyclists and cars). If you park regularly there you would be what motorists general term as an arsehole.
edalicious
You sound very stressed. Probably all that time spent sat in traffic. It’s not good for the aul’ blood pressure.
Nigel
‘Vroom-vroom!’ said Mr Toad.
Ratatattat
But it’s MY highway too said Mr Lizard
Zuppy International
Graham F
People – including those on pushbikes – have a natural, lawful, and in-alienable right to travel the public highway without impediment or interruption. Motor vehicles, on the other hand, can only travel the public highway under license.
Your priorities are upside down. Take a good long hard look at yourself. You might live longer.
mildred st. meadowlark
Hi Zuppy ::
Graham F
don’t know what your on about lad
Boj
It seems you need to stand in front of a mirror to see how long you will live.
I think you should get CycleDub to do these columns, adding in links to his hilarious YouTube videos.
Topsy
Ban the bike from the city streets.
Turgenev
Put the car tax on fuel.
Make cycle lanes separated, bollarded and protected.
Prosecute drivers who park in them.
There is never “no other option but to park in this place where you endanger others”. Sometimes it costs a euro coin or two. Is my life worth less to you?
Leoppold Gloom
They’re also parked on the pavement which is illegal
wearnicehats
I agree – It’s an absolute disgrace – there’s barely enough room for a cyclist to get between that van and the wall now.
if you have to swerve you’re probably going too fast on your high horse
zing!
It was a Penny farthing actually.
Boom shaka laka
Speaking as a cyclist…
1. This isn’t a mandatory cycle lane
2. He’s probably putting ads in the bus stop behind so hasn’t got much option but to stop there
There are more worthwhile bike lane battles to be fought than this.
Yup. I generally don’t mind people parked up on cycle lanes. What I do mind is moving vehicles pulling into cycle lanes. Now that’s properly dangerous.
So how am I expected to park there if I cannot pull in and pull out. Do you understand the rules of physical motion love
You misunderstand my point, hun.
I misunderstood nothing love
Sure, sure.
xx
I agree, happens to me nearly once a week; some fupper swerving in, without looking or indicating, to go around another car turning right, it’s lethal. It’s not quite as infuriating as the ones who try to go around someone turning right but there’s not enough room so they literally just swerve left, block the cycle lane and then stop. Achieves nothing, is highly dangerous AND prevents anyone from getting past.
+1 Special place in hell for that crowd
Ah the auld broken white line cycle lane, Also known as the completely irrelevant cycle lane as it allows drives to encroach into it and to park on it making in entirely useless, It’s basically just paint on the road,
+1
It’s high time for The Broadsheet Book of Unspecified Bike Lane Battles.
or maybe;
Mapping the The Lycra War: A Decade of Bike Lane Battles of Ireland through maps from 2007-2017
You wanna see me in lycra love. Not in the first flushes no more but still look bloody good. I see the looks I get.
A bit early to be on the sherry, no?
Don’t know what your on about Robert.
He’s an ale man, or so he told me.
Ale and lager love thanking you
Your lycra-butt explains all the swerving I guess.
There’s a dashed line on that cycle track.
Next.
+1 but…My question is…
Why were they swerving?
Would they not have noticed the van well in advance had they been paying attention?
Cycling is about forward momentum ya see.
If you are suggesting that cyclists stop, indicate and move out in the same way that a car does, then you misunderstand cycling completely.
Cyclists ‘swerve’ between lanes because to move across any other way would require so much stopping as to make the cycle unbearable.
With an early signal, this shouldn’t cause much trouble for traffic, but the fact remains that cyclists being pushed into the same lane as a car or a bus or a truck is not a good idea.
So lets all have a hurrah for segregated traffic lanes.
Wow
You’re welcome
There is a faint whiff of troll lurking about this post.
What’s that smell like, then? I’m thinking vom with a hint of poos. A soupcon de caca, as it were.
Anyone who uses ‘soupcon’ with such panache and skill is clearly a superior being.
And yes, it does smell like that, with just a garnish of smugness, served with a jus of sardonic humour.
(That bit came out in the Masterchef narrator lady’s voice, for those who are interested)
This isn’t just any trollscent, this is M&S trollscent.
Oh stop. Or I’ll be off to buy it in a min.
And my nearest m&s is aaaaaaages away.
Did the cyclist have to leave the footpath for a minute? Awww….
#Feelz
Heh. Snarky. I like.
Isn’t it legal to park in such circumstances for 30 minutes while actively loading and unloading?
It may be parked too close to the bus stop behind though.
I park there all the bloody time and isn’t one person on a bloody pushcycle going to tell me one thing. Pushcycles are basically bloody toys for children and should never be used on a public highway. If you are a cycler you need to grow the heck up.
(unless you are actually a child then it so fine and sorry)
You approve on children on bicycles… on, on, on…… on highways!
You animal !
…of
dang it
What if they are your own adult cyclist child Graham?
but still then don’t be on a public highway or byway
You are a veritable spring of good sense.
Thank you love
Not even byways? Oh my.
That road is relatively narrow road for the amount of traffic on it (cyclists and cars). If you park regularly there you would be what motorists general term as an arsehole.
You sound very stressed. Probably all that time spent sat in traffic. It’s not good for the aul’ blood pressure.
‘Vroom-vroom!’ said Mr Toad.
But it’s MY highway too said Mr Lizard
Graham F
People – including those on pushbikes – have a natural, lawful, and in-alienable right to travel the public highway without impediment or interruption. Motor vehicles, on the other hand, can only travel the public highway under license.
Your priorities are upside down. Take a good long hard look at yourself. You might live longer.
Hi Zuppy ::
don’t know what your on about lad
It seems you need to stand in front of a mirror to see how long you will live.
“look out for your reg on youtube”
My Reginald was banned from YouTube.
Oh you don’t say Vera
I think you should get CycleDub to do these columns, adding in links to his hilarious YouTube videos.
Ban the bike from the city streets.
Put the car tax on fuel.
Make cycle lanes separated, bollarded and protected.
Prosecute drivers who park in them.
There is never “no other option but to park in this place where you endanger others”. Sometimes it costs a euro coin or two. Is my life worth less to you?
They’re also parked on the pavement which is illegal
I agree – It’s an absolute disgrace – there’s barely enough room for a cyclist to get between that van and the wall now.