I just everyone the finger
at least three times a day
at least three times a day
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is it the one at Leonards Corner? I got knocked down at that junction back in my college days. A taxi ran a red light and smacked into me. I don't know how I didn't come off worse than I did. Wrecked my bike but I was ok.
he should do that. In America you see that 'how am I driving' shit everywhere with a number. Let them know how their guy is driving. Like a prick.
Imagine that here, ringing up some company to complain about a driver. Some Irish prick that couldn't give a shit cos basically, we don't give a shit.
America is different though.
I got run off the road on Lower Mount Street one morning by a bendy bus (which are way too long for the streets of Dublin). It wasn't the worst cos I could just pop up onto the path into the clear. But I figured if there were parked cars there I was a gonner, so I chased him. At the next bus stop I pulled up next to the door and politely (seriously, I was polite - its kind of a rule with me now to be polite as much as possible when on the bike) informed him that he ran me off the road and to please have consideration for other road users. I expected him to tell me to fuck off, but he simply nodded, apologised, and that was that. He wasn't Irish. An Irish bus driver wouldn't have done that.
I got run off the road on Lower Mount Street one morning by a bendy bus (which are way too long for the streets of Dublin). It wasn't the worst cos I could just pop up onto the path into the clear. But I figured if there were parked cars there I was a gonner, so I chased him. At the next bus stop I pulled up next to the door and politely (seriously, I was polite - its kind of a rule with me now to be polite as much as possible when on the bike) informed him that he ran me off the road and to please have consideration for other road users. I expected him to tell me to fuck off, but he simply nodded, apologised, and that was that. He wasn't Irish. An Irish bus driver wouldn't have done that.
And you do have to wear a lid.
You really fucking do.
I don't know about that.
Some people reckon drivers see the helmet and drive by you etc. less carefully.
Also, I think most people don't fall on their noggin.
That said, I wear one when cycling anywhere close to town.
Interesting article on the pros and cons here;
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2008/aug/11/healthandwellbeing.transport
Also, I think most people don't fall on their noggin.
Anyone that really thinks drivers are looking at riders so closely that they are seeing if there is a helmet on them and driving more dangerously as a result of this is talking bollocks.
And the reason they don't is because .......The thing is though that drivers honestly dont see riders.
And the reason they don't is because .......
THEY AREN'T FUCKING PAYING ATTENTION LIKE THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO!!!!!!
Anyone that really thinks drivers are looking at riders so closely that they are seeing if there is a helmet on them and driving more dangerously as a result of this is talking bollocks.
I agree with all this, but most humans are incapable(or unwilling) of seeing a situation from another person's perspective.I'd agree that every driver should spend some time cycling in the city, but also cyclist should spend some time driving too, it's impossible to see everything.
All you can do really is presume that you're invisible to everyone.
A few months back I emailed century 21:
Hi,
Are there any plans under century 21 for the development / improvement
of cycle lanes in Dublin?
A month later:
My sincere apologies for the delay in responding to your mail.
The Strategic Planning and Policy Division of the Department of Transport is currently conducting a public consultation for a Sustainable Travel and Transport Action Plan (STTAP) (see sustainabletravel.ie for details and to make submissions).
An element of the STTAP is likely to require significant modal shift from the private car to walking, cycling and public transport and, in parallel with the preparation of STTAP, the Department commissioned research to help in the development of a National Cycle Policy.
The Department has recently received the outputs of the research, including a draft National Cycling Policy. However, as there is a close inter-relationship between the development of a National Cycling Policy and delivery of STTAP, detailed policy consideration must be undertaken of the research output to ensure that it will ultimately be a good fit with STTAP.
I hope this information is of benefit to you.
eh....
He absolutely should go ahead and call the company at least.a mate of mine who is a proper cyclist, (olympics / Ras / used to train with Stephen and Laurence Roche type) just talked to me about how he got the biggest scare in his life last week on the bike.
He nearly, like *really* nearly got milled by a construction truck on sixth avenue. He was saying basically he ended up pushing a pedestrian back and leaning the bike over and the truck literally brushed past him. He was saying he just would have been dead if he hadn;t been able to make space and get out of the way.
He followed the driver, and caught him at lights, and just pulled up behind him, pulled out his phone, and took a shot of the reg plate and then put it up to the window and took his picture.
Your man went fucking apeshit of course and freaked out completely.
But now he's wondering what the hell he can actually do.
I mean, the driver will without doubt kill someone. I was saying that it was his duty to go to the company that ran the trucks and tell them what was happening.
But realistically, what can you do?
That was the real reason I fucking blew up at that asshole riding the wrong way up the road in the cycle lane, and pushed him out of my way...
chinkychento
Imagine that here, ringing up some company to complain about a driver. Some Irish prick that couldn't give a shit cos basically, we don't give a shit.......He wasn't Irish. An Irish bus driver wouldn't have done that.
i've had a helmet probably prevent my nose from being broken. i replaced the helmet, it took a bit of damage.I've had a helmet save my face a bit.
might be worth trying a different helmet. my new one is more comfortable, and better ventilated than the last one. in hindsight, had i known, i'd have replaced it anyway.minka said:"it is uncomfortable and does it really help?"
Dublin Bus did write back saying they were monitoring his driving, so at least it meant he did probably get a bollocking and would think twice about doing something so stoopid in future.
that said, presumably i only have to land on my head once to be deaded...
A driver doesn't consciously make the decision on how close they will pass. Like most things in life you do it subconciously.
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