Jaysus cycling! (16 Viewers)

[7 - No tomorrow]

Good I'd say you'd be offended at the idea of riding a Dublin Bike too.

I loved them last time I was home!

Ha.

 

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obviously i still maintain that i'm completely right about everything though

Me too. (on thumped at least)

 

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I loved them last time I was home!

Ha.

Now I'm offended. I thought you were better than this...

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

Now I'm offended. I thought you were better than this...

Well, I have my black beauty

But I can't take her everywhere, you know?

The city bikes are great for getting around when you don't have your own

 

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I hear they're great for weaving all over the road too. Think it's their low center of gravity to helps with this...

 

[GARYXKNIFEDX]

Where does the cyclist who gets knocked down by the car they didn't see coming fit in here? And why did it happen?


Was it because the car was not wearing a hi-viz vest? Or was the car being driven too fast/recklessly? Maybe some other reason?

 

[Unicron]

folks I'm just going to settle this argument for ever. Anyone else on the road other than me is a fucking maniac.

 

[pete]

This thread has gone all.... intersectional.

 

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Most cars hit cyclists at intersections.

 

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Yeah and this is thumped where everything must be explained in detail.

 

[Cornu Ammonis]

Exactly. Had cops tell that since that most couriers are great cyclists in comparison to the suits on Dublin Bikes.

In general I agree with you but for balance, I was once knocked down by a courier cycling the wrong way on Kildare St. I only checked traffic in the direction it should be coming from and stepped out in front of him. Ouch.

 

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"1,2,3, Safe Cross,
4,5,6, Safe Cross,
1,2,3,4,5,6, Safe Cross Code
Remember, one, look for a safe place
two, don’t hurry, stop and wait,
three, look all around and listen before you cross the road,
remember, four, let all the traffic pass you
five, then walking straight across you
six, keep watching,
that's the Safe Cross Code!!!!!"

What a shit song.

 

[pete]

VICTIM BLAMING

 

[hydromancer]

Well, I have my black beauty

But I can't take her everywhere, you know?

The city bikes are great for getting around when you don't have your own

Wouldn't it be easy to knock out that scaffolding bar you have it locked to there?

 

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VICTIM BLAMING

The cyclist would be in the wrong but that's no excuse for not looking both ways.

 

[therealjohnny]

In general I agree with you but for balance, I was once knocked down by a courier cycling the wrong way on Kildare St. I only checked traffic in the direction it should be coming from and stepped out in front of him. Ouch.

A friend of mine was knocked down by one of them, again on Kildare Street, and had her elbow broken. She was out of work for months.

I read of a guy that was killed by a bicycle courier going the wrong way up a one way street-almost sure it was Kildare Street too. Knocked down, hit his head, coma and death.

I think all pedestrians should wear helmets and high viz vests. And life jackets ..just in case.

 

[pete]

The cyclist would be in the wrong but that's no excuse for not looking both ways.

What about their short skirts?

 

[therealjohnny]

Q. Why do culchies look both ways when crossing a one-way street?

A. In case another culchie is driving down the wrong way

#notaracist

 

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Did the short skirts look both ways?