Summons for bicycle offence...???!

sudzs

A friend of mine went through a red light on her bicycle the other day and was spotted by a bored Garda who gave her a load of verbal, stuf like "do you realise how dangerous that was??? Do you???"

She replied a bit too sarcastically for his liking so he issued her with a summons!! :eek:

What's the story with that? Will she definately have to go to court? What's the fine? Is it a fine??

Any info appreciated!

KTRIC

Fair play to him. Hope she gets the book thrown at her. He's doing her a favour, if she keeps breaking lights then at some stage he'll be hit by something a lot bigger than her and end up taking up permanent residency in one of our fine cemeteries.

Kimbot

Rules of the road still apply to cyclists!!

SuperSean11

He cudda just been windin her up because she was cheeky

crosstownk

I doubt he issued a summons there and then. He probably stated the offence and indicated that she would be hearing from him, took her name address, etc. It will be a while before a Garda knocks on the door with a summons - provided he follows it through.

Did the Garda mention what offence she commited?

Shiva

Is the OP a windup ?

Since when do cyclists not have to obey the rules of the road ?

I'd lay good money the cyclist would have a damn good rant about dangerous drivers if a motorcycle or car broke the lights. Its just a pity there's no cycling license for her to receive points. Stupid woman.

ninty9er

crosstownk wrote:

Did the Garda mention what offence she commited?

sudzs wrote:

A friend of mine went through a red light on her bicycle the other day

If the green man was showing at a crossroads she would still have right to continue, otherwise...she'll be seein the nice Garda in court (I hope, breakin feckin red lights:mad: :mad: :mad: )

seamus

crosstownk wrote:

Did the Garda mention what offence she commited?

Failure to obey traffic signals probably

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Same rules apply to bikes. I hope she does get a fine.

KTRIC

My brother in law and his mate were once cautioned for breaking the 30mph speed limit in Chapelizod by 20mph on racing bikes.

They thought the Garda was taking the p!ss until he showed them the reading from his speed gun.

Anan1

Did he actually give her something on the spot, or did he just tell her that she'd be going to court? To the best of my knowledge, a summons arrives some time after the offence.

Jo King

sudzs wrote:

A friend of mine went through a red light on her bicycle the other day and was spotted by a bored Garda who gave her a load of verbal, stuf like "do you realise how dangerous that was??? Do you???"

She replied a bit too sarcastically for his liking so he issued her with a summons!! :eek:

What's the story with that? Will she definately have to go to court? What's the fine? Is it a fine??

Any info appreciated!

Pull the other leg. A garda cannot issue an on-the spot summons. He can issue an on the spot fine only. If he wants he can make a complaint and have a summons issued. This cannot happen at the scene of an incident.

daymobrew

jonny24ie wrote:

Rules of the road still apply to cyclists!!

I am a cyclist and I am delighted to read this thread. I frequently remind fellow cyclists that they are breaking the lights. I either get ignored or verbally abused in response.

KTRIC

Don't some countries (maybe Switzerland) have reg plates on their bikes. It would be a good idea to bring that in here and get all cyclists to sit a theory test before the cycle on the roads.

Seth Brundle

KTRIC wrote:

My brother in law and his mate were once cautioned for breaking the 30mph speed limit in Chapelizod by 20mph on racing bikes.

They thought the Garda was taking the p!ss until he showed them the reading from his speed gun.

At least they got to see the reading!

galwaytt

KTRIC wrote:

Don't some countries (maybe Switzerland) have reg plates on their bikes. It would be a good idea to bring that in here and get all cyclists to sit a theory test before the cycle on the roads.

and make them get insurance as well. Absolute bloody nightmares on the road, they are..............

That Garda should get a medal, I hope the cyclist gets a hefty fine - I'm fed up with the 'one rule for us/another for them'..........

hermit

I read the OP's post with great pleasure. Its about time that a cyclist gets pulled up for breaking the law. I see cyclists breaking rules everyday of the week while I'm driving and while I am a pedestrian. I have seen two people almost knocked flying as they try to cross the roads (while the "green man" was flashing) as cyclists think that the rules of the road only apply to motor propelled vehicles.

In fact just before Christmasa I seen someone hit by a cyclist on the foot path (and it wasn't a designated cylce lane or anything like that). Thankfully the woman didn't seem seriously hurt. But I wonder what would happen to me if I decided to mount the foot path in my car and drive along it or break a red light for that matter.

Fantastic to see that some Gardai are willing to at least give cyclists a "talking to" for committing offences.

C_Breeze

Eh , and why is this in the motors forum??

Shiva

C_Breeze wrote:

Eh , and why is this in the motors forum??

To give us a chance to bítch about cyclists

HJ Simpson

Just like Daymobrew I am a cyclist and am delighted the garda stopped her. I stop at light all the time. If I dont run red lights in the car why should I on the bike! I seen a guy break the lights at Harolds Cross while I stopped a motorcycle Garda came from the other side of the park and just continued on past the cyclist ignoring the fact that he just seen him break a red light:mad:

KTRIC

Shiva wrote:

To give us a chance to bítch about cyclists

Spot on

Stephen

Yeah, they never miss an opportunity to bitch about us.

mkdon05

Yeah insurance is a great idea, and why dont we make everyone who J walks, do a theory test too.:rolleyes: If you obeyed all the rules of the road when cycling, it would be pointless cycling in the first place! Might as well drive into town and sit in the traffic like all the other muppets.

(I drive too, but not when its quicker to cycle)

Waits for the tirade

Mitch Connor

mkdon05 wrote:

Yeah insurance is a great idea, and why dont we make everyone who J walks, do a theory test too.:rolleyes: If you obeyed all the rules of the road when cycling, it would be pointless cycling in the first place! Might as well drive into town and sit in the traffic like all the other muppets.

(I drive too, but not when its quicker to cycle)

Waits for the tirade

if i didn't speed when driving it would be pointles driving - i may as well sit in traffic....

olearydc

galwaytt wrote:

and make them get insurance as well. Absolute bloody nightmares on the road, they are..............

That Garda should get a medal, I hope the cyclist gets a hefty fine - I'm fed up with the 'one rule for us/another for them'..........

I know where you coming from but........

I haven't ridden a bike for a long time, but do see what happens to them
some car drivers ride too close to them
turn in front of them
if a bike does have a crash, its not the other car that gets smashed up

thats one reason I wont let my kids on bikes...the roads around here are not very bike friendly....
I've see cars break lights and a lot bloody worse ... difference is that when a crash happens...there is a Lot more damage with a car,,,but yes, a lecture is needed if caught, but a summons...jesus

I do drive a car...and drive a motorbike....used to cycle a bike...and i think the bike is the most dangerous...and not just for going through lights

Shiva

olearydc wrote:

but yes, a lecture is needed if caught, but a summons...jesus

Well, to be fair...it sounds like thats all she would have gotten if she hadn't mouthed off to the Guard.

Stormbringer

Happy days!!!!!

And slightly off topic but the most annoying thing is the cyclists out in groups training who ride 5/6 abreast( totally against the rules of the road)

sudzs

C_Breeze wrote:

Eh , and why is this in the motors forum??

Is there a cyclists forum??

Altreab

HJ Simpson wrote:

Just like Daymobrew I am a cyclist and am delighted the garda stopped her. I stop at light all the time. If I dont run red lights in the car why should I on the bike! I seen a guy break the lights at Harolds Cross while I stopped a motorcycle Garda came from the other side of the park and just continued on past the cyclist ignoring the fact that he just seen him break a red light:mad:

Fair dues to the Guard. When she continues to break the redlight she WILL become a cropper ....then it will be the driver of the car/motorbike/bus/lorry that will be considered to be at fault. If shes "lucky" she will only suffer injuries .....if not her family and friends will be mourning at a graveside Then the driver that hit her will have the trauma of having injured/killed someone for the rest of their lives!
ANYONE jumping redlights are acting recklessly IMHO

peasant

Dunno what the story is here, but back in Germany, if you commit a traffic offence on your pushbike the points and/or ban for that offence are applied to your car licence (if you have a licence that is)

So no drink driving on the pushbike either

Tony Danza

What's with all these "fair play to the guard" comments? How would you like it if you got a summons for crossing the road when the man was red? Which obviously by reading the motors section on boards nobody here has ever done.