Motorcycles in cycle lanes

grizzly

Is there a case when they are allowed to use them? I nearly fell off my bike this morning when one came thundering down the cycle lane alongside me. I asked him what he was playing at up at the traffic lights and seemed to act like he'd done nothing wrong.

Raam

grizzly wrote: »

Is there a case when they are allowed to use them? I nearly fell off my bike this morning when one came thundering down the cycle lane alongside me. I asked him what he was playing at up at the traffic lights and seemed to act like he'd done nothing wrong.

When the cycle lane is separated by a dashed line, is one case.

carthoris

Same as normal traffic - if it is non-mandatory (bordered by a broken line) then they can use it. If it is mandatory (bordered by a solid line) they should not use it.

Wicklowrider

grizzly wrote: »

Is there a case when they are allowed to use them? I nearly fell off my bike this morning when one came thundering down the cycle lane alongside me. I asked him what he was playing at up at the traffic lights and seemed to act like he'd done nothing wrong.

Was it a continous white line bike lane or broken white line?
If continous he had no business being on it at all, if it was broken he had no business passing you ( you had priority).
Came across this only twice in years commuting - generally I find motorcyclists courteous and correct.

grizzly

Just checked google street view, yeah it was a broken line lane. Good to know

Wicklowrider wrote: »

Came across this only twice in years commuting - generally I find motorcyclists courteous and correct.

Yeah, I've found the same, much more so than car drivers.

tunney

Wicklowrider wrote: »

Was it a continous white line bike lane or broken white line?
If continous he had no business being on it at all, if it was broken he had no business passing you ( you had priority).
Came across this only twice in years commuting - generally I find motorcyclists courteous and correct.

I find them to be cvnts that can't handle their bikes in city centre traffic.

I used to cycle to work past St.Patricks Catherdal and every morning a motorcyclist would ride up the bike lane and rev his engine like a mofo until cyclists got out of his way. (I never did, I just went slower). One day i saw and heard him doing this to some cyclists ahead of me. One of them was a guard on a MTB. was hillarious watching the motorcyclist get pulled and get done for being a pr!ck.

Chips Lovell

Even if it was a dashed white line, he's still obliged to overtake you safely.

Bunnyhopper

tunney wrote: »

done for being a pr!ck.

I'm delighted to hear that this is a specified offence - about time too

fishfoodie

Bunnyhopper wrote: »

I'm delighted to hear that this is a specified offence - about time too

As I write, the CIF are building another 20 Prisons to house the offenders