Inconsiderate parking

Seve OB

So I'm driving through the Phoenix park today and there must have been something on in the Zoo cause the place was thronged. No respect shown, the cycle lanes on either side of the road with loads of cars just parked in them & not a care in the world by the drivers. There is even bloody double yellow lines here, how thick can they all be!!! This in particular bugs me because now I'm cycling in and out this way most days, and even delivery vans doing it in the city bound lane "just for a few minutes" in the morning cause a dangerous hazard as the bikes have to dash out to the middle of the road to pass them by.

And big deal, there were a few stickers put on the offenders cars today by the park ranger. No fine, no clamp, nothing to bother about really, they will just do it again because they didn't care in the first place anyway!!!

I'm sure there are loads of other cycle lanes like this and it's not really good enough, this city needs to sort something out and put proper cycle tracks in, and not just paint stupid lines in roads that give cars a lane the with of the drivers seat!!

see the rest of my rant on parking here!!

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=73725726#post73725726

Lumen

Complain to the OPW.

Lusk Doyle

stevieob wrote: »

There is even bloody double yellow lines

Must have been some crash:D

Redmond101

I cycle that route everyday! If it's really bad unclip and run my cleat along the side of the car!

bogmanfan

I cycle home through the park every day. Biggest problem I feel is pedestrians in the cycle lanes. Especially small kids. Can they not see the cycle lane signs?

Cookie_Monster

Went to the zoo today (parked properly and all), was quite surprised that all the rangers did was put stickers on cars, why not ticket them at the very least?

Redmond101

bogmanfan wrote: »

I cycle home through the park every day. Biggest problem I feel is pedestrians in the cycle lanes. Especially small kids. Can they not see the cycle lane signs?

I shout really loud when I get close to people waking in the cycle lane, scares the **** out people

Outkast_IRE

Time to whip out the mtb and start cycling across roof tops

Chips Lovell

There's no law prohbiting you from walking in the cycle lanes in the Phoenix Park.

ThisRegard

The rangers were out stickering in force over the weekend. However this afternoon there were 3 garda vans and 2 cars parked on the cycle lane and double yellow lines right inside the gate outside the bike hire place.

Sure if you have that happening you can't blame Joe Public doing it. I was going to take a photo but an unmarked car just pulled infront of the rest so didn't want to risk upsetting them. This had been a problem with the gardai ever since the new courts opened, they get, or did get, stickered too. But they're learning, they used to park fully on the footpath, now it's just the cycle lane.

delta_bravo

Vladimir Kurtains wrote: »

There's no law prohbiting you from walking in the cycle lanes in the Phoenix Park.

So what? Therea no law against walking on the road but I bet you don't do that. Use some common sense ffs

Chips Lovell

delta_bravo wrote: »

So what? Therea no law against walking on the road but I bet you don't do that. Use some common sense ffs

There wouldn't be much common sense to walking on the road, would there? Especially when there's a perfectly good cycle path to walk on.

Lumen

Redmond101 wrote:

I shout really loud when I get close to people waking in the cycle lane, scares the **** out people

Ooh, tough guy.

Vélo

Redmond101 wrote: »

I shout really loud when I get close to people waking in the cycle lane, scares the **** out people

You should get yourself a nice little bell, it's a lot easier on the vocal chords and you don't scare anyone, so everyone wins.

Cookie_Monster

Lumen wrote: »

Ooh, tough guy.

Jawgap

You do know it's a park? A recreational space, right?

Relax, enjoy it and enjoy other people enjoying it.

coolbeans

Redmond101 wrote: »

I shout really loud when I get close to people waking in the cycle lane, scares the **** out people

Well done, you look a right tool doing that kinda **** and what's worse you implicate the rest of us by association. Two wrongs don't make a right you know.

By the way, were you seriously advocating vandalism to the parked cars?! FFS, grow up! The Park aint perfect but it's a great amenity. Dickheads breed dickheads it seems and your actions just breed hostility toward cyclists generally.

Seve OB

Redmond101 wrote: »

I cycle that route everyday! If it's really bad unclip and run my cleat along the side of the car!

In all fairness I wouldn't do that. Just because they are breaking the law doesn't mean you have to, that is criminal damage.

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

Went to the zoo today (parked properly and all), was quite surprised that all the rangers did was put stickers on cars, why not ticket them at the very least?

Stupidity, i guess most people wouldn't pay anyway so there is no point, but I do agree, it is something they should do.

bogmanfan wrote: »

I cycle home through the park every day. Biggest problem I feel is pedestrians in the cycle lanes. Especially small kids. Can they not see the cycle lane signs?

Wrecks my head

Redmond101 wrote: »

I shout really loud when I get close to people waking in the cycle lane, scares the **** out people

Once or twice I've given a yell to say it's a cycle lane. More than anything it is dangerous them being there for their own sake.

Vladimir Kurtains wrote: »

There's no law prohbiting you from walking in the cycle lanes in the Phoenix Park.

No there isn't but a bit of common sense. Maybe a few signs asking people to use the footpath for their own safety.

Vélo wrote: »

You should get yourself a nice little bell, it's a lot easier on the vocal chords and you don't scare anyone, so everyone wins.

Not exactly something I am going to put on my Racer. Might suit a town bike or somehting but it aint going on mine

Unregistered.

stevieob wrote: »

Not exactly something I am going to put on my Racer. Might suit a town bike or somehting but it aint going on mine

Tough ****e so.

Seve OB

Unregistered. wrote: »

Tough ****e so.

nothing tough about it at all actually, plenty of fibre in my diet!!!