Commuter Cyclists Documentary

DaveyQ

Hi People,

New to boards and thought it would be a good place to get ideas. I'm a student studying a TV production course and I'm thinking of doing my project on the topic of Commuter Cycling. I am pretty much a full time cyclist doing close to 100 kilometers of commuting to college and work every week, but drive as well to cover long distances. As both a driver and cyclist I've seen (and I confess to doing) the do's and don'ts from both parties.

I'd like to see what people think of this idea and what it should it cover.
Examples could be: Rules of the roads, cyclists vs. motorists, cycling lanes, new laws etc. looking forward to some good feedback.

Thanks,
Dave

Danjamin1

Where do you cycle? I cycle and drive regularly in Dublin but I don't know what it's like cycling in other parts of the countries.

One thing that would definitely be worth covering, and it's discussed to death on here, is the state of the cylcing infrastructure in Dublin, it's poorly maintained, poorly planned and poorly laid out. Where it's safe and comfortable to use them I do but I refuse to cycle in to potholes when there's a perfectly good road beside it! Prime example would be the cycle track along the N11 from Donnybrook to the Radisson hotel in both directions.

Valentine1

I think it would be interesting to look at the relationships between Cyclists, Pedestrians and Motorists. How they perceive each other's behaviour and why they feel the way they do. what do the different groups think of each other and is there any truth to the opinions?

the Cycling forum here is very active on the topic of commuting.

DaveyQ

Hi Guys, I'm from Dublin and cycling to college is only a 2-3km journey but work is a 10km trip through the city centre so I know the pain we have to go through. I've considered both the cycling lanes and the behaviour between cyclists and motorists. It is good to get feedback and wonder that if this project goes through would you consider maybe being part of an interview? Thanks, David.

@Valentine1: by the way, tried to get cyclists views on the cycling forum and got banned... pretty stupid.

JuliusCaesar

Yeah, I'm a commuting cyclist (middle aged woman). There's a fair few of us, but no room at the inn for us! I'll complain about other cyclists too as there is no mercy for the unspeedy here.