Sorry cyclists, there's no room for you anymore

The King of Moo

Just the other day I was cycling, and I saw two cars go through a light that had just turned red without even checking to see if anyone was coming from the side in a car, or crossing the road.
Every day I see something like this happen, and I'm amazed drivers don't cause more accidents!!
I think it's about time we banned cars. Think about, bikes are smaller, so removing cars from the roads would mean space for lots more cyclists. Bikes are also slower, so there's fewer chances of serious accidents, and obviously they're better for the environment.
Sorry drivers, but it's time to say goodbye.

The King of Moo

Just the other day I was cycling, and I saw two pedestrians cross at a red light without even checking for traffic in either direction.
Every day I see something like this happen, and I'm amazed pedestrians don't cause more accidents!!
I think it's about time we banned walking. Think about, there are about 7 billion people in the world, so imagine how much space they take up when they cross the road! Removing pedestrians from the roads would mean space for lots more cyclists.
With pedestrians safely removed from the roads, there'd be fewer people for cyclists to hit too.
Sorry pedestrians, but it's time to say goodbye.

Massimo Cassagrande

The King of Moo wrote: »

Just the other day I was cycling, and I saw two cars go through a light that had just turned red without even checking to see if anyone was coming from the side in a car, or crossing the road.
Every day I see something like this happen, and I'm amazed drivers don't cause more accidents!!
I think it's about time we banned cars. Think about, bikes are smaller, so removing cars from the roads would mean space for lots more cyclists. Bikes are also slower, so there's fewer chances of serious accidents, and obviously they're better for the environment.
Sorry drivers, but it's time to say goodbye.

VRT, Car Tax, Fuel Duty, Tolls etc etc... the economy would die on its bum if you removed cars. Bicyclists contribute feck all bar an uptick in Lycra sales after the Tour de France is televised each year and a few bob on puncture patches.

sweetie

Yeah ban the cyclists, then when they drive their cars every day and the roads get further clogged we can then ban the drivers starting with the elderly and foreigners, moving on to the women and finally the red heads. I love it when a plan comes together!

The King of Moo

Massimo Cassagrande wrote: »

VRT, Car Tax, Fuel Duty, Tolls etc etc... the economy would die on its bum if you removed cars. Bicyclists contribute feck all bar an uptick in Lycra sales after the Tour de France is televised each year and a few bob on puncture patches.

Would you really put the cost of some petty taxes about above the cost of our children's lives!!?? :eek:
Sorry, but these cars, or "KILLMATONS," are just too dangerous to have on our roads. We can tax trouser clips and puncture-repair kits instead, it'll be fine.

And think about how great it'd be to have the roads free of all those middle-aged Sunday drivers with their car keys and sunglasses and polyester driving suits who think they're professional drivers. :rolleyes:

blackbird 49

RockyMills wrote: »

You sound like a dickhead to be honest.

No your a dickhead, it not illegal to cycle 2 abreast,

Lumen

blackbird 49 wrote: »

No you're a dickhead; it is not illegal to cycle two abreast.

Ah, that's so much better. Couldn't enjoy the rudeness with all that broken grammar.

Cold War Kid

Some cyclists are indeed obnoxious on the road with their self entitlement, but I can't understand why people constantly use this minority to tar the whole lot of them. It's an invalid argument when that's resorted to.

nullzero

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Banning private cars off the roads is the most effective way of making the roads safer, cleaner and cheaper. Even the leftiest greens in the world wouldn't touch that one though. Pussies.

Without cars vans trucks and buses we wouldn't need road at all. Think of all the trees we could plant and hippies we could house in the space formerly taken up by roads.

Peregrine

RockyMills wrote: »

You sound like a dickhead to be honest.

blackbird 49 wrote: »

No your a dickhead, it not illegal to cycle 2 abreast,

Mod: Stop with the personal abuse.

The Moldy Gowl

Cold War Kid wrote: »

Some cyclists are indeed obnoxious on the road with their self entitlement, but I can't understand why people constantly use this minority to tar the whole lot of them. It's an invalid argument when that's resorted to.

Surely from these threads all we see is just how self entitled ignorant car drivers are though.

Massimo Cassagrande

Gowlasauras Rex wrote: »

Surely from these threads all we see is just how self entitled ignorant car drivers are though.

I agree.
I drive a van.

Andy-Pandy

RockyMills wrote: »

Cyclists have got to be the worst people on the face of the earth. They think they own the road, cycling 2 abreast on busy roads is asking for trouble. I've lost count of the amount of rows I've had with these self righteous idiots. I can do what I want in my car because I pay road tax. End of story.

You pay motor tax. It is based on carbon emissions. Bikes do not produce carbon therefore motor tax is not required.

tigerboon

Lumen wrote: »

Ah, that's so much better. Couldn't enjoy the rudeness with all that broken grammar.

Should there be a comma after the "No" as well?

jonon9

How many cyclist bashing threads had we this year?

booooring!

Gowlasauras Rex wrote: »

Have you tried checking your mirrors when turning left or right, or are you an incompetent driver?

Yes I always let them off! Just wanted to double check!

jonon9

RockyMills wrote: »

Cyclists have got to be the worst people on the face of the earth. They think they own the road, cycling 2 abreast on busy roads is asking for trouble. I've lost count of the amount of rows I've had with these self righteous idiots. I can do what I want in my car because I pay road tax. End of story.

So what your saying is since you pay motor tax you have a share in the roads :rolleyes:. Any sensible adult is allowed use the road be it car, truck or bicycle there's assholes in what ever transportation you use so suck it up.

gormdubhgorm

I hope the OP is one of this vigilantes that that go around with cameras on the bike helmets and talk down the evil motorists!

Mec-a-nic

Pops into AH after an absence - top thread is someone trolling cyclists/drivers - goes back to Reddit...

Zyzz

Cyclists are legally obliged to obey all speed limits, ride in the cycle lanes, and wear a helmet and a high vis vest, it's the law.

sullivlo

Zyzz wrote: »

Cyclists are legally obliged to obey all speed limits, ride in the cycle lanes, and wear a helmet and a high vis vest, it's the law.

The only thing on that list that cyclists are legally obliged to do is follow the speed limits. Cycle lanes / helmets / high vis are not the law.

cython

sullivlo wrote: »

The only thing on that list that cyclists are legally obliged to do is follow the speed limits. Cycle lanes / helmets / high vis are not the law.

I reckon Zyzz knows that, and is just being a smart ass, given they've over 2k posts in the cycling forum

Zyzz

sullivlo wrote: »

The only thing on that list that cyclists are legally obliged to do is follow the speed limits. Cycle lanes / helmets / high vis are not the law.

haha

billyhead

Have to laugh at those complaining about cyclists. The more people cycling the less cars on the roads. As society we have become a right lazy bunch and its understandable why obesity is reaching epic proportions. If more people got up off their fat asses and forsaked the comfort of their car and cycled/walked more we would be a fitter nation. The big problem is one person in every car driving to work. Did people not hear of car pooling?

FizzleSticks

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Pinch Flat

Schools are back, lots of drivers stuck in 20% full cars travelling at 10kph and taking hours to get places that can be easily walked or cycled, time for another cyclist bashing thread.

Roger Hassenforder

Well I drive a coach and four, and I'm jolly fed up of all you johnny come lately bicyclists and even johnny come even more lately motorcar drivers with your sense of entitlements.
Damn peasants, we were here first.

ted1

Zyzz wrote: »

Cyclists are legally obliged to obey all speed limits, ride in the cycle lanes, and wear a helmet and a high vis vest, it's the law.

Nonsense you need to revisit the rule book

Qualitymark

If 60 people got out of their cars and onto a bus, it would clear a bit of space too.

Why do people want to drive cars anyway? Buying the car, buying the petrol/diesel, oil, spare parts, toys for inside it - not a cent worth of it is manufactured in Ireland. They're just sending money out foreign, when it could be spent in Ireland, on Irish-made goods.

And then after a lifetime of driving they'll be clogging up the hospitals with their clogged arteries and diabetes, caused by lack of exercise. What's the point? Get out of your little wheeled armchair prison.

Archeron

Knasher wrote: »

Admittedly we did have other problems, like horse crap on the roads, but I assume they've solved that by now.

I'm off to register the website www.horsenappies.com

eet fuk

eet fuk wrote: »

I'm wondering how long it will be before this turns into an 80 page crapfest about why cyclists should be banned.

...and we're off!

C'mon lads and ladies, tell us more about the time the cyclist did that thing. Or better yet, tell us what you would like to do to said cyclist.
We have a long way to go, but I'm confident we can reach the 80 page mark by the end of the week.

Zyzz

ted1 wrote: »

Nonsense you need to revisit the rule book

You need to read it my friend, I'm a lawyer

granturismo

The chosen ones can cycle on the footpaths so its time for pedestrians to stay at home.

They can also cycle on roads beside cycle lanes because those pesky cycle lanes dont allow them to cycle fast enough, why? because the cycle lane is too narrow and the road gives them quicker lines.

wexandproud

Zyzz wrote: »

You need to read it my friend, I'm a lawyer

you must have been out the day they were explaining the rules of road

end of the road

Ally Dick wrote: »

I feel I am stating the obvious here. There are now so many cars in Ireland that it is dangerous for cyclists. Sorry cyclists. There is now no room to accommodate you on Irish roads, so it's time to retire the bike until the cycle lanes are built and roads widened to fit you in. Otherwise, you are taking your life in your hands

exactly. pedestrians don't want you, motorists don't want you, us public transport users don't want you especially dublin bus users where cyclists can be in the lanes.

sweetie

Zyzz wrote:

You need to read it my friend, I'm a lawyer

Yeah, in America where you practiz those are probably the rulz

Beasty

sullivlo wrote: »

The only thing on that list that cyclists are legally obliged to do is follow the speed limits.

Since when? Speed limits in Ireland only apply to motorised vehicles;)

Manure

Ill cycle at what speed I want, I didn't spend €15k on it to cycle slow.

Beasty

Manure wrote: »

Ill cycle at what speed I want, I didn't spend €15k on it to cycle slow.

Cheapskate!

whupdedo

Cyclists must be a little bit retarded , all it takes to get them to started is a silly opening post in a silly thread , surely you'd think by now they would be sick of taking the bait , the op must be laughing like a clown lookin at this ****e

Qualitymark

Zyzz wrote: »

Cyclists are legally obliged to obey all speed limits, ride in the cycle lanes, and wear a helmet and a high vis vest, it's the law.

With the way all these fools behave, it's a disgrace that there have been no arrests for years for the offence of Furious Riding.

Eamonnator

sullivlo wrote: »

The only thing on that list that cyclists are legally obliged to do is follow the speed limits. Cycle lanes / helmets / high vis are not the law.

Speed limits do not apply to pedal cyclists.

The Moldy Gowl

whupdedo wrote: »

Cyclists must be a little bit retarded , all it takes to get them to started is a silly opening post in a silly thread , surely you'd think by now they would be sick of taking the bait , the op must be laughing like a clown lookin at this ****e

It's all the anti cyclists that look stupid on these threads though.
Are we reading the same thread?

Beasty

Qualitymark wrote: »

With the way all these fools behave, it's a disgrace that there have been no arrests for years for the offence of Furious Riding.

It's "wanton or furious driving" and required bodily harm to be inflicted, but that's no longer an offence in Ireland (it is in the UK though)....

Qualitymark

Ned Flanders: “You were bicycling two abreast?”
Homer Simpson: “I wish. We were bicycling to a lake.”

Ally Dick

whupdedo wrote: »

Cyclists must be a little bit retarded , all it takes to get them to started is a silly opening post in a silly thread , surely you'd think by now they would be sick of taking the bait , the op must be laughing like a clown lookin at this ****e

I ain't laughing. After a daily routine of dodging and weaving in a car trying to get around cyclists in the city centre, it's left me paralysed with exhaustion. It's about time someone told the truth about this. Irish roads are not wide enough to accommodate cyclists, especially in the city centre

Qualitymark

Ally Dick wrote: »

I ain't laughing. After a daily routine of dodging and weaving in a car trying to get around cyclists in the city centre, it's left me paralysed with exhaustion. It's about time someone told the truth about this. Irish roads are not wide enough to accommodate cyclists, especially in the city centre

Absolutely right. Far, far narrower than Dutch roads :rolleyes:

Beasty

Ally Dick wrote: »

I ain't laughing. After a daily routine of dodging and weaving in a car trying to get around cyclists in the city centre, it's left me paralysed with exhaustion. It's about time someone told the truth about this. Irish roads are not wide enough to accommodate cyclists, especially in the city centre

Simple solution - get a bus, or a bike if you can't cope .....

The Moldy Gowl

Ally Dick wrote: »

I ain't laughing. After a daily routine of dodging and weaving in a car trying to get around cyclists in the city centre, it's left me paralysed with exhaustion. It's about time someone told the truth about this. Irish roads are not wide enough to accommodate cyclists, especially in the city centre

If you are dodging and weaving in Dublin in a car, you are a far greater hazard than any blind reckless cyclist.

Tony EH

Why are motorists such whining maggots?