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Local Councillor wants to Ban big bike events from rural Galway roads

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    #32
    brocbrocach
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    An opinion piece backing the councillors arguments:
    http://tuairisc.ie/but-isnt-it-connemara-is-ea-agus-cead-clamhsain-againn-chomh-maith-le-haon-dream-eile/


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    #33
    FortySeven
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    brocbrocach wrote: »
    An opinion piece backing the councillors arguments:
    http://tuairisc.ie/but-isnt-it-connemara-is-ea-agus-cead-clamhsain-againn-chomh-maith-le-haon-dream-eile/

    I wouldn't worry too much about that gaining traction. Nobody outside connemara can read it.


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    #34
    brocbrocach
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    FortySeven wrote: »
    I wouldn't worry too much about that gaining traction. Nobody outside connemara can read it.

    Ignorance is country-wide unfortunately...


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    #35
    CramCycle
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    brocbrocach wrote: »
    Ignorance is country-wide unfortunately...

    Does one sentence there appear to blame cycling for the slow down of Golf?


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    #36
    Roadhawk
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    brocbrocach wrote: »
    Ignorance is country-wide unfortunately...

    I agree. Im not from Galway but i definitely support this action.


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    #37
    brocbrocach
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    CramCycle wrote: »
    Does one sentence there appear to blame cycling for the slow down of Golf?

    It does! It's kinda left hanging so I presume it's tongue in cheek but ... cycling is the new golf etc!
    The article basically admits that it's NINBYism but we don't care, we don't want you on our roads. It's hard to agree with it but you can see how the proliferation of sportive events would raise the ire of locals towards group spins, club spins etc. Cycling is booming but that could be bringing problems of its own.

    Maybe CI should use their insurance leverage more to the advantage of the cycling community - try to regulate the charity/adventure spins phenomenon with it. After all, leisure cyclists are their bread and butter in terms of membership. Benefits could be
    1) Act as a type of quality mark.
    2) Disperse events more.
    3) Weed out profiteers
    4) Give individual events a unique flavour related to that locality.
    5) Put power in hands of the local clubs which could see benefits in fundraising and raising profile + organisational experience (see National Championships finding no love in Munster).

    In turn that could help to raise the standards of marshalling and value for money.
    Maybe they're doing that on the down-low already, I admit I don't know.


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    #38
    brocbrocach
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    Roadhawk wrote: »
    I agree. Im not from Galway but i definitely support this action.

    What action?


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    #39
    CramCycle
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    brocbrocach wrote: »
    What action?
    I could be misreading it but Roadhawk seems to be claiming he is ignorant but like I said, I could be misunderstanding his post.


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    #40
    fat bloke
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    brocbrocach wrote: »
    A few thousand cyclists going out Bóthar Chois Fharraige over the space of a few hours would wreck anyone's head.

    Well yeah but here's a corollary to that. I took the family to Seapoint / Dún Laoghaire yesterday. Goddamn place was thronged. Long queues of cars on every approach road, no parking, even the footpaths were uncomfortably busy. Cars and people in MY way!

    How very dare they!

    In all cases it's the people of Ireland using the roads & thoroughfares of Ireland. You can't ban them.


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    #41
    07Lapierre
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    With this weather we're having, getting out to Howth is a nightmare! If next weekend is as nice as today, the best way to get out there will be by bike!


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    #42
    brocbrocach
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    fat bloke wrote: »
    Well yeah but here's a corollary to that. I took the family to Seapoint / Dún Laoghaire yesterday. Goddamn place was thronged. Long queues of cars on every approach road, no parking, even the footpaths were uncomfortably busy. Cars and people in MY way!

    How very dare they!

    In all cases it's the people of Ireland using the roads & thoroughfares of Ireland. You can't ban them.

    The Queens people wishes to cycle the queens highway?! :D
    Ah of course yeah, I'm not saying the dude is right or that anyone will act on what he says either way. In the great battle between good and evil on the Irish roads though it's going to be the humble cyclist who's the loser.


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    #43
    seamus
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    07Lapierre wrote: »
    With this weather we're having, getting out to Howth is a nightmare! If next weekend is as nice as today, the best way to get out there will be by bike!
    It is quite hilarious that you hear of all of these complaints about cyclists "blocking" up the roads on scenic routes. Try to hit anywhere on Wicklow on a weekend like we just had and you have convoys of cars blocking up the road all the way to Sally Gap. And people complaining about the traffic.

    It's just straight up narrow-visioned hypocrasy.


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    #44
    07Lapierre
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    seamus wrote: »
    It is quite hilarious that you hear of all of these complaints about cyclists "blocking" up the roads on scenic routes. Try to hit anywhere on Wicklow on a weekend like we just had and you have convoys of cars blocking up the road all the way to Sally Gap. And people complaining about the traffic.

    It's just straight up narrow-visioned hypocrasy.

    We were cycling in Wicklow a few weeks ago. It was a nice day and the amount of traffic up there was just unreal!...

    This location in particular is just crazy on a warm sunny day:

    https://goo.gl/maps/4TPcW3esRC82


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    #45
    ted1
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    seamus wrote: »
    It is quite hilarious that you hear of all of these complaints about cyclists "blocking" up the roads on scenic routes. Try to hit anywhere on Wicklow on a weekend like we just had and you have convoys of cars blocking up the road all the way to Sally Gap. And people complaining about the traffic.

    It's just straight up narrow-visioned hypocrasy.

    Sure they block up the city centre and its arteries every day of the week


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    #46
    check_six
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    ted1 wrote: »
    Sure they block up the city centre and its arteries every day of the week

    They sure as sneck don't pull over to the left to make it easier for me to pass them either!

    Driving around three abreast without a notion of letting me past!
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    #47
    07Lapierre
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    Anyone who had to drive into Dublin this morning and has to then drive home this evening has my sympathies! I hope there's no hold ups on the M50!


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    #48
    PaulieC
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    07Lapierre wrote: »
    Anyone who had to drive into Dublin this morning and has to then drive home this evening has my sympathies! I hope there's no hold ups on the M50!

    If my workplace is anything to go by, the M50 will be empty. F*ck all people in here today :)


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    #49
    Green Peter
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    A few years ago an iron-man event meant a whole section of community was literally blocked in along the n59 for about 8 hours solid, it was far from a charity event and businesses like the local golf club had to close for the day as no one could get to it, cycling is badly served by some of the idiots who can be extremely ignorant to other road users, most are OK I accept. I also question the supervision of some of these races, I saw one last week where the motorcyclist outriders were in jeans with a yellow bib with POLITE on it, it was in my opinion an attempt to make road users think they were police at a glance, that's my rant over!


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    #50
    07Lapierre
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    Green Peter wrote: »
    A few years ago an iron-man event meant a whole section of community was literally blocked in along the n59 for about 8 hours solid, it was far from a charity event and businesses like the local golf club had to close for the day as no one could get to it, cycling is badly served by some of the idiots who can be extremely ignorant to other road users, most are OK I accept. I also question the supervision of some of these races, I saw one last week where the motorcyclist outriders were in jeans with a yellow bib with POLITE on it, it was in my opinion an attempt to make road users think they were police at a glance, that's my rant over!

    I hear ya! I meet ignorant idoit's most days of the week! there everywhere!

    Not sure what we can do about these idiots. I blame the parents myself!


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    #51
    Green Peter
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    07Lapierre wrote:
    I hear ya! I meet ignorant idoit's most days of the week! there everywhere!

    07Lapierre wrote:
    Not sure what we can do about these idiots. I blame the parents myself!


    Me too, most of the time they are the parents!!


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    #52
    magicbastarder
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    a friend of my mother is down in rosscarberry, and i think a couple of times a year receives notification that the road outside her house will be blocked off for hours while a rally is held in the area. no vehicular access in or out whatsoever.
    at least with a bike race, if there's a crash, you may end up with a be-lycra-ed lunatic with an injury in your front garden, with a rally you could end up with a MKI escort sitting in your porch.


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    #53
    galwaycyclist
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    magicbastarder wrote: »
    a friend of my mother is down in rosscarberry, and i think a couple of times a year receives notification that the road outside her house will be blocked off for hours while a rally is held in the area. no vehicular access in or out whatsoever.
    at least with a bike race, if there's a crash, you may end up with a be-lycra-ed lunatic with an injury in your front garden, with a rally you could end up with a MKI escort sitting in your porch.

    Same thing happens for the Galway Rally.

    Which I have marshalled on occasion.


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    #54
    ted1
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    I love very close to Killiney beach and the amount of cars that were blocking footpaths , roads , driveways , parked on double yellow lines , parked on corners etc on Sunday was crazy.

    They should ban cars on sunny days


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    #55
    07Lapierre
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    ted1 wrote: »
    I love very close to Killiney beach and the amount of cars that were blocking footpaths , roads , driveways , parked on double yellow lines , parked on corners etc on Sunday was crazy.

    They should ban cars on sunny days

    The answer is simple...they should bring in some kind of Road tax! force them to take some kinda test befo.... oh , wait, sorry, thought we were talking about idiot/ inconsiderate cyclists! :p


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    #56
    listermint
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    If only like we didnt have to share the place with other people. It would be so much better off.

    Lets just get rid of people.


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    #57
    Eamonnator
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    ted1 wrote: »
    I love very close to Killiney beach and the amount of cars that were blocking footpaths , roads , driveways , parked on double yellow lines , parked on corners etc on Sunday was crazy.

    They should ban cars on sunny days

    If you stopped loving so close to the beach, the doggers might go elsewhere.


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    #58
    ThisRegard
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    07Lapierre wrote: »
    With this weather we're having, getting out to Howth is a nightmare! If next weekend is as nice as today, the best way to get out there will be by bike!

    Attempted to get to Portmarnock just before 12 today. Coming from the Kinsealy direction the traffic was stopped as far back as Portmarnock station on Station Road.


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    #59
    07Lapierre
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    ThisRegard wrote: »
    Attempted to get to Portmarnock just before 12 today. Coming from the Kinsealy direction the traffic was stopped as far back as Portmarnock station on Station Road.

    Yeah I cycled home today via Baldoyle, Portmarnock, Malahide (estuary road). Lots of traffic. I didn't come across one cyclist blocking the road though.


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    #60
    diomed
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    The solution is obvious. Close Connemara to all outside traffic, motor or cycle.
    They want to be alone.


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    #61
    Chuchote
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    Connemara used to be mainly reached by train to Clifden or a paddle steamer up the Corrib…


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