Cycling across the Eastlink

Seaswimmer

NUTLEY BOY wrote: »

I don't think so. There are sets of red flashing lights accompanied by a siren to stop road traffic just before the traffic barriers are lowered.

However, as it is something new you might actually be right !

these signs??


https://www.google.ie/maps/@53.3448206,-6.2272876,3a,75y,294.78h,82.4t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sb5i6zNAjL18fRWSehKz4Aw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

NUTLEY BOY

Seaswimmer wrote: »

these signs??


https://www.google.ie/maps/@53.3448206,-6.2272876,3a,75y,294.78h,82.4t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sb5i6zNAjL18fRWSehKz4Aw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

Yes.

bazermc

NUTLEY BOY wrote: »

I don't think so. There are sets of red flashing lights accompanied by a siren to stop road traffic just before the traffic barriers are lowered.

However, as it is something new you might actually be right !

These are installed by Strava, advising cyclists what the current KOM/QOM time across the bridge is, allowing the approaching cyclist to know what he/she needs to do to beat it and claim the prize

NUTLEY BOY

bazermc wrote: »

These are installed by Strava, advising cyclists what the current KOM/QOM time across the bridge is, allowing the approaching cyclist to know what he/she needs to do to beat it and claim the prize

My apologies, but I don't understand this

It sounds like I am going to be in a video game when I go over the bridge !

traprunner

NUTLEY BOY wrote: »

My apologies, but I don't understand this

It sounds like I am going to be in a video game when I go over the bridge !

It'll be like the paper boy obstacle course. You've to get across the bridge as fast as possible while dodging vehicles, dogs and random pedestrians that stop on the road for no reason to take photos. Oh and don't forget about the seriously perilous cross winds.

beauf

traprunner wrote: »

...random pedestrians that stop on the road for no reason to take photos. ...

Lots of reasons to take photos there. Ships, the river, its a bridge etc.

PaulieC

traprunner wrote: »

and random pedestrians that stop on the road for no reason to take photos.

surely taking photos is the reason to stop randomly, no ?

traprunner

PaulieC wrote: »

surely taking photos is the reason to stop randomly, no ?

Ah, you are spoiling the game :P

check_six

I'm just catching up with events in this thread but can someone confirm to me the sequence of events?

As I understand it, early last week Seaswimmer spotted someone being ordered off their bike on the East Link Bridge.

Seaswimmer sent a mail to the council who replied saying the signage was legal and bikes are now not allowed on the bridge.

This was followed up with a mail to the local councillors who have got the signs removed entirely and bikes are back on the bridge.

All in the space of a week? During the holidays?

I'm impressed!

Seaswimmer

check_six wrote: »

I'm just catching up with events in this thread but can someone confirm to me the sequence of events?

As I understand it, early last week Seaswimmer spotted someone being ordered off their bike on the East Link Bridge.

Seaswimmer sent a mail to the council who replied saying the signage was legal and bikes are now not allowed on the bridge.

This was followed up with a mail to the local councillors who have got the signs removed entirely and bikes are back on the bridge.

All in the space of a week? During the holidays?

I'm impressed!

not quite. It was about 18 months ago when I witnessed the guard ordering the cyclist to dismount. It then took over a year to get a council engineer to generate a report on the signs which he said were legal.

but shortly after his report the wording on the signs changed from "requested to dismount" to "required to dismount" and once this was pointed out the council did react fairly quickly to remove the signs. Probably due to some influence from Owen Keegan and Andrew Montague.

check_six

Seaswimmer wrote: »

not quite. It was about 18 months ago when I witnessed the guard ordering the cyclist to dismount. It then took over a year to get a council engineer to generate a report on the signs which he said were legal.

but shortly after his report the wording on the signs changed from "requested to dismount" to "required to dismount" and once this was pointed out the council did react fairly quickly to remove the signs. Probably due to some influence from Owen Keegan and Andrew Montague.

Still though, you've got a terrific result in a reasonable timeframe.

Please don't use your powers for evil!

*stockpiles kryptonite arrowheads just in case*

Leinster D

I am a cyclist and came across this sign recently coming from the ringsend village entrance /pathway that merges with the east link. Is this recent as only noticed it now? Also are cyclists required to dismount or is it more of a suggestion? A little confused.

cdaly_

I think you're supposed to shout "Oh no they don't!!" panto-style and carry on...