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    #62
    lawred2
    Registered Users Posts: 24,395 ✭✭✭✭lawred2


    magicbastarder wrote: »
    OT, but i opened that in youtube, and this was the next video queued:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFps_kEmGH4

    Seriously wtf?


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    #63
    Seve OB
    Registered Users Posts: 15,999 ✭✭✭✭Seve OB


    magicbastarder wrote: »
    OT, but i opened that in youtube, and this was the next video queued:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFps_kEmGH4

    that crazy sh1t


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    #64
    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 49,618 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    i guess it was something like a bunch of lads nicked a white van from a building site, and the builders gave chase.


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    #65
    Chuchote
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,368 ✭✭✭Chuchote


    magicbastarder wrote: »
    i've mentioned it before, but vehicle seizure is a more proportionate measure; as €1000 to someone who is in a part time job is a hell of a lot stricter a punishment than to someone much better off.

    to reiterate - if you're caught doing X which usually incurs two penalty points, you should be made surrender the car for two days within a week of being notified. i suspect it'd do a lot more to reduce idiot behaviour than the penalty points system would.
    as mentioned, it'd also be a lot more proportionate as the car is much more likely to be of value to what the owner earns.

    i reckon the threat of having your bikes seized during a publicised charity ride would serve as an interesting warning to anyone trying to repeat this.

    Yes, certainly true. In Finland the fine is proportional to your earnings.


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    #66
    [Deleted User]
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    Glencarraig wrote: »
    Not unusual to see stupid cyclists on motorways, last week at around 3.30pm I came upon lets call him a "veteran cyclist", dressed in some trade team outfit cycling happily on the M50 between Sandyford and Knocklyon which just happens to be one of the longest stretches between exits. Gave him a "what the f**k" beep of the horn and promptly got the finger back. If you were that guy all i can say is the you are a gob****e.

    Just out of interest what would expect someone's reaction to be when you passed at speed them beeping your horn?


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    #67
    MarkR
    Moderators, Regional Midwest Moderators Posts: 11,117 Mod ✭✭✭✭MarkR


    ronoc wrote: »
    Just out of interest what would expect someone's reaction to be when you passed at speed them beeping your horn?

    I'd hope they'd react by realising they may be doing something dangerous.


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    #68
    Chuchote
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,368 ✭✭✭Chuchote


    MarkR wrote: »
    I'd hope they'd react by realising they may be doing something dangerous.

    Depends on the beep. There is a beep language, and a polite little 'bip' is normally accepted as a warning, a blast as a threat.


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    #69
    [Deleted User]
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    MarkR wrote: »
    I'd hope they'd react by realising they may be doing something dangerous.
    The bike shouldn't be on the motorway but beeping the horn isn't helping the situation. You simply risk startling the cyclist. Horns are loud when you are not in a vehicle.


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    #70
    CramCycle
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,948 Mod ✭✭✭✭CramCycle


    ronoc wrote: »
    Just out of interest what would expect someone's reaction to be when you passed at speed them beeping your horn?

    It's common practice on motorways. Particularly by trucks to notify pulled over drivers to get out of their car and f**k off across the embankment.

    As with everything in life, it is a stupid few who will end up ruining the lives of their family and some randomer they don't know.


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    #71
    jackofalltrades
    Registered Users Posts: 3,253 ✭✭✭jackofalltrades


    ronoc wrote: »
    The bike shouldn't be on the motorway but beeping the horn isn't helping the situation. You simply risk startling the cyclist. Horns are loud when you are not in a vehicle.
    I'm guessing if you're easily startled then you wouldn't be cycling a couple of feet from three lanes of very loud and fast traffic.
    Beeping seems to be the only thing that motorists frustrated with the lack of effective policing can do.
    In the hope that the cyclists realises how dangerous what they're doing is and chooses a safer route.


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    #72
    MarkR
    Moderators, Regional Midwest Moderators Posts: 11,117 Mod ✭✭✭✭MarkR


    ronoc wrote: »
    The bike shouldn't be on the motorway but beeping the horn isn't helping the situation. You simply risk startling the cyclist. Horns are loud when you are not in a vehicle.

    It might help them realise they are in danger, particularly if they are wearing headphones, as described in a previous incident.

    I wouldn't blow them out of it myself. I've seen bicycles on the motorway before, and haven't bothered beeping to be honest. Didn't see a point. Difficult to convey meaning at 90dB and 120 km/h. :D


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    #73
    Chuchote
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,368 ✭✭✭Chuchote


    jackofalltrades wrote: »
    Beeping seems to be the only thing that motorists frustrated with the lack of effective policing can do.
    In the hope that the cyclists realises how dangerous what they're doing is and chooses a safer route.

    But that's not your job. And the law on transport states that beeping must only be used in a traffic emergency. Teaching a sharp lesson to another road user whose behaviour you find unacceptable isn't that.

    The correct thing to do when you see someone cycling on a motorway is to call the cops, whose job actually is to tackle this kind of craziness.


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    #74
    jackofalltrades
    Registered Users Posts: 3,253 ✭✭✭jackofalltrades


    Chuchote wrote: »
    But that's not your job. And the law on transport states that beeping must only be used in a traffic emergency.
    Teaching a sharp lesson to another road user whose behaviour you find unacceptable isn't that.
    I know the law and what my job is thanks.
    The correct thing to do when you see someone cycling on a motorway is to call the cops, whose job actually is to tackle this kind of craziness.
    Who will more that likely do SFA about it.


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    #75
    [Deleted User]
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    jackofalltrades wrote: »
    I'm guessing if you're easily startled then you wouldn't be cycling a couple of feet from three lanes of very loud and fast traffic.
    Beeping seems to be the only thing that motorists frustrated with the lack of effective policing can do.
    In the hope that the cyclists realises how dangerous what they're doing is and chooses a safer route.

    The the only person that can address the "frustration" of your commute is you. And it isn't by beeping your horn..


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    #76
    Chuchote
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,368 ✭✭✭Chuchote


    jackofalltrades wrote: »
    I know the law and what my job is thanks.
    You will more that likely do SFA about it.

    Clearly not, if you think blaring your horn at other road users is part of your job as a safe driver!

    And the idea that gardaí won't go and escort cyclists off a motorway is not accurate. I can understand the prejudice, though; after all, garda response times rely on the number of gardaí that are available.


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    #77
    jackofalltrades
    Registered Users Posts: 3,253 ✭✭✭jackofalltrades


    ronoc wrote: »
    The the only person that can address the "frustration" of your commute is you. And it isn't by beeping your horn..
    Where am I talking about the frustration of my commute?
    I'm explaining why some motorists engage in the practice, I'm not talking about what I do.
    Chuchote wrote: »
    Clearly not, if you think blaring your horn at other road users is part of your job as a safe driver!
    Where did I say that I blare my horn at other road users?
    And the idea that gardaí won't go and escort cyclists off a motorway is not accurate. I can understand the prejudice, though; after all, garda response times rely on the number of gardaí that are available.
    Where did I say they wouldn't escort cyclists of motorways?
    I said they more than likely they won't do it.
    And I'll agree that lack of resources is an issue, which leads to these cyclists taking the piss.


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    #78
    magicbastarder
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    has anyone posted on their facebook page about their use of motorways?


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    #79
    cython
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    magicbastarder wrote: »
    has anyone posted on their facebook page about their use of motorways?

    I did actually, and now I note that it has been removed, even though in the meantime I did get a response saying "lesson learned" or some such. It was only when I went back to comment about it obviously being a slow lesson for them having made it to Gorey that I now realise someone deleted my post. By that behaviour, I may not have been the only one to post either!


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    #80
    Chuchote
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,368 ✭✭✭Chuchote


    cython wrote: »
    I did actually, and now I note that it has been removed, even though in the meantime I did get a response saying "lesson learned" or some such. It was only when I went back to comment about it obviously being a slow lesson for them having made it to Gorey that I now realise someone deleted my post. By that behaviour, I may not have been the only one to post either!

    Wow. Do they have a Twitter account? They can't delete comments on that.


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