Journalism and cycling

Borderfox

Its worded badly in terms of one or the other, both work well together

tomasrojo

Borderfox wrote: »

Its worded badly in terms of one or the other, both work well together

Yeah, it's not an either/or thing. Though car parking always needs to be cut back, it seems.

magicbastarder

Flynn added: “They’ve got their earplugs in, they have their hi-vis jackets, they’ve got their helmets and they’re zooming down the street screaming their head off to Nirvana, you know what I mean, or some band, and they don’t see anybody.”

http://irishcycle.com/2018/07/10/dublins-cyclists-think-theyre-in-a-velodrome-says-cllr-flynn/

Hurrache

Flynn and his ****ty opinions on everything, there's no bigger crank in Dublin.

RobertFoster

He's right though, I'm constantly shouting "Oh well, whatever, never mind" as I cycle through the city. I wait until I'm in quieter Wicklow or NCD before I start with "Hello, hello, hello"...

tomasrojo

I blast around on my p-far with "In the Mood" blaring from my handlebar-mounted gramophone.

buffalo

Hurrache wrote: »

Flynn and his ****ty opinions on everything, there's no bigger crank in Dublin.

Was that an intentional cycling pun?

magicbastarder

i am genuinely curious about what the 'they have their hi-vis jackets, they’ve got their helmets' comment was for; it sounds almost dismissive.

'look at those stupid cyclists with their 'safety gear' which i'd be berating them about if they didn't have it'?

magicbastarder

admittedly, it's completely futile trying to understand the logic in flynn's pronouncements.

Hurrache

buffalo wrote: »

Was that an intentional cycling pun?

Oh, erm, eh..yes, why yes it was!

P_1

RobertFoster wrote: »

He's right though, I'm constantly shouting "Oh well, whatever, never mind" as I cycle through the city. I wait until I'm in quieter Wicklow or NCD before I start with "Hello, hello, hello"...

Usually I find screaming a bit of this clears the way nicely :pac:

Pinch Flat

magicbastarder wrote: »

admittedly, it's completely futile trying to understand the logic in flynn's pronouncements.

Looks like he needs a hobby. Cycling would reduce his stress levels no end.

tomasrojo

He does seem to have had an utterly awful childhood. But he's a prize asshole, even allowing for that.

RobertFoster

P_1 wrote: »

Usually I find screaming a bit of this clears the way nicely :pac:

At least it's a more contemporary band! Flynn sounds like Cosby complaining about the kids these days listening to the rap music, with the hippin' and the hoppin' and the bippin' and the boppin'.

keane2097

RobertFoster wrote: »

At least it's a more contemporary band! Flynn sounds like Cosby complaining about the kids these days listening to the rap music, with the hippin' and the hoppin' and the bippin' and the boppin'.

AND THEY DON'T KNOW

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magicbastarder

Glass Animals cancel tour after drummer is seriously injured in Dublin bike accident

They wrote: “Last Monday my best friend, and our drummer Joe was hit by a truck while on his bike here in Dublin. His leg was broken on impact and he became tangled in the truck’s trailer where his skull suffered a complex fracture.

“Miraculously and thankfully,” it continues, “he is alive. After a couple [of] long operations he is now on the road to recovery.

https://www.nme.com/news/glass-animals-drummer-seriously-injured-after-road-crash-in-dublin-2353344

magicbastarder

this was the incident on usher's quay which was mentioned here, btw.

mloc123

magicbastarder wrote: »

this was the incident on usher's quay which was mentioned here, btw.

Not being familiar with Dublin probably explains why he would cycle down the quays - which must have the worst record for cyclists being hit?

Hopefully he makes a full recovery.

tomasrojo

mloc123 wrote: »

Not being familiar with Dublin probably explains why he would cycle down the quays - which must have the worst record for cyclists being hit?

Hopefully he makes a full recovery.

The quays, from memory, has had a few nasty collisions, especially the south side. I might not be remembering correctly.

On the other hand, it is one of the most heavily cycled routes in the city as well.

Muahahaha

The section of the quays outside Guinness (Victoria quay?) is pretty dodgy for cyclists trying to change lane while cars are doing 60kph+ right beside them. Usher Quay before it is only slightly safer but not much. That end of the south quays is I bad need of traffic calming before tragedy strikes. Hope the drummer makes a quick recovery.

Pinch Flat

I cycle O’connell bridge to Guinness, crossing over to park gate street. The cycle / bus lane from O’connell bridge is a favourite for taxi men to exercise their “ownership”. of the stretch. That stretch song Victoria quay is indeed hairy. It’s effectively a dual carriageway, with matching speeds. The bus lane is also intimidating - buses / taxis will tailgate you, the odd private motorist will use it to undertake with scant regard for cyclists.

A few average speed cameras would sort out the messing along here, particularly give their sucess in the port tunnel

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/speeding-in-dublin-port-tunnel-almost-wiped-out-by-cameras-2c3w7f89j

Annie get your Run

Pinch Flat wrote: »

I cycle O’connell bridge to Guinness, crossing over to park gate street. The cycle / bus lane from O’connell bridge is a favourite for taxi men to exercise their “ownership”. of the stretch. That stretch song Victoria quay is indeed hairy. It’s effectively a dual carriageway, with matching speeds. The bus lane is also intimidating - buses / taxis will tailgate you, the odd private motorist will use it to undertake with scant regard for cyclists.

A few average speed cameras would sort out the messing along here, particularly give their sucess in the port tunnel

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/speeding-in-dublin-port-tunnel-almost-wiped-out-by-cameras-2c3w7f89j

I hate this section of the quays but I always go up the middle of the bus & cycle lane these days, sometimes I'm joined by other cyclists, I wish they'd all come out to the centre, the women in particular. Victoria quay badly needs traffic calming or else get rid of the coach parking on the right of the quay and make that a cycle lane, or both!

Corca Baiscinn

What's the actual speed limit along the Ushers/Victoria Quay stretch where Pinch Flat and Muahahaha have described cars speeding?

ED E

Corca Baiscinn wrote: »

What's the actual speed limit along the Ushers/Victoria Quay stretch where Pinch Flat and Muahahaha have described cars speeding?

30.

Corca Baiscinn

ED E wrote: »

30.

Which if adhered to/enforced would make maoeuvres such as a right turn to Phoneix Park doable. Think 20 k/ph doesn't work if the road design invites higher speeds but rather tahn ay form of traffic calming I imagine people who cycle on the quays want the Liffey Route built.

Pinch Flat

I think it increases from 30 kph (which is universally ignored anyway) to 50 kph (which is also universally ignored) just past ushers quay. I’ve been in taxis going down the quays at 80kph plus and asked them to slow down.

monument

Corca Baiscinn wrote: »

What's the actual speed limit along the Ushers/Victoria Quay stretch where Pinch Flat and Muahahaha have described cars speeding?

50km/h

See: http://www.dublincity.ie/main-menu-services-roads-and-traffic-general-traffic-measures/speed-limits-your-area and scroll down to “Maps showing City speed limits“.

Pinch Flat wrote: »

I think it increases from 30 kph (which is universally ignored anyway) to 50 kph (which is also universally ignored) just past ushers quay. I’ve been in taxis going down the quays at 80kph plus and asked them to slow down.

Outbound it increases from 30 to 50 at Wood Quay beside the city council’s offices.

Bigus

Not quiet journalism but look at the second comment here from Conor mc grath

https://mobile.twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/1018495180788334594

Pinch Flat

Bigus wrote: »

Not quiet journalism but look at the second comment here from Conor mc grath

https://mobile.twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/1018495180788334594

Doesn’t sound like the sharpest pin to be fair. It’s worrying if he’s in charge of a HGV.

Edit - just checked his twitter tag “Smoke so much weed you wouldant believe“

mr spuckler

Pinch Flat wrote: »

Doesn’t sound like the sharpest pin to be fair. It’s worrying if he’s in charge of a HGV.

Edit - just checked his twitter tag “Smoke so much weed you wouldant believe“

which someone also screenshotted back to the Gardaí suggesting they should maybe look a bit closer at him...