Allocate 4 Cycling Protest Department of Transport 22nd February 1pm

beauf · 22-02-2017 4:14pm

I couldn't get to it. heard about it too late to change my plans. I know of no one (other than boardies) who even knew it was on today. They publicize these events very badly.

Chuchote · 22-02-2017 4:43pm

Weather was pretty nice, a tiny bit of soft mizzle and otherwise fresh and lovely. I wouldn't say feck all - maybe 200 to 250. Not the thousand or so that were out in October, but enough to stretch from Leeson Lane to Kildare Street in one bell-ringing group four or five abreast.

qb123 · 22-02-2017 4:45pm

Lunchtime just doesn't work for a lot of people whether due to little time, meetings before or after, trouble to get there and back. Last one held after work time more successful - they should do it at that time again. (Went then, wasn't able today as meeting at lunchtime)

nomoreexams · 22-02-2017 5:03pm

beauf wrote: »

I couldn't get to it. heard about it too late to change my plans. I know of no one (other than boardies) who even knew it was on today. They publicize these events very badly.

If you like Sticky Bottle or cyclist.ie on Facebook they'll keep you up to date

Andy Magic · 22-02-2017 5:28pm

Chuchote wrote: »

Weather was pretty nice, a tiny bit of soft mizzle and otherwise fresh and lovely. I wouldn't say feck all - maybe 200 to 250. Not the thousand or so that were out in October, but enough to stretch from Leeson Lane to Kildare Street in one bell-ringing group four or five abreast.

Media are reporting several hundred attended

beauf · 22-02-2017 5:32pm

nomoreexams wrote: »

If you like Sticky Bottle or cyclist.ie on Facebook they'll keep you up to date

I'm one of those weirdo's who rarely uses social media like face ache. Too much noise.

average_runner · 22-02-2017 5:38pm

Didn't make the news front page on RTE.ie.

Need to step it up or cycle up:)

tomasrojo · 22-02-2017 5:38pm

Andy Magic wrote: »

Media are reporting several hundred attended

Not sure whether there was adept expectation handling, but the media anticipated a few hundred as well, so sounds as good as can be expected, given the time of day.

I just couldn't make it. The timings were all wrong. Will try hard to get to the next one. Especially if it's in the afternoon.

beauf · 22-02-2017 5:41pm

The Journal.

http://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-cycling-protest-3252960-Feb2017/

I expect the Indo will either not cover it, or report some anti cycling agenda.

average_runner · 22-02-2017 5:43pm

beauf wrote: »

The Journal.

http://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-cycling-protest-3252960-Feb2017/

I expect the Indo will either not cover it, or report some anti cycling agenda.

Times, examiner, rte, independent or breaking news does not have it in the main viewing screen.

Tesco strike is though

nomoreexams · 22-02-2017 5:44pm

beauf wrote: »

I'm one of those weirdo's who rarely uses social media like face ache. Too much noise.

HA Faceache, i love it. Fair enough, I guess that would make it more difficult to keep up to date. We'll have to start sending you updates by pigeon

hytrogen · 22-02-2017 5:51pm

godtabh wrote:

Feck all people there

Well done all

Deedsie wrote:

What is your problem? It was a lunchtime protest. The weather was drizzly, some people wont want to go out and get wet and then go back into the office.

Ah the Goldilocked keyboard warriors..

beauf wrote:

I expect the Indo will either not cover it, or report some anti cycling agenda.

Unless there's crustys, hoodies the ra or an ambulance to chase they won't even lift a pen these days.

Shedite27 · 22-02-2017 6:11pm

beauf wrote: »

http://www.thejournal.ie/dublin-cycling-protest-3252960-Feb2017/

Campain to make cycling safer - half the crowd photographed not wearing helmets :rolleyes:

Fair play to those who organised it

beauf · 22-02-2017 6:12pm

nomoreexams wrote: »

HA Faceache, i love it. Fair enough, I guess that would make it more difficult to keep up to date. We'll have to start sending you updates by pigeon

The problem with faceache is that there is no way to filter the crud from the useful. Even sites with good intentions, with not a lot of content tend to go the route of filler, on faceache. So you get hundreds of updates and buried in the middle is something useful. Not to mentions friends with way too much time on their hands.

Too much hassle.

beauf · 22-02-2017 6:13pm

average_runner wrote: »

Times, examiner, rte, independent or breaking news does not have it in the main viewing screen.

Tesco strike is though

‘Sexting’ now customary among young people, charity warns...

I can see why it was bumped....

magicbastarder · 22-02-2017 6:13pm

Shedite27 wrote: »

Campain to make cycling safer - half the crowd photographed not wearing helmets :rolleyes:

hytrogen · 22-02-2017 6:13pm

Yesterdayfm having a discussion on passing cyclists at 1.5m

beauf · 22-02-2017 6:14pm

Shedite27 wrote: »

Campain to make cycling safer - half the crowd photographed not wearing helmets :rolleyes: Fair play to those who organised it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMv3OB6XHvQ

OMG

Moflojo · 22-02-2017 6:27pm

For those who weren't able to make it to the protest today, but who still want to support the cause, there's a petition that you can sign here:

https://my.uplift.ie/petitions/allocate-10-of-the-national-transport-budget-to-cycling

magicbastarder · 22-02-2017 7:10pm

i assume a FG leadership contest will result in a reshuffle. would be interesting to see if leo, simon, or simon would leave ross in his seat.

Chuchote · 22-02-2017 7:45pm

magicbastarder wrote: »

i assume a FG leadership contest will result in a reshuffle. would be interesting to see if leo, simon, or simon would leave ross in his seat.

There's also the question of whether an FG leadership contest would leave FG in the driving seat… and considering that FF have come out against Ross's drink-driving policy

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/ross-drink-driving-crackdown-to-be-blocked-by-fianna-f%C3%A1il-1.2984149

they wouldn't be a good alternative - never mind their vicious backing of an obviously unsustainable bank and construction bubble when they were last in power.

And Sinn Fein - well, to my mind, putting them in would be replacing lemmings with starving hyenas eager to spread the goodies to as many of their own clientele as possible… purely my gut instinct, that, mind…

average_runner · 22-02-2017 9:52pm

Chuchote wrote: »

There's also the question of whether an FG leadership contest would leave FG in the driving seat… and considering that FF have come out against Ross's drink-driving policy

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/ross-drink-driving-crackdown-to-be-blocked-by-fianna-f%C3%A1il-1.2984149

they wouldn't be a good alternative - never mind their vicious backing of an obviously unsustainable bank and construction bubble when they were last in power.

And Sinn Fein - well, to my mind, putting them in would be replacing lemmings with starving hyenas eager to spread the goodies to as many of their own clientele as possible… purely my gut instinct, that, mind…

They will promise us the world and take our money.

Corca Baiscinn · 22-02-2017 11:01pm

https://www.todayfm.com/The-Last-Word-with-Matt-Cooper

THE LAST WORD WITH MATT COOPER - WIDENING THE GAP BETWEEN MOTORISTS AND CYCLISTS

I thought it was a really good discussion, a refreshing change from Geoge Hook, Pat Kenny et al. Ciaran Cannon was excellent at explaining the thinking behind the Bill and good support from Damien O Tuama of cyclist.ie. the third guest from Institute of Advanced Motorists was ok but strayed off the point a bit.

AndrewJRenko · 23-02-2017 12:58pm

qb123 wrote: »

Lunchtime just doesn't work for a lot of people whether due to little time, meetings before or after, trouble to get there and back. Last one held after work time more successful - they should do it at that time again. (Went then, wasn't able today as meeting at lunchtime)

Whatever time you choose won’t work for some people. It wasn’t possible to do an after-work protest given the light levels at this time of year. The other option was a weekend event, but that is a bigger deal for many people to get into town over the weekend.
There will certainly be more, and the next one will probably be after work, as the evenings get brighter.

beauf wrote: »

I couldn't get to it. heard about it too late to change my plans. I know of no one (other than boardies) who even knew it was on today. They publicize these events very badly.

Are you on the DCC mailing list? Or Facebook page? Or Twitter feed? Or Instagram page? It was publicised on all of those media fairly extensively over the last month. Leaflets were given to cyclists at key junctions every evening for the previous two weeks, and posters were put up in bike shops and other workplaces. How exactly would you expect the campaign to publicise it?

godtabh wrote: »

The weather wasnt poor

It was drizzling rain on and off over lunchtime. Quite a few of the cyclists were in raingear.

1bryan · 23-02-2017 1:10pm

AndrewJRenko wrote: »

Leaflets were given to cyclists at key junctions every evening for the previous two weeks.

I cycle through the city every day and never saw these being given out.

average_runner · 23-02-2017 1:56pm

1bryan wrote: »

I cycle through the city every day and never saw these being given out.

I run by alot of major junctions in town in the evening and saw no one handing anything out.

Outside my office is probably one of the most major junctions and no one was ever there during evening time

AndrewJRenko · 23-02-2017 5:05pm

1bryan wrote: »

I cycle through the city every day and never saw these being given out.

average_runner wrote: »

I run by alot of major junctions in town in the evening and saw no one handing anything out.

Outside my office is probably one of the most major junctions and no one was ever there during evening time

Great, so will you be volunteering to help with distributing the leaflets for the next protest to improve the coverage?

Effects · 23-02-2017 5:23pm

AndrewJRenko wrote: »

It was drizzling rain on and off over lunchtime. Quite a few of the cyclists were in raingear.

The rain had zero effect on my. I had my rain jacket just in case. Didn't really need it.

Moflojo · 23-02-2017 5:25pm

average_runner wrote: »

I run by alot of major junctions in town in the evening and saw no one handing anything out.

Outside my office is probably one of the most major junctions and no one was ever there during evening time

You need to change your username to anecdotal_runner.

I'm serious.

Effects · 23-02-2017 5:26pm

average_runner wrote: »

Outside my office is probably one of the most major junctions and no one was ever there during evening time

What junction is that?

Allocate 4 Cycling Protest Department of Transport 22nd February 1pm

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