To the two lads cycling out the Dublin Rd, in the am, 7.30ish

naughtysmurf

Just in case you are on here, would you ever go & buy yourselves some reflective gear & lights for both the front & rear of your bikes,

I pass you five days a week somewhere between Frank Hogans & the Groody roundabout, heading towards UL, one of you was actually wearing camoflage pants this morning ffs, your going to get yourselves killed because drivers can't see you until they are right up on top of you

One of you got a good blast of a car horn within the last week from another motorist, if you recognise yourselves, buy what you need to be seen in the dark please.

dashoonage

Surely they are using the safer smarter super savings travel cycle infrastructure from parkway to groody ?

naughtysmurf

I'm beginning to think that they are are some kind of covert op

dashoonage

If i had too suffer roadworks for a year for the safer smarter super savings travel cycle infrastructure and there is someone not using the safer smarter super savings travel cycle infrastructure ill be very annoyed.

TheRiverman

naughtysmurf wrote: »

I'm beginning to think that they are are some kind of covert op

No,no just a pair of idiots with no respect for themselves or other road users.

Paddico

dashoonage wrote: »

Surely they are using the safer smarter super savings travel cycle infrastructure from parkway to groody ?

Still should have proper lights etc. No excuses

Chiparus

Report them to the guards, I report drivers who drive too close all the time.

Far more effective than beeping or posting on boards

Cookiemunster

Chiparus wrote: »

Report them to the guards, I report drivers who drive too close all the time.

Far more effective than beeping or posting on boards

Do the Guards actually do anything?

Tefral

I spot these fellas too.. disaster waiting to happen. No one obeys the speed limit along that road!

thesimpsons

I came across two guys cycling wrong way down O'Connell Street the other night. both as black as anything, not a light, reflector or even a light coloured clothes between them. I got a fair fright - I don't think it bothered the two guys in the slightest.

Chiparus

Cookiemunster wrote: »

Do the Guards actually do anything?

yes

kilburn

Chiparus wrote:

yes

So you gave a statement and they prosecuted?

I am still waiting to hear from them 3 weeks after witnessing a bad accident

Dtp1979

Chiparus wrote: »

yes

lol no they don’t. They do fcuk all.

Poxyshamrock

Why not tell them?

Chiparus

Ring up traffic watch, you would be surprised.

EPAndlee

Chiparus wrote: »

Report them to the guards, I report drivers who drive too close all the time.

Far more effective than beeping or posting on boards

Snitches get stitches

Sleeper12

naughtysmurf wrote:

Just in case you are on here, would you ever go & buy yourselves some reflective gear & lights for both the front & rear of your bikes,

This happening all too often. No one likes things imposed on them but I can see compulsory hi viz vests if some cyclists don't cop on to themselves.

Passed a cyclist in Dublin city on a rainy day last week. His back light was brilliant. Nearly blinded me. If the weather wasn't so bad I'd have complemented him on it.

Cyclists I give you lots of space on the road and if you let me know what you want to do next I'll stop and give way but please give me a chance to see you in the dark.

Chiparus

EPAndlee wrote: »

Snitches get stitches

Unlit cyclists get stitches.

tayto lover

EPAndlee wrote: »

Snitches get stitches

Unlit cyclists can get killed FFS.

fryup

EPAndlee wrote: »

Snitches get stitches

unlit cyclists get wreaths

Tefral

Passed them again this morning. One lad actually does wear a sleeveless Hi-Viz but its covered over by a giant black backpack so the reflective strip cannot be seen. The other lad, well he wears a helmet alright but wears very dark clothing.

I felt like stopping him this morning at the Parkway and giving him one of my work Hi-Viz then I saw the other lad with his covered and thought F*uck it.

RustyNut

Tefral wrote: »

No one obeys the speed limit along that road!

And the problem is a couple of cyclists?

ratracer

Tefral wrote: »

I spot these fellas too.. disaster waiting to happen. No one obeys the speed limit along that road!

This!! But it's all the cyclists fault??

Tefral

RustyNut wrote: »

And the problem is a couple of cyclists?

If they get hit by a car travelling the speed limit along there they will also die.

Yes its up to the cyclist to mitigate their risk on the road, they are vulnerable.

amcalester

No excuse for cyclists not having lights.

No excuse for cyclists motorists exceeding the speed limit.

Both should cop on.

Both are independent of each other.

s15r330

amcalester wrote: »

No excuse for cyclists exceeding the speed limit.

I'd hope they'd have an excuse if a speed gun gets em, damn cyclists always breaking speed limits

Phoenix Wright

I don't see any good reason why hi-viz vests are not made compulsory to be honest. I hate wearing one, but I would feel like less of an outcast cycling into college if everyone else was wearing them as well.

carbonceiling

You can order Hi-Vis vests, rucksack covers, armbands, sam browne belts etc for free on the RSA website. There really is no excuse for cycling around in the dark without these.

http://rsa.ie/en/RSA/Road-Safety/Orders-online/Orders-online/

Comhrá

Phoenix Wright wrote: »

I don't see any good reason why hi-viz vests are not made compulsory to be honest. I hate wearing one,

Beats wearing a shroud any day, though.

Jimbob1977

A few years ago, I regularly came across a cyclist on winter's mornings at 7.30am on the M20. Still pitch dark.

It was the stretch of motorway between Raheen (Exit 3) and Dooradoyle (Exit 2).

While the cyclist had a high-viz jacket,

1) It is highly dangerous and illegal to cycle on a dark motorway. Lunacy in fact.

2) The traffic was moving at 120 kmph. The cars would encounter him in the dark in a split second. Even if he's in the hard shoulder, it's startling.

3) At the exits, he would be a 'sitting duck' if travelling straight ahead.

Anyway, I contacted the RSA to mention the dangers. Imagine the guilt of a motorist if they killed a cyclist on the motorway!! Even if it wasn't the driver's fault.

The following week, there was no sign of him. I assume the Garda Traffic Corps educated him about the rules of the road.

You might say 'snitches get stitches', but it's better than a wreath or a headstone on the M20.

Phoenix Wright

Comhra wrote:

Beats wearing a shroud any day, though.

Couldn't agree more, they're not exactly fashionable but that's why I wear one.