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Beware Wooden Bridge on North Bull

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    #32
    ninebeanrows
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    Sign is easily missed.

    The worst is that cars think the reason there is no cycling is due to their ‘right of way’

    Got hounded out of it by some douche when i went over some months ago having not seen the sign


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    #33
    cdaly_
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    The places I've seen them are road works where the road has been narrowed to allow for a temporary footpath. The intention there appears for cyclists to dismount and walk the footpath instead of riding in the road "Because they'll hold up traffic".


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    #34
    Effects
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    Sleety_Rain wrote: »
    Got hounded out of it by some douche when i went over some months ago having not seen the sign

    They were probably breaking the speed limit on it too!


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    #35
    plodder
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    Effects wrote: »
    They were probably breaking the speed limit on it too!
    Almost certainly. The speed limit is 15 km/h


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    #36
    Tombo2001
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    Effects wrote: »
    Are they not placed in locations for the most unobservant and non-vigilant cyclists, to help them?
    Like for the kind of people that usually get their wheel caught in Luas tracks.

    When I cross the wooden bridge I'm aware that my tyre might get caught (25mm), but it's not because of the sign, and I cycle carefully. Some people are just unobservant and unsafe on bikes.

    Having done his rotor cuff, I'm sure OP will be especially glad of this sympathetic observation.


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    #37
    Tombo2001
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    Effects wrote: »
    They were probably breaking the speed limit on it too!

    I love it when people shout at you about bad cycling whilst they themselves simultaneously are breaking the rules of the road.

    Had it earlier today, housing estate road in Santry - I am cycling on left, cars parked to my right ….car is coming towards me and is hugging my side of the road (their RHS) and going at speed. I am thinking - its going to be very tight if I stay on the LHS side here, and since there is only a kerb and then a wall on the left of the road, I cut across to my RHS onto the footpath.

    Now there was no risk with this as I am not going put myself in danger clearly, rather it was to avoid danger.

    But driver takes issue with me and starts shouting and roaring because I have cut across them and gone on the footpath.


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    #38
    [Deleted User]
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    Tombo2001 wrote: »
    Having done his rotor cuff, I'm sure OP will be especially glad of this sympathetic observation.

    such is the state of the internet - it's more important to be right than empathetic.

    in fairness the current signage is not all that clear with the yellow slippery bike sign and the one about dismounting being low down and parallel to the way of travel (as opposed to up higher and facing)


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