Dun Laoghaire Traffic & Commuting Chat

Seriously.

Someone has half pulled the covering off the arrow entry sign.

Is traffic allowed back on the street.

Is Wetherspoons not better than yet another empty derelict building.

I paid sixteen euros for four gin and tonics in a Wetherspoons not too long ago, nothing wrong with the gins and the toilets were spotless.

Can those parents not take their children to a playground, they are so entitled,roads aren’t playgrounds, traffic is back to normal now so, no, you can’t take little Oscar and Milly out on the cargo bike, the rest of us aren’t sitting in traffic jams just to suit you.

Have you forgotten about Debenhams and give it a few months and unfortuneately there will be many empty shops in Blackrock.

You do realise you cant even buy a pair of socks in the village now.

What is the issue with Wetherspoons, is it thats its an english company, why wouldnt I want to buy gin and tonic for four euros, Why is the owner of Wetherspoons more objectionable than any other bar owner.

And again what is wrong with those parents, there are plenty of amenities to take children too, roads arent there for recreational purposes, I drive through some towns regularly and I dont see well heeled parents demanding that they be made one way to facilitate cargo bikes, how was this nonsense ever allowed to take hold.

I mean, can they not buy a bicycle carrier for their massive family carriers and not head to a park. Or do what I did and get up a bit earlier and walk their children to school on schooldays.

We just cant accomodate cyclists who arent willing or able to cycle alongside traffic throughout the county, its not realistic with the volume of traffic on the roads, its worse than ever now because people wont use public transport and cycling is not an alternative for the majority, they just arent intetested.

I really dont see why DLR residents should be the only locals subjected to these trials.

As I said I drive through other towns regularly, all very busy and no one is proposing that main streets through towns be made one way so people can walk on the road, Georges St at the moment cant even cater for cyclists, this is madness.If cars or buses or taxis cant access that street then you need extra pedestrian and cyclists spending money and then you tell cyclists to get off their bike.

If you want to live somewhere with less cars then move out of surburia.

Tinkering around with Road A is not reducing traffic, its moving to nearby roads and causing misery for residents, its better to keep roads for the purpose they were built for as this means traffic is evenly divided and it moves freely.

As I said I think you are confusing roads with recreational spaces, its a problem cyclists have, insisting they have a right to cycle two abreast on roads too as if they are in a park.

There needs to be an immediate road safety campaign directed at cyclists, their behaviour on roads has to be corrected, if they obeyed the rules of the road and learned courtesy to other road users then people might show more support for what they want.

Its one street in Malahide and the issue has ended up in the courts. It doesn't impact locals going about their day to day business or affect local housing estates which will be used as rat runs, whats bring attempted in DL is on a different scale sltogether. These plans arent being drawn up for other areas because they are impractical, they are a waste of time and energy, ie Georges Street re opening, was it even s three month trial, it felt a lot shorter.I thought the Cathiorleach of the council announced it was to be permanent recently!!!!!

There are plenty of public transport option to Capel Street so opening or closing it isnt impacting many people.

Dublin City Council intended to reverse the change on Capel Street but bowed to twitter pressure, the mood will change in November.

I dont care what changes are made in the City Centre, going there is optional for me.Most of these changes are facilitating on street drinking by young people with cans from off licences, the last place in the world i want to be.😳

I care about my freedom to get from A to B and I dont want local roads made one way if it means my road is more congested, this is the view of all my neighbours too and councillors are getting it in the neck.