30k speed limits for all urban areas on the way

When car makes a turn, it's already done at a very low speed so in this case a strict rule who has a priority and a serious enforcement would help to create people's habits.

For me, the safest way as a cyclist, is to move out of the cycle lane (if there is one) and go center lane. Become a car, until past the junction then move back left. This also works well on roundabouts. I think you need to be experienced and very aware (as a cyclist) what you are doing to pass on the outside as there's a lot more variables in play.

As a driver, I'm happy to wait for cyclists to come past me on the inside. Because I'd prefer to be delayed and hit someone, than insist on right of way and hit someone even if its their fault.

Indeed I've had that happen a cyclist going full pelt up the inside with wands marking their lane, not paying attention, and not seeing my indicator and I had no visibility of them until it was too late. Before the wands I would have moved tight to the kerb to block undertaking cyclists before making a turn. I try to avoid junctions now with this layout of wands and heavy cycling traffic.

Be easier to remove the cycle lane 25ms from junction to allow the cars to take left turning position. It would also create space on the right of the car for the passing cyclist to move into.

Do you mean putting the cyclist between two lanes of moving traffic?

I might be reading the table incorrectly but it looks like this says exceeding the speed limit is one of the least common factors for vehicles causing injuries to cyclists?

It's not speed it's inappropriate speed. Quite a different thing.

You don't have to buy it. They've done research into it.

Not that I'm suggesting the Phoenix Park is the same. But these sweeping generalisations are opinions not fully thought out. It's very easy to look up all this research, but no one seems to bothered to do it. Or be bothered that no one else has done it including the people making the changes.

I suspect this is why they seem to have started collecting traffic data in the park recent. They realize they have no recent data.

That said some people only to learn that fire is hot by touching it. With that mind why not do a trial and see how it works out.

Hiding the park in maps...well that will certainly hide it from people commuting through it every day. And be very useful for tourists and people who don't know where it is.

When I last tried it, it had me drive to a gate and walk the rest of the way.

Today it's hit and miss. Often doing bizarre routes having me drive crazy circular routes, then drive through the park the longest way possible. Instead of going in at the nearest gate. Sometimes it has me stopping on Chesterfield Ave and walking the rest of the way. Then sometimes it works properly depending on starting location.

I wonder has someone made a couple of the gates marked as closed or something.

Was the first research study Google turned. I know there are others. They are generally very specific to where they are. Often lower speed limits have no effect because enforcement remains non existent.

The point is don't assume things are always intuitive or simple.

The only way to know for sure is measure before and after.

People should always check media and "official" sources. Often there is no data backing up their statements.

The logic being if you are using GPS to find a route to the park or something in it, you mostly likely already be in it. I see.

Was it a Deliveroo cyclist?

Same as turning into across any lane of traffic, you check it's safe to do so.

But there are limits to what you can do. You have finite vision and reactions. There are physical limitations to lines of sight and predictability.

If you cycle flat out in an area where there are lots of pedestrians and one steps out in front of you, you'll never be able to stop in time. There are limits to your stopping distance and reactions. This is why it's a bad idea to filter or undertake at inappropriate speeds beyond your ability to stop safely.

No one's immune to physics.

Maybe you'll quote what specific "law" you're inferring to.

"...A cyclist may pass to the left of a vehicle unless the vehicle is indicating to turn left and there is a reasonable expectation that the vehicle will commence the turn before the cyclist reaches the vehicle..."

If you are going to reference "law" and post something in quotes you could at least quote some actual legislation rather than lifting text from some anonymous randomer's boards.ie post from a few years back.

It's too late at night to go digging into the Road Traffic Acts but I will offer these from the Rules of the Road:

You may overtake on the left when:

Traffic in both lanes is moving slowly but traffic in the left-hand lane is moving more quickly than the right-hand lane – for example, in slow moving stop/start traffic conditions.

Changing traffic lanes

You must give way to traffic already in the lane into which you are moving.

Could you give any specific example of the “numerous officials” from the Greens that you heard on the radio setting out this position please?

I heard on a radio/podcast/bus shelter once that FF want to build a nuclear reactor in Ballsbridge because Micheál Martin wants to annoy Mark Zuckerberg. Don't ask me for any kind of proof that I didn't dream this up last night, that's your problem!

So it didn't happen then. Gotcha.