Clontarf to City Centre Cycle & Bus Priority Project discussion (renamed)

I had a car approach me from behind yesterday evening on the inbound lane, starting beeping like mad to get me out of the way and then would speed towards me and brake last minute. When he came alongside me he was going crazy, fućking and blinding at me, as was his wife, all while their kids were in the back. But he seemed like the kind of person who doesn't usually obey traffic laws anyway.

Some people just like their cars, and are prepared to sit in the traffic. 100% not for me at all.

In terms of the percentage I'd say its extremely low

I think people drive their kids to school and then instead of heading home and getting PT it's more convenient to just drive in (even if it's a bit slower)

Even taking that aside, the amount of cars that just have 1 person in them is very high, it's insanely inefficient.

But Definitely next week is when the Poop hits the spinny thing.

I walked to Clontarf Rd train station today, traffic was very heavy up the coast road. The filter lanes on to and off the Alfie Byrne road have been removed permanently, so that's really slowed things up to. To add the cycle lane they have built approaching the bridge does not seem wide enough to me. (Unless there is gonna be a cycle lane on the other side of the road.)

Regarding the "closure of the inbound rail bridge arch" . . . . . . . I've just been told it's "not" going ahead now. Although they might do it in the future. It really seems that they are making it up as they go along.

Is it just me or are the motorists illegally using the bus lane inbound unusually patient! Was shocked with the lack of overtaking attempts and other dangerous maneuvers this week.

Disappointing not to see any enforcement again today. I'd say if they don't do it when the schools go back it'll be a joke/more of a joke

Cycled into the city through Fairview this morning to see how bad it was with "school" traffic.

What an absolute disgrace!

Vehicles breaking the lights in every direction at the end of the Howth Road.

Vehicles blocking the yellow box at the end of the Howth Road.

Vehicles breaking the lights in every direction at the end of the Malahide Road.

Vehicles blocking the yellow box at the end of the Malahide Road.

Drivers on their phones (I waved at one driver to put her phone down and she dropped it instantly).

Not a Garda in sight.

A young lady in her 20s wearing a hi-viz standing at the junction at Edges Corner to possibly deter traffic from veering left. None of her male colleagues or any Garda bothered to do it.

Several cars travelling in through North Strand.

Gridlocked back to Killester Village. I got in for 9 on the bike, there's going to be a lot of late arrivals to school and office today, they're probably in Ballybough as we speak.

Too many drivers forget that driving is a privilege. And many need that privilege removed for a few weeks to remind them.

The Gardai have annoyed me most. Too busy up in Clontarf Station to go down and show some presence and enforcement. No bother showing up to St Annes Park during Covid lockdowns though.

Is there a worse "village" than Killester village? It is everything that is wrong with the carcentric city of Dublin. An absolute free for all on footpaths and absolutely zero public realm. I've never even heard of anything being done to improve it but you know they'd go mental if any positive changes were proposed.

Also the Supervalu has the worst bike parking facilities I've ever seen.

And the corner outside the washing machine repair place is a free for all for parking, and cars drive along the footpaths and park on them on both sides. It's amazing it has gone on for so long.

I counted 6 cars parked half on footpath on double yellows outside the oblates this morning, most of them facing into traffic as well. Another car parked just before those useless plastic bollards opposite Tesco, meaning our bus (heading staight towards Kilmainham/Con Colbet Road) had to wait for the long line of traffic turning right onto Emmet Road before being able to head straight as no room to pass the parked car partially blocking the lefthand lane. A Quashqai then parked in the bus stop outside the school before the left onto Sarsfield Road as well. That stop is incidentally used by elderly folks in the main as well in my experience. F*eck them I suppose, Little Sorcha must be dropped directly to the school gates at all costs on a bright and sunny morning!

Inchicore is a joke.

Well as all the cyclists are giving opinions on car drivers . . . . . here is my opinion (of them). I drove in through Fairview at 10.30 this morning on my motorbike. Only one of several cyclists stopped at red lights, most continued on and around pedestrians crossing the road. I watched one chap break five red lights (he was actually quicker than me on my bike as I stopped at red lights) and he finally stopped at IFSC / Quays lights due to traffic. Nuts, absolute nuts. Someone will get injured (pedestrian or cyclist) and we will read about it in the media. I did not witness one car drive through red lights.

Oh by the way, I went in through Nth Strand and as expected there was no enforcement.

Self righteous cyclists now proclaiming that they saw several cars drive through red lights may post below. 🚲️

There is a "difference of opinion" between DCC & Garda management presently so enforcement is light touch.

I regularly see cars run through red lights, perhaps cyclists do it more often, not sure. As for the claim that cyclists doing so is dangerous, well yes but last I checked car drivers achieved a whopping 136 kills on the road last year and cyclists got 0 so I'd say we're a long way off Dutch cities we're fast cyclists are the No. 1 Road safety concern. Let's deal with the real threat first and the imaginary one later.