Near Misses Volume 2 (So close you can feel it)

I completely agree with you, but the ancient lay out of our infrastructure means that points of conflict are always going to arise.

My point is the solution should be strict enforcement and education of drivers, not blaming infrastructure or placing the onus on cyclists to have more cop on.

It's not as if we weren't taught all this stuff.

It seems that some people need stuff to be shoved in their faces to make them cop on to the possible consequences of their perceived God given rights when driving.

I have no issue with someone posting pics to achieve that aim if that's what it takes.

Nearly got absolutely creamed in the Bus Lane on Manor Street yesterday - van parked illegally in the bus lane and the delivery guy swung the door open without checking and thankfully the brakes on my Dublin Bike were good or I would have had a mushed up face.

He was apologetic which was refreshing and I doubt he'll do that again but was seriously frightening. The illegal parking element went right over his head.

I think part of it is he has no problem in asserting himself and taking the primary position, but the definition of primary position aka smack in the middle of the road, and aggressive drivers interpret that as him taking the piss and react like arseholes.

The punishment pass above for example, he was overtaken, driver had slowed because of the tractor (I don’t necessarily know if the driver stopped to let the tractor go as he mentions in his tweet it looks like the tractor was turning while the van was a fair distance back) and he passes the van and swings out into the primary. Perfectly entitled to do so, but arsehole behind the wheel is probably thinking he’s doing it to annoy him.

Bit like when you overtake someone, you both get to a set of lights 200m down the road and they jump the queue ahead of you, and you have to overtake them again ten seconds later. You think to yourself what’s the point but unlike arsehole in the van you don’t try push them off their bike.

I've to come this road to get home on maybe 70% of my rides. Unlimited close passes with drivers mounting the raised central reservation, even when I place myself bang in the middle of the lane. Its one of those places that seems to really pi$$ some drivers off to the point I'd be so nervous that I sometimes ride on the footpath 🙄

😂 I laugh because as magicbastarder says, they couldn't be bothered, I was left hooked & hit last year, she left the scene, whilst 2 Gardai showed up, they did absolutely nothing about it!

Until Ireland starts to report why an accident happened, things will never change in Ireland. So many accidents on roads lately and never a cause of accident explain. Its like the state wants to put the head in the sand like it did for mental health in the past

After the court case and coroner's report. The cause of the accident is known majority of the time from the team that investigates it.

Wasn't meaning straight away, but not all accidents end up in court. Been in court before for an accident and unless it gets reported afterwards, it goes under the radar.

What I would be looking for after all legal stuff is sorted etc that there be a section in the paper for all accidents and the cause is printed.

I think this would open more eyes to the issues on our roads.

Now you might say the family wouldn't like that, but trust me, a day after an accident most people living close to the family knows exactly what happened and if they don't, they make up rumours which is worst than the facts

Me too. It must be pretty bad for a conviction for dangerous driving with 4 Yr ban in Ireland. That's upper level in term of sentencing. Career changing ban. Well done in going through to the end with it and to the judge on conviction/sentence. Sure to be appealed.

Absolute knobhead driving a jcb tried to pass me here today whilst there was cars coming to other way, dunno what the fcuk he was playing at, had to wave him back, scared the sh!té outta me. He passed me further on near the x-roads with more cars coming towards only for me to be less than 10metres behind him for the next couple of km before I turned off. Fcuktard of the week.

Right on brother 😶

Sad to report that poor cyclist lost a leg.

I'm sure there'll be outrage in the press about the Longford incident (***sarcasm***).

Anyway, this spot in Dublin has turned into a favourite left hook spot for some motorists - ironically, it seems to have gotten worse after the recent cycling infrastructure improvements, which is not in the google maps street view.

Usually, someone speeding up the bus lane coming from Park Gate Street is a sure sign they intend to left hook here, and this morning was no different - the impatient motorist had obviously let his quota of one cyclist pass on the cycle lane, which excluded me and a few others whom he's overtaken in the bus lane, left hooking the guy in front of me, who had to swerve to avoid the car. I braked sharply to avoid contact. I've seen 2 or 3 cyclists clipped here in the past while.

I was halfway across a pedestrian crossing (bike lane to bike lane) with the 3 year old on the bike and a mammy on the school run drove straight through.

I gave a roar and she looked back gormless. I was fully aware it could happen, kids would have no chance.

Yes I agree, regular medical certification for all drivers would be a good idea.