Delivery cyclists - grrrr..

The sooner most of these crappy app based companies go bankrupt the better.

Deliveroo would tell you that they are independent contractors, nothing to do with them. A pox of a company along with uber and the rest.

I've seen a few Deliveroo cyclists almost get themselves killed.

One cycled smack bang into the back of a truck.

Another cycled out at a bridge when a car was turning left - luckily stopped in time.

One and a half million people killed by traffic every year, and here you are, complaining about the group that does the least of it.

Yet, you manage to see them.

Live in Cork City Centre. Walk to work and every day run the gamut of these delivery riders, the vast majority of them Deliveroo. Cycling on footpaths, zig zagging between pedestrians, breaking red lights, speeding around corners. They're a pain in the hole.

The sooner they are replaced with robots the better, ive nearly hit one or two on the silly assumption that red pedestrian lights behind me meant it was safe to pull out, silly me making such assumptions

Im not sure I quite get your point but the problem with E anything is that they are "too fast for the eye" , they are small and appear out of nowhere due to their speed (and often dont have working lights). if everyone obeys the rules of the road its more predictable. Bring on the robots! automate that shiiiit

A commuter cyclist generally knows their route very well, enjoys the odd breather at the lights lol and isnt in a hurry to get from A-Z, Delivery guys are on a clock, probably looking at all kind of apps, a totally different beast using bad equipment and taking short cuts

And all because we want everything to our door now.

well it is the consumer's fault for allowing deliveroo to thrive. i don't use them because it's a pyramid scheme basically. i have a friend in london on 6 figures working for deliveroo while immigrants bust their balls trying to make a few quid and aren't even entitled to sick leave. these delivery apps seem to be absolutely booming in dublin too, during a cost of living crisis. keep your money and walk to collect your food or cook something at home.

why can’t they just put lights in their bikes/wear helmets/hi viz gear. I emailed deliveroo previously and they said drivers advised to comply with laws.