Should parents be subject to a test to ensure they can safely push a pram? What if I want to use a wheel barrow?
Where would unicyclists fit in with the rules? Should we force them to carry a spare wheel just in case they buckle one also?
From the ages of 3-8 I operated a peddle tractor. Would this require a bicycle license or an tractor license? I did haul away a few loads of cut grass to be dumped, would I therefore have to also tax it as a commercial vehicle?
I hope the Revenue aren't reading this
My wheelbarrow would never pass the NCT either..
I must admit, as a road user who owns a petrol engine car I pay significant road tax and do feel all road users should contribute to the upkeep of the roads and related services
but a small annual fee payable by all cyclists would be no harm and help the country in it's time of need, perhaps.
I'm not looking to turn Ireland into a "police state", but I do genuinely think the above ideas would help with (i) ensuring a certain safe standard for both cyclists and others using the same roads, (ii) helping to establish firm rules to be obeyed and later enforced by the Gardai
At junctions where the light is red, I have no issue with cyclists proceeding forward provided the junction is clear and they're not a hazard to oncoming traffic. IMHO it is equivalent to pedestrians jaywalking.
should get cheaper tax though
What an idiotic thing to say.
The rules of the road are black and white,they are not open to your interpretation or whether or not you have an issue with it.
The light is red this means stop,it does not mean you mentally absolve yourself and proceed blithely though the junction.
A few weeks back I nearly ran over some halfwit of a cyclist who felt he too had "jaywalking privileges"a 30 second conversation with him post a near miss has,I am pretty certain, cured him of this illusion for life.
What an idiotic thing to say.
The rules of the road are black and white,they are not open to your interpretation or whether or not you have an issue with it.
The light is red this means stop,it does not mean you mentally absolve yourself and proceed blithely though the junction.
A few weeks back I nearly ran over some halfwit of a cyclist who felt he too had "jaywalking privileges"a 30 second conversation with him post a near miss has,I am pretty certain, cured him of this illusion for life.
No to A, B & C. Idiot and unlucky cyclists probably have a short half-life, let the rest of them get on with it. It would be more useful if motorists did a cycling course . . however methinks that cyclists who have never driven have little idea just how invisible they can be in the dark.I was wondering what peoples opinions are, with regards to cyclists.
The rules of the road are black and white,they are not open to your interpretation or whether or not you have an issue with it.
A few weeks back I nearly ran over some halfwit of a cyclist who felt he too had "jaywalking privileges"
Simply put, you are wrong cyclists - there are significant numbers of people using bikes on the streets (and footpaths !) of Dublin, who are dangerous ... something needs to be done, if only to bring the rest of the cyclists of Ireland, up to the incredibly high standards which the AAM cyclists would like us all to believe, they maintain .....
What do you mean by significant ?
Are you talking about all the streets of Dublin or just the city centre ?
Are you talking about all times of day ?
Or is your statement of fact above just your opinion based on your personal experiences in Dublin city centre ?
Stupidity on a bike, can result in a death - most likely, that of the person cycling the bike but quite possibly, with another party like a car driver feeling the responsibility, right or wrong, for the rest of their lives !
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