Il pericolo e la paura di mescolare con gli automobilisti è il motivo per cui più irlandesi non vanno in bicicletta
Danger and fear of mixing with motorists is why more Irish people don’t cycle – poll
di Amazing-Yak-5415
Il pericolo e la paura di mescolare con gli automobilisti è il motivo per cui più irlandesi non vanno in bicicletta
Danger and fear of mixing with motorists is why more Irish people don’t cycle – poll
di Amazing-Yak-5415
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People don’t know how roundabouts work.
Yes.
The roads are too narrow for both cars and bikes, I dread going around corners.
Having seen how people treat cyclists, I absolutely dont want to be another staitistic.
And id love to be able to cycle in Dublin daily but its not worth the risk.
I don’t see the point of cycling,,, it’s a bit dopey to be cycling past my parked 50K car in the driveway and taking longer to get to where im going.
I have lovely cycle lane mostly from my house to work. If I didn’t, I wouldn’t cycle. The odd time I go on the open road Irish motorists are lethal.
100%
No matter how much hi vis gear and lights you have motorists will still take risks to pass you.
I spend 8-10 hours cycling in the Phoenix Park each week. The roundabout at the Castleknock end of Chesterfield avenue can be a nightmare. The number of times people slow or stop at the entrance and then just pull straight out across me is ridiculous. It’s as if nothing smaller than a car registers with them. I wear bright clothing, have daylight lights and always signal my turns etc, but at least once a week I get to see a car accelerating towards me while the driver is completely unaware of me.
There are lots of careful and polite road users out there but it just takes one close pass or aggressive “punishment pass” to ruin your day.
I do meet cyclists and pedestrians that are just as bad, but it is the vehicles that put me off the spins on the back roads.
I used to cycle a fair bit. Gave up just before COVID. There are only so many times you can have a near miss with a speeding car before your luck runs out.
A good experiment would be to have the people designing these cycle lanes to walk down one and see how safe they feel with a streak of paint protecting them.
Bike theft would be my main reason. I’d love to cycle the cinema or shop.
Its nowhere near as bad as this thread would have you believe. Granted, you need your wits about you – but if you’re commuting by bike, there’s usually a ton of other cyclists about so you are actually part of a wider presence on the road, that cannot be ignored by motorists. Yes, there will be the odd dickhead behind the wheel of a car, but the vast majority of motorists are clued in as regards sharing the road with cyclists.
I drive into work almost as often as I cycle in – I expect that’s quite common in Ireland, particularly since the introduction of the CTW scheme.