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So all our motor drivers use indicators, none of them drive under the influence of alcohol or drugs, all are of good conduct, none of them use mobile phones, nobody drives in excess of speed limits, all our drivers are insured, they all have paid motor tax, all cars are road ready, no L drivers drive alone, nobody parks on double yellow lines, all stop at stop-signs, nobody goes the wrong way through one-way streets, nobody crashes red lights, etc
Come with me for ten minutes and I’ll show you all of the foregoing. And a question:- Did you ever speak to a driver who admitted being the cause of a traffic accident? It’s always the other who was at fault.
That's not what you said, when you posted above...
But hey, twist things up all you like, rather than admit it....
I wish it wasn't so and it's sad, but that's why I don't cycle - the downside risk is just too high.
Ireland is one of the safest countries in the world. Dublin is statistically a very safe city. Our murder rate in 2022 was the highest in many years and we were still below Denmark and Hungary, way below the UK, France, Belgium and Sweden, and about the same as Germany and Holland. Ireland has the third lowest murder rate of women in Europe. Our violent crime rates are also low. Social "media" has a lot to answer for.One of these would be more suitable for pedestrians and cyclists in our crime ridden cities.
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I cycle in Dublin quite a lot. I find it much safer and easier to do so than I did 30 years ago. The infrastructure is vastly better and motorists are much more considerate.
Would totally agree with you there Mr Purple especially in and around where I live in south Dublin.
But it's a different story, well at least for me when I did cycle up and down the Dublin mountains and the roads around Wicklow
I used to go for 2, 3 sometimes 5 hour rides and for 99.9999% of the time I have no worries or real issues with other road users but there is invariably a second or two on those rides where my safety is compromised and takes all the fun out of the ride and when that happens on a daily basis you come to the conclusion that it's only a matter of time before...
But it's a different story, well at least for me when I did cycle up and down the Dublin mountains and the roads around Wicklow
I used to go for 2, 3 sometimes 5 hour rides and for 99.9999% of the time I have no worries or real issues with other road users but there is invariably a second or two on those rides where my safety is compromised and takes all the fun out of the ride and when that happens on a daily basis you come to the conclusion that it's only a matter of time before...
I agree that cycling on rural roads is far more dangerous but so is driving on rural roads and I never go for walks on rural roads any more. I spent much of my childhood in south Wexford and we walked everywhere. As young teenagers we cycled all over the county, often covering 30-40km in a day. I wouldn't dream of doing that now.
Likewise, I have confined my cycling to greenways. The public roads around Cork and beyond have become lethal death traps for cyclists. My own experience over the last twenty years suggests that motorised traffic has become more dangerous and illegal motorised parking in cycle lanes is widespread. In Cork’s city centre I often see even Garda cars abandoned for hours on cycle lanes. Perhaps Dublin cycling safety is of little issue, but outside of The Pale cycling is ultra dangerous. It’s sensible not to cycle outside of Dublin, I think. @Cervelo hit the nail on the head when he stated danger ‘happens on a daily basis’ - You need to be lucky every time you use a bike on our public roads, I regret to say.
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