Maybe they are the other people who don't get up to Dublin much
On a serious note, I see as many dangerous drivers as pedestrians and cyclists.
Spend enough time in Dublin and you will notice two things about our city drug addicts & tough nuts:
1. The number of them on crutches.
2. Their propensity to walk out in front of traffic and ignore lights. I think it some kind of macho culture thing. Run us over if you dare.
I kid you not.
I'll pass on that thanksSpend enough time in Dublin
I don't see it getting worse but then again I seem to be lucky; I go into town at night about once every two weeks and have done so for the last 20 odd years and I've seen three or four fights in all that time.Going slightly OT but is it getting rougher or am I just noticing it more?
Another cyclist on Stillorgan Road on the way home merrily going along in the bus lane with a coach behind her....while a cycling lane sat a foot to her left!
That's all the Dubs down for the stag parties! (Speaking as a Dub).Have you ever seen Kilkenny on a fri/sat night?Its not confirned to Dublin.
There is no evidence that cycle helmets do anything to reduce injury rates for cyclists (speaking as a cycle helmet wearer).As for cyclists, astonishes me the amount that won't wear helmets.
The so-called cycle lane on the Stillorgan Road is a death-trap of broken glass, bus stop waiters, dog walkers (with the extendable dog lead stretched nicely across the full width of the cycle lane), pedestrians etc. See http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=67669725&highlight=stillorgan#post67669725 and [broken link removed] and you'll start to understand why the cyclists use the bus lane, as they are legally entitled to do.Another cyclist on Stillorgan Road on the way home merrily going along in the bus lane with a coach behind her....while a cycling lane sat a foot to her left!
There is no evidence that cycle helmets do anything to reduce injury rates for cyclists (speaking as a cycle helmet wearer).
The so-called cycle lane on the Stillorgan Road is a death-trap of broken glass, bus stop waiters, dog walkers (with the extendable dog lead stretched nicely across the full width of the cycle lane), pedestrians etc.
There is no evidence that cycle helmets do anything to reduce injury rates for cyclists (speaking as a cycle helmet wearer).
I've never seen any clear evidence that they are effective against minor falls. I wear one myself, it seems instinctively the right thing to do, but the evidence just isn't there afaik.Serious accidents, they do nothing, they are only effective against relatively minor falls. But those minor falls without a helmet could lead to fairly serious head injuries, with a helmet that risk is reduced.
Doesn't fill you with huge confidence, but then it's the same for all types of head protection, it is effective against the more common, lower impact situations so worthwhile on that basis.
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