Originally Posted by Mr Bear
Hi there; I used to do a rush hour commute along the coast from Blackrock through to Ballsbridge, all flat but soooo windy..And the wee garda on patrol at the UK embassy always used to tell me off if I ever went onto the footpaths to escape the queuing traffic. Funny, it's something I would never even think about doing now...Is the Dublin traffic still so unforgiving? It really has to be one of the worst places I've cycled (and I've cycled in Pisa..).
Ah, we got rid of that Garda ! That stretch is brutal for traffic, I came from Dún Laoghaire to BBridge the other day - it's fine going through Blackrock Park but I
had to cycle on the path after that. There's a lot more cycle lanes now and they work well on many routes but you get the odd car parked or truck delivering on them. I lived in Amsterdam and that was fantastic for real (dedicated) cycle lanes (outside the centre). I think the trouble lies with the age of the cities. Amsterdam's suburbs are quite new and so were well planned, Dublin's are much older so space is limited. I commute out west and it's fine...
Lorcán.