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Newest Review: ... extremely dangerous for cyclists, and secondly, the seemingly complete ignorance of the cyclists themselves of even the most basic rules of the road and a total disregard for their own safety. ~ ~ Driving my taxi here in Dublin on a daily basis (well, almost daily!) I witness some totally appalling behaviour on the roads by cyclists. Traffic lights are not meant for them! A red light means stop ONLY if there is a clear and present danger to their own safety, otherwise they sail through with complete impunity. Amber lights mean go, plain and simple, and if the road itself is blocked with traffic, then not to worry. They simply take to the ... more

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Cycling: They're Treated Differently To Other Road Users (1564 words)
by - written on 15/01/05 (Very useful, 137 readings)
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~ ~ This opinion is not going to make me very popular with the green lobby and tree huggers here at dooyoo, as to put it mildly, it isn’t very "politically correct”. These days it would appear that anything that travels on our roads with four or more wheels and which uses petrol or diesel as a means of propulsion is fair game to the media. But God forbid that anyone would have the gall or the temerity to actually deem to criticise the poor eco-friendly cyclist, who is, of course, the epitome of all that is good and just in our society, and at the forefront of the fight to save the human race from extinction from a depleted ozone layer or poisoning from an ... Read the complete review

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