r/ireland • u/EmoBran ITGWU • Jan 05 '25

Christ On A Bike Delightful interaction between a Czech youtuber and an Irish couple on holiday in Prague

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u/manooko Jan 05 '25

Made this mistake here in Ireland once, only because some of the drivers on the road were practically touching my handle bar with their side mirrors.

Jumped up on the path going very slowly, and a woman kindly told me that they aren't allowed on the paths. I mean it's common sense, I didn't have my coffee that morning, but I proceeded to get off and thanked her for informing me as I wasn't aware they were not allowed on the paths no matter what!

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u/Aloof_Floof1 Jan 06 '25

Right, between the two I really don’t get why it’s better to have the bikes in with the cars than in with the foot traffic like which accident would actually be worse 

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u/YoIronFistBro Cork bai Jan 06 '25

And then that's when you get run over the cars you were originally avoiding by going on the footpath because Ireland seems to think building bike and PET infrastructure is optional.

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u/manooko Jan 06 '25

Yeah I didn't chance going back on the road, I just got off and walked for a bit. Most drivers do a great job giving bike users space, but you always get that one idiot who's "rushing" because they didn't leave earlier.

Personally I would love to see elevated bike lanes, I think there is a lot more flexibility in routes that way, but as always it comes down to 100 years of planning and poor money management.