A number of posters have been placed on lampposts on the Hill of Howth in North County Dublin in recent days taking aim at cyclists.
The posters were placed on the south side of the climb between Howth Head and Sutton with messages such as ‘We own the road, don’t we,’ which shows two cyclists in front of cars which are driving five-abreast.
Other posters have the message: ‘It’s the hill of Howth, not the Tour de France. Slow down.’ and also ‘I look good in lycra’ which for reasons unknown shows two elephants on bikes wearing leotards ahead of a stream of cars taking up both sides of the road.
It’s unclear as to who placed the posters on the climb which is on a popular training route for Dublin cyclists. The climb is on a 10-kilometre lap around the Howth peninsula north of the city. It’s also unclear as to whether there was a particular incident which prompted the person or people to place these posters.
Conflicting messages. In one they whine about cyclists going to slow, in the other they whine about cyclists going to fast. They can’t seem to make up their mind.
And cyclists riding two abreast while cars are five across 🙂
They are Irish.
Very sad that some people feel the need to insight hatred towards a group of people. If this was a racist poster or targeting someone’s sexual preference there would be uproar. The feeling of hatred towards cyclists is getting scary.
Agree and radio stations not helping, it seems cyclists are easy targets
Listener hungry radio stations picking on cyclists while their audience sit in their cars in traffic.
If its repeated enough times, people believe it !!
Share the Road
Ironic thing is that most cyclists are motorist too, we just respect each other a little more. They’ll be running horse riders and pedestrians off the road soon.
Were you listening to Deise AM this morning Pat?
It’s not scary at all – they can’t talk but they can’t stop.
Just ride on.
I agree mate, some people have a real problem with the wearing of lycra too.
I think maybe it’s got more to do with their own insecurities. Typical behaviour of bullies to be honest.
It marks irelands transition to a car dominated and car dependent society. The ironic thing is that the motorists are probably more likely to be showing symptoms of their sedentary lifestyles – obesity, type two diabetes, heart disease etc.
It is scary when you’ve been pushed off the road into a ditch
I almost guarantee the author of these posters has a tiny penis.
Brilliant
Gorey this weekend. I’ll leave them alone for a few days
Someone paid money to put them up and the Garda took them down the same day.
That’s gas. Some idiot wasting their time and money creating litter.
A car driver breaks the Law on average 3 times daily while driving their vehicle.It makes me laugh these posters,someone who should direct their talent to better use.
As a cyclist, and car driver I can empathise with the poster showing 2 cyclists riding side by side, oblivious to the stream of cars they are holding up.
Totally selfish and doing cyclists no good whatsoever.
You’re obviously not a cyclist if you don’t understand why they do that.
I don’t understand why they are happy to fuck off every car driver sitting impatiently behind them.
I’ve never done that, in over 30 years cycling.
Its perfectly legal.
and selfish.
And dangerous!!
What’s more dangerous,, riding in single file so that it takes a car longer to get past, or 2 abreast, halving the overtaking time. Additionally, in single file dickhead car drivers are more likely to try to “squeeze through a gap which is too small. ..
Peter Miller, it’s not dangerous or selfish.
2 guys tottling along on a country road, holding up 10+ cars.
That’s selfish.
I get it in the neck most days at work, co-workers accusing me of “being one of them”
I’m not.
I’m considerate and have never had a “moment” with a car in over 30 years.
End off.
It’s safer. If you rode in groups you would appreciate this. Riding double file deters unsafe same-lane passing in narrow lanes and makes the cyclists as visible as a car from the front and behind.
It’s of benefit to cars as it reduces the distance required to over take the group safely. If you genuinely believe that cyclists can be overtaken without crossing the white line you really need to rethink your driving.
The picture is an unhelpful exaggeration of the effects of cyclists and their effect on traffic.
Have you no friends Peter ?
peter miller, the reason its safer for groups to ride two abreast is to shorten the time an overtaking car spends over the meridian.Think of 20 cyclists in single file, then 2 abreast.
Peter. You give a bad name to all Pedros.
I find it more annoying that cars travel two abreast on motorways. Causes many more hold ups and is a totally selfish use of our motorway network.
Or perhaps the thousands of cars I pass on my commute could do the decent thing and pull over to allow me to pass on my morning commute? It’s totally selfish to be in a 20% full vehicle causing traffic mayhem when there’s other viable alternatives out there.
I’m not talking about groups, I know all about the safety aspects of that, I’m talking about 2 guys out side by side holding up a lot of traffic.
They’d be safer riding single breast until the traffic passes.
This is what I, and my chums have always done.
Really.
Sad.
Peter Miller, are you channelling Donald Trump?
Needs a snickers by the sounds of it
The whole definition of overtaking entails a vehicle to move over to the opposite side of the road when safe to do so and navigate by safely. If it’s not, then the person behind waits until it’s safe to do so. I’ve never experienced traffic coming to a standstill because of cyclists.
Lol… innocent until proven guilty!
Ville de Blainville votre prochaine campagne?
Michael Keogh
John Doyle
And that’s for me just going up the hill!!
Fuck em
Why (and how) are 5 cars driving abreast in a single lane?
its not a very fair representation
Why show it then? Has howth been converted to a 4 lane motorway or something?
We need to respect each other and seek compromise …it’s a no brainer…
really tiring of the anti cycling sentiment out there currently. I am a keen cyclist and an everyday driver. there is enough space out there for us all, think about it. cyclist are vulnerable road users and I feel unless uve cycled on roads recently u don’t totally understand what cyclist’s deal with. lets all work together stay safe be courteous towards each other and enjoy the road.
Agreed, however I am sick of cyclists not wearing bright gear and lights. Passed two this evening and it was getting dusk, kitted out in black and no rear lights.
Cormac Keppel, you ain’t no cyclist bruv.
Was Paul kimmage in howth recently.
http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/15222312.Police_warn_drivers_they_must_give_cyclists_more_space_on_roads/
Sutton in County Cork was where my name-saking ancestor came from. A boat person to Australia in 1840
2 people 2 abreast is totally different from a group
Yes it might be legal- doesn’t stop it being selfish.
Let’s not bully people for having an opposing view.
Unfortunately the rest of the pics
There is plenty more room than drivers give!! The amount of times I’ve had to use the middle of the road because of pot holes, wankers who poke their bonnet out into the middle of the road at give ways, wankers who are clearly desperately to get to the next set of lights that they’re stuck at BECAUSE OF FUCKING TRAFFIC WHICH THEY ARE PART OF!
Unless you ride a bike on the road you are an uneducated WANKER!!
Typical gutless wonder, hasn’t got the balls to complain publicly. Obviously driving scared?
No one else appalled at the handlebars on those bikes?
There are traffic lights at both ends of the road on which I live in Sutton. Cyclists regularly break the red light here. There is a problem which officialdom wishes to ignore.
There is also a failure to appropriately deal with the owners of cars and vans parking on cycle lanes in Sutton and surrounding areas.