Send them a mail so!

Have done already :)

That is one of the negatives alright. Most of the users are pedestrians and a lot of them don’t seem to worry about the rules of the road too much. They think they can wander through a red light when they’re walking so why not when they’re on the bike.

I would have agreed with you 2 years ago on this point but it’s not as common these days seeing a Dublin Biker cycling on the pavement or wrong way down a street. No more so that cyclists who own their own bike.

If you can’t beat em, join em

Wouldn’t a better solution be to have clearly marked contraflow cycle paths on one way streets like they do in other countries? This would make cycling an even more attractive prospect and make the roads safer as there would no longer be unexpected illegally cycling people going wrong way.

@Brian Daly – Really? I got the bus into work this morning (I usually cycle) so decided to keep an eye out instead of reading. Between Lord Edward Street and Pearse Street I counted 8 DB cyclists – all office types – that were either cycling the wrong way up a one way street, going through lights or cycling through pedestrian crossings. One was actually cycling on the path the wrong way up a one way street.

I have no doubt that a lot of cyclists that own their own bike break a lot of road rules but DB cyclists are some of the worst. Many of them think they are still pedestrians. I’m only going by what I see on the streets of Dublin every day.

@lostintallaght I would have thought that the behaviour you describe is pretty much standard fare amongst the cycling community and not unique to Dublin Bikes users. DB users would probably more prominent as the bikes are unique.

I’m a DB user and never regularly cycled in the city before their arrival – always drove or walked. I stop at lights – much to the annoyance of other cyclists who seem to want to go straight on regardless.

I would agree with your other post that the DB scheme has been successful (despite the ads for bikes deal that was done). There also needs to be more contra-flow cycle lanes in place in parts of the city.