The Indo LOVE using orchestrated photographs whenever there’s a story like this.
Business closing due to energy rates? Look grumpy.
Bus stop gone? Grumpy.
It’s quite funny that everybody is blaming cyclists for this. The project also includes upgraded bus stops, new footpaths, new crossings, new greenery, and full resurfacing of the bus and traffic lanes, as well as an upgrade of the water main.
But sure, doing works that benefit everyone doesn’t sell papers.
Need to make a decision for which role I’m going to play in this thread:
A) Angry motorist that hates cyclists.
B) Self righteous cyclist.
C) Commuter angry at the loss of bus stops.
D) Person blaming the government.
E) Twat with cynical answer.
I think I’ll select E.
Is it just me that feels that some bus routes have excessive stops?
Most people don’t live within 200 meters of a bus stop. Agitate all you like for better services for people who find it difficult to get around in general, but shut the fuck up complaining that a bus stop which was close for you but not others is now close to others and not you.
There’s a bus stop 200 metres from her front door!!!
That is absolutely hilarious!
Most people don’t live within 200 metres of a bus stop and they don’t get themselves photographed for the newspaper!
Wtf does she expect when construction is going on.
Cyclists are to blame for everything.
Sure it’s their fault it’s been baltic over the last few days.
Anyway……she can get a taxi from her house to the bus stop…..boom!!!……problem solved
Why is everyone gloating here and totally ignoring that removing bus stops is causing some people problems?
400 meters extra walking (there and back) can be a serious issue for some people, especially with shopping or kids in tow. And making buses less useful and attractive than they already are is the very last thing we want!
Everyone’s life quality matters, and bullying each other just gets everyone angry and then creative with retaliation that is going to hurt everyone, adding more bitter people to the already toxic mix.
How often does she go up the airport ?
Option F) what’s a bus?
Now make it law that cyclists have to use them when available. If a cyclist is on a footpath or outside the bike lane they should be fined.
Photographer – “Paula”.
Paula – “Yes?”.
Photographer – “Can you stand beside the hole and point at it?”.
Paula – “Ok”.
I think most of us that go by bus would love a stop that’s just 200m away
Article fails to mention there’s a bus stop in the other direction 200 metres away that involves no hill. While obviously most cyclists are terrible people this is prime clickbait twattery from a terrible paper.
There’s to many bloody bus stops anyway
So if I understand this correctly, both Sinn Féin and cyclists are to blame for everything ever
Should invest in some trams I reckon. Easier said than done now, but we used to have a very good tram system in the past before they took them down to replace for buses which was pretty dumb to do. Could’ve kept both. Imagine how good our public transport could’ve been. Much better than today’s public transport.
Now I play this game called City Skylines. You basically design functional cities. So what I have is right, the trams serve the outskirts of the city centre and then citizens take the buses to the main city areas in my cities.
So what I’m saying is right, I’ll take for example where I’m from, Lucan, as my area could be so much better. First of all, the 26 bus from Liffey Valley has too many buses per hour with very little use. Whenever I see it, even during peak hours, it’s generally empty. So we could bring it down to a bus 30 minutes apart rather than 15 minutes. The C Spine could really benefit with extra buses and the 52 could use 2 buses an hour. So we start a tram line from Liffey Valley that goes through Palmerstown and onto Kennelsfort Road. From there, goes on to that bus lane and takes the slip road into Chapelizod and then makes it’s way to Heuston Station. From there, commuters can exchange into a bus that takes them to Bachelors Walk or cycle or whatever.
Now it sounds fantastic on paper but the cost of achieving that is very expensive but it should be looked into. I’ve been on the 39 once or 38 idk which one but that bus route is really long and weird. A tram line that serves to a depot on the edge of the city and then exchanging services would work great. Monorails, I like them but these would be way too expensive that you’d be better off building an underground metro.
I hate one thing about our transport. To go anywhere essentially, you have to go to town first and then you can go to your desired location. Regional buses are starting to be looked into which is a good sign. We need more of them though. Like for example now, Kildare Village to the Crossings in Adamstown or to Blanch. Or Blanch to the airport. Or Liffey Valley to Dundrum. I wish we could have articulated buses for regional buses but our roads are tiny and those are only for the airport.
In City Skylines, you do have a infinite income and you can destroy peoples houses for tram depots and whatever without anyone complaining. You can always experiment with what works and doesn’t. Wouldn’t really work in reality.
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Wow, a whole 200 metres to the bus stop
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The Indo LOVE using orchestrated photographs whenever there’s a story like this.
Business closing due to energy rates? Look grumpy.
Bus stop gone? Grumpy.
It’s quite funny that everybody is blaming cyclists for this. The project also includes upgraded bus stops, new footpaths, new crossings, new greenery, and full resurfacing of the bus and traffic lanes, as well as an upgrade of the water main.
But sure, doing works that benefit everyone doesn’t sell papers.
Need to make a decision for which role I’m going to play in this thread:
A) Angry motorist that hates cyclists.
B) Self righteous cyclist.
C) Commuter angry at the loss of bus stops.
D) Person blaming the government.
E) Twat with cynical answer.
I think I’ll select E.
Is it just me that feels that some bus routes have excessive stops?
Most people don’t live within 200 meters of a bus stop. Agitate all you like for better services for people who find it difficult to get around in general, but shut the fuck up complaining that a bus stop which was close for you but not others is now close to others and not you.
There’s a bus stop 200 metres from her front door!!!
That is absolutely hilarious!
Most people don’t live within 200 metres of a bus stop and they don’t get themselves photographed for the newspaper!
Wtf does she expect when construction is going on.
Cyclists are to blame for everything.
Sure it’s their fault it’s been baltic over the last few days.
Anyway……she can get a taxi from her house to the bus stop…..boom!!!……problem solved
Why is everyone gloating here and totally ignoring that removing bus stops is causing some people problems?
400 meters extra walking (there and back) can be a serious issue for some people, especially with shopping or kids in tow. And making buses less useful and attractive than they already are is the very last thing we want!
Everyone’s life quality matters, and bullying each other just gets everyone angry and then creative with retaliation that is going to hurt everyone, adding more bitter people to the already toxic mix.
How often does she go up the airport ?
Option F) what’s a bus?
Now make it law that cyclists have to use them when available. If a cyclist is on a footpath or outside the bike lane they should be fined.
Photographer – “Paula”.
Paula – “Yes?”.
Photographer – “Can you stand beside the hole and point at it?”.
Paula – “Ok”.
I think most of us that go by bus would love a stop that’s just 200m away
Article fails to mention there’s a bus stop in the other direction 200 metres away that involves no hill. While obviously most cyclists are terrible people this is prime clickbait twattery from a terrible paper.
There’s to many bloody bus stops anyway
So if I understand this correctly, both Sinn Féin and cyclists are to blame for everything ever
Should invest in some trams I reckon. Easier said than done now, but we used to have a very good tram system in the past before they took them down to replace for buses which was pretty dumb to do. Could’ve kept both. Imagine how good our public transport could’ve been. Much better than today’s public transport.
Now I play this game called City Skylines. You basically design functional cities. So what I have is right, the trams serve the outskirts of the city centre and then citizens take the buses to the main city areas in my cities.
So what I’m saying is right, I’ll take for example where I’m from, Lucan, as my area could be so much better. First of all, the 26 bus from Liffey Valley has too many buses per hour with very little use. Whenever I see it, even during peak hours, it’s generally empty. So we could bring it down to a bus 30 minutes apart rather than 15 minutes. The C Spine could really benefit with extra buses and the 52 could use 2 buses an hour. So we start a tram line from Liffey Valley that goes through Palmerstown and onto Kennelsfort Road. From there, goes on to that bus lane and takes the slip road into Chapelizod and then makes it’s way to Heuston Station. From there, commuters can exchange into a bus that takes them to Bachelors Walk or cycle or whatever.
Now it sounds fantastic on paper but the cost of achieving that is very expensive but it should be looked into. I’ve been on the 39 once or 38 idk which one but that bus route is really long and weird. A tram line that serves to a depot on the edge of the city and then exchanging services would work great. Monorails, I like them but these would be way too expensive that you’d be better off building an underground metro.
I hate one thing about our transport. To go anywhere essentially, you have to go to town first and then you can go to your desired location. Regional buses are starting to be looked into which is a good sign. We need more of them though. Like for example now, Kildare Village to the Crossings in Adamstown or to Blanch. Or Blanch to the airport. Or Liffey Valley to Dundrum. I wish we could have articulated buses for regional buses but our roads are tiny and those are only for the airport.
In City Skylines, you do have a infinite income and you can destroy peoples houses for tram depots and whatever without anyone complaining. You can always experiment with what works and doesn’t. Wouldn’t really work in reality.