Cyclist going wrong way on bike lane loses crash case

A cyclist who was knocked off his bike in a collision with a vehicle when he was cycling in the wrong direction on a bicycle lane sued the motorist yesterday, but the judge said that the cyclist’s injuries could not be visited on the shoulders of the post mistress driving the car.

Judge David Riordan dismissed the case taken by Brian O’Callaghan, aged 60, of 5 College View, Western Rd, Cork, who brought the civil case at Cork Circuit Court yesterday.

“He was seeking to return home to the Mardyke. The cycle lane was clearly marked ‘no entry’ (it was one way from West into town for cyclists and the plaintiff was travelling the other direction). In all the circumstances Mr O’Callaghan came off his bike and he did have a good thump when he came off the bike.