Idiot cyclists and disabled people’s rights

Recently, two letter writers asked for respect for cyclists: surely those writers should acknowledge some cyclists are dangerous and should have respect for pedestrians.

As recently as last Thursday, while chatting to a friend on Tuckey Street in Cork, an idiot tried to pass me on the footpath — coming from behind and cycling between me and a wheelie bin. That was the second time this year I was edged out by a cyclist coming from behind me in Tuckey Street.

Then on Friday, on the central foot path on Parnell Bridge, a cyclist cycled towards me, so I pointed out to him that the City Council had spent tens of thousands of euro putting a cycle path on Anglesea Street, he was totally unaware of the cycle lanes, or the fact that it is illegal to cycle on the footpath — unless there is a specialised and marked cycle lane on the path.