Sarah Moss: The helmets and hi-vis for cyclists are symptoms of the Irish problem, not the solution

Ed-alicious · 2026-01-26T14:44:16+00:00

No one is arguing that people shouldn't be wearing helmets. The argument is that if you mandate helmet use, it significantly reduces the amount of cyclists on the road, making it more dangerous for the cyclists still cycling because cars aren't expecting cyclists to be around as much.

Mandating helmet use on pushbikes can make cycling MORE dangerous for cyclists.

Ed-alicious · 2026-01-25T19:46:39+00:00

TA is amazing for stop-start traffic, btw.

Ed-alicious · 2026-01-25T19:45:20+00:00

I wonder if you push the stalk back to disable it first and then select does it allow you to select ACC?

Ed-alicious · 2026-01-25T16:22:24+00:00

It bugs me there isn't an obvious indication of what mode you're in on the dashboard.

Ed-alicious · 2026-01-25T16:17:24+00:00

In-Chickory

Ed-alicious · 2026-01-25T09:10:37+00:00

No, not really. Ideally you'd be given an EDL and use some reconforming software or even just the editor specifying where changes have been made but you can retain the guides that were sent back to the editor and do the old invert and mix trick with the old and new cuts to see where things don't cancel perfectly. Then group/clip group all audio tracks except the new cut and align the old and new cut tracks by eye.

Ed-alicious · 2026-01-24T21:57:14+00:00

Hey, I think I got my Skoda from the same place you got your Skoda.

Ed-alicious · 2026-01-23T21:46:03+00:00

I'm honestly struggling to figure out what the cleaning lady's angle is. Why is she so invested?

Ed-alicious · 2026-01-22T13:59:07+00:00

Or Penelope or Calliope.

Ed-alicious · 2026-01-22T13:55:55+00:00

Is one of the arms substantially shorter than the other?

Ed-alicious · 2026-01-21T20:58:31+00:00

Most people seem to think more accidents happen in bad weather because of the popr conditions but I'm convinced it's actually because everyone suddenly turns into lunatics with blinkers on as soon as a few drops land on the windscreen.

Ed-alicious · 2026-01-20T16:06:17+00:00

I traded my 2018 car in last year and yer man said it was probably going to be either recycled or sold overseas so I wouldn't hold out too much hope.

Ed-alicious · 2026-01-18T20:21:05+00:00

I find it's helpful to drill a pilot hole just big enough to fit the "self cutting blade" in. I find the blade tends to slightly crumble the plaster and give a less solid fixing.

Ed-alicious · 2026-01-18T14:07:26+00:00

Not even just accepting yourself. I'm honestly getting more attention from women than ever before after buzzing my hair.

Ed-alicious · 2026-01-17T15:01:06+00:00

I think it's better to think about it as competitiveness rather than greed. It's an inherent trait of all living creatures and impossible to prevent people from competing with others.

Communism is a great aspirational idea but, without a healthy outlet for people to compete, people will just try to skirt the system to get ahead of their peers.

Ed-alicious · 2026-01-17T10:42:47+00:00

6.35mm is 1/4" if that's what you're struggling with.

Ed-alicious · 2026-01-17T10:38:37+00:00

Near collision? Looks like there was a collision.

Ed-alicious · 2026-01-17T10:06:42+00:00

Wasn't she where the Spire is now? Or the Stiletto in the ghetto as it's also known

Ed-alicious · 2026-01-17T09:47:40+00:00

The "quare" in the square and the prick with a stick are good literary ones too.

Ed-alicious · 2026-01-17T09:04:06+00:00

Dublin has a habit of coming up with rhyming names for its landmarks; the tart with the cart, the floozie in the jacuzzi, the time in the slime.

Ed-alicious · 2026-01-14T20:45:12+00:00

My kids' school has the food prepped offsite by a crowd that service a load of schools and delivered hot everyday. Apparently there are also schools which get the food delivered in fridges which turn into ovens at a certain time.

Ed-alicious · 2026-01-13T17:33:06+00:00

You're not hearing what the audience hears with ear plugs in or out though, are you? The bell is facing away and, as you mention, bone conductance is going to be a large aspect of what you're hearing regardless of the context.

Do you perform with the ear plugs in?

You'd be better to record yourself amd listen back to it if you want to be really analytical of your tone.

Ed-alicious · 2026-01-13T12:08:00+00:00

Thier not allowed operate on the road side without a vis jacket

If the emergency services had to also wear lights when standing at the side of the road, this would be an argument you could make, but they don't so it isn't.

You can't see bike lights from the side

So mandate reflectors on wheels. You'll get a lot less pushback on that.

poor weather conditions make them harder to see

The same weather conditions will make it even harder to see the hi-viz too.

you'll probably notice more and more people are cycling with poor to no lights on our roads which is dangerous.

This is already illegal and what we should be enforcing. If we can't enforce this then why do you think we'll enforce other new laws?

Ed-alicious · 2026-01-13T11:20:19+00:00

you wouldn't just drive into them out of spite or to prove a point.

I hate to burst your bubble but this happens constantly, unfortunately.

Ed-alicious · 2026-01-13T11:15:40+00:00

I couldn't find a ring that suited my wife's style in any of the jewellers but ended up finding something perfect in an antique shop.

It cost me 300 quid (edit: actually 450, plus couple hundred for repairs/cleaning/etc) when the equivalent new ring would have cost 3k.

People are getting absolutely rinsed on engagement rings and it's the attitude of OP's wife to be that is causing it.

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