Anti cycling signs appear on Dublin's most popular training route
Examples of the signs that have been made up and hung on lamp posts on Dublin's most popular training climb.
Anti cycling signs have appeared nailed to lampposts on the side of the road on Howth Head in north Dublin.
The animated signs have clearly been erected by somebody less than enamoured with the number of cyclists using the route.
Says one: "It's the hill of Howth not the Tour de France. Slow down".
Another features two cyclists looking pleased they are holding up traffic behind them. The caption reads: "We own the road don't we?"
A third features two elephants on bikes with the caption: "I look good in lycra".
Howth Head is situated at the north east of Dublin, with the climb of Howth Head on a peninsula that forms a lap of around 11km.
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Because the climb is long and steady from one direction and short and steep from the other side, it has proven popular with cyclists for decades.
From the summit the descent down towards Howth harbour takes cyclists through a residential area and the village. And because the slope is at its steepest there, cyclists need to have their wits about them.
Plenty of space for everyone, surely
Clearly not everyone is happy with what they feel is the speed of cyclists in the area and their claimed impact on traffic.
In truth, there is plenty of room on all parts of the road up and down the climb, so the signs that have appeared are surprising.
At the time of writing there was no indication who had put them up or why. If you know anything about the background let us know and we'll follow it up.
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