The Garda got a huge response from the public when it announced it had fined this cyclist. He had broken a red light in Dublin and was caught and issued with an on the spot fine.
Cyclist fined by Garda in Dublin gets huge response
A Garda Tweet announcing a cyclist had been fined for breaking a red light has gotten people very excited.
At the time of writing the response has been off the charts in comparison to the reaction the Garda Twitter accounts normally sees.
The photo of the cyclist being spoken to and fined by the gardai had been "liked" 1,300 times.
And judging by the "like" rate - a crude measurement of public opinion, it must be said - and the comments that followed it seems large numbers of people have a huge appetite for cyclists being brought to book.
The reaction looks like one of the biggest of the year, which is a worry.
The case in question saw a man on a Dublin Bike stopped on Westmoreland St in Dublin's south inner city.
He had just broken a red light and was pulled over by the Garda. The fine he was issued with costs €40.
Cyclist fined for breaking red light at Westmoreland St, Dublin. Traffic Lights apply to everyone. #RoadSafety pic.twitter.com/PClCD4ebKH
— An Garda Síochána (@GardaTraffic) December 3, 2017
About time ?? sick to my teeth of cyclists thinking the rules don’t apply to them
— Louise Byrne (@louise_byrne_90) December 3, 2017
I think it is mass hysteria resulting from observing a fast growing number of happy cyclists flying by unimpeded while 'they', who paid big money to be traffic and breath their own toxic fumes remain stuck in those freedom boxes known as cars. pic.twitter.com/OR2pT8OUNb
— Stephen McManus (@zynks) December 3, 2017
Some think they have their own rules ?
— Sadhbh Dunne (@sadhbh_dunne) December 3, 2017
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Plenty of fines could be handed out along the cycle tracks along the grand canal. Cyclist don’t seem to understand the difference between pedestrian green light and bike red light
— Therese Ward (@Livingdoll81) December 4, 2017
Cyclists and Taxi Drivers, they seem to think the lights are not for them. Maybe its time to have all cycles registered and be given a number which must be displayed like any road vehicle.
— DR (@supalak2011) December 3, 2017
Good! Long may it continue. As both a cyclist and a motorist it really annoys me to see cyclists continually breaking lights.
— Eimear McCormack (@EimearMcCormack) December 3, 2017
Try Baggott Street/Haddington Road junctions, every morning! Cyclist think they own the roads.
— Al Fields ?? #AFC (@alfields15) December 3, 2017
as a pedestrian thats been hit twice by red light jumping cyclists last month I'm delighted to see this ..needs more,especially from Grafton st all the way to O'Connell St
— Oneofthe20ladsinDublin (@gavexile) December 3, 2017
More of this please! A law unto themselves a lot of the time.
— Denise Biggins (@DeniseBiggins) December 3, 2017
About time cyclists get fined. I had a near miss with a cyclist breaking a red light last year. It was my experience and defensive driving course saved him.
— Том Croghan (@crockerTJC) December 3, 2017
Finally ?????? it must be Christmas
— ElMicko (@MickFromMeath) December 3, 2017
About time. This is happening too often . Well done garda
— the way it is (@goreyLounger) December 4, 2017
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