After being roasted all day by cyclists, including a Government minister, the Dublin City Council traffic management office has apologised. It said the comment does not reflect its views on cyclists.
Dublin council traffic office apologises for cycling comment
Dublin City Council's traffic management office has deleted a goading Tweet about cyclists and apologised for it.
The council's 'Traffic Management Centre' said the Tweet did not represent its views on cyclists.
"We sincerely apologise for a tweet sent earlier today and for any offence caused," it said.
"It does not reflect the views of the City Council."
Earlier today the I Bike Dublin campaign was essentially taking to task the traffic management centre on Twitter.
It said the Garda and National Transport Authority had both blamed the traffic management centre for two issues I Bike Dublin is campaigning on.
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One of the issues is the parking of coaches on the cycle lane on Dublin’s Custom House Quay.
The other is the use of a two-way segregated cycle lane on Alfie Byrne Road in north Dublin as a coach parking facility when concerts are on in the 3 Arena.
I Bike Dublin was on Twitter pressing Dublin City Council's traffic management office for a response and a meeting on these issues.
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But whoever was manning the council's Twitter account hit back with a goading Tweet.
It contained a link to an article with a video of a cyclist trying to hurry through a closing railway crossing in Coolmine, Dublin, earlier in the week.
And the message to I Bike Dublin from the traffic management centre with the Tweet was: “Let he without sin cast the….”
We sincerely apologise for a tweet sent earlier today and for any offence caused. It does not reflect the views of the City Council.
— Traffic Mgmt. Centre (@DCCTraffic) October 27, 2017
It seemed the traffic management centre was suggesting that because the cyclist in Coolmine had acted irresponsibly, no cyclists had any grounds for wanting safer roads in Dublin.
The centre was criticised on social media by a huge number of people all day. And even Government minister Ciaran Cannon joined in.
He said the messaging was a disgrace, especially coming as it did from a state-sponsored body with responsibility for road safety.
Cannon said he would demand a meeting with the head of the centre, an apology and an assurance similar messaging would not be repeated.
However, the centre has now deleted the Tweet and apologised.
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