A dangerous city

I was talking the other day to a man who teaches motor-driving in Dublin, and in the course of conversation he mentioned that…

I was talking the other day to a man who teaches motor-driving in Dublin, and in the course of conversation he mentioned that, although he had driven in many countries and many cities, he considered Dublin the most dangerous of all for a motor driver, and that chiefly on account of the cyclists. There is no doubt that, to some extent, the motor car is the bully of the roads - the formation of pedestrian protection societies in Great Britain is proof of this - nevertheless, there must be some foundation for the unanimity of Dublin motorists regarding the dangerous antics of cyclists. In some countries, notably Denmark, the cyclist is confined within a white line drawn a certain number of feet from the pavement, but it is doubtful if this solution of the problem could be enforced here; for Dublin is notoriously scornful of white lines.

The Irish Times, October 28th, 1929.