The car sales yards on St Asaph are also the worst because of the arrogance of the owners. One big fat guy in a Maserati threatened to punch me out when I mentioned he should not park up on the raised median as it obstructed turning traffics view.

In answer to the question, they certainly feel different to me. The # of left turn entrances off St Asaph St between Colombo and Antigua is the problem for me (we need to do a count and compare with a couple of blocks along Tuam). There is a lot of vehicle movement turning off St Asaph into the car dealerships and that is where the scary stuff has happened the most in my experience. Comparable to left turns into petrol station forecourts around the place. You get distracted drivers focussed on getting to the pumps, or getting the vehicle to a service centre as quickly as possible. These are additional jobs to do in the daily schedule and having to give way where you wouldn’t always expect it ( even to pedestrians) may not be the highest of priorities when time is at a premium. This is probably the main concern that car dealership folk had from the start, and it is justified to an extent. Sadly the validity of concerns and arguments are weakened when vehicles are deliberately parked on the separator pads. This restricts visibility considerably for both driver and cyclist/pedestrian. Coming down hard on this dangerous practice needs to be the first step for improving both actual safety and the perception of it. I also agree with Andrew’s comment.