Donegal people drive like LUNATICS-says Gay Bryne

kincsem · 06-07-2012 2:02pm

lol and :pac:

Show Time · 06-07-2012 2:11pm

No truth like an unpleasant truth and Gay has hit the target once again.

ScouseMouse · 06-07-2012 2:12pm

christmas2012 wrote: »

a lot of boy racers i notice come from the county rather than the city,they have miles and miles of road,learn how to drive earlier in life,so they can drive out of where there from,thats why you have more 'culchie' boy racers than city boy racers,im not saying theres no city boy racers,but in my experience its mainly townies or culchies..

What? I know a few who would buy an old car and career around the back roads of Laghey at 1am. Bouncing off ditches, turning the car over, righting it again, someone else flying pissed down the pettigo road in a Renault 18 after the pubs closed and turning it over. Going out to recover it and finding a pint glass in it.

I tells ya, Donegal is a world on its own.

(ALLEDGEDLY:rolleyes:)

flanders1979 · 06-07-2012 2:54pm

christmas2012 wrote: »

a lot of boy racers i notice come from the county rather than the city,they have miles and miles of road,learn how to drive earlier in life,so they can drive out of where there from,thats why you have more 'culchie' boy racers than city boy racers,im not saying theres no city boy racers,but in my experience its mainly townies or culchies..

Cities have joyriders. They steal cars.

walrusgumble · 06-07-2012 4:21pm

clappyhappy wrote: »

Probably because they have no transport themselves, going on the story during the week about house broken into and the owner had to drive to collect guard from station. Good old Ireland??'?

Actually, I heard about that. An incident on the Derry side of Letterkenny (around Raphoe NewtownCunningham) a victim of a burgular had to drive to the Garda station and give the copper a lift to inspect the house

The example that I referred to was based on what I witnessed between 2002-2007, plenty of cars then

walrusgumble · 06-07-2012 4:23pm

Corvus Maximus wrote: »

WTF! So you spent a month there one weekend?

Fúck, have you managed to manipulate the space-time continuum? Because that's much bigger than the higgs-boson imo.

Because that is what a weekend in parts of Donegal feels like, cough cough

Blondini · 06-07-2012 4:36pm

Well if oul' uncle Gaybo said it then it must be true(ly patronising)

Mully_2011 · 06-07-2012 4:51pm

withless wrote: »

I would totally agree.

I spent a month there one weekend and every word out of those peoples mouths (when I could understand what was being said that is) was 'mon go rally, mon go rally'.

*faceplam*

Varied · 06-07-2012 4:54pm

Mully_2011 wrote: »

*faceplam*

*faceplum*

amacca · 06-07-2012 5:03pm

Gay Byrne eh.....Is he still talking?.....and is anyone really listening?

the sooner himself and that other notable retiree Micheal o Muircheartaigh actually fcuk off and actually retire the better.

either that or someone comes up with a reality show where unwanted retired "personalities" are put in a gigantic blender when they say they are going to retire from public life and subsequently dont.

I hate the way they got my hopes up and then I had to listen to more than ever of their irritating/condescending guff.

Unavailable for Comment · 06-07-2012 5:14pm

amacca wrote: »

either that or someone comes up with a reality show where unwanted retired "personalities" are put in a gigantic blender when they say they are going to retire from public life and subsequently dont.

If Donegal drivers are such lunatics then I'd much prefer a show where Gaybo has to walk slowly along the back roads and boreens of Donegal on dark, rainy nights dressed all in black.

TeddyTedson · 06-07-2012 5:27pm

Obviously it's a sweeping generalisation and Aunty Gaybo is a little bit out of touch generally, but he has a point.
Younger Donegal folk tend to be mad about their cars and drive around the ****ty roads like wannabe rally drivers.
Donegal must have some of the most dangerous roads in the country.
People shouldn't be so sensitive about how it was phrased.
The public figure for road safety in this country has issued concern about the observations he has made about Donegal drivers, and you can't really argue the point if you've driven in rural parts of Donegal.

Maldesu · 06-07-2012 5:43pm

Unavailable for Comment wrote: »

If Donegal drivers are such lunatics then I'd much prefer a show where Gaybo has to walk slowly along the back roads and boreens of Donegal on dark, rainy nights dressed all in black.

Sure they won't see him if he dressed all in black.

amacca · 06-07-2012 5:45pm

TeddyTedson wrote: »

Obviously it's a sweeping generalisation and Aunty Gaybo is a little bit out of touch generally, but he has a point.
Younger Donegal folk tend to be mad about their cars and drive around the ****ty roads like wannabe rally drivers.
Donegal must have some of the most dangerous roads in the country.
People shouldn't be so sensitive about how it was phrased.
The public figure for road safety in this country has issued concern about the observations he has made about Donegal drivers, and you can't really argue the point if you've driven in rural parts of Donegal.

yeah yeah....but enough about that and back to the Gay Byrne bashing!

Salt001 · 06-07-2012 6:31pm

Ok so Gay is generalising a bit but he has a point and here is another generalisation, its not just in Donegal that people drive like lunatics.
People in rural areas all over Ireland drive like lunatics, some on roads that aren't fit to take a donkey never mind a car going at stupid kph.
They know the roads like the back of their hand so therefore they drive like they are on a formula one race track.
They are not all boy racers either :mad:.
Although the brat that speeded up yesterday and swerved towards me as I struggled to get myself and the dog up on to a ditch was :mad::mad::mad:.
He thought it was funny

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Do these gob****es ever watch the news and see all the fatalities that are happening due to idiots behind the wheels of cars.
No of course they don't or if they do they think it will never happen to them because they know what they are doing and they are world class drivers :rolleyes:.
Sorry for the rant but it really drives me insane :mad::(.

mikemac1 · 06-07-2012 6:34pm

urban areas too ^^^^^^

I'm thinking Howth Hill in Dublin at night and also the N6 in Ballybrit in Galway

Cassidy28 · 06-07-2012 6:45pm

I heard the gaybo say a few years ago you cant beat the dort, all you do is sit there without a care in the world, no problems.

Nodin · 06-07-2012 6:46pm

amacca wrote: »

yeah yeah....but enough about that and back to the Gay Byrne bashing!

Feckin right.

Seeing as hes managed to lose his dosh twice, he won't be fucking off any time soon.

Plus I blame him for Joe Duffy.

Salt001 · 06-07-2012 6:46pm

If you thought too much about the kinds of idiots that are out there on the roads you would never get into a car again .:(

Red_Wake · 06-07-2012 7:24pm

Donegal has an awful lot of road accidents for it's population.

Gaybo's not wrong here.

John Doe1 · 06-07-2012 7:30pm

Piss off gay byrne ya oul establishment prick

christmas2012 · 06-07-2012 7:32pm

I think hes right i remember being in donegal town some years back one summer,and it was dreadful,all souped up cars revving up their engines at night youd swear they were planes about to take off the speeds they were going..Youd only hear them at night and i remember not sleeping very well hearing all that noise..

amacca · 06-07-2012 8:10pm

Nodin wrote: »

Feckin right.

Seeing as hes managed to lose his dosh twice, he won't be fucking off any time soon.

Plus I blame him for Joe Duffy.

and you'd be right......Joe Duffy is his illegitimate love child from a relationship with a travailing circus curiosity act:eek:

whom he never taught how to shave or even present a radio show properly

tis shockin Joe, shockin what ya went through!...our thoughts and prayers are with you on this cold wet evening

withless · 06-07-2012 8:12pm

Corvus Maximus wrote: »

WTF! So you spent a month there one weekend?

Fúck, have you managed to manipulate the space-time continuum? Because that's much bigger than the higgs-boson imo.

Is your favourite car a Ford Escort?

pragmatic1 · 06-07-2012 8:30pm

walrusgumble wrote: »

There is an element of truth in that. The boys racers are complete gob****es.

All this complaining about bad roads, yet (take the back roads out of the equation) the roads are no worse than other areas of the country, road to Sligo - Derry is sound. That complaint is often a cop out

Why do the cops do damn all. The boy racers blantly meet up on Sunday night without any pretence and speed around the LetterKenny to Derry Road

Try and take a spin on the roads in west Donegal and then come back to me.

K-9 · 07-07-2012 12:13am

pragmatic1 wrote: »

Try and take a spin on the roads in west Donegal and then come back to me.

Inishown as well, no National Roads at all in a region probably about the same size as Louth or Carlow.

Pdfile · 07-07-2012 3:38am

paddy147 wrote: »

Gay Byrne is live on TV3 right now,and hes absolutely lambasting Donegal People,and claiming that they are the worst drivers in Ireland and drive like "lunatics".

Well done Gay Byrne,great way to make friends with Donegal people......:eek::D:D

he's no lyin though...

if you're not speeding in donegal, prepare to be rear ended...

LH Pathe · 07-07-2012 3:42am

Behind those twee little accents, who'd a thunk there sits an utter maniac behind teh wheel

starviewadams · 07-07-2012 3:56am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccszGuKUhoI&t=5m4s

paddy147 · 07-07-2012 4:06am

starviewadams wrote: »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccszGuKUhoI&t=5m4s

I didnt think that hot water/coolant gave off "smoke"???;)

I dont know who worse in that video..the young lad or the 2 gardai.:(

zenno · 07-07-2012 4:49am

mikemac1 wrote: »

Never buy a second hand DL reg

Though plenty of the cute hoor locals are on yellow regs while complaining about being the forgotten county

I'm not sure if the above comment is accurate as I purchased a DL reg car 2 years ago and I never had a problem with it as it's still running great and it's a very reliable one, never let me down. It all depends on the previous owner/owners on how they looked after it, not because it has a DL reg.

Markcheese · 07-07-2012 5:59am

K-9 wrote: »

pragmatic1 wrote: »

Try and take a spin on the roads in west Donegal and then come back to me.

Inishown as well, no National Roads at all in a region probably about the same size as Louth or Carlow.

No natioal road because of the small, relatively dispersed population, and yet it's synonymous with young lads dying on the roads --- And yes I was young once, am from a mainly rural area and had a share of people I knew crash or die on country roads, it wasn't the roads were ****e, everyone already knew the bad bends, dodgy junctions .... It was speed, usually weekends, in the wee hours ...

validusername1 · 08-07-2012 8:22pm

That's just stupid.. There are bad drivers and good drivers from every county..

There are loads of petrol heads in Donegal and the place I'm from has a big amount of them but that doesn't mean every driver in Donegal is bad, and it doesn't mean it's the only place that has bad/crazy drivers. People who generalize and stereotype just automatically show their severe lack of intelligence.

walrusgumble · 09-07-2012 2:19pm

pragmatic1 wrote: »

Try and take a spin on the roads in west Donegal and then come back to me.

The Conditions are no different to roads elsewhere in the West, yet, the the death figures are not so high.
What about the Letterkenny to Derry Road, main road, what is wrong with that road , yet accidents happen there far too often? (I know that is not West Donegal)

That argument is a complete self serving cop out by Donegal people.

Many of the deaths are caused by speed and careless driving.

Ave Sodalis · 10-07-2012 12:30am

walrusgumble wrote: »

Many of the deaths are caused by speed and careless driving.

I dunno, speaking as a Donegal person, I prefer the people who drive with a bit of speed but are considerate of other drivers and on rural roads (which make up 90% if not more of Donegal) keep to their own side of the road, than the ejits I've seen drive around twisty, steep, dangerous roads at 20mph right in the middle or on the other side of the road, not pulling in for anyone, even an approaching car.

Yes, we have a few good roads (one or two) but the rest are ****e with the council seemingly having the attitude of ''Oh there's a big pothole? Ah, stick a bita tar in it. There's a big bump there now? Be grand!''

paddy147 · 10-07-2012 12:34am

I wonder if Gay Bryne would pass the current thoery test and actual driving test??

Seen as he has so much to say and so many road safety opinions for us all.

What you reckon??

grenache · 10-07-2012 12:57am

The 3 lads i know from Donegal are all lunatic drivers. And these are lads in their late 20s, not the typical young boy racer type. I swore i'd never get in the car with any of them again. There is certainly an element of truth in what Gay Byrne said. Rallying in the north part of this island is huge, none more so than in Donegal. A lot of young guys from there obviously think they are Eugene Donnelly or Bertie Fisher

oppenheimer1 · 10-07-2012 1:05am

Has anyone thought that perhaps maybe he is right? Donegal is a big county with a small population and a huge network of roads. Such an environment lends itself well to boy racers, or "gobshites" as I prefer to call them. They are a law unto themselves up there.

I have yet to encounter anyone a honda civic with blacked out windows being driven with manners.

Where To · 10-07-2012 1:10am

Have I entered a time warp? Is this 2008? Donegal roads are nowhere near as dangerous as they used to be.

books4sale · 10-07-2012 1:26am

Where To wrote: »

Is this 2008? Donegal roads are nowhere near as dangerous as they used to be.

No it's 2012, welcome to the future.

K-9 · 10-07-2012 1:38am

Where To wrote: »

Have I entered a time warp? Is this 2008? Donegal roads are nowhere near as dangerous as they used to be.

What major improvements took place since 2008?

stephendevlin · 10-07-2012 1:58am

If someone is driving slower than us they are idiots and if they are driving faster than us they are maniacs ...........

Monty Burnz · 10-07-2012 2:04am

paddy147 wrote: »

Gay Byrne is live on TV3 right now,and hes absolutely lambasting Donegal People,and claiming that they are the worst drivers in Ireland and drive like "lunatics".

Well done Gay Byrne,great way to make friends with Donegal people......:eek::D:D

Maybe he's more concerned with saving the lives of some Donegal people?

Did it never occur to you that he's not saying this just for fun, or to offend?

Where To · 10-07-2012 2:08am

K-9 wrote: »

What major improvements took place since 2008?

Recession and emigration.

walrusgumble · 12-07-2012 11:25am

paddy147 wrote: »

I wonder if Gay Bryne would pass the current thoery test and actual driving test??

Seen as he has so much to say and so many road safety opinions for us all.

What you reckon??

How does that in any way disprove that Bryne has a point in what he actually said.

I don't drive, but I have lived in Donegal for some time, I know the roads (even West Donegal ones) and I always laughed in amazement about the excuses made for the so many deaths.

Many of the deaths are locals. They know how bad the roads are, take more bloody care

walrusgumble · 12-07-2012 11:31am

sup_dude wrote: »

I dunno, speaking as a Donegal person, I prefer the people who drive with a bit of speed but are considerate of other drivers and on rural roads (which make up 90% if not more of Donegal) keep to their own side of the road, than the ejits I've seen drive around twisty, steep, dangerous roads at 20mph right in the middle or on the other side of the road, not pulling in for anyone, even an approaching car.

You drive with a bit of speed, yet somehow , that is okay you are still being considerate to other drivers. Ah, Bless.

How many of these deaths were not caused by collision between two cars but simple one car accident?

sup_dude wrote: »

Yes, we have a few good roads (one or two) but the rest are ****e with the council seemingly having the attitude of ''Oh there's a big pothole? Ah, stick a bita tar in it. There's a big bump there now? Be grand!''

It is the same in every county. There is no budget.

Mayo and Roscommon and East Galway (West Galway they are meant to be a disaster) for example, counties that probably experience MORE traffic , due to their location to other places, don't have the same kind of deaths, yet, their roads are not too great.

gobnaitolunacy · 12-07-2012 11:33am

oppenheimer1 wrote: »

Has anyone thought that perhaps maybe he is right? Donegal is a big county with a small population and a huge network of roads. Such an environment lends itself well to boy racers, or "gobshites" as I prefer to call them. They are a law unto themselves up there.

I have yet to encounter anyone a honda civic with blacked out windows being driven with manners.

Probably fcuk-all else for them to do...that doesn't excuse it tho.

christmas2012 · 12-07-2012 11:36am

they do.

iwasonbwh · 12-07-2012 11:41am

I'm afraid to say that we do drive too fast

http://www.donegaldaily.com/2012/07/12/teenager-fighting-for-his-life-after-drumkeen-crash/

Dionysius2 · 12-07-2012 11:48am

I have no gripe with Gay Byrne or with Donegal people generally but I have had more than a little involvement with Donegal county in recent years and would concur that there is a mindset loose among many of the motorists in Donegal that is criminally dangerous. Worse still, it is carried off with a cavalier attitude which goes something like this : ...."anyone who can't drive as fast as us should get the hell out of the way cos they are only holding up the rest of us"....." what's the point in having 120+mph on the speedo if ye don't use it"....."cops can't get us cos we've got smartass supercharged wheels an can do what we like".

Donegal people drive like LUNATICS-says Gay Bryne

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