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*** in the overtaking lane!!

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  • 17-06-2008 11:47pm
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    MSporty
    Closed Accounts Posts: 236 ✭✭


    Hi all,

    Got this photo last Fri evening at around 930 or so, its shows three vehicles that insisted on staying in the overtaking lane of the M1 all the way from the Swords exit to the Balbriggan exit. There was hardly any traffic at the time, typical crap driving.


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    #2
    kippy
    Registered Users Posts: 18,394 ✭✭✭✭kippy


    Dont let it get you wound up too much man.
    Theres feck all you could have done about it.
    Kippy


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    NiSmO
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,670 ✭✭✭NiSmO


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    MSporty
    Closed Accounts Posts: 236 ✭✭MSporty


    NiSmO wrote: »
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    Passenger took it!! ;) Well I was going just below the speed limit believe it or not and I had to stay behind those 3 muppets for nearly twenty miles.


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    Steve
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 22,584 CMod ✭✭✭✭Steve


    MSporty wrote: »
    Passenger took it!! ;)

    didn't know yours was RHD..;)

    I'd have gone up the inside after that length of time.

    /puts on flame proof clothes.


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    Yakult
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 7,941 Mod ✭✭✭✭Yakult


    I dont get it? why would it annoy you? if your going the speed limit what difference would it make.


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    MSporty
    Closed Accounts Posts: 236 ✭✭MSporty


    R_H_C_P wrote: »
    I dont get it? why would it annoy you? if your going the speed limit what difference would it make.

    Its an overtaking lane, where as they are using it as a cruising lane at 110 km/h. I physically couldnt get by them safely. Its a common complaint on most motoring forums. Your comment sums up the attitude some people have to the overtaking lane, was that you in the silver jeep?


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    Yakult
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 7,941 Mod ✭✭✭✭Yakult


    MSporty wrote: »
    Its an overtaking lane, where as they are using it as a cruising lane at 110 km/h. I physically couldnt get by them safely. Its a common complaint on most motoring forums. Your comment sums up the attitude some people have to the overtaking lane, was that you in the silver jeep?

    Jesus is it your period or something. chill man.

    This forum would be a nicer place without some of the bitchy attitude of members..

    I asked a question, that was it. and that doesnt show my attitude at all.
    I assumed that they would be over taking the car ahead of you and your self. Why pull back into the lane your in if they would be going back into the over taking lane 10 seconds later.


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    MSporty
    Closed Accounts Posts: 236 ✭✭MSporty


    R_H_C_P wrote: »
    Jesus is it your period or something. chill man.

    This forum would be a nicer place without some of the bitchy attitude of members..

    I asked a question, that was it. and that doesnt show my attitude at all.
    I assumed that they would be over taking the car ahead of you and your self. Why pull back into the lane your in if they would be going back into the over taking lane 10 seconds later.


    No, they stayed there for 20 miles totally taking control of the overtaking lane.


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    dubman25
    Closed Accounts Posts: 169 ✭✭dubman25


    if the silver jeep was doing 120km/h in the outer lane there would be nothing wrond as obvisiouly thats the max speed on the road but maybe if he is doing 110 he should move over unless there was no room:D


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    BeardyGit
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,946 ✭✭✭BeardyGit


    Christ on a stick, what is it with people whinging about the NON EXISTANT overtaking lane these days? They were making progress at the upper speed limit in a TRAFFIC LANE.

    What's the problem?


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    dubman25
    Closed Accounts Posts: 169 ✭✭dubman25


    MSporty wrote: »
    Hi all,

    Got this photo last Fri evening at around 930 or so, its shows three vehicles that insisted on staying in the overtaking lane of the M1 all the way from the Swords exit to the Balbriggan exit. There was hardly any traffic at the time, typical crap driving.



    SP_A0182.jpg

    whats the problem if as you said hardly any traffic????


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    ninty9er
    Registered Users Posts: 9,366 ✭✭✭ninty9er


    dubman25 wrote: »
    if the silver jeep was doing 120km/h in the outer lane there would be nothing wrond as obvisiouly thats the max speed on the road

    Incorrect on all counts.

    120 is the posted speed limit not the maximum speed.

    It is not any other civilian driver's right to determine that they are going fast enough to remain in the overtaking lane.

    It's illegal to "drive" in said lane.

    If MSporty (or I) wants to do 160 it is not your place nor mine to stop him. It is that of a Garda should (s)he wish or consider it appropriate to do so


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    dubman25
    Closed Accounts Posts: 169 ✭✭dubman25


    ninty9er wrote: »
    Incorrect on all counts.

    120 is the posted speed limit not the maximum speed.

    It is not any other civilian driver's right to determine that they are going fast enough to remain in the overtaking lane.

    It's illegal to "drive" in said lane.

    If MSporty (or I) wants to do 160 it is not your place nor mine to stop him. It is that of a Garda should (s)he wish or consider it appropriate to do so


    wrong,120km/h is the legal maximum speed limit on any irish road!
    and it is not illegal to stay at 120km/h in the outer lane for watever amount of time!


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    Steve
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 22,584 CMod ✭✭✭✭Steve


    ninty9er wrote: »
    If MSporty (or I) wants to do 160 it is not your place nor mine to stop him. It is that of a Garda should (s)he wish or consider it appropriate to do so

    I only wish the Guards would stop more of these right lane blockers and make an example of them.


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    ninty9er
    Registered Users Posts: 9,366 ✭✭✭ninty9er


    dubman25 wrote: »
    wrong,120km/h is the legal maximum speed limit on any irish road!
    and it is not illegal to stay at 120km/h in the outer lane for watever amount of time!

    Did you EVER sit in a car under professional instruction?

    Honestly:rolleyes: the mind boggles!!


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    dubman25
    Closed Accounts Posts: 169 ✭✭dubman25


    im a professional driver myself well as my licence shows:rolleyes:


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    Steve
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 22,584 CMod ✭✭✭✭Steve


    dubman25 wrote: »
    wrong,120km/h is the legal maximum speed limit on any irish road!
    and it is not illegal to stay at 120km/h in the outer lane for watever amount of time!

    FAIL.

    Thats rubbish. If you'd care to search, I have previously posted all of the relevant leglislation which says the exact opposite of what you just posted.

    On what basis are you claiming that the right lane is to be used for anything other then overtaking.


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    ninty9er
    Registered Users Posts: 9,366 ✭✭✭ninty9er


    dubman25 wrote: »
    im a professional driver myself well as my licence shows:rolleyes:

    [sarcasm]
    I wasn't aware there was a driving licence that qualified you to be an instructor:confused::confused:

    Must do that test.
    [/sarcasm]

    I take it the answer to the original question is NO then.


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    caesar
    Registered Users Posts: 747 ✭✭✭caesar


    I can forgive someone for thinking that there doing no wrong even though it annoys the hell out of me but when someone points out the problem and people then try to argue that the said lane is another traffic lane and its ok to sit there....well ya the mind boggling to say the least.

    On another note I dont think we should have speed limits on our motorways. Limits would be fine in some cases such as parts of the M50 at the moment. As for the rest advisory limits would be better, changeable ones as per the weather, other road conditions etc. The Gardai could then just crack down on dangerous driving as apposed to the speed cam on a stretch of the N4/M4 idea. I know I'm just saying whats probably been said by others.


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    Alanstrainor
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 23,157 Mod ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    Alright Fella's this has been said sooooo many times before, i thought these threads were banned?
    dubman25, that's an awful attitude to have towards motorway driving. I'm by no means advocating speeding, but claiming it's your right to "hog" the overtaking lane just because you are travelling at 120km/h is just ridiculous.


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    kmart6
    Registered Users Posts: 15,172 ✭✭✭✭kmart6


    Alanstrainor wrote: »
    dubman25, that's an awful attitude to have towards motorway driving. I'm by no means advocating speeding, but claiming it's your right to "hog" the overtaking lane just because you are travelling at 120km/h is just ridiculous.

    +1


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    ninty9er
    Registered Users Posts: 9,366 ✭✭✭ninty9er


    caesar wrote: »
    On another note I dont think we should have speed limits on our motorways. Limits would be fine in some cases such as parts of the M50 at the moment. As for the rest advisory limits would be better, changeable ones as per the weather, other road conditions etc. The Gardai could then just crack down on dangerous driving as apposed to the speed cam

    It's not very palatable, but I'll be trying to get an Ard-Fheis motion in a similar vein on the Clár for October. May see some action by 2020 if it's passed by the floor.


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    #24
    Gareth37
    Closed Accounts Posts: 909 ✭✭✭Gareth37


    If you are not overtaking then don't be in the overtaking lane. Nothing more annoying than this!!


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    #25
    FX Meister
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,217 ✭✭✭FX Meister


    BORING!!!!


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    Steve
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 22,584 CMod ✭✭✭✭Steve


    FX Meister wrote: »
    BORING!!!!

    So boring you had to reply with that?

    SFUT :)


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    #27
    MarkN
    Registered Users Posts: 4,154 ✭✭✭MarkN


    dubman25 wrote: »
    im a professional driver myself well as my licence shows:rolleyes:

    I wouldn't worry about it. Any idiot can pass a driving test.


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    #28
    Cmar-Ireland
    Registered Users Posts: 2,340 ✭✭✭Cmar-Ireland


    Mods, please lock threads pertaining to overtaking/outside lanes. It's getting as boring as all the foglight threads we used to have.


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    #29
    zzzzzzzz
    Registered Users Posts: 1,431 ✭✭✭zzzzzzzz


    dubman25 wrote: »
    wrong,120km/h is the legal maximum speed limit on any irish road!
    and it is not illegal to stay at 120km/h in the outer lane for watever amount of time!

    And you can guarantee that your speedo is accurate?


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    peasant
    Registered Users Posts: 17,819 ✭✭✭✭peasant


    I'm actually amazed at the amount of posters who still don't know about the keep left rule.

    I think that's sad and tragic actually.

    As a mark of respect, this thread will be closed :pac:


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