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Roundabouts Ahhhh!!

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    #32
    Spiritoftheseventies
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    tech2 wrote: »
    Parkway roundabout aside the drivers arnt too bad when it come to roundabouts in Limerick.

    Actually in the raheen industrial estate they have the whole system f**ked up with the left lane for only turning left. Every single driver just ignores it and uses the clock system. I wonder will the city council ever sort it out as it doesnt make sense.
    re County councils there was a big debate recently on last word about how speed limits are set on roads.


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    #33
    Berty
    Registered Users Posts: 26,149 ✭✭✭✭Berty


    As I am down in Kerry right now I will just mention(again) that their roundabouts are:

    Left lane - Left hand turn only

    Right lane - Right hand turn and straight on.

    MORONS! :mad: Same goes for Mayo County Council.

    I was turning into the retail park on the Castleisland road in Tralee so using the left lane as was the truck in front of me. Women in C reg car behind did the whole "follow the leader" thing and then decided she was going straight on. She was blown out of it by all the other traffic.


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    #34
    Spiritoftheseventies
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    Berty wrote: »
    As I am down in Kerry right now I will just mention(again) that their roundabouts are:

    Left lane - Left hand turn only

    Right lane - Right hand turn and straight on.

    MORONS! :mad: Same goes for Mayo County Council.

    I was turning into the retail park on the Castleisland road in Tralee so using the left lane as was the truck in front of me. Women in C reg car behind did the whole "follow the leader" thing and then decided she was going straight on. She was blown out of it by all the other traffic.
    not necessarily. som roundabouts and its exits roads are layed out differently.


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    #35
    craichoe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,706 ✭✭✭craichoe


    bayviewclose wrote: »
    well you have to give way to someone indicating left off third exit.

    I never drive off indicators, If i did i wouldn't have the front of my car present anymore.

    Saw a guy one morning, indicate to take the first exit, cut across two lanes and shot out the other side of the roundabout ... thing was the guy behind me was beeping at me trying to get me to move out.

    He saw it happen and sort of slunk down behind the steering wheel looking sheepish.


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    #36
    Quint
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,407 ✭✭✭Quint


    I drove behind this auld one from my estate for a few miles, she made about 10 turns at junctions and she didn't indicate once!


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    #37
    Spiritoftheseventies
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    Quint wrote: »
    I drove behind this auld one from my estate for a few miles, she made about 10 turns at junctions and she didn't indicate once!
    worse are the ones who have the indicators on for miles without knowing it. some drivers live in a world of their own.


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    #38
    boomer_ie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 392 ✭✭boomer_ie


    The worst example I saw recently while trying to enter a roundabout (the one in front of Loughlinstown Hospital for those that know it) two cars came onto the roundabout from the N11 southbound 1 in LHS lane and 1 in RHS lane. The one in the LHS lane proceeded around to the 3rd (hospital) exit and the one in the RHS lane exited at the 2nd exit both attempting to cut each other off!

    As far as I was concerned BOTH drivers were in the wrong!


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    #39
    Spiritoftheseventies
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    boomer_ie wrote: »
    The worst example I saw recently while trying to enter a roundabout (the one in front of Loughlinstown Hospital for those that know it) two cars came onto the roundabout from the N11 southbound 1 in LHS lane and 1 in RHS lane. The one in the LHS lane proceeded around to the 3rd (hospital) exit and the one in the RHS lane exited at the 2nd exit both attempting to cut each other off!

    As far as I was concerned BOTH drivers were in the wrong!
    you mean they criss crossed?


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    #40
    boomer_ie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 392 ✭✭boomer_ie


    bayviewclose wrote: »
    you mean they criss crossed?

    Pretty much yes


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    #41
    Spiritoftheseventies
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    boomer_ie wrote: »
    Pretty much yes
    roundabouts near where I live. off an estate. but are incredibly tight and small.. dont think its possible to go all the way round on them.


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    Panda Moanium
    Registered Users Posts: 228 ✭✭Panda Moanium


    Berty wrote: »
    As I am down in Kerry right now I will just mention(again) that their roundabouts are:

    Left lane - Left hand turn only

    Right lane - Right hand turn and straight on.

    MORONS! :mad: Same goes for Mayo County Council.

    I was turning into the retail park on the Castleisland road in Tralee so using the left lane as was the truck in front of me. Women in C reg car behind did the whole "follow the leader" thing and then decided she was going straight on. She was blown out of it by all the other traffic.

    And this is the heart of the problem. If there is no consistency in applying the rules is it any wonder that people don't know what to do.

    In Castlebar for instance, most of the roundabouts are marked for right lane for straight ahead, but a while back they changed one roundabout so that for one approach only you have to be in the left lane for straight ahead, the other 3 entrances the (local) status quo applies. And of course the only markings to indicate what lane you should be in are on the road and are invariably covered by vehicles whenever there is a build-up of traffic.

    As you say, Morons!


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    #43
    boomer_ie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 392 ✭✭boomer_ie


    bayviewclose wrote: »
    roundabouts near where I live. off an estate. but are incredibly tight and small.. dont think its possible to go all the way round on them.

    Im not talking about the small roundabout at the hospital, i mean the full N11 / Shankill / Hospital roundabout.


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    #44
    Spiritoftheseventies
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,082 ✭✭✭✭Spiritoftheseventies


    yes think i know the roundabout you are talking about. One is left after the graduate pub, straight ahead is towards Killiney, right goes on to the dual carriage way. I was talking about a different roundabout


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    #45
    boomer_ie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 392 ✭✭boomer_ie


    bayviewclose wrote: »
    yes think i know the roundabout you are talking about. One is left after the graduate pub, straight ahead is towards Killiney, right goes on to the dual carriage way. I was talking about a different roundabout

    Dunno which one ur on about, the link below is the one im on about.

    http://maps.google.com/maps?q=53.241497,-6.129289&t=h&sll=53.204418,-6.109185&sspn=0.026737,0.06403&ie=UTF8&ll=53.241624,-6.129298&spn=0.003563,0.008272&z=17&iwloc=A


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    #46
    Voodoomelon
    Registered Users Posts: 9,662 ✭✭✭Voodoomelon


    Can't beat a good ol' roundabout rant. :)

    I actually enjoy other people pi$$ing me off on them. Until I get hit.


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    Brabus
    Registered Users Posts: 162 ✭✭Brabus


    Berty wrote: »
    As I am down in Kerry right now I will just mention(again) that their roundabouts are:

    Left lane - Left hand turn only

    Right lane - Right hand turn and straight on.

    MORONS! :mad: Same goes for Mayo County Council.

    Ditto for Kilkenny CC. Coming in the Dublin road, at the first roundabout on the ring road in Kilkenny, the same, left lane for left turn only and right lane for straight ahead with right hand turn.

    How there have not been any accidents there is a miracle, though it is well marked on the road itself before you enter it.

    Maybe the idea is to cut down on congestion at certain times. Who knows.


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    #48
    McSpud
    Registered Users Posts: 612 ✭✭✭McSpud


    Worst one for me is the one over the M50 by Blanchardstown. Coming in towards the city will almost always get into the left lane to go straight ahead but the odd time will get stuck in the second lane. The last time I indicated well in advance & keep looking inside waiting for idiot to cut across & just went any normal person would assume he was going straight ahead he cuts across to the right to turn onto the M50.

    I know some roundabouts are badly designed but that is clear to anyone with a brain cell. There is nothing worse than having to slam on the brakes to avoid an accident caused by someone else. Even worse when that person is oblivious to what happened. :mad:


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    #49
    Busta Hyman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 562 ✭✭✭Busta Hyman


    msn_magic_roundabout_470x350.jpg

    this is called the magic roundabout in the uk and its possibly the best designed roundabout in existence and the first one of its kind in the world


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    #50
    Spiritoftheseventies
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    where is the "magic roundabout located


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    #51
    Busta Hyman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 562 ✭✭✭Busta Hyman


    that one is in swindon and it looks confuseing but if you look at it its great. you can drive the wrong way round the big roundabout while going the right way around the small ones.


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    #52
    Spiritoftheseventies
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    Busta Hyman wrote: »
    that one is in swindon and it looks confuseing but if you look at it its great. you can drive the wrong way round the big roundabout while going the right way around the small ones.
    is that normal traffic on it. Can see that being introduced over here and being gridlock. Just because of the way Irish drivers drive!


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    #53
    Busta Hyman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 562 ✭✭✭Busta Hyman


    no it was put in place at a roundabout that was in gridlock all the time installed it and no more problems


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    #54
    Spiritoftheseventies
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    Busta Hyman wrote: »
    no it was put in place at a roundabout that was in gridlock all the time installed it and no more problems
    Oh think i see it now. If you get into wrong lane on big roundabout you go on to minor roundabout to get into right lane. Correct?


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    #55
    Busta Hyman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 562 ✭✭✭Busta Hyman


    well if you want to go from the entrance on the top left to the juction bottom left. instead of going round the whole roundabout you do a right at the first small one and a right at the second small one


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    #56
    Spiritoftheseventies
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    Busta Hyman wrote: »
    well if you want to go from the entrance on the top left to the juction bottom left. instead of going round the whole roundabout you do a right at the first small one and a right at the second small one
    yes it seems a good idea. shame those doing the Red Cow roundabout didnt know about it.


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    Damien360
    Registered Users Posts: 6,249 ✭✭✭Damien360


    Busta Hyman wrote: »
    well if you want to go from the entrance on the top left to the juction bottom left. instead of going round the whole roundabout you do a right at the first small one and a right at the second small one


    That is insane. Can you see the chaos as the average Irish driver does that. Round the roundabout at top left to 4 lanes. That means each of cars take a lane each and race each other and the one correct one on 2nd lane from left to the next roundabout.

    Add to that the drivers from the bottom left blocking the lanes so the ones from top left cannot get on. Gridlock.

    Then make it Irish by adding traffic lights to stop everyone hitting each other and then nobody moves as everyone ignores the red light.

    I going back to bed !


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    #58
    Spiritoftheseventies
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    Damien360 wrote: »
    That is insane. Can you see the chaos as the average Irish driver does that. Round the roundabout at top left to 4 lanes. That means each of cars take a lane each and race each other and the one correct one on 2nd lane from left to the next roundabout.

    Add to that the drivers from the bottom left blocking the lanes so the ones from top left cannot get on. Gridlock.

    Then make it Irish by adding traffic lights to stop everyone hitting each other and then nobody moves as everyone ignores the red light.

    I going back to bed !
    yes may take a while to get the hang of it. god knows the Mad cow roundabout took ages to master.


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    Scottie99
    Registered Users Posts: 1,246 ✭✭✭Scottie99


    Berty wrote: »
    As I am down in Kerry right now I will just mention(again) that their roundabouts are:

    Left lane - Left hand turn only

    Right lane - Right hand turn and straight on.

    MORONS! :mad: Same goes for Mayo County Council.

    I was turning into the retail park on the Castleisland road in Tralee so using the left lane as was the truck in front of me. Women in C reg car behind did the whole "follow the leader" thing and then decided she was going straight on. She was blown out of it by all the other traffic.

    Your right, but a least there are markings on the road for the idiots to understand. ;)


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    Spiritoftheseventies
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    Scottie99 wrote: »
    Your right, but a least there are markings on the road for the idiots to understand. ;)
    say she got the message though!


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    Johnny Storm
    Registered Users Posts: 3,983 ✭✭✭Johnny Storm


    Random wrote: »
    Poorly designed roundabouts. Poor driver education. Complete lack of caring.

    Pick one. I'm gonna say a combo of all three.

    I agree, and I'd add: complete lack of enforcement of road laws (except for cash-producing speed control)


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