Sign at Cork Airport.. what were they smoking?

embraer170 · 01-01-2006, 19:38

Saw this sign just as you leave Cork airport:

Drive on the left
Conduire a droite *
Links Fahren

*yes the French is telling you to drive on the right.

Wish I got a picture.

(Edited for clarity)

PowerHouseDan · 01-01-2006, 19:39

Eh?

amazingemmet · 01-01-2006, 19:39

Have it at all Irish an english airports methinks, its for the foreign people who'd drive on the right.

mike65 · 01-01-2006, 19:40

What?????????

The authorites at an Airport are telling tourists driving hire cars to drive on the left?????????????

Shock horror will the madness ever end?

Mike.

embraer170 · 01-01-2006, 19:41

Maybe I should have made it a bit clearer.

The French sign is telling people to drive on the RIGHT.

Karoma · 01-01-2006, 19:42

I think the OP's problem is with "Conduire a droite "

mike65 · 01-01-2006, 19:42

Droite = right.

That is madness. Clearly the ppl of Cork are not cunning linguists.

Mike.

**robinph** · 01-01-2006, 19:45

For some reason I've occasionally seen them on roads in the middle of the country as well, nowhere near any ports or airports. You'd have thought that Monsieur French bloke would have noticed that everyone else was driving on the other side of the road from him after he'd driven a 100k or so and not be needing the signs to remind him?

Dooom · 01-01-2006, 19:47

But are they master debators?

ctrl-alt-delete · 01-01-2006, 19:47

maybe roy keane had something to do with it......hoping paddy vieria was going to visit

Black Briar · 01-01-2006, 19:48

That signs been there for years.
Theres one on the Arklow by pass and coming up from Rosslare Europort too presumably for the continental drivers.

Black Briar · 01-01-2006, 19:49

ah droite

me was wondering as me knew embraer knew these things

mike65 · 01-01-2006, 19:50

Actually they don't have nearly enough such signs. Its the easiest thing in the world to get up of a morning in a foreign land get in your car and pull out onto the road on the wrong side when leaving your hotel/b&b.

All exits from hotels, ports etc should have signs and arrow markings on the tarmac pointing in the correct direction for the left/right side of road. There is'nt always traffic around to remind you.

Mike.

DMC · 01-01-2006, 19:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spike

But are they master debators?

Brendan O'Connor is from Cork, so.... yes!

therecklessone · 01-01-2006, 19:51

And I wonder...

Has anyone bothered to tell them?

01-01-2006, 19:38	#1
embraer170 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 807 Adverts \| Friends	Sign at Cork Airport.. what were they smoking? Saw this sign just as you leave Cork airport: Drive on the left Conduire a droite * Links Fahren yes the French is telling you to drive on the right. Wish I got a picture. (Edited for clarity) Last edited by embraer170; 01-01-2006 at 19:42.*

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01-01-2006, 19:39	#2
PowerHouseDan Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Cork Posts: 6,141 Adverts \| Friends	Eh?

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amazingemmet Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: not where i want to be Posts: 3,188 Adverts \| Friends HMod: Mancore	Have it at all Irish an english airports methinks, its for the foreign people who'd drive on the right.

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mike65 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: waterford Posts: 57,132 Adverts \| Friends	What????????? The authorites at an Airport are telling tourists driving hire cars to drive on the left????????????? Shock horror will the madness ever end? Mike.

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embraer170 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 807 Adverts \| Friends	Maybe I should have made it a bit clearer. The French sign is telling people to drive on the RIGHT.

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Karoma Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 15,645 Adverts \| Friends	I think the OP's problem is with "Conduire a droite "

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robinph Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: not Cork Posts: 8,283 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Long Term Illness, Winter Sports	For some reason I've occasionally seen them on roads in the middle of the country as well, nowhere near any ports or airports. You'd have thought that Monsieur French bloke would have noticed that everyone else was driving on the other side of the road from him after he'd driven a 100k or so and not be needing the signs to remind him?

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Black Briar Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: baxtardia Posts: 19,981 Adverts \| Friends	That signs been there for years. Theres one on the Arklow by pass and coming up from Rosslare Europort too presumably for the continental drivers.

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Black Briar Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: baxtardia Posts: 19,981 Adverts \| Friends	ah droite me was wondering as me knew embraer knew these things

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mike65 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: waterford Posts: 57,132 Adverts \| Friends	Actually they don't have nearly enough such signs. Its the easiest thing in the world to get up of a morning in a foreign land get in your car and pull out onto the road on the wrong side when leaving your hotel/b&b. All exits from hotels, ports etc should have signs and arrow markings on the tarmac pointing in the correct direction for the left/right side of road. There is'nt always traffic around to remind you. Mike.

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therecklessone does NOT mod the soccer fórum Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Park Lane Posts: 14,333 Adverts \| Friends HMod: Spurs Supporters Club	And I wonder... Has anyone bothered to tell them?