lazy drivers

Floppybits

I felt I had to post this and see if anyone else has seen this happen.

I live on the corner of a road where there is a roundabout, not a painted one but a fairly big one with some bushes and plants. Now yesterday evening I looked out the window and I couldn't believe what I saw, A car pulls up to the roundabout and they are heading out of the estate so that meant that they would have to go around the roundabout to get to the exit, but now this driver decided to cut across the roundabout driving the wrong way so that they wouldn't have to go around the roundabout.

I couldn't believe this but when I mentioned it to other people they said yep there are a few idiots who do it. The person I seen doing it was in a honda civic with all the bits, the loud exhaust and the blaring music.

Is this a common thing? has anyone else seen this happen? Is there anything that can be done, say like taking a picture of the person doing this and then presenting it to the garda?

To me this is totally idiotic.

ShowUsYourXbox

Have i ever seen a young person in a "suped" up honda civic doing something stupid? No, never.

goose06

Get the reg, ring the Garda Traffic Help Line 1890 205805

seamus

Funnily enough, before "Failure to turn vehicle left onto a roundabout" became a penalty points offence, I had never seen anyone do this on Irish roads.

Now I see it quite a lot. It must be laziness.

TwoShedsJackson

Floppybits wrote:

The person I seen doing it was in a honda civic with all the bits, the loud exhaust and the blaring music.

Enough said.

dade

happens in my estate with some regularity and a few near misses too. Allegedly during the week some bint in a BMW did it and ended up on the foot path with a lamp post for a new bonnet orniment. I saw the aftermath myself that night when i got home. a nice shinney BMW with an acordian for a bonnet with a lamppost sticking out of it.

dame

goose06 wrote:

Get the reg, ring the Garda Traffic Help Line 1890 205805

I tried ringing that number a couple of times over the space of two days before (last summer) and it wasn't answered once. I have heard of people getting through in the past but I think it's been scaled back so much that the number's just there for PR.

Salthillwarrior

I do it the odd time at night on a roundabout where I live. Whats the harm?

dame

I could be wrong but I think the guards won't do anything about traffic in an estate. For example, people ignoring roundabouts (like you said), swinging around cutting corners, parking on corners, blocking footpaths/gates etc. It's just not their responsibility. If you had a few joy-riders out they might be bothered alright.

biko

Salthillwarrior wrote:

I do it the odd time at night on a roundabout where I live. Whats the harm?

Which one is it? So we can put up a sign... "Traffic may come from wrong direction"

OP, Try getting it on film or pictures where it's evident what's happening. If you can get a frame of the reg plate as well it's an open and shut case.

Salthillwarrior

Some really goody goodys here. I would love if somebody tried to get me up in court for a driving offence. NO court would take on a case like that. Your word against mine etc.

biko

I guess we'll see when you get caught.
Just make sure not to kill/maim anyone.

cornbb

Salthillwarrior wrote:

I do it the odd time at night on a roundabout where I live. Whats the harm?

Grr, you're not THAT guy I've encountered, are you? Taking a shortcut into that little alleyway beside Lohan's?

NutJob

ShowUsYourXbox wrote:

Have i ever seen a young person in a "suped" up honda civic doing something stupid? No, never.

Not just "souped" up hondas.
I see it regularly

i have 3 favs i see on roundabouts

a.The random lane change
b.The indicator that makes no sense
c.The park in the middle of a mini roundabout and indicate and then pull off like a normal junction

makes me want to get the popcorn and sit out for the day

Salthillwarrior

Just make sure not to kill/maim anyone.

How would I kill somebody? Are you one of those people who drives at 30mph through country towns with a trail of cars behind you?

ScumLord

That's just stupid, whats the point in doing that? It would feel unatural and I'd think it was more of an effort to go the wrong way around. If he's such a boy racer he should get the little g-buzz from going around the roundabout.

Anyone can press charges against another driver if they take down the details.

Mitch Connor

Salthillwarrior wrote:

How would I kill somebody? Are you one of those people who drives at 30mph through country towns with a trail of cars behind you?

why don't you just drive round it properly - its just fraking stupid. I hope a gardai see's you do it some time so you get a fine, some points and an increase on the insurance. idiot.

marco_polo

Salthillwarrior wrote:

How would I kill somebody? Are you one of those people who drives at 30mph through country towns with a trail of cars behind you?

Thats about 2 mph over the speed limit for an urban area. And what speed exactly do you drive through towns and villages at?

_feedback_

Salthillwarrior wrote:

Are you one of those people who drives at 30mph through country towns with a trail of cars behind you?

You mean one of those people who obey the speed limit in a 'country' town? .... or any town or city in fact. I am yes. Do you have some better advise?

sinjin_smythe

Salthillwarrior wrote:

How would I kill somebody? Are you one of those people who drives at 30mph through country towns with a trail of cars behind you?

Wow your so cool,, can i have your babies??

Salthillwarrior

why don't you just drive round it properly

Its a quiet roundabout. Late at night, nobody around and my exit is closest to the entrance so why would I go all the way around, stressing the cars chassis and slowing me down? It just makes more sense to cut it.

And what speed exactly do you drive through towns and villages at?

Depends. Like most people I drive over 30 and it can vary from 35-45 given the area and conditions.

Mossy Monk

Salthillwarrior wrote:

How would I kill somebody? Are you one of those people who drives at 30mph through country towns with a trail of cars behind you?

What speed would you suggest going through a country town? The roads would be better off without dickheads like you driving on them.

I've found a video of people doing just this!

Warning, contains swearing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6tQReBjy9E

dame

Salthillwarrior wrote:

Its a quiet roundabout. Late at night, nobody around and my exit is closest to the entrance so why would I go all the way around, stressing the cars chassis and slowing me down? It just makes more sense to cut it.


Depends. Like most people I drive over 30 and it can vary from 35-45 given the area and conditions.

Idiot!

If your car can't handle the stress of going around a roundabout then it's time you dumped it in the scrap-yard! Has the car passed it's NCT at all? Has it had a regular service? I would love to see you discuss the stress on the chassis caused by going the right way around a roundabout with an engineer! :rolleyes: Who do you think you're kidding?

How many seconds does it take off your journey to go the wrong way? 2? 3?

dame

Salthillwarrior wrote:

How would I kill somebody?

Lots of ways, here's one little sample;

Pedestrian approaches roundabout,
looks around,
sees car approaching along the road beside them but assumes it's safe to cross because the car will be going left around the roundabout,
pedestrian steps off the footpath,
you swing right (wrong way around the roundabout),
nice mess for someone to clean up,
funeral,
court case,
Salthillwarrior in jail.

Floppybits

Tauren wrote:

why don't you just drive round it properly - its just fraking stupid. I hope a gardai see's you do it some time so you get a fine, some points and an increase on the insurance. idiot.

This is what I don't get, what is the advantage to doing this, I don't think it will save money on petrol nor do I think it will save you much time, its not the roundabouts are huge? So why do it?

Pherekydes

Salthillwarrior wrote:

Some really goody goodys here.

You say that like it's a bad thing!

Salthillwarrior wrote:

Your word against mine etc.

Well, once you open your mouth in court, the judge will recognise you for what you are.

smokingman

I'm afraid there's lots of morons like the salthill one about, a favourite 'round my parts is micras-with-a-spoiler going around roundabouts in estates over and over to see if they can get a screeching noise from their tires.....why, I cannot fathom - tires cost enough these days to go through them in a few months....

...but mind you, we are talking about people of below normal intelligence here so I'm sure they'll never figure out why their wheels are slick anyway.

Salthillwarrior

'm afraid there's lots of morons like the salthill one about

That is out of line. Everything that I have said has been reasonable and fair. I don't drive by the book sometimes but I do drive safely. Nobody here ever talks about when the drink drive or speed but yet a huge amount of society does. All my friends and family do and I never find myself chastisted for doing so but as soon as I mention it on a forum all the saints come out to take a shot at me.

smokingman

Salthillwarrior wrote:

That is out of line. Everything that I have said has been reasonable and fair.

It's reasonable and fair to drive dangerously?

biko

Maybe if you would have said "At night, in a tiny roundabout with no restricted view I will cut across" would have received a better response.

Saying "What's the harm?" tends to rub people the wrong way...