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Strange Traffic Light Experience

  • 24-12-2007 12:34pm
    #1
    Chong
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,679 ✭✭✭


    Ok so was out this morning on my way to do the christmas shopping. Anyways was standing at the traffic lights at Ivans shop Limerick if anyone knows it. Its a cross roads so our lights go Green to cross the road and all of sudden some clown from a stopped position on the right in a big BMW takes off and breaks the red light driving right in front of us whilst gesturing in the car he is going straight on. We were inches from hitting this nut case. To be honest I couldnt believe this guy's stupidty, we were literally moments from a serious crash, I wish I had got his reg to report him.


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  • #2
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,972 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    Ivans is a cross-roads, not a T junction. Assuming you are talking about the junction with the Ennis Road.

    BTW is this another BMW bashing thread? :D

    Mike.


  • #3
    Saruman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,389 ✭✭✭✭Saruman


    I can only imagine he was an idiot....That or he either saw the pedestrian light go green and his brain registered green light for him.... It can happen when people are just waiting to catch a glimpse of something green before they floor it.
    Or he was used to the light squence and was sure it was going to be his turn so he left a few seconds early... and turns out the light sequence is not how he remembers it...

    Either way.. moron :D


  • #4
    Chong
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,679 ✭✭✭Chong


    Yes sorry my bad cross roads :) . Original post edited.

    Oh and its not a beamer bash, it was just insane how this guy broke the traffic lights completely.


  • #5
    mikemac
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,986 ✭✭✭✭mikemac


    Misleading title tbh

    I was expecting the lights to malfunction and something strange like that. What a let down :(

    A BMW driver (or any driver realy) breaking a red light is not unusual


  • #6
    Breezer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,230 ✭✭✭Breezer


    micmclo wrote:
    A BMW driver (or any driver realy) breaking a red light is not unusual
    Now a strange traffic light experience is when a driver is turning right at a crossroads, gets the green, turns right, sees a red light in front of her stopping traffic coming the other way, and stops in the middle of the junction. Then proceeds to ignore everyone beeping at her while pointing at the red light. You'd think junctions were a foreign concept or something :rolleyes:


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  • #7
    testicle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,429 ✭✭✭testicle


    Willstev wrote: »
    Ok so was out this morning on my way to do the christmas shopping. Anyways was standing at the traffic lights at Ivans shop Limerick if anyone knows it. Its a cross roads so our lights go Green to cross the road and all of sudden some clown from a stopped position on the right in a big BMW takes off and breaks the red light driving right in front of us whilst gesturing in the car he is going straight on. We were inches from hitting this nut case. To be honest I couldnt believe this guy's stupidty, we were literally moments from a serious crash, I wish I had got his reg to report him.

    The man was of obvious importance as he was driving a big BMW. If you had hit this vehicle, the Gardai would have charged you with careless driving.


  • #8
    rebel.ranter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,570 ✭✭✭rebel.ranter


    testicle wrote: »
    The man was of obvious importance as he was driving a big BMW. If you had hit this vehicle, the Gardai would have charged you with careless driving.

    Even if the OP was not in his car?
    Willstev wrote: »
    Standing at the traffic lights


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