Nicest Drivers On the Road

IK09

Today i was let out at a junction by a micra.....i hate micras!!!! but was then bullied off the road by a passat. opinions please which car on the road today has the nicest drivers?

My vote goes to renault clio drivers, there just so relaxed

Tech3

Its the driver behind the wheel not the car itself.

But I do tend to see a4's and passats bullying cars off the road in order to get to a place faster by 2 or 3 minutes. The 100km/hr limit doesnt seem to be enough for them. I have no sympathy for those that break the speed limit.

It was actually refreshing today to see everyone in front and behind me doing the 100km/hr and no acts of stupidity like trying to tailgate in order for a car to push into the hard shoulder

Voodoomelon

I think you'll find that the most curtious drivers drive the same car as you.

CharlieCroker

I always find people who drive Saabs (more-so 9-5's) obliging.

TestTransmission

White vans..

IK09

defo true bout the same car as urself, but ive often found that the likes of taxi drivers and jeeps particularly rude

qz

Tenner bets this gets locked.

IK09

why?

qz

IK09 wrote: »

why?

Because a thread designed to tar drivers with the same grateful brush will (and has already) swiftly become a thread tarring those that aren't worthy of praise.

See post 1, post 2 and post 6.

And where has that gotten us in the past.

aoibhebree

Voodoomelon wrote: »

I think you'll find that the most curtious drivers drive the same car as you.

That's definitely true - I drive a Colt, and there are a few other Colts around my college but I'm the only girl driver (and also mine is by far the nicest ) ... if I ever meet another Colt when I'm driving round the college car park trying to get a space, we're always really polite to each other and let each other out etc.

God I love my car.

Cunning Alias

IK09 wrote: »

defo true bout the same car as urself, but ive often found that the likes of taxi drivers and jeeps particularly rude

+1
Id say Saab's and Volvo's would be the nicest. Worst would be vans, Mercs, BMW's and some modified cars (im talking about muppits who drive their 1.3 skangermobiles like their on a track, not those who take the hobby seriously.)

cormie

jackncoke wrote: »

White vans..

Good day sir, hope you're having a pleasant and wonderful evening! Care for a chocolate? :pac:

Rowley Birkin QC

cormie wrote: »

Good day sir, hope you're having a pleasant and wonderful evening! Care for a chocolate? :pac:

In fairness, one of your Vantasks.ie vans actually let me onto a roundabout there last week. How many of them are there?

On topic, silly, silly thread.

Anan1

IK09 wrote: »

Today i was let out at a junction by a micra.....i hate micras!!!! but was then bullied off the road by a passat. opinions please which car on the road today has the nicest drivers?

My vote goes to renault clio drivers, there just so relaxed

Did you see what colour shirt the driver was wearing? Might be just as relevant as their make of car.

peasant

My vote goes to drivers of camouflage green VW vans ...gentlemen* so they are, yepp :D:D








(*unless you catch me in a bad mood that is)

ShadowHearth

Well i drive a merc, and a few merc drivers were nice to me. Myslef... well i allways being nice on road, mine misses sometimes even hates that. She says: they wount be so nice to you anyway!

Meh i allways hope :rolleyes:.

Thought i hate everysingle big family car/Jeep with woman inside. No offence ladies, but moust of those woman just wount even appreciate if you give them road...

And polite for me would be.... Ather mercs( we talked about this issue allready )

P.S BMW drivers just hate me on the road, specially coupe ones!! :eek:

ssmith6287

women, women have to be the most unhappy drivers. They never let anyone out. Then you have mercs and BM's. oh nearly forgot bus eireann, they just pull out in front of you regardless of how fas your going.

politest drivers on the roads by far are truck drivers

blackbox

Voodoomelon wrote: »

I think you'll find that the most curtious drivers drive the same car as you.

I don't agree. I drive a Passat and try to be courteous and relaxed, but I see some poor behaviour from other Passat drivers.

I really don't think you can link behaviour to a car type - some of the worst offenders drive white vans, but some white van drivers are very considerate.

Stark

IK09 wrote: »

Today i was let out at a junction by a micra.....i hate micras!!!! but was then bullied off the road by a passat. opinions please which car on the road today has the nicest drivers?

My vote goes to renault clio drivers, there just so relaxed

Went out for a cycle in the Phoenix Park the other week and they were like the Jack Russell terriers of the road once faced with something that was actually smaller than them! Them and Polo drivers. I should have taken note of their reg numbers so I could return the favour once I was back in the car

Captain Slow IRL

Has to be nuns - I've never gotten the finger or horn off a nun

cormie

bigkev49 wrote: »

In fairness, one of your Vantasks.ie vans actually let me onto a roundabout there last week. How many of them are there?

On topic, silly, silly thread.

Just the one at the moment, so it would have been me :pac:

But could you explain the situation with regards the roundabout? We're you on it? Was I on it and left a gap when there was slow traffic going off it my way and clear your way? What roundabout?

Drummerboy08

Captain Slow IRL wrote: »

I've never gotten the finger or horn off a nun

Whatever floats your boat there Captain....:D:eek:

My vote goes to people in Renaults. Not just a Clio, but most of the range. They seem almost too nice.

Leprechaun77

I do alot of driving, both urban and rural. I might get my hand slapped for this but my wife also agrees with this (for a change). I dont think its the cars as such, rather the person/profile driving it. Again, this is just my own experience....I think this lack of courtesy is linked to peoples mentality in life i.e. I'm going to get there first, I'm more important than you. I think your driving habits mimic your personality....

most courtesy: truck drivers imo, when it comes to cars, its generally a car driven by a male 50+

least courtesy: women 25-40 driving the likes of a BMW's(;))

thethedev

Lada drivers are the nicest despite their possesion of vastly superior vehicles to all those above, all other vehicles are inferior to Russia's greatest achievment.
What has capitalism gotten you hmm in soviet russia all cars are ladas sp their is no prejeduce all drivers are treated with similar disrespect as the ownership of a car is considered a shamefull display of greed.

P.S. Hi Rob!!

BlackWizard

Drummerboy08 wrote: »

My vote goes to people in Renaults. Not just a Clio, but most of the range. They seem almost too nice.

I think it's mostly because when they try to accelerate the engine has no power and the lights start flashing. You think he is letting you out, but it's really an electrical problem.

Drummerboy08

thethedev wrote: »

P.S. Hi Rob!!

Yo! :D

tdc

BMW drivers

Cionád

ssmith6287 wrote: »

politest drivers on the roads by far are truck drivers

I'd say truck drivers too, they often pull into the hard shoulder to allow passing when on primary routes, and rarely tailgate. The bigger the truck, the better the driver also IMO.

I'd say any car driven by a middle-aged women would be the least nice on the roads, rarely letting people out of junctions, and unlikely to thank you if you let them out.

Above comments are generalizations, and exceptions are out there

mumblin deaf ro

Saabs are stereotypically driven by 'nice people'.

snowman707

least courteous : BMW & Audi

F.A.O . the IDIOT in the black X5 06D***** looking out through about 3 inches of a frosted windscreen that nearly took me out about 8.30 am yesterday morning near woodview shopping centre Limerick, if I ever see such ignorant dangerous behaver from you again, I will deal with it by any means available to me.


Most courteous Ford , toyota,

I must say that 99% of female 18-25 year olds in this area are both courteous & good drivers

Anan1

CharlieCroker wrote: »

I always find people who drive Saabs (more-so 9-5's) obliging.

mumblin deaf ro wrote: »

Saabs are stereotypically driven by 'nice people'.

I've actually noticed this myself, TBH.

hobochris

Generally I've noticed that the more expensive the car the less courteous the driver.

I have found that Women drivers between the ages of 18-40 tend to expect people to give up their right of way to them but will go out of their way not to return the favor.

Also Boy racers have some of the worst road manors I've seen trying to bully the car in front and force their way in front of people, puts a smile on my face when I pass one with a sad look on his face standing next to his car freshly embedded into a street lamp etc...

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robtri

my vote wouldn't be for a car, it would be for truck drivers, most of them pull over and let you past on the open roads, around towns, generally they let you out into their lane of trafic....

Rowley Birkin QC

cormie wrote: »

Just the one at the moment, so it would have been me :pac:

But could you explain the situation with regards the roundabout? We're you on it? Was I on it and left a gap when there was slow traffic going off it my way and clear your way? What roundabout?

It was around Mitchelstown some night about 2 weeks ago, I was home for the weekend.

"Letting me onto a roundabout" does sound a bit daft alrite, maybe you let me out at a junction instead. At this stage I just remember that I saw your van, was after driving about 240 miles in the preceding 15 hours.:o

cormie

I was on my way to/from Cork exactly 2 weeks ago, it would have either been at about 4pm or maybe at about 11pm I would have been passing Mitchelstown area. It was me anyway

My papa always used to say how he spent ages waiting for people to let him out of an awkward access area so he always lets people out and I follow in the footsteps!

Cuddlesworth

Van drivers, when you drive a van. It's pretty amazing.

thethedev

Cuddlesworth wrote: »

Van drivers, when you drive a van. It's pretty amazing.

Kinda makes me miss my van driving days this, oh how I miss the comraderie.

ShadowHearth

Agree on truck drivers aswell. If they can they move to slow lines.

Thought again, hate small cars, they ussually act, like bigest things on roads, and take more space then some 7 series bmw or huge Van.

Rowley Birkin QC

cormie wrote: »

I was on my way to/from Cork exactly 2 weeks ago, it would have either been at about 4pm or maybe at about 11pm I would have been passing Mitchelstown area. It was me anyway

My papa always used to say how he spent ages waiting for people to let him out of an awkward access area so he always lets people out and I follow in the footsteps!

Cool, proves the theory that boardsies do in fact exist in real life and are not some sort of Matrix type constructs. I've often wondered would people here put some kind of minuscule sticker on their auto to indicate they are a Motors regular. Well, would ye?

Anyway I used to follow the same mantra about leaving people out when I was driving tractors and other large machinery. Goes around, comes around and all that.

Voodoomelon

bigkev49 wrote: »

I've often wondered would people here put some kind of minuscule sticker on their auto to indicate they are a Motors regular. Well, would ye?

Not a bad idea, and have them in the same place on all cars. Bit of money to be made if someone wanted to a get a couple of hundred printed up.

holly1

IK09 wrote: »

Today i was let out at a junction by a micra.....i hate micras!!!! but was then bullied off the road by a passat. opinions please which car on the road today has the nicest drivers?

My vote goes to renault clio drivers, there just so relaxed


I am a Clio driver (lady);),and I get such a good feeling letting other drivers out or will pull in and allow cars pass me,causthere is nothing worse than the car in front of you dawdelling along and hugging the centre of the road.
I also agree with the big suv,s with the blond mummy driving,they would not even rekon you when you let them out in traffic:mad:.Its nice to be nice,also nice to be acknowledged:D

cormie

bigkev49 wrote: »

Cool, proves the theory that boardsies do in fact exist in real life and are not some sort of Matrix type constructs. I've often wondered would people here put some kind of minuscule sticker on their auto to indicate they are a Motors regular. Well, would ye?

Anyway I used to follow the same mantra about leaving people out when I was driving tractors and other large machinery. Goes around, comes around and all that.

Pity you didn't know about this at the time, it's still unclaimed :pac:

I've often wondered to myself are the good drivers I see on the road boardsies, would be good to have a tag, I think my van is enough of a give away for me at the moment

Quint

As a motorcyclist, car drivers are the worst. Especially women. Women never let you out into traffic, and 9 out of 10 car drivers won't even wave of flash their lights when you let them in.

Truck, bus and motorcycle, all dead sound. Trucks always let you by and let you into traffic. Dublin bus drivers always let you past before they pull out, or even wave you to go past. Seem to be very considerate even though technically you shouldn't be in bus lanes.

OldmanMondeo

Cionád wrote: »

I'd say truck drivers too, they often pull into the hard shoulder to allow passing when on primary routes, and rarely tailgate. The bigger the truck, the better the driver also IMO.

The highlight bit has to be a joke. Most time when I see a truck, be it on a motorway or primary road, they are usually sniffing the butt off the car in front.

Alot of mentions for Audi's and Passatts for worst, maybe because these are considered company car and the guys driving these are usually in a rush to get "that sale", (Mondeos included).

No everyone on the road is an ashle, bar me....:D

aoibhebree

I have to say though, a pet hate of mine is when I'm coming out of my estate to turn right onto a main road ... a car comes from the left, to turn right into my road, and they hold back to let me out first. I mean, have these people ever gone to driving lessons?! I'm always afraid to go out in case somehow there's a collision and I'll pretty much be in the wrong, because they had right of way.

I only did my test two years ago and my instructor taught me not to go out of my way to let anyone out for the test or I'd lose marks, so I still kind of have that habit. I'm not actually nasty about it, but I don't like taking responsibility for letting someone out in front of me in case, for example, a car might come up behind me on the outside and be in a collision with the car I've let out.

Cionád

OldmanMondeo wrote: »

The highlight bit has to be a joke. Most time when I see a truck, be it on a motorway or primary road, they are usually sniffing the butt off the car in front.

I don't think so, I think it's more noticable to see a truck tailgating cause you can imagine the possible carnage, but I think cars do it more frequently - Especially on the M50 where a lot of people don't leave an inch of space just so nobody can merge infront of them...

I'd agree with you with the repmobiles though, they can be agressive. Another group is the 10-year old 3-series crowd, they enjoy a bit of queue jumping imo.

Threads like this really uncover hatred of the general motoring population :pac:

1000 posts whooop!

Voodoomelon

Cionád wrote: »

Another group is the 10-year old 3-series crowd, they enjoy a bit of queue jumping imo.

I'd agree with that one.

bman

So we're agreed so, truck drivers ftw. Also, when you acknowledge them (indicators, etc.) they always flash back.

jerrehpips

bman wrote: »

So we're agreed so, truck drivers ftw. Also, when you acknowledge them (indicators, etc.) they always flash back.

Oh yeah, lorry drivers have to be the nicest drivers.
As for tractor drivers? Why i oughta...
Nice polo drivers are becoming scarse nowadays too

Bluefoam

I was driving a Chevrolet today & was amazed how badly I was treated by other drivers. People closing the gap to stop me getting in front of them, not letting me out at junctions etc...

Makes me wonder if I would treat other drivers badly differently depending on the type of car they drive.

Eric Cartman

i find in my car anyone who drives a small car will never let me out, that and range rovers and x5's (but i work in terenure and there all driven by mothers taking their precious rugby playing children down the road... :rolleyes:)

people in other 4x4's, truck and large van drivers are always nice,

as for what i do, ill never let a woman out, or anyone in a small car, or scumbags(glanza enthusiasts), karma i do believe