Break the lights and ill break yours

Ross_Mahon

I've nearly been killed three times this week due to people breaking red lights, The first was by what i thought was an undercover Garda car? But it lacked the six antennas on the roof, I was halfway across the road and i had to jump back to avoid being ran over, No signs of him stopping!

The second time i nearly had my toes flatten by a car full of Romanian Gypsies, They thought it was funny, I didn't! And the third time it happened on the way to work today, An SUV that Presumed he was king of the road decided to wheel spin and escape the traffic which nearly killed me, I had enough...

So i managed to smash his tail light off as he sped off! The car beside his beeped and stuck his head out the window "Fair play man" This whole week has been like Final Destination, It great to be alive! For now...

Has anyone had any near death experiences with motorists?

jimmycrackcorm

Wait until traffic stopped - your life is more important than the rules of the road - well mine is - not so sure about yours....

wudangclan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEssgMQ1O_k

orourkeda

Waiting until the traffic stops sounds like a tremendous idea.

DubMedic

You live in Tallaght, it's to be expected.

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Sharpshooter

DubMedic wrote: »

You live in Tallaght, it's to be expected.

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He might live in Tallaght but he never said it happened in Tallaght.:pac:

rannerap

DubMedic wrote: »

You live in Tallaght, it's to be expected.

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sad but true,happens me all the time

Danbo!

Well done, I kicked the wing mirror off a car once while cycling. Some guy mounted a footpath to go around a car turning right, didnt check his mirror, nearly hit me and nearly ran over a girl coming out of a garden. When he started mouthing off, I told him it didnt matter because he didnt need them apparently.

And no, im not usually like that, quite the opposite, but this guy was driving like a ****ing maniac.

Ross_Mahon

orourkeda wrote: »

Waiting until the traffic stops sounds like a tremendous idea.

I did, I thought the first car was going to slow down at the lights but it continued through at full speed, The second car decided to break the lights just as i was passing their car which was stopped beside the others, And the third one was the same.

El Weirdo

Ross_Mahon wrote: »

I did, I thought the first car was going to slow down at the lights but it continued through at full speed, The second car decided to break the lights just as i was passing their car which was stopped beside the others, And the third one was the same.

So you didn't wait.

TheZohanS

Everybody calm down.

orourkeda

Ross_Mahon wrote: »

I did, I thought the first car was going to slow down at the lights but it continued through at full speed, The second car decided to break the lights just as i was passing their car which was stopped beside the others, And the third one was the same.

Thinking the car was going to slow down doesnt sound like stopped.

Breaking the lights doesn't sound like stopped

The same doesnt sound like stopped.

happymondays

Ross_Mahon wrote: »

An SUV that Presumed he was king of the road decided to wheel spin and escape the traffic which nearly killed me, I had enough...

So i managed to smash his tail light off as he sped off! "


So the SUV was stopped, took off when the lights were green
and you were still crossing the road.
sounds like you were the one breaking the lights !

i also seriously doubt as well you broke his lights and he just drove off without saying anything or sticking it in reverse and running your ass over.

orourkeda

TheZohan wrote: »

Everybody calm down.

http://www.ultimatepartyshop.com/shopimages/products/normal/96777.jpg

pharcical

But thats serious criminal damage guys, you dont have the right to enforce your own brand of justice.

stovelid

A lot of thicks tend to go through red lights because two or three of them are following a car (rather than actually watching the light) that keeps going through a junction when it's amber.

If you mean cyclists breaking the lights, it's annoying but increases the chance of being able to run one over and get away with it, so let's not jump to conclusions.

wudangclan

Farcical ,if you ask me.

pharcical

No this is farcical

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=messenger+race+london&search_type=&aq=0&oq=messenger+race

Weve all seen cyclists do the same stuff round Dublin.

No accountability i tells ya.

OP: bet you wouldnt have been brave enough to wreck the lights if you have reg plate!:rolleyes:

wudangclan

pharcical wrote: »

No this is farcical

No.
I meant it's Farcical,with an F.

Sharpshooter

pharcical wrote: »

No this is farcical

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=messenger+race+london&search_type=&aq=0&oq=messenger+race

Weve all seen cyclists do the same stuff round Dublin.

No accountability i tells ya.

OP: bet you wouldnt have been brave enough to wreck the lights if you have reg plate!:rolleyes:

The irony is not lost re this post.

Ross_Mahon

El Weirdo wrote: »

So you didn't wait.

I stopped halfway across the road, Cars are supposed to stop at red lights?

Cheeky_gal

Ross_Mahon wrote: »

I had enough...

So i managed to smash his tail light off as he sped off!

Lmaooooooo!!

pharcical

Sharpshooter wrote: »

The irony is not lost re this post.

No eintiento

Ross_Mahon

pharcical wrote: »

But thats serious criminal damage guys, you dont have the right to enforce your own brand of justice.

The Citizen influenced me with his vengeful ways

pharcical

Ross_Mahon wrote: »

The Citizen influenced me with his vengeful ways

ya but you wouldnt have done it if you could be tracked down over it.

artanevilla

pharcical wrote: »

No eintiento

No entiendo?

Ross_Mahon

pharcical wrote: »

ya but you wouldnt have done it if you could be tracked down over it.

I hope so, His tail light wont be the only thing ill break :rolleyes:

robbie_998

Ross_Mahon wrote: »

An SUV that Presumed he was king of the road

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GOkc6aEfkM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAgxZ-l5pY8

we'llallhavetea_old

Sharpshooter wrote: »

The irony is not lost re this post.

maybe he's a farcical pharmacist..

cian1500ww

A green light doesn't mean pedal to the metal I really wish it did though

Abi

Ross_Mahon wrote: »

Has anyone had any near death experiences with motorists?

Many times. The girls are afraid of lights and roundabouts, the boys abuse the lights and roundabouts. The above never cease to surprise me. I'm so anal about indication, lanes, roundabouts etc. I've had assholes beep me for being in the right, and that pisses me off no-end. I studied the rules of the road, and bent the ears off my driving instructor, becuase if I had any doubts or questions I asked, I fucking paid him for it.

Light-breaking fucks me up. What the hell can be worth the chance of injuring / killing someone?. There is no comparison, just stu-fucking-pity

m83

Stop the lights!

Abi

m83 wrote: »

Stop the lights!

Legend.

Theta

How did you manage to break the tail light? Giving it a kick?

People breaking red lights is prob one of the most idiotic things they can do.

Cabaal

orourkeda wrote: »

Thinking the car was going to slow down doesnt sound like stopped.

Breaking the lights doesn't sound like stopped

The same doesnt sound like stopped.

FACT = Car was in the wrong for breaking red light

This is a fact, doesn't matter if the OP didn't wait for the traffic to stop, the driver was in the wrong and its only idiotic to argue otherwise :pac:

sorrywhat

I hate when people break red light! For one if you are driving and are turning at a traffic light junction and some eejit breaks a red light opposite you, you end up stuck in the middle of the junction with the other set of lights gone green!!

And when you are a pedestrian said cars trying to mow you down.

Green means proceed with caution ... Red means STOP

Ross_Mahon

Ross_Mahon wrote: »

So i managed to smash his tail light off as he sped off!

Stee wrote: »

Well done, I kicked the wing mirror off a car once while cycling.

If either of the above was done to my car you wouldn't need to worry about cycling or walking for a long time.

ScumLord

Ross_Mahon wrote: »

And the third time it happened on the way to work today, An SUV that Presumed he was king of the road decided to wheel spin and escape the traffic which nearly killed me, I had enough...

I think it's very naive of you to presume that he wasn't the king of the road.

WindSock

Theta wrote: »

How did you manage to break the tail light? Giving it a kick?

Yeah, I'd like to know this too. Not an easy thing to do with a foot, especially if the car is moving away.

WindSock

AND! Lights are Not a physical barrier. Always look when you are crossing the road. That includes motorists.

I was in a taxi last year with himself and a friend. I am extremely grateful to the taxi driver who stopped suddenly at the crossroads as a yellow reg car sped passed in front of us. We would have been seriously fkd up. I was so shaken I regret not giving him a huge tip.

seamus

"He was in the right" is absolutely zero consolation to your family when they're burying you in the ground.

Live your life with the assumption that everyone else is an idiot, everyone else will always be idiots and you can do absolutely nothing to change that. You'll live longer and find yourself rarely being surprised by people, except when they do something that's not completely selfish and moronic.

ItsNoAlias

Yareli Fancy Patient wrote: »

If either of the above was done to my car you wouldn't need to worry about cycling or walking for a long time.

None of that now... tut tut. Bad Buzz. Road rage makes jesus cry.

CountingCrows

Stee wrote: »

Well done, I kicked the wing mirror off a car once while cycling.

If it was a roundhouse kick, your my hero.

patmac

Go to Naples get off at the port, wait for the traffic lights to go red and then try and cross the road, when you come back to Dublin you will think we are the best drivers in the world.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Y4gwA5HL_k

Porkpie

Happened just yesterday. A car slowed down at the traffic lights but clearly broke the red light and kept going as people were crossing. Inconsiderate prick. I raised my hand to thump the boot of his car but then chickened out and just scratched my ear. But I'll tell ya - you should have seen my angry expression!

Captain Havoc

I got knocked off my bike last week as did a few guys from the cycling forum, must be the week that's in it.

cbmonstra

A local newspaper in Waterford recently timed traffic lights in the city to determine how much time a pedestrian had to cross at the lights.

Then, they measured the time left to cross the road AFTER all the cars breaking amber and red lights had gone through.

On a 4 lane road in the city (The Quays) a pedestrian had 6 seconds to cross the road after all the muppets breaking lights went through!!

6 seconds for any person trying to cross is ridiculous, especially the elderly.

Sorry no link, but I don't know how

wudangclan

cbmonstra wrote: »

A local newspaper in Waterford recently timed traffic lights in the city to determine how much time a pedestrian had to cross at the lights.

Then, they measured the time left to cross the road AFTER all the cars breaking amber and red lights had gone through.

On a 4 lane road in the city (The Quays) a pedestrian had 6 seconds to cross the road after all the muppets breaking lights went through!!

6 seconds for any person trying to cross is ridiculous, especially the elderly.

Sorry no link, but I don't know how

Copy and Paste.
6 seconds is plenty.
And the elderly are expendable anyway.A drain on the economy,if you ask me.

cbmonstra

6 seconds to cross 4 lanes of traffic is plenty?? :eek:

Best of luck to ya...

wudangclan

cbmonstra wrote: »

6 seconds to cross 4 lanes of traffic is plenty?? :eek:

Best of luck to ya...

I'm an athlete.No bother here.
Survival of the fittest and all that.

cosmic

Ross_Mahon wrote: »

Has anyone had any near death experiences with motorists?

I cycle. Every day. Every where. Had near death experiences, near misses, been hit, ended up in hospital, but always get back on the bike. Yes, there are idiot motorists out there but I won't let them stop me from having my cycles!