yet another crash

biffoman

R.I.P to that woman who died near oranmore yesterday morning.for god sake will people think twice before switching on the engine.leave enough time,enough space between each other, and don't take any risks.i might sound like i know it all.far from it.I was traveling along the N6 towards Dublin yesterday and the amount of reckless driving was scary.

toadfly

I agree, the amount of risks people take on the roads is unreal. Seen those cars yesterday morning, horrible thing to see. RIP

friend of mine was killed last sunday night in crash was on the way down for the funeral on wednesday and was ridiculous the way some people drive.

some people just think they are fantastic drivers and then go on to cause an accident. will never learn. :mad:

threebeards

Guys, I drive for a living and I can tell you that the amount of ridiculous driving is just frightening. There are times I wish I had someone in the passenger seat to take photographs because then I'd be able to document it. Crazy stuff

biffoman

there was a lad in an english reg porshe driving like he was on a race track.HE OVERTOOK A CAR THAT WAS OVERTAKING ANOTHER CAR ON A BEND.What a knob.if i had a camera then i would of made a stop at the nearest gards.

snubbleste

biffoman wrote: »

there was a lad in an english reg porshe driving like he was on a race track.HE OVERTOOK A CAR THAT WAS OVERTAKING ANOTHER CAR ON A BEND.What a knob.if i had a camera then i would of made a stop at the nearest gards.

Why did you not pull in, call Trafficwatch or the local garda and report it?

m83

snubbleste wrote: »

Why did you not pull in, call Trafficwatch or the local garda and report it?

I hate the way you worded this question. Remember who is in the wrong here, ok.

snubbleste

m83 wrote: »

I hate the way you worded this question. Remember who is in the wrong here, ok.

I thought I worded my contribution spectacularly
Biffoman stated if he had a camera he'd stop at the next garda station, there is no need for a camera, a phone call will suffice as the Garda take road safety seriously and will follow up on complaints.

biffoman

snubbleste wrote: »

Why did you not pull in, call Trafficwatch or the local garda and report it?

just to let you know i pulled up and rang loughrea garda but ran out of credit half way through the conversation.i suppose i should have mentioned this before but i was highlighting bad driving.also i had my girlfriends ma in the car with me whos nervous most of the time but when she saw the way some people rally on the road she became a bit uneasy.I was glad to get to where i was going safely.

VanhireBoys

Nearly got wiped out myself this morning at about 7am .. Black ice everwhere so I was just taking it easy when a blue Fiesta driver coming the other way lost control and crossed into my path ending up in a clearing on the left hand side.....! Just missed me by mm's ...


No damage done but Id say he had to change his trousers after....! I got a laugh anyway...!

blond45

VanhireBoys wrote: »

Nearly got wiped out myself this morning at about 7am .. Black ice everwhere so I was just taking it easy when a blue Fiesta driver coming the other way lost control and crossed into my path ending up in a clearing on the left hand side.....! Just missed me by mm's ...


No damage done but Id say he had to change his trousers after....! I got a laugh anyway...!

if he or (was it you who ended up in the clearing) didnt have the clearing to go where would ye be now,,your were the safe one going slow but the twit who knew it all nearly killed two people .,ive seen some near misses when im out getting my family to school or to work. my hubbie is a lorry driver ,he could wright a book of stupid drivers.

fend

Galway seem to be getting worse in recent times...

Stop blaming the roads and start blaming yourselves. Truth hurts. And before you start condemning my statement, I'm a driver too.

Sponge Bob

fend wrote: »

Truth hurts. And before you start condemning my statement, I'm a driver too.

We had one silly bitch in this very forum early this week who was quite happy to sit in the fast lane on a motorway doing 40mph with the inside lane empty and....like all silly bitches...... she thought she was entitled to.

fend

Sponge Bob wrote: »

We had one silly bitch in this very forum early this week who was quite happy to sit in the fast lane on a motorway doing 40mph with the inside lane empty and....like all silly bitches...... she thought she was entitled to.

More often than not, drivers don't know the rules of the road. There should be some sort of theory test to be taken every 10 years to refresh drivers' mind.
People can blame the roads all they want, at the end of the day, its driver error that causes crashes.

df1985

i came in to the galway forum for advice on driving from galway to westport and seen this! but can i ask, is the headford road to westport a decent road or accident prone?

fend

A looonnngggg journey... There are two ways to get there... Via Oughterard/Maam/Leenane/Westport or via Headford/Cross/Ballinrobe/Partry/Westport Both are reasonable good roads and have all been resurfaced.

You just need to decide if you want to take the scenic route or the boring route :P

blond45

df1985 wrote: »

i came in to the galway forum for advice on driving from galway to westport and seen this! but can i ask, is the headford road to westport a decent road or accident prone?

from any direction to westport roads are crap. even worse to nite its icey and foggy. go easey dont want to hear the news of another person getting killed on way to westport.

Bosco boy

some of these people when stopped by the gardai have shocking grievences when questioned on their driving and have no problem ringing Joe Duffy or Pat Kenny who love to run with with a story as them being the victim, its a complete change of attitude that is needed, people complain about driving every day but few are prepared to follow up on it and report it or make a statement, the usual "I was doing 35 in a 30". I know of one womans mother who called to a local garda station about her daughter getting a ticket for the above only to be told by the garda to go home and ask her daughter to see the ticket which would read 75 in a 30, the public want law enforcement but not when it comes to them!!

Mars Bar

I saw a woman get rear ended on Friday at Carrowmoneash roundabout. She had to be taken to hospital with a neck brace on. What are they doing over there?! It's scary, scary stuff.

big b

mars bar wrote: »

I saw a woman get rear ended on Friday at Carrowmoneash roundabout. She had to be taken to hospital with a neck brace on. What are they doing over there?! It's scary, scary stuff.

Was she in a car at the time?

galah

Another tragic death on these roads - it's just so sad, and so unnecessary. RIP.

On the 'crappy driver topic':
Driving last night from Abbeyknockmoy to Galway - icy roads, thick fog - and still people out with broken headlights, no tailllights, driving too close - and the worst one, a little sh*tty boyracer, sitting practically in my boot all the way up - ON THE PHONE!

What is it with people and tailgating? And speeding? And generally not being able to adapt their driving to the conditions of the road (this goes both ways - on the way out, i was stuck behind some fuddy0duddy doing 40 km/h on the Tuam Road, clear driving conditions, not a bother - and he wouldnt pull in to let the long line of traffic pass - just as dangerous, as this behaviour causes other people to drive irrationally)?

Do they think they are all immune and immortal? Does a souped up car make you somehow indestructible? Does feeling insecure in the car give you the right to block everyone for miles on end?

Will we ever get proper driving education in this country, retrospectively for everyone? The standards here are sh*te.

/rant over

Mars Bar

big b wrote: »

Was she in a car at the time?

Yes, yes she was.

Curious Geroge

snubbleste wrote: »

I thought I worded my contribution spectacularly
Biffoman stated if he had a camera he'd stop at the next garda station, there is no need for a camera, a phone call will suffice as the Garda take road safety seriously and will follow up on complaints.

Not true, the garda require you to go in and make a personal statement which will then be followed up but you must do it in person a phone call aint sufficent.

blond45

Curious Geroge wrote: »

Not true, the garda require you to go in and make a personal statement which will then be followed up but you must do it in person a phone call aint sufficent.

and then what. i done that once i stress once cos nothing came of it. need to have the offender by the scruff of the neck iin with you before they take any notice. i had reg number ,foto cos he over took us on a bend i had camera in car so we followed him but i wasnt going to risk our lives to keep going after him so camera came in handy. i done all of the above , rang back to see if they got him but nothing was done.

susanroth

blond45 wrote: »

if he or (was it you who ended up in the clearing) didnt have the clearing to go where would ye be now,,your were the safe one going slow but the twit who knew it all nearly killed two people .,ive seen some near misses when im out getting my family to school or to work. my hubbie is a lorry driver ,he could wright a book of stupid drivers.

Just the other day I was in a que of traffic the other day, i'd say there was about 5 cars in front and i dunno how many behind when i spotted this bmw overtaking from 3 cars behind and there was a car coming against us. Luckily I saw him in time to allow a gap for him to come back on the left. Certain drivers think they are the best drivers and can overtake whenever they want as many cars as they feel like. It makes me sick these ppl can carry on like this. Whats more I'm sure I passed him then on the motorway where he could've overtaken to his hearts content:mad::mad:

susanroth

mars bar wrote: »

I saw a woman get rear ended on Friday at Carrowmoneash roundabout. She had to be taken to hospital with a neck brace on. What are they doing over there?! It's scary, scary stuff.

Some people seem totally opposed to slowing down at roundabouts

Mars Bar

susanroth wrote: »

Some people seem totally opposed to slowing down at roundabouts

Yeah, it's ridiculous!

shampoosuicide

the examples cited in this thread are a good reason for why i will never, ever drive a car as long as i live. too many idiots on the roads

Fey!

shampoosuicide wrote: »

the examples cited in this thread are a good reason for why i will never, ever drive a car as long as i live. too many idiots on the roads

Don't forget the unlit cyclists with no reflectors going the wrong way up one way streets, or the pedestrians who run across the road in the dark in front of oncoming cars...

biffoman

Fey! wrote: »

Don't forget the unlit cyclists with no reflectors going the wrong way up one way streets, or the pedestrians who run across the road in the dark in front of oncoming cars...

i heard that cyclists have to use flashing rear and front lights by law.this is coming into effect very soon.as a cyclist /jogger i think its a good thing.in fact jogers should wear lights as well.

shampoosuicide

Fey! wrote: »

Don't forget the unlit cyclists with no reflectors going the wrong way up one way streets, or the pedestrians who run across the road in the dark in front of oncoming cars...

don't worry, i'm not one of those

finlma

shampoosuicide wrote: »

the examples cited in this thread are a good reason for why i will never, ever drive a car as long as i live. too many idiots on the roads

You may not want to go out walking either, there are muggers out there. It could also be risky to get on a plane, on occasions they crash. Be careful eating food too, people have been known to choke. :rolleyes:

shampoosuicide

finlma wrote: »

You may not want to go out walking either, there are muggers out there. It could also be risky to get on a plane, on occasions they crash. Be careful eating food too, people have been known to choke. :rolleyes:

if you look at the statistics, i'm not sure the risks of choking on food quite compare to the risks of being involved in a car crash. but thanks for the patronising comment anyway!

Frank Jnr

shampoosuicide wrote: »

the examples cited in this thread are a good reason for why i will never, ever drive a car as long as i live. too many idiots on the roads

Those "idiots" on the road can just as easily knock you off your bike, run you down on the foot path, crash into your bus or derail your train, why place unnecessary restrictions on yourself?

finlma

shampoosuicide wrote: »

if you look at the statistics, i'm not sure the risks of choking on food quite compare to the risks of being involved in a car crash. but thanks for the patronising comment anyway!

You're more than welcome. I presume since you're never going to drive that you never get into cars. How do you get from place to place or is there a bit of a hole in your theory?

shampoosuicide

Frank Jnr wrote: »

Those "idiots" on the road can just as easily knock you off your bike, run you down on the foot path, crash into your bus or derail your train, why place unnecessary restrictions on yourself?

yeah, good hustle. why's everyone getting so uptight about what i said?

shampoosuicide

finlma wrote: »

You're more than welcome. I presume since you're never going to drive that you never get into cars. How do you get from place to place or is there a bit of a hole in your theory?

here is a picture for you.

http://dublinbusphotos.homestead.com/DublinBusImage.JPG

finlma

shampoosuicide wrote: »

here is a picture for you.

http://dublinbusphotos.homestead.com/DublinBusImage.JPG

Here's another:
http://www.michaelnugent.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/LUAS-Bus-Crash-1-350.jpg

(No disrespect to anyone involved in any crash meant)

You can't live your life in fear.

Frank Jnr

I'm not getting up tight, I just think your reason for not driving a car is irrational.

If you said you couldn't afford a car or hadn't got the confidence to drive a car I'd understand but saying that your won't use the road because of a small minority of other road users is being really restrictive on yourself.

Dublin Bus? Didn't one of their busses take out 5 pedestrians at a bus stop a few years back?

shampoosuicide

finlma wrote: »

Here's another:
http://www.michaelnugent.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/LUAS-Bus-Crash-1-350.jpg

(No disrespect to anyone involved in any crash meant)

You can't live your life in fear.

yes, that would be the one bus crash anyone can remember from this year. many fatalities? i can't quite remember

shampoosuicide

Frank Jnr wrote: »

I'm not getting up tight, I just think your reason for not driving a car is irrational.

If you said you couldn't afford a car or hadn't got the confidence to drive a car I'd understand but saying that your won't use the road because of a small minority of other road users is being really restrictive on yourself.

Dublin Bus? Didn't one of their busses take out 5 pedestrians at a bus stop a few years back?

it's not a small minority though, is it? read the thread, it's a chronic problem. look at the amount of money the government pumps into drive-safely campaigns. i think it's a perfectly good reason for not wanting to own a car. i'd say about 80& of people i know who drive have been involved in a crash or near-miss. it's a game of percentages. and i'm reducing the percentages for myself. if you can't get your head around that, you're the one with the problem.

i really don't see how it's restrictive either. people get by without cars. save a lot of money too.

shampoosuicide

shampoosuicide wrote: »

the examples cited in this thread are a good reason for why i will never, ever drive a car as long as i live. too many idiots on the roads

You cant go around living in fear like that, its only an existence not a life.

I really could not live without a car.

shampoosuicide

Dahlia Fat Nitroglycerin wrote: »

You cant go around living in fear like that, its only an existence not a life.

jesus christ. it's a CAR. it's not like living without a limb or something.

Xiney

In Ireland it pretty much is.

Never wanted to learn to drive. Not because I was afraid, more because I didn't see why I'd need to. Living in Montreal a car is a status symbol rather than a necessity. The metro, the bus, and cycling are all more than adequate means of transportation there.



Then I moved to this country.


Held out for a while, but I'm now a car owner.

Wompa1

Xiney wrote: »

In Ireland it pretty much is.

Never wanted to learn to drive. Not because I was afraid, more because I didn't see why I'd need to. Living in Montreal a car is a status symbol rather than a necessity. The metro, the bus, and cycling are all more than adequate means of transportation there.



Then I moved to this country.


Held out for a while, but I'm now a car owner.

I hope your proud of yourself!..your carbon footprint will be the one that tips us over into crisis....for shame. I couldn't imagine having a car in a decent city like Montreal, New York, Vancouver, London etc. In this place you better have a car...public transport is dire!

If you don't want to drive that's your choice but like Xiney said above it's more or less inevitable that you will have to learn. If you respect your car than you don't have to worry about much...just the other eejits that don't but sure at that logic you could be run over walking by the road, stabbed on the street etc. doesn't stop you from going outside...or does it?

Frank Jnr

shampoosuicide wrote: »

it's not a small minority though, is it? read the thread, it's a chronic problem. look at the amount of money the government pumps into drive-safely campaigns. i think it's a perfectly good reason for not wanting to own a car. i'd say about 80& of people i know who drive have been involved in a crash or near-miss. it's a game of percentages. and i'm reducing the percentages for myself. if you can't get your head around that, you're the one with the problem.

i really don't see how it's restrictive either. people get by without cars. save a lot of money too.

Sorry, still don't buy your argument.

Yes, people get by without cars, I did for years, but it can be hard to live in certain parts of this country without one. And yes, they cost money too, it's just your reason (idiotic drivers) for not getting a car that doesn't wash.

Like I said earlier, those same idiots that you are avoiding by not driving can still take you out on the footpath, in the bus or on the train.

Life is full of near misses but you can't live your life wrapped in bubble wrap.

shampoosuicide

shampoosuicide wrote: »

jesus christ. it's a CAR. it's not like living without a limb or something.

Yes obviously its not living without a limb, but because of a fear of something that may never happen you are restricting yourself to always having to rely on timetables and drop off points etc etc.

Where I grew up, you cant even go to a local shop without a car or go to visit a friend so you can understand why It was so important to me. I travel across the country most weekends, I cant be relying on buses. For a start it takes more than an hour longer to do the trip(not even all the way), I have lots of things to bring, I never know what time I can leave and even then I could only get to within 15 miles of home without somebody collecting me.

I just couldn't live without a car simple as that.

shampoosuicide

Frank Jnr wrote: »

Sorry, still don't buy your argument.

Yes, people get by without cars, I did for years, but it can be hard to live in certain parts of this country without one. And yes, they cost money too, it's just your reason (idiotic drivers) for not getting a car that doesn't wash.

Like I said earlier, those same idiots that you are avoiding by not driving can still take you out on the footpath, in the bus or on the train.

Life is full of near misses but you can't live your life wrapped in bubble wrap.

well i'll keep my fingers crossed that no cars mount the pavement today! drive safely, i'm bowing out of this thread.

Xiney

Wompa1 wrote: »

I hope your proud of yourself!..your carbon footprint will be the one that tips us over into crisis....for shame.

You know, it's interesting you should say that.

I did that "change.ie" quiz to see what my carbon footprint was like, and apparently, it's actually super low in comparison to the national average. But they suggested that I cut out my ONE long haul flight a year (I only put it in there because I took one this year, even though I hadn't taken one in 2008) in order to halve my carbon footprint.


And you know what? That ONE long haul flight was to visit my family in Canada that I hadn't seen in two years. So basically, had that webpage been a person, I would have told it to **** right off.

I've got CFLs, we freeze all winter to save leccy, we bought a 1.0L car and barely drive it anywhere. They can bite me if they think I'm not visiting my family whilst the Green party get chauffered about in 2.3L Mercs.

</rant>

Wompa1

Xiney wrote: »

You know, it's interesting you should say that.

I did that "change.ie" quiz to see what my carbon footprint was like, and apparently, it's actually super low in comparison to the national average. But they suggested that I cut out my ONE long haul flight a year (I only put it in there because I took one this year, even though I hadn't taken one in 2008) in order to halve my carbon footprint.


And you know what? That ONE long haul flight was to visit my family in Canada that I hadn't seen in two years. So basically, had that webpage been a person, I would have told it to **** right off.

I've got CFLs, we freeze all winter to save leccy, we bought a 1.0L car and barely drive it anywhere. They can bite me if they think I'm not visiting my family whilst the Green party get chauffered about in 2.3L Mercs.

</rant>

Just tried it...I'm average wooohooo! I should put a lagging jacket on the boiler..there already is one stupid programme

mikom

shampoosuicide wrote: »

jesus christ. it's a CAR. it's not like living without a limb or something.

Spoken like a true townie.

shampoosuicide wrote:

i ordered these earphones, but when they didn't arrive i rang up the suppliers and they said that apparently the package is in my local post office. now i kind of think they mean the depot, which is a pain in the hole

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=63521723#post63521723
Where is your bus now?

po0k

Education, Engineering, Enforcement.

RIP for the victims, always sad to hear - more-so at this time of year.

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