Do you ever knowingly break any rules of the road

triple-M

well like the title says,do you.and if so what do you do,I admit if there is no traffic I usually dont indicate at turns or roundabouts,i very occasionally if there is absolutely no one around break a red light,I dont come to a complete stop at a stop sign if the way is clear,and I speed to name but a few

colm_mcm

I rarely keep to speed limits, but otherwise I stick to pretty much every other rule.

Absurdum

No, I'm perfect.

jaffa20

I overtake on the left a lot on dual carriageways or motorways when someone is hogging the overtaking lane.

daveharnett

Speed, stop lines, crossing solid white lines, passing on the left.

Vertakill

Pretty much exactly same as you colm_mcm.

I'm pretty pedantic when it comes to every rule, except speed limits.

But I'm not reckless or anything. I won't speed anywhere where it's not moderately safe.

Hagar

I often put the Pay & Display ticket upside down just to annoy the traffic wardens.

L1011

Speed
Loading bay rules (light commercial so get away with this a lot)
Passing on left, particularly on D3 roads (N4/N7/M50)
Rolling stop at stop lines that should be marked as yields.

basically daveharnett with a bit more respect for overtaking

dirtydiesel

I break the speed limit and park on double yellows for short periods daily.

Berty

Mostly speeding(Not in the Micra - it cant) but I will cruise along in the left lane of the 3 lane section of the N7 as all the morons kill each other outside.

Voodoomelon

triple-M wrote: »

I admit if there is no traffic I usually dont indicate

As far as I know, this is not illegal. If there are no other cars on the road, I don't think you have to signal intention to go in any particular direction.

I could be proved wrong though.

biko

Yes I do

L1011

Voodoomelon wrote: »

As far as I know, this is not illegal. If there are no other cars on the road, I don't think you have to signal intention to go in any particular direction.

I could be proved wrong though.

I can only assume its not illegal because Roadcraft (UK police driving handbook) specifically recommends not indicating if there is nobody there to see it. Found that odd myself (there could be someone you're not seeing) but it does say it!

Of the top of my head.

-Speed
-amber gambler
-phone
-I have done a few stints without tax

I'm sure there are some more too

Gumbo

i never amber gamble, i never stop in yellow boxes but i do like the sound and fulling my car gives at full boost so occasionally i do break a speed limit ir two but only when safe to do so

antomorro-sei

Yup,

Undertake on the N7 all the time
Speeding
Using my phone
Driving with no tax or NCT

Idleater

MYOB wrote: »

I can only assume its not illegal because Roadcraft (UK police driving handbook) specifically recommends not indicating if there is nobody there to see it. Found that odd myself (there could be someone you're not seeing) but it does say it!

This is true ish - it specifies that since indicating is only a signal of intent (does not confer right of way) if there is insufficient information to be gained by anyone that may see the indicator then there is little point nor necessity to do so.

Indicating can in certain cause unintended misinterpretation if used incorrectly, so advanced driving teaches you to learn what these circumstances can be, and how by not indicating you can prevent others from making decisions that they would otherwise not have to do.

Examples include indicating left in a left merge lane (that is barriered off), and indicating left for the next junction in a built up area when there is a car intending to exit from a shopping carpark before said junction.

-Corkie-

I speed when the road conditions are allowing me to do so. After that im fairly ok except for undertaking on the motorway

triple-M

nereid wrote: »

This is true ish - it specifies that since indicating is only a signal of intent (does not confer right of way) if there is insufficient information to be gained by anyone that may see the indicator then there is little point nor necessity to do so.

Indicating can in certain cause unintended misinterpretation if used incorrectly, so advanced driving teaches you to learn what these circumstances can be, and how by not indicating you can prevent others from making decisions that they would otherwise not have to do.

Examples include indicating left in a left merge lane (that is barriered off), and indicating left for the next junction in a built up area when there is a car intending to exit from a shopping carpark before said junction.

thats very interesting to know

GTE

In certain roads I rarely stick to the speed limit. 80's on roads that were 100's or should be annoy me.

I havent undertaken anyone yet, but if someone was hogging the overtaking lane and driving too slowly for the lane needlessly I would.

I cross the lanes in roundabouts when no one is about.

af_thefragile

Sometimes if there's no one around and I know the road is clear, I won't signal before turning.

Sometimes on empty roundabouts I go straight across crossing the lanes.

And sometimes I don't stick to the speed limit.

EPM

I ignore seed limits completely to be honest. I go with what I'm comfortable with depending on road. That can mean I'll do 40 kph on back roads or 140 on motorways. Nothing drastic but still not exactly right. Also amber means boot down. And taxi means screw you...sorry VB...

Stoolbend

I rarely drive within the speed limits, and have been known to cross the odd continuous white line!

dudara

I tend to obey everything, except speed limits (but then only about 10 km/hr over) but I do frequently undertake on the left on dual carriageways/motorways/three-lane roads.

Life is too short for dealing with people who don't use multiple lanes correctly.

I'm a somewhat aggressive driver, but in a completely considered way. Perhaps 'progressive' is a better word. But always legal (unless I've made a mistake).

Anan1

Speeding, undertaking, wrong side of the road into bends. Not all together, of course.

Midnight_EG

Guards are on the phone, got all ye bastards now :pac:






Speeding and undertaking, mostly.

JMSE

making tea

KamiKazi

Rarely stick to speed limits, always use bus lanes when they're available, regularly overtake on solid white lines and have been known to remove the wing mirrors of the dozy f*cks that nearly kill me by not using them.

Voodoomelon

EPM wrote: »

I ignore seed limits completely to be honest. I go with what I'm comfortable with depending on road. That can mean I'll do 40 kph on back roads or 140 on motorways. Nothing drastic but still not exactly right.

Thats about all i do too, don't really pay heed to any speed signs as such unless I venture outside of my locality, I just do the speed I think is appropriate for the road. A lot of 50kph zones in my area are painfully slow, like the Dundalk bypass. Each lane is the width of 3-4 cars, you can see for 200 metres ahead at all times and the limit is 50kph.

I've a nasty habit of blowing people out of it with the horn when they mess up infront of me, even if i'm in a good mood.

Damomayo

normal .... speeding (apporiate to conditions), undertake, indicitate if needed not all the time, use handset for phone.
Try to make progress not enemies but some stupid ppl on the road

af_thefragile

KamiKazi wrote: »

Rarely stick to speed limits, always use bus lanes when they're available, regularly overtake on solid white lines and have been known to remove the wing mirrors of the dozy f*cks that nearly kill me by not using them.

You've got a bike though don't you!!
All bikers use the bus lane and overtake on solid white lines.
And its not very easy to look out for bikers at times cuz ye guys come very fast. But still, I'm very considerate towards bikers as I was almost gonna get a bike as well, but instead ended up getting a car. Still another couple of years and I'll have my bike!

questionmark?

Renata Nervous Radiance wrote: »

-amber gambler

The rule book says stop unless its not safe to do so but in my opinion why take the chance when you see that orange drive it like your late for mass!!!

nice1franko

I overtake in bus lanes, break the speed limit a bit - mainly when overtaking in bus lanes, the odd red light if it's very quiet and there's no cops around, go anticlockwise around roundabouts, that sort of thing

nice1franko

^^^ The roundabouts thing is only for stupid little roundabouts in estates when there's clearly no one else coming.

Lisnagry

When did they bring in rules?

B00MSTICK

I speed. Often.

bongi69

Other than a little speeding, sometimes if no one is around late at night I'll turn with a LUAS if the light is red at a certain junction.
Its hard to explain so here's a pic


If the LUAS is crossing the junction the Lights for turning in the shown directions are green. However late at night sometimes they stay red, so when the LUAS is crossing the junction, I'll proceed with the turn. These are the only 2 lights that'll go green with a LUAS, the rest are red, so technically no danger, and they would normally be green anyways. If the LUAS is nearly off the junction I won't bother.

Dr. Loon

I often speed, but only with what I feel safe for the conditions. I do all the other things most people do. Except I indicate at roundabouts, if you don't you're a cúnt.

marious

using phone while driving
speeding a bit ( remembering that your speed meter showing always couple of km/h more then you actually doing)
undertaking from time to time

PS
using indicators always , sometimes I'm too lazy to look around and in the mirrors looking for other cars

Andrew33

Rules are for other people:cool:

Idleater

af_thefragile wrote: »

All bikers use the bus lane and overtake on solid white lines.

I don't think there is a rule that says do not overtake when there is a white line, I think the rule stipulates not to cross said white line.

In practice this means that on many roads (I'm thinking N roads) it is possible for a bike to overtake with full visibility and room and not break the law.

There are "no overtaking" signs though that may coincide with solid white lines.

Open to clarification on the above, but I love making progress on my own side of the road especially when a large queue has formed because everyone is too close to the "speed limit police" at the head of the queue.

no1beemerfan

Berty wrote: »

Mostly speeding(Not in the Micra - it cant) but I will cruise along in the left lane of the 3 lane section of the N7 as all the morons kill each other outside.

I've got all my traffic infringment fines/point when driving the micra!! Got a speeding fine in it before points came in and got 2 point in it for passing out a b0llix of a guard 3 and half yrs ago.


And like the majority here ya I knowingly break plenty of the rules of the road.

JMSE

On big roundabouts with 2 lanes and more than the normal 4 exits, rules go out the window. Every time I go round the portlaoise/cork road roundabout above the motorway in my truck, nobody indicates, nobody does anything except treat the whole roundabout like a circular dual carriageway.

Zubeneschamali

I speed on the open road/motorway. I pass people on the left, but only when provoked.

I tend not to run lights: I'm very often the first to stop at an amber/red light. Being at the front means I usually catch up to traffic pretty quickly.

triple-M

nice1franko wrote: »

^^^ The roundabouts thing is only for stupid little roundabouts in estates when there's clearly no one else coming.

haha me too didnt want to say this because i was afraid i'd get a bollocking for doing something deliberately stupid,but it is good fun,does deliberately parking across 2 parking spaces count as breaking a rule?and another thing i do is i make illegal left or right turns when it clearly says no turn,left turn onto samuel beckett bridge when driving on north wall quay springs to mind as an illegal turn i make too often http://www.dublincity.ie/Press/Documents/SK-3004_Rev_D.pdf

Leonard Hofstadter

I'm do everything by the book bar speed limits, I will jump 2 lanes to overtake someone on a 3 lane Dual Carriageway, only in emergencies do I undertake when someone is hogging the overtaking lane, normally I do the "indicating right" thing which gets most people out of the way into the driving lane:)! Oh and if no-one is behind me I will yield rather than stop at stop lines but only if I have a good view of the road ahead, if visibility is in any way limited then I will always stop.

Cookie_Monster

ignore 90% of speed limits
undertake when "forced" to do so but muppets in the wrong lane
text the odd time

that pretty much it, follow the rest of them

Wossack

a couple..

Cuddlesworth

nereid wrote: »

I don't think there is a rule that says do not overtake when there is a white line, I think the rule stipulates not to cross said white line.

In practice this means that on many roads (I'm thinking N roads) it is possible for a bike to overtake with full visibility and room and not break the law.

There are "no overtaking" signs though that may coincide with solid white lines.

Open to clarification on the above, but I love making progress on my own side of the road especially when a large queue has formed because everyone is too close to the "speed limit police" at the head of the queue.

All true, its quite possible to overtake on a bike without necessarily crossing the white line. That being said, the rules and road markings as they stand are there specifically for cars. There are plenty of situations I can think of where a bike can easily do something that a car can't but would be considered illegal.

As for the OP.

I speed. A lot. Where I deem appropriate. And give Gatso Vans the finger.

I also undertake loads, mainly on the M50 now that three lanes have come in. But I like to undertake, grab their attention, give them the finger and then drive off. I don't know if they get the message but it satisfies me.

mondeo

Speed limits is the only thing I usually break but only by a few km's. Other then that I'm Mr Perfect on the road.

Mimikyu

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