Irish drivers are the worst drivers in europe

XBOX employee

Argue all you want but irish drivers are the worst. When im driving on the m50 i see people speeding in and out in lanes not only putting himself at risk but other drivers also.We especially cant drive on bank holiday weekends what the hell is wrong with everyone that they cant stick to a feckin speed limit . I was driving on the m50 and some absolute gob****e sped past me and in the wet i might add apparently we dont beleive in braking distance either , but on the exit i was taking we met at the lights again and me syicking to the limit we got there at the same time therefore there is no point. Are we that stupid as a nation that we disregard our own personal safety and put other peoples loved ones at risk? :mad:

FreudianSlippers

XBOX employee wrote: »

Argue all you want but irish drivers are the worst. When im driving on the m50 i see people speeding in and out in lanes not only putting himself at risk but other drivers also.We especially cant drive on bank holiday weekends what the hell is wrong with everyone that they cant stick to a feckin speed limit . I was driving on the m50 and some absolute gob****e sped past me and in the wet i might add apparently we dont beleive in braking distance either , but on the exit i was taking we met at the lights again and me syicking to the limit we got there at the same time therefore there is no point. Are we that stupid as a nation that we disregard our own personal safety and put other peoples loved ones at risk? :mad:

Have you ever been anywhere else in Europe? Off the top of my head I can think of 5 cities in Europe that have worse drivers.

Cuddlesworth

Quite so old chum.

XBOX employee

I have yeah but i can say that irish drivers are the worst, Spain are pretty bad too but i think the death toll on irish roads is ridiculous

You're the worst driver in Europe.

I know because I've watched everyone in Europe drive and you are definitely the worst.

The French, Italians, Spanish and Polish are all as bad or worse.

easyeason3

XBOX employee wrote: »

Argue all you want but irish drivers are the worst. When im driving on the m50 i see people speeding in and out in lanes not only putting himself at risk but other drivers also.We especially cant drive on bank holiday weekends what the hell is wrong with everyone that they cant stick to a feckin speed limit . I was driving on the m50 and some absolute gob****e sped past me and in the wet i might add apparently we dont beleive in braking distance either , but on the exit i was taking we met at the lights again and me syicking to the limit we got there at the same time therefore there is no point. Are we that stupid as a nation that we disregard our own personal safety and put other peoples loved ones at risk? :mad:

It appears we are also bad at spelling, punctuation & using paragraphs :eek:

Mint Sauce

You know that RSA ad where it tells you when and how to indicate on roundabouts, well they should add to that what lane to use and who has the right of way.

:mad:

WillyWaggler

XBOX employee wrote: »

I have yeah but i can say that irish drivers are the worst, Spain are pretty bad too but i think the death toll on irish roads is ridiculous

You can't say they're the worst until you've driven in every country in Europe. The death toll is higher in other countries.

We're not the worst.

Eoin

Granted I haven't been to Sweden (who have a great safety record), but the only European country I've been to where the drivers seem noticeably better than Irish drivers is Germany. I've seen as many idiots in every other country I've been to.

We're not the best in Europe, but we're a far cry from the worst.

M5

Have driven in Serbia, Hungary, Poland, Italy, Spain, Germany, Bosnia, Croatia and Sweden. Poland, Serbia, Italy and Bosnia were complete basket cases compared with Ireland. That said German driving is a sight to behold and how it should be. Spain and Croatia were no worse or no better than here. Sweden slightly better but i was not really in traffic at any stage

Nodin

XBOX employee wrote: »

Argue all you want but irish drivers are the worst. When im driving on the m50 i see people speeding in and out in lanes not only putting himself at risk but other drivers also.We especially cant drive on bank holiday weekends what the hell is wrong with everyone that they cant stick to a feckin speed limit . I was driving on the m50 and some absolute gob****e sped past me and in the wet i might add apparently we dont beleive in braking distance either , but on the exit i was taking we met at the lights again and me syicking to the limit we got there at the same time therefore there is no point. Are we that stupid as a nation that we disregard our own personal safety and put other peoples loved ones at risk? :mad:

What other countries have you driven in?

Bigcheeze

French are better. They definitely have better lane discipline on motorways. They're a bit dodgy on roundabouts in that they go for gaps that aren't really there but it seems to work.

British are better too.

Spanish seem to be equally **** as us.

XBOX employee

Other countries have worse roads but we have the worst drivers

flyton5

And women are the worst drivers in Ireland.

Mod note, user got a ban for this gem.

M5

Bigcheeze wrote: »

French are better. They definitely have better lane discipline on motorways. They're a bit dodgy on roundabouts in that they go for gaps that aren't really there but it seems to work.

Ill give you that, lane discipline is non existent here, approx 1 in ten knows when to change lane. The third lane (the inside one) is just not used here! Also whatever happened to matching the speed of the lane you are joining?

But then again no one is taught how to drive on a motorway......

CiaranC

XBOX employee wrote: »

Other countries have worse roads but we have the worst drivers

Uh, no.

charlemont

its not just driving we're the worst at....

jester77

LOL, as bad as they are I've seen much worse in other countries. The craziest I can remember was taking a Polish taxi, he got impatient, drove up onto the footpath and continued a few hundred meters before cutting in again. Made good progress!

easyeason3

XBOX employee wrote: »

Other countries have worse roads but we have the worst drivers

So what other contries have you driven in?
And any European country I have been to seems to have considerably better roads than Ireland.

Max Power1

is this the after hours & motors forum?

syklops

Deleted User wrote: »

The French, Italians, Spanish and Polish are all as bad or worse.

You should see the Czechs drive......

M5

Max Power1 wrote: »

is this the after hours & motors forum?

Well your are obviously lost with that username:)

XBOX employee

Nodin wrote: »

What other countries have you driven in?

Not that its that important but Italy Austria Hungary Spain Portugal England . The point is really that its too easy to get a license in Ireland and any half a brain can get one and the laws arent strict enough

nommm

You obviously haven't been to Italy. That **** was scary. :pac:

FreudianSlippers

syklops wrote: »

You should see the Czechs drive......

They almost never Czech their mirrors.

Kinetic^

Haters gone hate

M5

Kinetic^ wrote: »

Haters gone hate

Well played my son!

Jordonvito

Its disgusting how wrong you are about this.

XBOX employee

Jordonvito wrote: »

Its disgusting how wrong you are about this.

Me?

JerryHandbag

Was in the back of a cab in Warsaw once and was lucky to escape with my life. ****in lunatic of a driver.

Jordonvito

XBOX employee wrote: »

Me?

yeah, theres no way we are the worst drivers in Europe. Spain, Portugal and Italy are all worse, and thats only countries i'v been to.

mathepac

XBOX employee wrote: »

Argue all you want but irish drivers are the worst. ...

Did you type your OP on the M50? If you drive like you type no wonder people were dodging out of your way. :eek:

M5

OP you still have not furnished us with a list of countries you have driven in?

And also what kind of milage? I have done close to 20k on the continent and i completely disagree with you

catbear

Sicilians are bad drivers, even main land Italians think they're nuts. When I got back to Ireland after a week in Sicily the M50 seemed felt like order and calm.

XBOX employee

People are seriously missing the point here, the last bank holiday gone 4 people died on our roads and its just disgraceful . People commenting on my typing need a life how pety can you get, you cant type ooh shock horror . All im trying to do is create a bit of awareness and for people to wake up and start taking some responsibility when they get behind the wheel.

Ald

Some of the things I notice about Irish drivers are:

• Drivers that speed up to traffic lights and then have to brake harder at light which was red all along. Why not just maintain speed rather than waste fuel and brake pads?!
• Turn from Clonbrassil St. to Lord Edward street is two lane onto two lane. Lane on right, Clonbrassil St. is right turn only. Lane left of right is straight on and right turn. But those turning from right lane think they are the only lane to turn right and once on Lord Edward street turn into the left of right lane to go on down to Dame St. thinking they have right of way... if you get me.
• At roundabouts not using correct lanes and not indicating properly.
• Indication in general is bad especially on motorways.
• Under taking on motorways say where you have overtaken somebody and see ahead you'll need to do so again and decide to stay in right hand lane.
• At exits on motorways not using the right hand lane to allow traffic enter motorway in left lane.
• This one is to my advantage but Irish drivers are afraid to use bus lanes outside of hours. Is great on Sundays!
• Motorcycles coming up really fast behind you and under taking. That's just stupid!
• Worst of all is tailgating. Anybody does that to me I'll keep you there longer and god help ya if you flash me!
• Not turing off headlamps
• Braking to turn and then turn on indicators, not other way around which it should be!

M5

XBOX employee wrote: »

People are seriously missing the point here, the last bank holiday gone 4 people died on our roads and its just disgraceful . People commenting on my typing need a life how pety can you get, you cant type ooh shock horror . All im trying to do is create a bit of awareness and for people to wake up and start taking some responsibility when they get behind the wheel.

The US for example has approx 10 times more deaths per capita on the roads.... Portugal and Spain are in excess of 3 times. The insurance companies like to have us think that we are **** drivers so they can get their grubby mitts on more of our cash!

Correction, Portugal is in Line with Ireland since 2008

eurokev

As the saying goes your team is only as good, as the weakest member.

ie, youre only as good as your worst woman driver:D

HavingCrack

Italy, Spain and Portugal are three utterly terrifying countries to drive on. There's literally a serious crash every few miles when you're driving in Italy, far worse than anything I've seen in Ireland.

M5 wrote: »

Ill give you that, lane discipline is non existent here, approx 1 in ten knows when to change lane. The third lane (the inside one) is just not used here! Also whatever happened to matching the speed of the lane you are joining?

But then again no one is taught how to drive on a motorway......

Try driving on the highway in the United States, then you'll see what drivers not understanding lanes is really like. It's really odd, all the other roads in the US seem to have a relatively high standard of driving but once you get out on the highway it's like you're on a different planet, seriously scary lane changing.

XBOX employee

M5 wrote: »

OP you still have not furnished us with a list of countries you have driven in?

And also what kind of milage? I have done close to 20k on the continent and i completely disagree with you

Read back dude

Stench Blossoms

Just back from Cyprus and I'm always terrified when driving over there. No such thing as indicators.

M5

XBOX employee wrote: »

Read back dude

Ah, soz, missed that one:o

godwin

Try driving in Israel , אױ װײ!

Sonnenblumen

XBOX employee wrote: »

Argue all you want but irish drivers are the worst. When im driving on the m50 i see people speeding in and out in lanes not only putting himself at risk but other drivers also.We especially cant drive on bank holiday weekends what the hell is wrong with everyone that they cant stick to a feckin speed limit . I was driving on the m50 and some absolute gob****e sped past me and in the wet i might add apparently we dont beleive in braking distance either , but on the exit i was taking we met at the lights again and me syicking to the limit we got there at the same time therefore there is no point. Are we that stupid as a nation that we disregard our own personal safety and put other peoples loved ones at risk? :mad:

Would you consider emigrating to Australia, there they have smaller but longer roads providing more time to enjoy scenery.

djan

Right so here it goes " no offence" but depends what way you look at it. For instance Irish drivers do not know basic rules of the road like indicating properly or overtaking on motorways or even going too slow on a motorway. But theyre not as aggressive and bitchy drivers as the rest of europe. As an example in europe you would not stop in the middle of the road beside an oncoming car to have a little chat

This is mostly to do with there being no compulsory driving school as in the rest of eu.

There we go finished

Italian drivers are absolutely fcukin scary.

Iguana Bob

flyton5 wrote: »

And women are the worst drivers in Ireland.

Mod note, user got a ban for this gem.

Booooooo

djan

Iguana Bob wrote: »

Booooooo

Ur not serious? Sure the women dont mind

Tragamin2k2

bluewolf wrote: »

Italian drivers are absolutely fcukin scary.

Its funny how they see every road as having 4 lanes. Most of the cars i was in there didnt have seatbelts in the back. Speed limits are just suggested speeds. And id say even the police have a few glasses of wine before driving.its madness there

djan

djan wrote: »

Ur not serious? Sure the women dont mind

You really want to try us?