are road users more ignorant or less polite these days?

sfwcork

In the last few weeks I have seen some very un polite gestures from road usersOnly today I was looking to pull out from a shop on the opposite side of the road. I was sticking my nose out for ages before somebody let meout.At one stage I was just about to go until the courir van coming sawit and speeded up to stop me.e actually was so rude he stopped right up and made me reverse back into the exit.He could have fit a boeng 747 in there without me reversingAre we so embedded in the misery of this recission that we have lost our manners?

juan.kerr

No

Dravokivich

Did you, or did you not have right of way?

sfwcork

No

That doesnt defeat the fact that over 20 ppl would have seen me looking to pull out and neither does it defeat the fact on how rude the driver of the van was .

I know everybody has the right to not let me out but i always feel that if you see somebody clearly looking to get out and you can let them without affecting another motorist why not

Were suppose to be a friendly polite nation

RobbieTheRobber

Op I'd say this is because you are in Cork and everyone there is ignorant.

SEPT 23 1989

Women never let me pull out

Lawrence1895

More aggressive, I would say

kneemos

Feck off.

Max Power

I only find this happens in Dublin, people making rude gestures, not letting anyone out from a junction and they love the sound of their horns.

squod

Two ways of gaining politeness OP.

If you're a female, become more good looking.
If you're a male, don't drive a poxy toyota

aujopimur

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

Women never let me pull out

You're so lucky, my problem is trying to get it in.

sfwcork

I dont drive a Toyota

FionnMcCool its 100% not just the dubs.Its rife.

Maybe it was because it was a city and imo people in smaller towns can be more polite as its more of a community

saiint

i was driving down the long mile rd one day
a long stretch road
2 lanes 1 inside lane a bus lane
and an outsite lane
no traffic
1 big long truck in front of me going about 20km
and a car about 50 metres ahead of him going about 60km which is the roads actually speed
so since their was no traffic i went to overtake him
as i got up along side of him he speeded up on purpose giving me a look
i was about to turn in behind the other car and relised he was directly behind me and the gap was closing so i backed off and over took the car in front of him originally
he ended up stopping at wigoders my ma's job of all places so i followed him in and gave him abuse
scumbag nearly cause a big crash which could of killed me and him, idiot driving
before anyone asks over taking is allowed on that road
felt like killing him for nearly killing me

What is it with Irish people and misuse of the word ignorant?

davet82

Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeep!!!!!!!!

gobnaitolunacy

Deleted User wrote: »

What is it with Irish people and misuse of the word ignorant?

They're ignorant.

King Of Wishful Thinking

Yes.

You see, people really only used to be nice because they feared God's wrath come Judgement day but now that we have Atheism and Starbucks, people no longer give a shit.

What you need to do is not give a shit also and get a bumper sticker that says:

JESUS LOVES YOU
BUT EVERYONE ELSE THINKS YOU'RE AN ASSHOLE

dodderangler

Been thinkin this myself lately I always let people pull out if I'm not in a rush to go anywhere Nd lately not so much as a wave or even a smile for lettin them out
So I've stopped doing it now and joined the dark side
Muahhaaa

dodderangler

Been thinkin this myself lately I always let people pull out if I'm not in a rush to go anywhere Nd lately not so much as a wave or even a smile for lettin them out
So I've stopped doing it now and joined the dark side
Muahhaaa

Deleted User

Deleted User wrote: »

What is it with Irish people and misuse of the word ignorant?

What misuse? They don't know the rules of the road = ignorant

Boombastic

Back in the day before they removed the barriers from the M50 toll, I was coming up the N2 in rush hour traffic. This idiot in an Irish pride van gave me the fingers and mouthed a load of abuse at me, because I wasn't moving fast enough ??(there was no where to go, the traffic was heavy). It was the only time I ever got abused on the road, this guy was steaming mad



We both turned on to the M50 and spent the next 30 mins, the 2 of us side by side inching up towards the toll bridge. I just kept smiling over at him, for all his haste, he didn't get much further than me. :D

Rigol

saiint wrote: »

i was driving down the long mile rd one day
a long stretch road
2 lanes 1 inside lane a bus lane
and an outsite lane
no traffic
1 big long truck in front of me going about 20km
and a car about 50 metres ahead of him going about 60km which is the roads actually speed
so since their was no traffic i went to overtake him
as i got up along side of him he speeded up on purpose giving me a look
i was about to turn in behind the other car and relised he was directly behind me and the gap was closing so i backed off and over took the car in front of him originally
he ended up stopping at wigoders my ma's job of all places so i followed him in and gave him abuse
scumbag nearly cause a big crash which could of killed me and him, idiot driving
before anyone asks over taking is allowed on that road
felt like killing him for nearly killing me

You'd think when ...there ...was no traffic.. in their way...that they would have let you out
There is a lack of manners on the roads, they could have been nicer and not think the road was theirs. Theres always a few.
Their problem is that they think the road is theirs. More theirs than yours, I would have been nicer and they could have been too. Oh well...there there. COULD HAVE been worse.

Zen 2nd

sfwcork wrote: »

No

if you see somebody clearly looking to get out and you can let them without affecting another motorist why not

I always feel this to be a dangerous thing to do. I feel most people who get the go ahead to move out onto the road can forget other road users like cyclists and can potentially hit them.

What annoys me is M50 drivers who hog the middle lane Now that is just plain ignorance.

Viper_JB

What we really need is like tax incentives to get people behind the wheel to smile a little, driving is more an activity to be morned then enjoyed, or so you would believe if you spent any time looking at the drivers themselves.

I dunno what it is in particular about getting behind the wheel of a car that makes people no longer apologise for their mistakes but actively abuse the person they made the mistake against.....maybe it is just ignorance.

Schism

I agree with Viper_JB.

A little bit of good humour goes a long way with minor things in traffic like letting someone out, a smile or a nod or a wave is all it takes.

That said I've nearly been crashed into countless times by people who aren't observing simple rules, it's hard to be cheerful when you're car is nearly wrote off. In which case I give out about them for at least 30 minutes :pac:

kupus

I blame the russian dashcam videos

Monty - the one and only

Zen 2nd wrote: »

I always feel this to be a dangerous thing to do. I feel most people who get the go ahead to move out onto the road can forget other road users like cyclists and can potentially hit them.

What annoys me is M50 drivers who hog the middle lane Now that is just plain ignorance.

I gave up cycling a few years ago, had been knocked off my bike about 12 times in 7 years, 4 of which were my own fault. The last time, I was lucky to come out with minor injuries, wearing a helmet is the only reason that I'm still alive. Dealing with people who drive cars in this country is a potentially suicidal decision if cycling.

Cungi

So let me get this straight.

You didnt have the right of way but you feel traffic should stop for you and let you out?

Sound of Silence

Deleted User wrote: »

What is it with Irish people and misuse of the word ignorant?

You can be ignorant of the existence of other people around you, hence the perceived rudeness.

sfwcork

sfwcork wrote: »

I was sticking my nose out for ages before somebody let meout.At one stage I was just about to go until the courir van coming sawit and speeded up to stop me.e actually was so rude he stopped right up and made me reverse back into the exit.

Sounds to me like you got impatient and were pulling out so far that it was annoying the other drivers.

Which is more likely? That every person for ages on that road was really rude, or you were somehow encouraging a lack of good will in other drivers. You probably pulled out too much because you felt you'd been waiting too long.

hmmm

Many younger women are pure ignorant when driving, they drive as if they are the only ones on the road and never, ever give way to someone else. That is if they even see you, as most of their concentration is on the mobile phone attached to their head.

Other than that group of people I think most road users are better than I remember. In particular the standard of driving is better amongst younger road users than the older cohort.

Milk & Honey

hmmm wrote: »

Many younger women are pure ignorant when driving, they drive as if they are the only ones on the road and never, ever give way to someone else. That is if they even see you, as most of their concentration is on the mobile phone attached to their head.

Other than that group of people I think most road users are better than I remember. In particular the standard of driving is better amongst younger road users than the older cohort.

Not alone do they not let people out of side roads as a courtesy, but they almost invariably stop in junctions, which they should not do.

Fuinseog

sfwcork wrote: »

In the last few weeks I have seen some very un polite gestures from road usersOnly today I was looking to pull out from a shop on the opposite side of the road. I was sticking my nose out for ages before somebody let meout.At one stage I was just about to go until the courir van coming sawit and speeded up to stop me.e actually was so rude he stopped right up and made me reverse back into the exit.He could have fit a boeng 747 in there without me reversingAre we so embedded in the misery of this recission that we have lost our manners?

have not has similar experiences. I let people out and people let me out. I definitely do not honk the horn if someone does not move off immediately when the lights change as I have cut out myself often enough.

ColeTrain

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

Women never let me pull out

Seriously though I find the women are good for this tbf.