Driving Habbits Poll

Cleveland Hot Pocket

endacl wrote: »

(moving goalposts)

Exactly :cool:

Cleveland Hot Pocket

endacl wrote: »

Don't google do a 'maps' thing? With some sort of 'street view' yokimebob included?

Ah but that would prove the poster wrong and not right

endacl

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Are you one of those super drivers that can see the future?
Us mere mortals can't react to situations on the road until we see them.

That's why I think it's safer to err on the side of caution, the person rushing to the hospital will get past me, the kid with his head fifty yards down the road in a gully hasn't a hope.

You're not really from Donegal, are you?

daz1988

challengemaster wrote: »

What's the problem with all of the wonderful image hosting sites on the internet?

/ww.google.ie/maps/@52.523509,-6.48766,3a,75y,332.38h,51.97t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1skBj6BJmlaGW-3HMUZOOLAw!2e0

daz1988

I can not post URL's

Slicemeister

endacl wrote: »

That's not even a complete anecdote. It'd never stand up in court. Perfect for internet debates though!

I've never heard of anyone being prosecuted for it. Have seen lads doing it both safely and very dangerously though.

endacl

daz1988 wrote: »

I can not post URL's

You could go back, edit, and add in the http malarkey. Where there's a will, there's a way!

djimi

daz1988 wrote: »

/ww.google.ie/maps/@52.523509,-6.48766,3a,75y,332.38h,51.97t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1skBj6BJmlaGW-3HMUZOOLAw!2e0

Thats not a road, its a boreen, and overtaking on that would be absolutely lethal no matter what the situation.

challengemaster

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Exactly as I thought.

Cars are "Sitting in the middle of the road" because that's the only piece of road that exists. There's nowhere near enough room there to perform an overtake. So thank you for confirming that woman is not only a criminal, but an idiot and a dangerous driver.

Come back when you get a driving license, good lad.

daz1988

djimi wrote: »

Thats not a road, its a boreen, and overtaking on that would be absolutely lethal no matter what the situation.

Exactly that's what my roads are like people drive 80kmh on that road if you look its the speed limit. I have started cycling A lot more due to road conditions

The Backwards Man

endacl wrote: »

You're not really from Donegal, are you?

Most Donegal folk are excellent drivers. It's just disappointing that there's a sizeable minority of dickheads that give us all a bad name.

daz1988

challengemaster wrote: »

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Exactly as I thought.

Cars are "Sitting in the middle of the road" because that's the only piece of road that exists. There's nowhere near enough room there to perform an overtake. So thank you for confirming that woman is not only a criminal, but an idiot and a dangerous driver.

Come back when you get a driving license, good lad.

I have a full Licence for 8 years now I have a car garage not far from that Location if you go up that road to the pub its my parents and the garage beside it is mine

endacl

daz1988 wrote: »

Exactly that's what my roads are like people drive 80kmh on that road if you look its the speed limit. I have started cycling A lot more due to road conditions

Cycling? With all those crazy drivers around?!?

ec18

daz1988 wrote: »

I can not post URL's

Ballysimon Wexford?


Where was the guy supposed to pull over to? (If thats the road).....from google it only looks wide enough for one car....

doolox

This only annoys the dangerously slow driver.
The proper way to overtake a slow driver is to see him in time and stay well back until you get a straight stretch of empty road.

Then open her up to the fastest you can go and get by as quickly as you can so that they do not have a chance to speed up to prevent the overtake or move out to block you. Both have been done to me by "self appointed speed keepers" or otherwise spitefull drivers.

Speed limits dont come into it when you are on the right hand side of the road..get into and out of the overtake as quickly as you can. Of course resume the speed limit when you are safely back on your side of the road.

Another thing to watch out for are oncoming muppets who drift across the white line as you are completing the overtake, move well into the left on completion of the overtake to allow for this event.

I have done so in front of ~( a mile from) roadblocks without being upbraided by the cops. The worst are those doing 101kph on an overtake of somenoe doing 99 kph and taking AGES to overtake. This is not safe driving.

daz1988

endacl wrote: »

Cycling? With all those crazy drivers around?!?

Yes we have motor cross not far from me clonee in Ferns if any of you motor cross men would know it I cycle out that road and back in the main road

daz1988

Where was the guy supposed to pull over to? (If thats the road).....from google it only looks wide enough for one car....[/QUOTE]

Believe it or not there is room for two cars to safely pass in most areas but Car A was in the middle all the way

And no im not related to these people at all I just wanted to make the point of that day

Slicemeister

daz1988 wrote: »

I have a full Licence for 8 years now I have a car garage not far from that Location if you go up that road to the pub its my parents and the garage beside it is mine

Murphy's or Guinness?

daz1988

Slicemeister wrote: »

Murphy's or Guinness?

Guinness and also extra cold. We also sell Bavaria Turborg Becks and then all the normal beers . But if your into pool you get a free game of pool for every Pint of Bavaria or Carling you buy

B&B Upstairs you want to visit friends rate :-)

Cleveland Hot Pocket

daz1988 wrote: »

Where was the guy supposed to pull over to? (If thats the road).....from google it only looks wide enough for one car....

Believe it or not there is room for two cars to safely pass in most areas but Car A was in the middle all the way

And no im not related to these people at all I just wanted to make the point of that day[/QUOTE]

Oh right
What were you doing that day?
Football training?
Cleaning out your bridge?

djimi

daz1988 wrote: »

Believe it or not there is room for two cars to safely pass in most areas but Car A was in the middle all the way

And no im not related to these people at all I just wanted to make the point of that day

I dont believe it if Im honest! Unless the road widens significantly from the image in the link, the only way two cars are passing each other safely is if they both slow down to 20mph. Overtaking on that road is just insane.

Cleveland Hot Pocket

djimi wrote: »

I dont believe it if Im honest! Unless the road widens significantly from the image in the link, the only way two cars are passing each other safely is if they both slow down to 20mph. Overtaking on that road is just insane.

+1
Which just further adds to the fact that the second driver was at fault and rammed car A off the road.
I don't buy for one second that car A would be found at fault there.

Troll failed OP. Tell your wife/partner/mother to go back to driving school.

RayM

If I see a car in my mirror approaching me quickly, and the hard shoulder looks safe and debris-free, I generally just move over and let them pass. I don't see any point in waiting until they start getting impatient.

CiniO

tcawley29 wrote: »

Hi guys,

Just curious. Say car A is in front and driving at 80km/h on a 100km/h road.
Car B comes up at 100km/h from behind.
Car B flashes headlights (once) to car A to let him pass where there is a hard shoulder and conditions permit this.

Would you as Car A pull in and let car B pass.

In general I would never block anyone trying go faster than me.
If there is an option to move left, or just pull over to let someone pass me, then I'll do it.
However in last year, there was probably one or two cases that there was anyone trying to go faster than me in my car, so I can't say I'm pulling over to let someone pass often.

Different story when I'm driving a bus or truck.
Then I'd just drive at own peace, and only pull to the side when it's safe to do so.

H3llR4iser

Going back on topic:

- Facilitate as much as reasonable, absolutely yes; It's rare that I'd be going that much under the limit but happens if I am relaxed or just strolling around. Move as far left as I can and if possible (e.g. nobody behind), even lift a bit once the other car is level to let them complete the maneuver sooner.

- Drive on the hard shoulder: nope, unless it's clearly an emergency / extraordinary circumstance; In some countries there's an unwritten covenant for a private vehicle carrying somebody to the ER to wave a white towel/handkerchief from a window. I saw that once or twice here as well; That's one of the cases I'd pull over and even stop if necessary.

- As for the "screw him" attitude, it's an idiotic vigilante attitude that is awful and wrong without excuses. I am neither a member of the traffic corps nor a road warrior; If somebody wants to drive past me, in any situation and at any speed, they are free to do so and I'll try to facilitate the move whenever possible, regardless of the fact I agree or not with the way they are driving.
Failing to do so will only create an unnecessary risk scenario.

biko

tcawley29 wrote: »

And here comes the typical backarse attitude

You'll just have to accept others may not agree with you. It's not ok to be uncivil.

rocky

daz1988 wrote: »

There is a woman who live about 3 miles away from me her son collapsed during a hurling game rushed to hospital she left her house and about a mile from my house she came behind a person who refused to pull in she sat there for 10 minutes eventually she rammed the car as she passed and did not stop the guards treated her as a criminal and tried to arrest her while she sat at her sons bedside about a week later her husband called to that persons door and explained the story and this persons words were ( I dont give a **** she is a mad woman she needs her head checked she could have killed me ) If anything serious happened like that happened that I had to get to hospital there and then no one would stop me no cars no road blocks i would not stop country is a joke country drivers should be ashamed driving there fancy cars staying on the middle of the road as there afraid to get a scratch on them

lik dis if u cry evertim

Moneymaker

daz1988 wrote: »

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Are you for real?

You'd want your head looked at if you think overtaking someone is safe on a rustic old walkway like that.

Mitigating circumstances do not excuse you to endanger other road users.

Good lord.

No Pants

Depends on whether car B has leather seats and ceramic brakes. Or ceramic seats and leather brakes.

The Singing Beard

tcawley29 wrote: »

Hi guys,

Just curious. Say car A is in front and driving at 80km/h on a 100km/h road.
Car B comes up at 100km/h from behind.
Car B flashes headlights (once) to car A to let him pass where there is a hard shoulder and conditions permit this.

Would you as Car A pull in and let car B pass.

I personally would as if another driver wants to go faster that is none of my business to prevent him from doing so.

I wish more drivers were like you OP :-)