M50 Bed In The Overtaking Lane

punisher5112

I was travelling Southbound just before the Tallaght exit when I saw a bed in the middle of the outside/overtaking lane.

The car in front hadn't seen it till the last second and I had noticed something from further back so that car swerved across nearly losing control and I tried my best to warn the cars behind but a silver Peugeot went straight into it at speed launching it up and resting on top of the mattress and then coming to a rest near the concrete barrier but at that section there is no room between the road way and barrier so they were in a dangerous position.

Rang the Gardai to let them know as it could have been lethal with a car in a heap in the overtaking lane.
They were delighted getting the call and emergency services were sent.

Anyone else see it and were the occupants of the car okay?

Any strange things others have come across on their travels.

Titzon Toast

Was there anyone in the bed at the time?

Spike Witwicky

You snooze, you lose.. a limb or three.

sidcon

Was this it

punisher5112

Titzon Toast wrote: »

Was there anyone in the bed at the time?

Luckily no or depending on whom that may have been not lucky:pac:

With the wind earlier my guess is it took of from van or trailer as I just noticed it on the road which with the shine of the sun was difficult to spot.

Tail Docker

Yeah, the Oriental looking Taxi driver(avensis) in the middle lane of the N7 today before J14, who slammed on his brakes for feck all reason, and when I quickly changed lane to avoid the dopey fcuker, swerved in on top of me, missing me by inches, then the gimp pulled onto the hard shoulder, sat for a few seconds, then pulled out and cut up an artic, missing it by inches. You Sir, are a massive, massive tool.

punisher5112

sidcon wrote: »

Was this it

No thats the m50 toll bridge.
What happened there?

punisher5112

Tail Docker wrote: »

Yeah, the Oriental looking Taxi driver(avensis) in the middle lane of the N7 today before J14, who slammed on his brakes for feck all reason, and when I quickly changed lane to avoid the dopey fcuker, swerved in on top of me, missing me by inches, then the gimp pulled onto the hard shoulder, sat for a few seconds, then pulled out and cut up an artic, missing it by inches. You Sir, are a massive, massive tool.

Why didn't you report his lethal driving as that should not be on especially from someone who is meant to be a proffesional driver.

Tail Docker

punisher5112 wrote: »

Why didn't you report his lethal driving as that should not be on especially from someone who is meant to be a proffesional driver.

I bored the missus with my view on that. And I had to swerve so fast I didn't get the clowns taxi number either. Looked like he was having a blazing row with his passenger, but fcuked if that means you jam on your brakes at 100kph in the middle lane then swerve across. I'd say he fcuked the passenger out and pulled off in a temper, but jasus, what a way and spot to do it.

glynf

Can't say I'm surprised...some clowns tend to spend most of their journey half asleep in the overtaking lane anyway.


F**king M50..

RyanMGF

The awkward moment you're trying to have a kip and some eegit drives into your bed...

Chris_Heilong

Reading your post I thought of this for some reason.

goz83

Only I do the driving on my bed

_Kaiser_

Was this last night OP? Didn't see anything like that myself but the M50 was like a river when I was coming back across around 6.

Crazy rain yes but no excuse for the piss-poor drainage considering they only rebuilt the whole thing a few years ago!

ironclaw

punisher5112 wrote: »

Why didn't you report his lethal driving as that should not be on especially from someone who is meant to be a proffesional driver.

Since when is a Taxi driver an professional driver? They are the exact same qualification level as everyone else on the road.

magicmonkeys

ironclaw wrote: »

Since when is a Taxi driver an professional driver? They are the exact same qualification level as everyone else on the road.

I think he's referring to the fact they drive for a living.

punisher5112

magicmonkeys wrote: »

I think he's referring to the fact they drive for a living.

Thanks and they are classed well meant to be as a professional.

This of course doesn't mean they drive like a professional as some are just plain dangerous.

I didn't see that but I did see a tailback about a mile or two long for the limerick exit on each side. We were all backed up for a good while in the driving lane before we could move over
Did something happen there too ??

punisher5112

_Kaiser_ wrote: »

Was this last night OP? Didn't see anything like that myself but the M50 was like a river when I was coming back across around 6.

Crazy rain yes but no excuse for the piss-poor drainage considering they only rebuilt the whole thing a few years ago!

No was around 1240 and sunny but the usual everybody racing and travelling way too close to car in front.

I had noticed from 2 cars back something was in the road but the 2 ahead only noticed inches from it and swerved one in front of me nearly losing it.
I tried to warn car behind but were too close and flying and hit the mattress sending car up with front wheels off the ground and came to a rest in overtaking lane.

Scary stuff.

keithclancy

I was driving home one night, was really foggy and visibility was horrible.

Came down the slip road onto the A2 just outside Baexem and there was some guy running up the road waving around signal flares like something out of Die Hard 2.

I just passed him in confusion and then slowed down to a few kilometers and hour with my hazards on.

Saw something and completed stopped, there was a skip in the driving lane of the motorway, somehow it had managed to come off the back of a lorry.

If it wasn't for the dude with the flares (don't know where he got them from, who brings signal flares with them !) I would have went straight into it.

dozy doctor

glynf wrote: »

Can't say I'm surprised...some clowns tend to spend most of their journey half asleep in the overtaking lane anyway.


F**king M50..

What is it with that?

The overtaking lane is exactly for that, overtaking....

And then you have the doppy fcukets who don't bother indicating which really gets on my tits....

ironclaw

magicmonkeys wrote: »

I think he's referring to the fact they drive for a living.

No problem. I just take a little offence to someone who does something that 99% of the population can do, and do on a daily basis, being classed as a 'professional' Professionals train for years, have relevant certifications and constant up-skilling and re-validation. Taxi drivers do none of this and yet we are expected to class them as 'professionals'

mikeecho

ironclaw wrote: »

No problem. I just take a little offence to someone who does something that 99% of the population can do, and do on a daily basis, being classed as a 'professional' Professionals train for years, have relevant certifications and constant up-skilling and re-validation. Taxi drivers do none of this and yet we are expected to class them as 'professionals'

professional |prəˈfɛʃ(ə)n(ə)l|
adjective

1 relating to or belonging to a profession: young professional people.
• worthy of or appropriate to a professional person; competent, skilful, or assured: his professional expertise | their music is both memorable and professional.
2 engaged in a specified activity as one's main paid occupation rather than as an amateur: a professional boxer.
• informal, derogatory habitually making a feature of a particular activity or attribute: a professional gloom-monger.

keithclancy

mikeecho wrote: »

professional |prəˈfɛʃ(ə)n(ə)l|
adjective

1 relating to or belonging to a profession: young professional people.
• worthy of or appropriate to a professional person; competent, skilful, or assured: his professional expertise | their music is both memorable and professional.
2 engaged in a specified activity as one's main paid occupation rather than as an amateur: a professional boxer.
• informal, derogatory habitually making a feature of a particular activity or attribute: a professional gloom-monger.

So if I give someone a lift i'm an amateur taxi driver ? :pac:

Or promiscuous men/ladies are Amateur sex workers, but become professionals if you throw them a few quid ?

NipNip

Well the driver of the Peugeot was obviously half asleep so it was coincidental that a bed appeared out of nowhere.

mikeecho

keithclancy wrote: »

So if I give someone a lift i'm an amateur taxi driver ? :pac:

only if you charge them

keithclancy wrote: »

Or promiscuous men/ladies are Amateur sex workers, but become professionals if you throw them a few quid ?

and again.... only if you charge,

i suppose you could jib job share