Northern Drivers in the Republic

Theanswers

Hey, This is a quick observation. Is it just me or does many Northern Driver treat the southern Irish Roads as an opportunity to drive at whatever speed they see fit and ignore many of the rules! Not everyone I know, but many.

Whenever I drive in the North I generally obey the speed limits etc? However, northern drivers don't seem to do the same here.

Maybe I'm wrong? However, I could have a point. Is it lack of enforcement? Or are southern drivers the same in the North?

tossy

Have you ever witnessed how Irish drivers in general drive in the north or England ? I don't think i've ever obeyed a speed limit outside f a built up area in while driving in England or on the continent.

tayto lover

I'm from north Louth and I always break the speed limit when i'm in Cork.

Aint Eazy Being Cheezy

You mean those signs in the republic are kilometers?! I've made a big mistake...

CiniO

Theanswers wrote: »

Hey, This is a quick observation. Is it just me or does many Northern Driver treat the southern Irish Roads as an opportunity to drive at whatever speed they see fit and ignore many of the rules! Not everyone I know, but many.

Whenever I drive in the North I generally obey the speed limits etc? However, northern drivers don't seem to do the same here.

Maybe I'm wrong? However, I could have a point. Is it lack of enforcement? Or are southern drivers the same in the North?

From what I heard, there's very little opportunities for foreign drivers to be fined in Ireland, so if there is no enforcement, then it's no surprise they don't obey the speed limits, etc...

Truckermal

tayto lover wrote: »

I'm from north Louth hai and I always break the speed limit when i'm in Cork hai.

FYP..

Roger Mellie Man on the Telly

As always there's a religious element to this. I'm a Protestant from NI and I drive like a vicar here. However my Catholic friends go mad as soon as they cross the border.

Sheldons Brain

Roger Mellie Man on the Telly wrote: »

As always there's a religious element to this. I'm a Protestant from NI and I drive like a vicar here. However my Catholic friends go mad as soon as they cross the border.

Driving like a Freestate Vicar may be what the OP had in mind
http://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/crime/cleric-collared-cops-speeding-told-4777196

NIMAN

I am sure that drivers on either side of their own border could be fined if the authorities wanted to, I just think there might be less will to do it in RoI.

I'd say that the PSNI would be more vigilent than the Gardai.

I tend not to speed on either side. Speeding doesn't pay.

CiniO

NIMAN wrote: »

I am sure that drivers on either side of their own border could be fined if the authorities wanted to, I just think there might be less will to do it in RoI.

But is there any legal grounds in ROI for fining foreign drivers?
Like fixed penalty system applies really only to Irish residents, as fine needs to be sent in the post.
Nearly all over EU, when foreign driver (non-resident) is caught commiting road traffic offence - f.e. speeding, then he has to pay fine on the spot. Otherwise it would be very hard to enforce those payments from non-residents.
IN Ireland afaik there's no such system, so foreign drivers are generally free to break the law.

I tend not to speed on either side. Speeding doesn't pay.

Well, that might be your opinion. But trust me - there's plenty of drivers who think opposite. If they know they won't be caught or there is no enforcement, they will be speeding as hell. I belong to that group f.e.

CreepingDeath

tossy wrote: »

Have you ever witnessed how Irish drivers in general drive in the north or England ?

I vaguely remember some post on Boards warning Irish drivers about speeding in Wales, they were catching Irish speeders to and from Holyhead and would confiscate their cars there and then if they couldn't pay a fixed penalty fine.

Sounds like the right way to address this issue.

tossy

CreepingDeath wrote: »

I vaguely remember some post on Boards warning Irish drivers about speeding in Wales, they were catching Irish speeders to and from Holyhead and would confiscate their cars there and then if they couldn't pay a fixed penalty fine.

Sounds like the right way to address this issue.

I've seen and done serious speeds on the A55, despite what the do gooders would have you think it is possible to drive fast and still be driving in a safe manner.

CreepingDeath

tossy wrote: »

I've seen and done serious speeds on the A55, despite what the do gooders would have you think it is possible to drive fast and still be driving in a safe manner.

Under perfect conditions, yes.

But throw in a little drizzle or a couple of cars ahead of you overtaking, maybe a car with a broken indicator, or a driver who has a lapse in concentration and strays out into your lane and it's a different story.

Speeders tend to speed in all conditions.

It only takes two (well actually one) dodgy driver to cause an accident, but typically two if one is overconfident.

realdanbreen

NIMAN wrote: »

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I'd say that the PSNI would be more vigilent than the Gardai.

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Why would you say that?

bladespin

Drive the entire country and from what I've seen it's a fairly equal spread, that said if there's a yellow box blocked in Newry you could bet on what the reg is.

tossy

CreepingDeath wrote: »

Under perfect conditions, yes.

But throw in a little drizzle or a couple of cars ahead of you overtaking, maybe a car with a broken indicator, or a driver who has a lapse in concentration and strays out into your lane and it's a different story.

Speeders tend to speed in all conditions.

It only takes two (well actually one) dodgy driver to cause an accident, but typically two if one is overconfident.

Sure throw in falling airplanes and Reindeer too

tayto lover

bladespin wrote: »

Drive the entire country and from what I've seen it's a fairly equal spread, that said if there's a yellow box blocked in Newry you could bet on what the reg is.

Similar to Dundalk so

Cleveland Hot Pocket

There's good and bad drivers in both locations.
Just so happens that we see the bad nordy ones down here hai.
Lack of fear of repercussions and all that

bladespin

tayto lover wrote: »

Similar to Dundalk so

I'd imagine that southern reg cars usually block yellow boxes south of the border, it's just more embarrassing when they do it in someone else's 'yard'.

tayto lover

bladespin wrote: »

I'd imagine that southern reg cars usually block yellow boxes south of the border, it's just more embarrassing when they do it in someone else's 'yard'.

Yes indeed. You see their yellow number plates clearly too. Ignorant sods

CreepingDeath

tossy wrote: »

Sure throw in falling airplanes and Reindeer too

ardmacha

CiniO wrote: »

But is there any legal grounds in ROI for fining foreign drivers?
Like fixed penalty system applies really only to Irish residents, as fine needs to be sent in the post.
Nearly all over EU, when foreign driver (non-resident) is caught commiting road traffic offence - f.e. speeding, then he has to pay fine on the spot. Otherwise it would be very hard to enforce those payments from non-residents.

The EU provided that motorists can travel around with a minimum of formality, but they should have ensured that law enforcement would be equally seamless and that points, fines etc were the same for everyone.

tossy

CreepingDeath wrote: »

I've seen a horse do worse to a car, the horse was speeding the car was crawling.

The Real B-man

I haven't a Clue what Speed im doing in the North my Speedo is only in Kph but use the same rules of the road as at home in regards to the default speeds for National Primary Roads Dual Carraigeway Motorway etc. i think if your zooming by cars you are breaking the limit.

tossy

The Real B-man wrote: »

I haven't a Clue what Speed im doing in the North my Speedo is only in Kph but use the same rules of the road as at home in regards to the default speeds for National Primary Roads Dual Carraigeway Motorway etc. i think if your zooming by cars you are breaking the limit.

Stay of the Autobahn so.

Alun

The Real B-man wrote: »

I haven't a Clue what Speed im doing in the North my Speedo is only in Kph ...

So is mine, but it isn't exactly rocket science to remember a few basic conversions from the day when we changed over. 30mph=50km/h, 40mph=60km/h etc.

NIMAN

realdanbreen wrote: »

Why would you say that?

LEts just say that I would find the Gardai less uppity than the PSNI, less up their own XXXX. More laid back.

Eric Cartman

CreepingDeath wrote: »

fixing that car will be quite ...deer....





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