The county with the worst drivers in Ireland has been revealed

Noddyholder

Almost half of people here ranked Dubliners as the worst drivers in Ireland, according to a new survey.

Trailing in second place were Donegal motorists, with 19.25 per cent of people naming them the Ireland's dodgiest drivers, Cork came third, 5.34pc.

Meanwhile the survey indicates people think rural drivers are better, just 0.26pc of those surveyed said people from Sligo and Leitrim were the worst behind the wheel.

Over 20pc of people also described themselves as at least occasional cyclists.

The results of the survey of more than 7,000 was released by AA Ireland.That would be the motoring organisation not the alcoholic one
http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/the-county-with-the-worst-drivers-in-ireland-has-been-revealed-35588424.html


So the Dubs are the worst followed by Donegal & Cork & us rural drivers are better. Well I am a little surprised not by the Dubs been the worse but that they have Cars in Leitrim

What you all think Ah ? Who in your opinion is the worst drivers in the Country ?

Paleblood

Your ma.

Noddyholder

Paleblood wrote: »

Your ma.

Unfortuanlly my mother is dead, And alas she couldn't drive at all.

alchemist33

Heard this on the radio yesterday and doubted it from the start. Its a survey, so its useless. Motoring offences per capita would have had some actual validity. Fake news, as they say.

SEPT 23 1989

I would have thought Dubliners would be the best having actual experience of driving on solid concrete roads not mud tracks

Noddyholder

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

I would have thought Dubliners would be the best having actual experience of driving on solid concrete roads not mud tracks

:D:D I shall just stop me tractor & get me popcorn

First Up

Noddyholder wrote:

Almost half of people here ranked Dubliners as the worst drivers in Ireland, according to a new survey.

How do they know where the drivers are from?

Paleblood

Noddyholder wrote: »

Unfortuanlly my mother is dead, And alas she couldn't drive at all.

Well that worked out well for me!

To answer your question, I'd probably say the Dubs. It's not necessarily that they're bad. In fact I'm sure they're fine when they're enjoying a relaxing spin around the country. But they can't drive in their own city.

OldMrBrennan83

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Korvanica

alchemist33 wrote: »

Heard this on the radio yesterday and doubted it from the start. Its a survey, so its useless. Motoring offences per capita would have had some actual validity. Fake news, as they say.

Surveys are a load of opinionated ****e. This would be a lot better and actually mean something.

Your Face

A lot of faith is being put into that survey.

VinLieger

A survey where the rest of the country gets to pick Dublin as being the worst at something, yeah that's objective........

Paleblood

Korvanica wrote: »

Surveys are a load of opinionated ****e. This would be a lot better and actually mean something.

I agree, but that would still only tell part of the story. People don't get convicted of a driving offence for not knowing how a roundabout works, for having no courtesy toward other road users or for just generally being a pain in the ass.

Paleblood

VinLieger wrote: »

A survey where the rest of the country gets to pick Dublin as being the worst at something, yeah that's objective........

Yeah, but when you go to see a band and the singer says "hello Dublin", at least you're actually in Dublin. You can't have it all.

Dravokivich

Patww79 wrote: »

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I reckon it's down to numbers really. More drivers in Dublin. More chances for shít driving to occur.

realdanbreen

Noddyholder wrote: »

Almost half of people here ranked Dubliners as the worst drivers in Ireland, according to a new survey.

Trailing in second place were Donegal motorists, with 19.25 per cent of people naming them the Ireland's dodgiest drivers, Cork came third, 5.34pc.

Meanwhile the survey indicates people think rural drivers are better, just 0.26pc of those surveyed said people from Sligo and Leitrim were the worst behind the wheel.

Over 20pc of people also described themselves as at least occasional cyclists.

The results of the survey of more than 7,000 was released by AA Ireland.That would be the motoring organisation not the alcoholic one
http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/the-county-with-the-worst-drivers-in-ireland-has-been-revealed-35588424.html


So the Dubs are the worst followed by Donegal & Cork & us rural drivers are better. Well I am a little surprised not by the Dubs been the worse but that they have Cars in Leitrim

What you all think Ah ? Who in your opinion is the worst drivers in the Country ?

Not in the least bit surprised it's the Dubs. They spend so much time in traffic that they hardly get much time to improve their driving. Add in the fact that they if they are dumb enough to pay more for just about everything in Dublin then they are unlikely to be very smart behind the wheel!

VinLieger

Dravokivich wrote: »

I reckon it's down to numbers really. More drivers in Dublin. More chances for shít driving to occur.

More like more people around the rest of the country like to paint Dublin as the bad guy as much as possible. The usual outside the pale chip on shoulder syndrome

Paleblood

realdanbreen wrote: »

Add in the fact that they if they are dumb enough to pay more for just about everything in Dublin then they are unlikely to be very smart behind the wheel!

What time is your mother hurling at this evening?

Pure tashte

"Worse" in different ways I suppose, Dublin drivers would probably be considered less accommodating and more self serving; everyone is in a rush and will do whatever they need to get to their destination, at expense of pissing people off.

Drinking driving laws seem to be considered more of a suggestion than a rule to many people living in the north west, and insurance an option, which would probably give a good indicator as to why Donegal are so high on the list.

tomwaterford

VinLieger wrote: »

More like more people around the rest of the country like to paint Dublin as the bad guy as much as possible. The usual outside the pale chip on shoulder syndrome

How is calling someone a bad driver painting them a bad guy

Have a bit of chill.....I doubt it's anyway serious a study and just a bit of craic

Arghus

I doubt the usefulness of this survey. Does it take into account the huge difference between driving in Dublin and driving down a tiny potholed boreen road in rural Ireland?

Edit: Oh, it really is a load of nonsense. The actual worse drivers in Ireland hasn't been revealed, just people's opinions of who they are. So, in other words, a load of rubbish.

gramar

Up there with the most meaningless surveys ever. 9/10 cats have said so.

Dravokivich

VinLieger wrote: »

More like more people around the rest of the country like to paint Dublin as the bad guy as much as possible. The usual outside the pale chip on shoulder syndrome

I see horrendus driving all the time in Dublin. I doubt fcuk Dublin has much to do with it.

donegaLroad

Patww79 wrote: »

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It's the northerners that are giving Donegal the bad name

murpho999

County with largest population found to have worst drivers shocker.

Poor article.

Driving in Ireland is appalling.

If you think there are slow and fast lanes on motorways you're a bad driver.

If you think you can join a motorway at any speed you like you're a bad driver. You should be joining at 100-120kph if the traffic is moving that fast.

Worse again if you think you're suppose to ignore a slip lane and just wait at bottom of a road for traffic to clear to join a dual carriageway you're a bad driver.

If you think staying in the middle lane on the M50 or M7 or any three lane motorway is ok then you're a bad driver.

If you think it's ok to accelerate to beat an amber light you're a bad driver.

If you use your phone in any way whilst driving you're a bad driver.

If you think it's OK to pull in to the hard shoulder for a smoke, phone call or a break then you're a bad driver.

If you think it's ok to join an exit lane at the last moment you're a bad driver. Get into the exit lane at the start.

If you think tailgating is ok you're a bad driver.


I could go on and on and on. No doubt nobody here will admit to doing any of these things.

Doctor Nick

Reads thread title. Mutter to self " Dubliners". Opens thread. Well I'll be damned.

Winterlong

murpho999 wrote: »

If you think there are slow and fast lanes on motorways you're a bad driver.

If you think you can join a motorway at any speed you like you're a bad driver. You should be joining at 100-120kph if the traffic is moving that fast.

Worse again if you think you're suppose to ignore a slip lane and just wait at bottom of a road for traffic to clear to join a dual carriageway you're a bad driver.

If you think staying in the middle lane on the M50 or M7 or any three lane motorway is ok then you're a bad driver.

If you think it's ok to accelerate to beat an amber light you're a bad driver.

If you use your phone in any way whilst driving you're a bad driver.

If you think it's OK to pull in to the hard shoulder for a smoke, phone call or a break then you're a bad driver.

If you think it's ok to join an exit lane at the last moment you're a bad driver. Get into the exit lane at the start.

If you think tailgating is ok you're a bad driver.

Are you me?

One to add to the list. When switching lanes to the passing lane on the motorway you need to do more than just put on your indicator and move.

Paleblood

murpho999 wrote: »

County with largest population found to have worst drivers shocker.

Poor article.

Driving in Ireland is appalling.

If you think there are slow and fast lanes on motorways you're a bad driver.

If you think you can join a motorway at any speed you like you're a bad driver. You should be joining at 100-120kph if the traffic is moving that fast.

Worse again if you think you're suppose to ignore a slip lane and just wait at bottom of a road for traffic to clear to join a dual carriageway you're a bad driver.

If you think staying in the middle lane on the M50 or M7 or any three lane motorway is ok then you're a bad driver.

If you think it's ok to accelerate to beat an amber light you're a bad driver.

If you use your phone in any way whilst driving you're a bad driver.

If you think it's OK to pull in to the hard shoulder for a smoke, phone call or a break then you're a bad driver.

If you think it's ok to join an exit lane at the last moment you're a bad driver. Get into the exit lane at the start.

If you think tailgating is ok you're a bad driver.


I could go on and on and on. No doubt nobody here will admit to doing any of these things.

Learner drivers aren't taught or tested on motorways. Hogging the middle lane on the M50 isn't an obvious wrong when you've never been told any different.

For any recently qualified drivers, your education doesn't stop with your full license. Get an instructor to give you a few lessons on the motorway. It could save your life.

First Up

murpho999 wrote:

I could go on and on and on. No doubt nobody here will admit to doing any of these things.

I've seen threads where middle lane idiots actually defend their behaviour.

murpho999

Paleblood wrote: »

Learner drivers aren't taught or tested on motorways. Hogging the middle lane on the M50 isn't an obvious wrong when you've never been told any different.

For any recently qualified drivers, your education doesn't stop with your full license. Get an instructor to give you a few lessons on the motorway. It could save your life.

Agree 100%. The driving test in Ireland is 100% wrong. It should include motorway driving.

Got my licence in The Netherlands and was taught completely differently to here.

No learner licence or family members teaching you to drive in a car park.

You have to get all lessons from a fully qualified teacher in a dual controlled car.

Also, all driving instructors are tested every year, if they fail they cannot teach anymore.

paulbok

Winterlong wrote: »

Are you me?

One to add to the list. When switching lanes to the passing lane on the motorway you need to do more than just put on your indicator and move.

or move and then indicate as I regularly see.

Glenster

Survey has been renamed to "name a county you think about".

Laois_Man

murpho999 wrote: »

Agree 100%. The driving test in Ireland is 100% wrong. It should include motorway driving.

Got my licence in The Netherlands and was taught completely differently to here.

No learner licence or family members teaching you to drive in a car park.

You have to get all lessons from a fully qualified teacher in a dual controlled car.

Also, all driving instructors are tested every year, if they fail they cannot teach anymore.

In The Netherlands, do you get to clearly demonstrate in your test that you're an appalling driver, and then get to legally drive home from said test?

As regards the survey. I genuinely am a very courteous driver - around county and town roads - but when I get to Dublin, I take on a whole new drivers personality. You have to fight your corner in Dublin much more when in busy traffic. Especially against bus drivers. Yeah, them bastards!

Noddyholder

donegaLroad wrote: »

It's the northerners that are giving Donegal the bad name

: Donegal is the most northern part of Ireland and its in the south

biko

Worst drivers - everyone but me
Let's make driving great again

Tombo2001

This thread really isn't about driving standards.

Its about the petty anti-Dublin bias that exists throughout the country.

Its getting tired to be honest, I don't really care any more. If you want to spend your life whingeing, so be it.

Tombo2001

realdanbreen wrote: »

Not in the least bit surprised it's the Dubs. They spend so much time in traffic that they hardly get much time to improve their driving. Add in the fact that they if they are dumb enough to pay more for just about everything in Dublin then they are unlikely to be very smart behind the wheel!

Charming.

Prices are higher in Dublin because salaries are higher. Simple, and the same the world over.

Prices in London are higher than Dublin, salaries are higher in London than Dublin.

Prices in Belmullet are higher than in Mogadishu, salaries in Belmullet are higher than in Mogadishu.

Dravokivich

Paleblood wrote: »

Learner drivers aren't taught or tested on motorways. Hogging the middle lane on the M50 isn't an obvious wrong when you've never been told any different.

For any recently qualified drivers, your education doesn't stop with your full license. Get an instructor to give you a few lessons on the motorway. It could save your life.

Not when you are instructed to "Keep Left." Motorways are not all that big a deal. You get the same behaviour issues on dual carriageways. Pinning it on motorways just ignores that.

realdanbreen

Paleblood wrote: »

What time is your mother hurling at this evening?

Not sure, I think it might be around the same time your father is due at the methadone clinic!

realdanbreen

Tombo2001 wrote: »

Charming.

Prices are higher in Dublin because salaries are higher. Simple, and the same the world over.

Prices in London are higher than Dublin, salaries are higher in London than Dublin.

Prices in Belmullet are higher than in Mogadishu, salaries in Belmullet are higher than in Mogadishu.

You are being kidded if you think that salaries in Dublin are significantly higher than in rural Ireland. To use your Belmullet analogy, an electrician, Doctor, accountant, minimum wage guy,etc, in Belmullet will earn the very same as his equivalent in Dublin.

Glenster

Tombo2001 wrote: »

Prices in Belmullet are higher than in Mogadishu, salaries in Belmullet are higher than in Mogadishu.

Barely. And I know where I'd rather live.

osarusan

Tombo2001 wrote: »

Prices in Belmullet are higher than in Mogadishu, salaries in Belmullet are higher than in Mogadishu.

Neither a hurling stronghold.

Cienciano

Glenster wrote: »

Survey has been renamed to "name a county you think about".

"Which county do you dislike most"

Noveight

I am very rarely driving in Dublin, Donegal or Cork yet I steel manage to meet plenty of dunces on the roads.

whisky_galore

tbf, Donegal has gotten a bad rap in the last number of years; crap roads coupled with crap weather and to make things worse a boy racer culture.

Cork at third and being the largest county is hardly a surprise.

Citroen2cv

Driving in Dublin is very different to driving a twisty R-Road in the countryside.
I think driving in rural areas is more dangerous, and the road deaths statistics probably reflect this.

realdanbreen

osarusan wrote: »

Neither a hurling stronghold.

You could add Dublin to that!

realdanbreen

Citroen2cv wrote: »

Driving in Dublin is very different to driving a twisty R-Road in the countryside.
I think driving in rural areas is more dangerous, and the road deaths statistics probably reflect this.

Well if you're crawling around Dublin at 30km in heavy traffic then obviously the death statistics will be low.

Paleblood

Tombo2001 wrote: »

This thread really isn't about driving standards.

Its about the petty anti-Dublin bias that exists throughout the country.

Its getting tired to be honest, I don't really care any more. If you want to spend your life whingeing, so be it.

The first sign of any type of bias in this thread started with a Dub having a dig at us savages driving on mud roads. That set the tempo for what followed.

Tombo2001

Paleblood wrote: »

The first sign of any type of bias in this thread started with a Dub having a dig at us savages driving on mud roads. That set the tempo for what followed.

The first sign of bias was the survey the thread refers to.

joe40

How  this survey made national newspapers is beyond me. They seem to have asked people's opinion/perception on drivers from other counties with no actual evidence whatsoever.
How do they know where drivers are from. Plenty of D reg cars are not driven by Dubliners.

Why do Donegal drivers get such a bad rep. I have driven in plenty of counties and the driving in Donegal is no better or worse than anywhere else. Plenty of counties have their boy racers.

The suggestion that Sligo/Leitrim drivers are different to Donegal drivers is just silly.
Counties are just lines on a map there is no cultural differences based on counties.
There may be issues in relation to Urban versus rural driver behaviour but not on counties.