Would you know people who would be scared to drive to the airport or into cities?

Dots1982

My mother is petrified of it. Would boardsies know others who wouldn’t do it?

mad muffin

Of course.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Certainly I know people who would avoid driving in to Dublin due to confusion about routes, prohibited right turns in many places, the mess around Trinity College etc. The airport isn't an issue for anybody I know, as we're a clear run on the M1 to it.

Dravokivich

If rather someone else flew me into the airport.

heldel00

I know a lady who hasn't driven into Cavan town since they bypassed it and put a roundabout or two in the way! She'd die quicker than drive to Dublin.

heldel00

I know a lady who hasn't driven into Cavan town since they bypassed it and put a roundabout or two in the way! She'd die quicker than drive to Dublin.

suicide_circus

Would i know them?

LimeFruitGum

One lady in my postgrad course would only drive a new route herself if her husband did a recee drive first, and she would be in the passenger seat. It didn’t even have to be to a big town, just any unknown destination that she hadn’t been to before. If that wasn’t possible, they would have to rearrange their schedule so that he could drive her to wherever she had to be.

My old pair would no more drive to Dublin than fly to the moon. The last time they drove up to me must have been in 1999. They’d come up as far as Kildare town or Naas, but I would have to meet them there. They never use their free travel passes, but they’re just big homebirds really.

lazeedaisy

I'm from Dublin, but live in Kilkenny, everyone I work with refuses to drive to Dublin, but then I did long commutes and drive to Dublin regularly, it's nearly easier for me to drive to Dublin than the nearest city, makes more sense to me since I always pair it with a trip home

Smiles35

I live out in the suburbs of Dublin, my business partner drives but is heading for his 70's now, stops on dual carrige ways to make sure he's getting the right exit. Scary stuff. i have to plan the routes we take.

andekwarhola

Some of my relatives are like that but seemingly have no problem with other cars belting past you with inches of clearance on winding country roads

lertsnim

If I was to go to Dublin I'd avoid driving in the city centre and get the train or leave the car at the red cow. It's a disaster if you're not used to it. I have no issues getting to the airport or driving around Cork, Galway etc.

pgj2015

The problem with driving in Dublin if you are from the country is, you are not used to the heavy traffic, the locals drive too fast and have no patience or manners and very bad road rage, blowing their horns and roaring abuse at other motorist who god forbid make a little mistake while driving around the city.

Jim 77

I've no problem driving to the airports or in any of the cities and I feel it's quite safe because it's either a motorway with no oncoming traffic or slow moving city traffic. I've had more near misses on some of the country (rural) roads I grew up on.

mickdw

There is no doubt that if you don't know a route in any city it can be daunting so yes there are many people who won't drive into unknown locations.

threetrees

I dislike the city centre, I'd have to be absolutely guaranteed parking too.

Airport is fine, again if parking is available, set down is so much easier!

I hate the M50 because of all the heavy trucks on it but I don't avoid it.

Yer Da sells Avon

I know some perfectly good drivers who would never drive into the city centre. They're put off by the sheer number of one-way-streets, counter-intuitive routes, no-right-turns, poor signage, the need for sudden lane-changes, etc. The fact that so many road users (especially taxi drivers) are impatient and unforgiving of mistakes makes driving on unfamiliar streets stressful even for a confident and experienced driver.

andekwarhola

pgj2015 wrote: »

The problem with driving in Dublin if you are from the country is, you are not used to the heavy traffic, the locals drive too fast and have no patience or manners and very bad road rage, blowing their horns and roaring abuse at other motorist who god forbid make a little mistake while driving around the city.

To be fair, the craziest speeding and tailgating happens on country roads, not in the cities.

I myself wouldn't avoid the city centre but find it a pain as when you don't do it all the time, the amount of lane anticipation and stupid turn restrictions are annoying, especially in Dublin.

Atlantic Dawn

There's a few people I know that I wouldn't get in to a car on a journey involving motorway driving with them unless I had good life insurance.

pgj2015

pgj2015 wrote: »

The problem with driving in Dublin if you are from the country is, you are not used to the heavy traffic, the locals drive too fast and have no patience or manners and very bad road rage, blowing their horns and roaring abuse at other motorist who god forbid make a little mistake while driving around the city.

not even being funny, but its a good thing that people are avoiding driving in dublin if people getting annoyed at them not being able to drive in dublin is an issue

dublins not bad at all to drive around imo, its a right pain to find your way about at first alright but the driving aspect is overstated

Zaph

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dublins not bad at all to drive around imo, its a right pain to find your way about at first alright but the driving aspect is overstated

I agree, Dublin isn't bad too drive around, I don't understand why people are so nervous about it. I certainly see far worse driving on rural roads than I do in Dublin, if only for the simple fact that most of the time you can't get up enough speed in the city centre to do anything too crazy. For me, even as a Dub, the hardest part is route planning because there are so many bloody one-way streets and other restrictions. It's a major pain in the arse when you can walk from A to B in 5 minutes, but to drive it involves going via C, D and E as well.

the_pen_turner

i have no problem driving in any city. but dublin is horrible. i avoid it if at all posible.
too much complications and one way streets etc. the biggest problem is that there are no signs that are hepfull to someone who doesnt know the location of all the areas. there are no signs that i could see showing the way to the m 50 or down the m8/7. its all local signs. they have signs for the hospitals and airport etc but none on the way back to help you escape.

you can be driving along and sudenly your in the wrong lane and 50 feet from the turn off and you have to look like a clown trying to move over.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

I’d be nervous in Dublin city center but I’d do it. Airport is grand

ZeroThreat

hmmm seems strange to me tbh. When I was learning to drive, in between lessons I'd practice sometimes in the evening/night by driving (from D12 area) into city centre, round by Christchurch, & up Patrick St., Clanbrassil St. and back over the canal towards Harold's cross, terenure & home. No point in learning to drive while avoiding dealing with traffic, but I guess it's different for those who live and commute mainly in rural areas.

Twenty Grand

Killian Mysterious Pellet wrote: »

I’d be nervous in Dublin city center but I’d do it. Airport is grand

It's nerve wracking if you've never done it before.
3 lane roads where you need to change across 2 lanes, with taxis, buses, cyclists and other road users are cutting across each other.

Throw in dark miserable evenings and rush hour, and it can be tough for experienced drivers, especially right in the city centre.

touts

The Airport is fine.

Dublin City Center is nuts though. Signs barely exist and GPS is next to useless in the narrow streets. You therefore have to know the lanes etc because if you miss the exact moment and spot to change into one then the person behind you will jump in, cut you off and under no circumstances will they let you back in and concede the one spot advantage they just won in the battle to make it through the next set of traffic lights and save 30 seconds off their 3 hour commute. So you're then facing a 20 minute circuit around a one way system that only civil servants on crack could design to get back and have another go at getting into the same lane.

Screw that. The Dart, Luas, Taxis and Dublin Bus are much better options even though the Dubs are always complaining about them in an effort to get a ****ing multi-billion underground metro system to play with. After the metro it'll be a monorail or something. So don't listen to the spin. Save yourself stress and hassle by using public transportation network in Dublin.

tuxy

I know some drivers that won't drive at night.

BuboBubo

I actively avoided driving in Dublin for the first 10 years of driving just from pure fear.

Then an unforseen event meant I had no choice but to drive into Dublin city centre every day for a month. I was petrified, even though I'd driven for years at that stage. I'd drove in Belfast, Galway, Limerick etc, yet Dublin scared the bejesus out of me.

The first few trips to Dublin were white-knuckle affairs. The fear of being rammed off the road/going the wrong way up one way streets/pedestrians/cyclists/luas/busses/mad taxi drivers...

By the second week I suddenly became one of them. One of those "Dublin Drivers". By the time I'd reach Donnybrook I could out-ar$ehole the lot of them. It did more for my confidence than any rural town driving could ever do. I drive to Waterford every day for work without a second thought, and feel the same about Dublin now. I'm glad I can now drive with confidence everywhere.

My mam won't drive at night, neither will my aunt.

ZeroThreat

touts wrote: »

The Airport is fine.

Dublin City Center is nuts though. Signs barely exist and GPS is next to useless in the narrow streets. You therefore have to know the lanes etc because if you miss the exact moment and spot to change into one then the person behind you will jump in, cut you off and under no circumstances will they let you back in and concede the one spot advantage they just won in the battle to make it through the next set of traffic lights and save 30 seconds off their 3 hour commute. So you're then facing a 20 minute circuit around a one way system that only civil servants on crack could design to get back and have another go at getting into the same lane.

Screw that. The Dart, Luas, Taxis and Dublin Bus are much better options even though the Dubs are always complaining about them in an effort to get a ****ing multi-billion underground metro system to play with. After the metro it'll be a monorail or something. So don't listen to the spin. Save yourself stress and hassle by using public transportation network in Dublin.

Did I hear someone say Monorail?

Well sir, there's nothing on earth like a genuine, bona fide, electrified, six car monorail!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDOI0cq6GZM&t=3s

Notoldorwise

Anybody unsure of any route SHOULD be apprehensive about driving it....

tippspur

Driving in a city like Dublin would be like a nightmare for me.

Airport, no problem it's a busy environment you need to keep your wits about you.

I have stopped driving in the city center since the Luas extension, a few reasons, the kamikaze cyclists, the Luas extension its self, parking and there are good public transport options.

Mad_maxx

Driving in Dublin is fine.

Driving in Galway = kill me now

I don’t mind driving in a city as it’s where I learned how to drive. Found overtaking on N roads a struggle when I first moved over here as it was something I had never had to do. Wouldn’t do that until I was confident in knowing the stretch of road I was on.

I don’t mind driving at night but I hate driving when it’s dark but the moon isn’t up yet.

Ciaran_B

I'm not crazy about driving on motorways (safest roads to drive on, I know) but driving around cities is grand. I've driven to and from the airport several times and never had a problem but I don't like it.

One time I was driving from Bray to Crumlin and just didn't fancy the motorway at all. So I stuck to the coast and going through towns - Killiney, Dun Laoghaire etc. Found it a much nicer experience.

amcalester

Lived and drove in Cairo once upon a time, Dublin is grand by comparison.

irishguitarlad

An old timer from Brosna Co. Kerry a good few years back was called for an appointment in Cork University Hospital. He made It to the first roundabout outside Cork City and spent ages going round in circles. Gardaí were called to help him and all.

John_Rambo

pgj2015 wrote: »

The problem with driving in Dublin if you are from the country is, you are not used to the heavy traffic, the locals drive too fast and have no patience or manners and very bad road rage, blowing their horns and roaring abuse at other motorist who god forbid make a little mistake while driving around the city.

You’ll find Dublin drivers pretty patient, often letting traffic out from secondary roads, letting people merge etc… It’s actually very rare to hear car horns blasting in Dublin city. Those you do find loosing their temper are more often lost, frustrated and confused people from outside Dublin loosing their tempers.

Dublin drivers don't drive to fast, they can't!! Maybe you meant Donegal?

Compare that to the carnage of blocked yellow boxes and general carnage of Galway city and you’ll appreciate good manners and etiquette.

I don’t drive in to the city centre any more, that’s for chumps and should be the reserve for those who really need to, delivery, tradesmen with tools etc…

nthclare

I can't stand driving around cities and airports.
I'm very rural and backwards, no fault of my own might I add.

City people have the advantage of city driving,as they get used to it.
I'm sure they enjoy driving around rural setting's​ too.

Give me windy country roads Anyday. I love it.

I go to Dublin for a day and it's like being in a different dimension, I love a day trip to Dublin.

There's a lot of eye candy, good looking men and women in the cities.
Nice building s loads of fashion and modern lifestyle.

But I am happiest in the country.

If I won the lottery,I'd buy an apartment in the City, stay the odd Saturday night.

nthclare

irishguitarlad wrote: »

An old timer from Brosna Co. Kerry a good few years back was called for an appointment in Cork University Hospital. He made It to the first roundabout outside Cork City and spent ages going round in circles. Gardaí were called to help him and all.

One of the bleakest places in Ireland, I frequently go there flyfishing in the summer in the Feale River.

It's an endearing place, sometimes it Feels like being in a time warp, driving over the Feale bridge, turning left and back into the 70's...

Eddie Lenihan is from there too.

Graces7

Mad_maxx wrote: »

Driving in Dublin is fine.

Driving in Galway = kill me now

Thank you. I conquered driving in Galway but huge sigh of relief when I left the area...

No intention of ever driving in cities, on motorways or big roads ever again. Wide open spaces for me..

Agent Smith

Zaph wrote: »

I agree, Dublin isn't bad too drive around, I don't understand why people are so nervous about it. I certainly see far worse driving on rural roads than I do in Dublin, if only for the simple fact that most of the time you can't get up enough speed in the city centre to do anything too crazy. For me, even as a Dub, the hardest part is route planning because there are so many bloody one-way streets and other restrictions. It's a major pain in the arse when you can walk from A to B in 5 minutes, but to drive it involves going via C, D and E as well.

I find driving in the City Much easier. I Grossly dislike Driving on country roads, Give me the city center any day....


Except the quays in Dublin. Who ever came up with the 30kms Speed limit is a bastard who i wouldn't piss on if they were on fire. It's almost impossible to stay under 30 when driving them at night when theres little traffic.

BrokenArrows

Ya some people are just not confident driving , nevermind in unfamiliar areas.

I never had issues even in foreign countries on the other side of the road. Just follow your directions and if you miss a turn there is no need to panic just pull over when you can and workout where to go.

Graces7

irishguitarlad wrote: »

An old timer from Brosna Co. Kerry a good few years back was called for an appointment in Cork University Hospital. He made It to the first roundabout outside Cork City and spent ages going round in circles. Gardaí were called to help him and all.

Oh the poor old man!

I know a few people alright who can't or won't drive in the city, any city. It is probably a combination of unfamiliarity and a general lack of confidence and assertion on the roads.
I can drive anywhere. There have been plenty of times in Dublin when I hadn't clue where I was going but you just go. If cutting across lanes at the last minute fills you with dread then stay where you are. Dublin isn't a massive city so you will find your way soon enough.

Trigger Happy

I managed to drive in Paris when I lived there.
Everything about Dublin driving seems easy since then.
And then there is India. Never drive there, it’s horrific.

Feisar

I wouldn't be scared of it however I dislike driving in cities I don't know although haven't had any really bad experiences anywhere.

Wibbs

BrokenArrows wrote: »

Ya some people are just not confident driving , nevermind in unfamiliar areas.

Yep. I have little issue with those who know they're too nervous/not great at driving and restrict themselves to what's comfortable for them, but in my humble if someone who has been driving on a full licence for a few years can't navigate something as basic as city centre or motorway driving without having an attack of the vapours then quite frankly they shouldn't be on the road in those situations. Or maybe restricted in engine/car size and where they can drive. They're at best an inconvenience, at worst a danger to others and themselves.

Feisar

Trigger Happy wrote: »

I managed to drive in Paris when I lived there.
Everything about Dublin driving seems easy since then.
And then there is India. Never drive there, it’s horrific.

I drove in Paris once, I remember one "junction", it was just an area about the size of a football field with a load of roads leading onto it. Seen my gap and just went for it.

My Dad, who wouldn't have much faith in me behind the wheel changed his tune after that day. The young lad (circa. 30) scooting about paris sitting in the "wrong" side of the car on the "wrong" side of the road.

fancy pigeon

Yes.

The same people use side lights solely SAVING THE BULBS, drive everywhere at 70kmh and tip the brakes at every possible opportunity whilst weaving all over the place yet not actually slowing their coin purse of a car down.

Be thankful they don't drive in the city centre!

pgj2015

Deleted User wrote: »

not even being funny, but its a good thing that people are avoiding driving in dublin if people getting annoyed at them not being able to drive in dublin is an issue

dublins not bad at all to drive around imo, its a right pain to find your way about at first alright but the driving aspect is overstated

they can drive around it, just it is stressful for some rural people when they have ignorant native dubs with no patience blowing horns at them for not driving "fast" enough.