Road issues that irritate me.......

The King of Moo · 07-11-2016 02:00PM

WestWicklow1 wrote: »

Two cyclists riding around a bend. Single file. Simple.

I don't see why going round a bend would make a difference, as no competent driver would be overtaking on a bend anyway.

sesswhat · 07-11-2016 02:01PM

Drivers and cyclists all have the power to irritate but none can compete with Superrunner!

Superrunner is not jogging. Superrunner is running!

Everyone must make way for Superrunner for a fitbit waits for no man.

Unlike mere mortals, Superrunner has no use for footpaths, for Superrunner carves his own path.

Superrunner WILL beat that personal best. Mrs Superrunner WILL get that pre-pregnancy body back in a week. And nobody, NOBODY even think about getting in the way!

km991148 · 07-11-2016 02:06PM

Those FHeads with crappy 1cyl "Engines" modded onto beaten up old mountainbikes.

I am not generalising here - but all of them that I have met have had a blatant disrespect for all other road users

m5ex9oqjawdg2i · 07-11-2016 02:06PM

WestWicklow1 wrote: »

Single file. Simple.

Well you are wrong, simple as that.

Your opinion doesn't matter in this case. All you see is something in your way and therefore it's not right.

Alun · 07-11-2016 02:09PM

sundodger5 wrote: »

No they aren't foglights. The problem is other people think they are because the "foglight" is lit up....have had people flashing rear fogs at me. Brake testing me all because they think i have fogs on.

Ah, I see

They're pretty feeble power output wise, as I said, only 19W on mine, so how they think they're full foglights is beyond me.

07-11-2016 02:11PM

Is it wrong the I would love a Gardai car to appear and catch those using the bus lane while us law abiding citizens stick to the rules.

The Rock road and the Malahide road seem to attract the worst offences.

We are all trying to get to and from work why do they thing they are so special.

Boom_Bap · 07-11-2016 02:16PM

It's 20:33.
You are driving in a bus lane who's hours are 7:00 - 19:00.
But there is some person that takes offence to you being in a bus lane and you are coming up to pass them on the inside.
They put a few wheels into your lane to block you off.

Those guys are the worst thinking that they need to take the law into their hands although they clearly don't know the law.

07-11-2016 02:19PM

Boom_Bap wrote: »

It's 20:33.
You are driving in a bus lane who's hours are 7:00 - 19:00.
But there is some person that takes offence to you being in a bus lane and you are coming up to pass them on the inside.
They put a few wheels into your lane to block you off.

Those guys are the worst thinking that they need to take the law into their hands although they clearly don't know the law.

Well they are thick and cant read the roads signs.

Boom_Bap · 07-11-2016 02:22PM

mariaalice wrote: »

Well they are thick and cant read the roads signs.

and then decide to try cause an accident

StiffOldMan · 07-11-2016 02:24PM

Retired folk. They'll surprise you. I got one retired guy shouting 'you're nothing more that a f**kin a$$h0le' to me... :eek: after he pulled out in front of me into traffic without looking

RainyDay · 07-11-2016 02:34PM

Optimalprimerib wrote: »

The train barriers that go down 5 minutes before the train is even due. Coolmine station is a nightmare for this as the carpark is the opposite side for me, meaning that in the mornings, there are about 3 trains in 15 minutes so if the barrier goes down, it won't go back up until all trains are gone.

I miss my train and there is a massive tailback. Either shorten the barrier time or build a bridge.

Or maybe you need to get there 5 minutes earlier?

Jawgap wrote: »

As I said, lots of supermarkets are open long hours so there are very few people who can't arrange their lives so they can go shopping without the sprogs.

Except maybe single parents. Or families where 1 or both parents is working shifts. Or stay-at-home parents who want to get the shopping done during the day so that both parents can have family time at home at night.

nikkibikki wrote: »

Some cyclists, especially the one yesterday who was stopped talking to his other cyclist friend on side of the road and just as we were level with him he decides, without signalling, looking behind him or any kind of warning, decides to start cycling making his way to the middle of the road. Both my husband driving and the car behind us had to swerve to avoid colliding with him. He must have a death wish.

It's amazing how often we hear of these near-death experiences by/for cyclists, and how rarely we actually hear of death experiences for cyclists. Could there be a little bit of exaggerating going on?

andala wrote: »

So, you're basically saying that it's ok for some road users to slow down everyone else? Imagine if a car was doing 10mph in a 60mph zone and it would be impossible to overtake it? How happy would everyone be about it?

I just love it how entitled everyone is on the roads in Ireland.
If I managed to attach a photo correctly, you can see how inconsiderate some cyclists are. I took that photo in Navan a while ago. It took me forever to get through the town because these idiots ignored a perfectly ok cycling lane

It's slightly ironic how you bookmark your question about entitlement with dramatic despair about being 'held up' by other road users for a few seconds. Really?
Just for your information, cyclists are held up by slow moving cars in heavy traffic all the time - every hour of every day. But generally we don't take pictures or post messages of despair - we either filter past if possible, or wait a few seconds until the conditions improve. You might try it sometime.

andala wrote: »

kbannon I do realise they're legally allowed to use the road. The thread title is "road issues that irritate me" and it so happens that cyclist do that Of course tractors, drivers with hats on and Micras slow everyone down too. However, they have no other choice than to use the road. Cyclist often do and yet still they insist on choosing not to. And that is plain rude. Legal? Sure. But it doesn't make it any less annoying.

Yes, plain rude - that's the only possible explanation. Cyclists as a group are just rude - they get together and plan their rudeness events. It couldn't possibly be anything to do with poor engineering design, or layers of mushy leaves, or broken glass, or pedestrians with extendible dog leads stretched across the lane like the old Nazi piano wire trick or any other good reason. It's just rudeness.

Your Face wrote: »

I don't like when people have their bare feet up on the dashboard.

The Backwards Man wrote: »

They'd be eating their own feet if the airbag went off!

Actually, their kneecaps will be fired back into their skill about 100kmph if the airbag goes off, so they won't have time to smell the smelly feet.

WestWicklow1 wrote: »

Single file. Simple.

Don't make me post the Anne Doyle video again.

Galwayguy35 wrote: »

You're wrong in that last point, anybody walking at night should have a high viz and a flashlight, maybe it's easy to see them walking in a well lit Dublin street where I take it you live but a dark country road is a different matter.

Yes, I'm a Dub, and I recognise that conditions are different in rural areas. But the law is the same either way. There is no special clothing required to walk on the road. If you're unable to drive without killing people in those circumstances, you should consider stepping away from the car.

railer201 wrote: »

I'm stating what's advised by the Road Safety Authority. Claiming hi-viz to be a designed distraction is just conspiracy theory style nonsense and a step too far for most rational people to swallow - best wishes with that one.

Yes, it is a hard sell all right. Which is why I suggested focusing on the facts and evidence, rather than the anecdotal approach favoured by the RSA.

HellSquirrel wrote: »

I dunno, I'd still feel a darn sight safer in a hi-vis, and from the driving perspective (albeit as a passenger), I know I see them from further away. Hi-vis won't protect you from either an idiot or ..well, a couple tonnes of metal hitting you, but for most normal drivers, it might be the couple of seconds that allows them to adjust.

When you're a vulnerable sack of meat and bones sharing a dark country road with speeding cars (or just fast cars, but speeding does seem to be an issue in the country), anything is better than nothing.

It's a personal choice of course. If you prefer to wear hi-vis, knock yourself out. However, it is not legally required, and it is hard to take demands for hi-vis seriously from people who have black or grey or green cars.

sesswhat wrote: »

Unlike mere mortals, Superrunner has no use for footpaths, for Superrunner carves his own path.

Is he the guy I see running in the cycle lane, to avoid those pesky pedestrians?

Jawgap · 07-11-2016 02:40PM

andala wrote: »

kbannon I do realise they're legally allowed to use the road. The thread title is "road issues that irritate me" and it so happens that cyclist do that Of course tractors, drivers with hats on and Micras slow everyone down too. However, they have no other choice than to use the road. Cyclist often do and yet still they insist on choosing not to. And that is plain rude. Legal? Sure. But it doesn't make it any less annoying.

It's not rudeness, it's safety and to a lesser degree convenience that dirves (pun intended) cyclists off cycle paths and on to roads.

Take the path that runs down the old N1 past the airport.......
....for a start it's a shared path with pedestrians
....then you have to wander in around the junctions and slalom through the barriers to cross at pedestrian crossings at the junctions
....then there's the numerous openings from property on to it, at each of which you are expected to yield....

......far better to stay on the road, where you don't have to cede the right of way, where you can spin straight in and where you, generally, don't have t mix it with pedestrians.

My own guess is that most cycle paths are designed by people who don't cycle and by organisations who either don't cycle and/or are just interested in generating 'quantities' of cycle track not quality.

biko · 07-11-2016 02:43PM

Did someone say cyclists?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzQRexswK4w

Jawgap · 07-11-2016 02:44PM

RainyDay wrote: »

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Except maybe single parents. Or families where 1 or both parents is working shifts. Or stay-at-home parents who want to get the shopping done during the day so that both parents can have family time at home at night.

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Shop away to their hearts content, I'm only suggesting that they're not deserving of special treatment just because they've a kid or two in tow. Maybe both parents could do the shopping with the kids then they can have 'family time' together and get the shopping done :rolleyes:

It seems parents of pre-adolescent snowflakes want special treatment everywhere they go now - if it's not special parking arrangements it's complaining about restaurants that won't allow push chairs or complaining about shops that - not unreasonably - don't want their ill behaved seed spoiling everyone else's experience.

lawred2 · 07-11-2016 03:52PM

Jawgap wrote: »

I quite agree, so maybe parents can work a bit harder to control their kids - supermarkets, restaurants etc are not playgrounds, and kids running around screaming are not being 'adorable.'

......and to wander back towards the topic......driving your kids 500m to school, then blocking the road with your inconsiderate parking so the little snowflakes have 10m less to walk to the school gate is not being courteous to other road users, and even other parents.

I'm sure there's a thread where you can voice your general dissatisfaction with parents and their children... Not sure this is it though.

lawred2 · 07-11-2016 03:55PM

Jawgap wrote: »

Shop away to their hearts content, I'm only suggesting that they're not deserving of special treatment just because they've a kid or two in tow. Maybe both parents could do the shopping with the kids then they can have 'family time' together and get the shopping done :rolleyes:

It seems parents of pre-adolescent snowflakes want special treatment everywhere they go now - if it's not special parking arrangements it's complaining about restaurants that won't allow push chairs or complaining about shops that - not unreasonably - don't want their ill behaved seed spoiling everyone else's experience.

You must be the first person who goes to a supermarket for a shopping experience.

You need to lighten up.

_Jamie_ · 07-11-2016 04:13PM

Jawgap wrote: »

Shop away to their hearts content, I'm only suggesting that they're not deserving of special treatment just because they've a kid or two in tow. Maybe both parents could do the shopping with the kids then they can have 'family time' together and get the shopping done :rolleyes:

It seems parents of pre-adolescent snowflakes want special treatment everywhere they go now - if it's not special parking arrangements it's complaining about restaurants that won't allow push chairs or complaining about shops that - not unreasonably - don't want their ill behaved seed spoiling everyone else's experience.

Ranty McGoo here. :rolleyes:

The parent and child parking spaces are wider. Not everyone can leave the young kids at home while they do the grocery shop. The end.

Galwayguy35 · 07-11-2016 04:20PM

RainyDay wrote: »

Yes, I'm a Dub, and I recognise that conditions are different in rural areas. But the law is the same either way. There is no special clothing required to walk on the road. If you're unable to drive without killing people in those circumstances, you should consider stepping away from the car.

Actually it looks like you don't have a clue about the dangers of driving on country roads.

So maybe both of us should step away from the car.

LCD · 07-11-2016 04:21PM

When I am walking, all cyclists & drivers

When I am cycling all walkers & drivers

When I am driving all walkers & cyclists

Basically whoever is above or below me in the road food chain

Jawgap · 07-11-2016 07:08PM

lawred2 wrote: »

You must be the first person who goes to a supermarket for a shopping experience.

You need to lighten up.

Thanks for the advice, but I'm quite chilled.....I just wonder why parents allow their kids to be so feral.

Henry Ford III · 07-11-2016 07:10PM

Cars displaying L and N plates at the same time. I've seen a few, even on a motorway!

jimmurt · 07-11-2016 07:18PM

RayM wrote: »

Impatient people who flash their lights at me when I'm doing 100 km/h (which, quite frankly, is fast enough for anyone) in the fast lane on the M50.

Are you overtaking cars doing the 100km /hr?

Truckermal · 07-11-2016 07:20PM

Henry Ford III wrote: »

Cars displaying L and N plates at the same time. I've seen a few, even on a motorway!

The lunatics and nutters in the one car...:D

My peev is other truck drivers who think it's acceptable to overtake another truck on a motorway at .5km an hour holding up cars in the overtaking lane! The biggest w@nker of course is the driver in lane 1 who maintains his speed leaving the other truck outside for ages.....

lawred2 · 07-11-2016 07:20PM

Jawgap wrote: »

Thanks for the advice, but I'm quite chilled.....I just wonder why parents allow their kids to be so feral.

Yeah sure, you're 'chilled'

Is ranting about parking spaces, the plight of feral children and disturbed shopping experiences what passes for chilled now?

RayM · 07-11-2016 07:24PM

jimmurt wrote: »

Are you overtaking cars doing the 100km /hr?

No, never.

Jawgap · 07-11-2016 07:25PM

lawred2 wrote: »

Yeah sure, you're 'chilled'

Is ranting about parking spaces, the plight of feral children and disturbed shopping experiences what passes for chilled now?

What? It's a thread about irritation.....that wandered into other territory.....

......plus it's only a bit of craic......it's the internet!!

John_Rambo · 07-11-2016 08:36PM

Jawgap wrote: »

What? It's a thread about irritation.....that wandered into other territory.....

......plus it's only a bit of craic......it's the internet!!

But you keep talking about children. On the internet, what's the obsession? This is about road issues, take your children thing to another thread!

Your Face · 07-11-2016 08:42PM

RainyDay wrote: »

Or maybe you need to get there 5 minutes earlier?

Except maybe single parents. Or families where 1 or both parents is working shifts. Or stay-at-home parents who want to get the shopping done during the day so that both parents can have family time at home at night.

It's amazing how often we hear of these near-death experiences by/for cyclists, and how rarely we actually hear of death experiences for cyclists. Could there be a little bit of exaggerating going on?

It's slightly ironic how you bookmark your question about entitlement with dramatic despair about being 'held up' by other road users for a few seconds. Really?
Just for your information, cyclists are held up by slow moving cars in heavy traffic all the time - every hour of every day. But generally we don't take pictures or post messages of despair - we either filter past if possible, or wait a few seconds until the conditions improve. You might try it sometime.

Yes, plain rude - that's the only possible explanation. Cyclists as a group are just rude - they get together and plan their rudeness events. It couldn't possibly be anything to do with poor engineering design, or layers of mushy leaves, or broken glass, or pedestrians with extendible dog leads stretched across the lane like the old Nazi piano wire trick or any other good reason. It's just rudeness.

Actually, their kneecaps will be fired back into their skill about 100kmph if the airbag goes off, so they won't have time to smell the smelly feet.

Don't make me post the Anne Doyle video again.

Yes, I'm a Dub, and I recognise that conditions are different in rural areas. But the law is the same either way. There is no special clothing required to walk on the road. If you're unable to drive without killing people in those circumstances, you should consider stepping away from the car.

Yes, it is a hard sell all right. Which is why I suggested focusing on the facts and evidence, rather than the anecdotal approach favoured by the RSA.

It's a personal choice of course. If you prefer to wear hi-vis, knock yourself out. However, it is not legally required, and it is hard to take demands for hi-vis seriously from people who have black or grey or green cars.

Is he the guy I see running in the cycle lane, to avoid those pesky pedestrians?

That everyone? :pac:

TheRiverman · 07-11-2016 08:49PM

People who constantly refer to the overtaking lane on Motorways and Dual Carriageways as the "fast" lane.

Jawgap · 07-11-2016 09:17PM

John_Rambo wrote: »

But you keep talking about children. On the internet, what's the obsession? This is about road issues, take your children thing to another thread!

Well it started with the status of child and parent spaces.....and especially the way some folks think they are of a similar status to disabled spaces, which they're not......

.....after that a procession of posters seemed to want to take issue with anyone dating to suggest that parents were anything other than deserving of preferential treatment when it comes to parking. I was simply making the point they're not, and child and parent spots are really just extra paint.

Road issues that irritate me.......

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