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

Boom_Bap · 08-11-2016 03:51PM

MeatTwoVeg wrote: »

It's nothing to do with insurance and I suspect you're thinking of motorway hard shoulders, which is indeed an offense.

It's perfectly acceptable to temporarily pull over into the hard shoulder to allow faster moving traffic to overtake if the shoulder is clear and it's safe to do so.

I believe it needs to be a non-solid yellow line as well.

whoopsadoodles · 08-11-2016 03:51PM

Ginger83 wrote: »

You are actually not insured to drive on the hard shoulder but he/she could have pulled in and stopped briefly as some tractors do.

Oh god. Please stop posting utter nonsense. Not insured? So your insurance voids itself when your car crosses into the hard shoulder? Really?

It is permitted to pull into a hard shoulder of a national road temporarily to allow faster moving traffic to pass.

Please please don't post absolute bull when you don't actually know the rules of the road.

RainyDay · 08-11-2016 03:52PM

the14thwarrior wrote: »

and cyclists. especially those who refuse to use the cycle lanes in the phoenix park, on one of the most dangerous roads and expect everyone to give them a wide berth

Can't think of any reason why - can you?
http://www.thejournal.ie/phoenix-park-cyclist-dies-in-hospital-2751811-May2016/

learn_more wrote: »

I think the main reason drivers complain about cyclists is not really because of all the rules they break but because there are just there in the first place, even if all of them stuck to the rules 100%. There are times when a driver cannot overtake simply because a cyclist is there, like when a bend is coming up. Cyclists just slow drivers down , even if they do nothing wrong. Noting worse than being slowed down, when your a motorist.

I think you're fairly close to the truth here, but the really funny bit is that many of these same motorists happily spend 80% of their journey staring at the arse of the car in front, just a couple of meters away, but put them behind a cyclist for 5 or 10 seconds and they go apoplectic and lose all reason.

kbannon wrote: »

Just phone Garda Trafficwatch on 1890205805

Don't - they send reports to the local station by fax, so you'll be waiting. Dial 999 or 112.

KwackerJack wrote: »

May as well call Fireman Sam.....seen several cyclist run red lights only to see the Gardai look at them and drive away.....if that was a car they'd have blue lights and sirens on and make a whole show of it

Bwaahaahaa - if every Garda car followed and pulled every car they see breaking red lights, they'd never get more than a kilometre from the station.

whoopsadoodles · 08-11-2016 03:54PM

Things that irritate the fcuk out of me:

1. People who don't know the rules of the road.

2. People who not only don't know the rules of the road, but who think they do and try to convince other people their misinformation.

MeatTwoVeg · 08-11-2016 04:22PM

Boom_Bap wrote:

I believe it needs to be a non-solid yellow line as well.

Hard shoulder line markings are always dashed, except on motorways where a solid line is used, as you're not allowed to cross the solid line when driving.

Lofty123 · 08-11-2016 04:30PM

People who regularly post on the motors forum about their dislike/disdain for speed limits here. These people seem to think that they are such good drivers that these pesky rules don't apply to them.

Ken. · 08-11-2016 04:48PM

Mod-No slagging off other forums.

Dr Jakub · 08-11-2016 05:02PM

RayM wrote: »

People who complain most about cyclists are always middle-aged men.

Hope someone has the decency to kill me before I reach middle-age.

What wait for someone else to make the first move?

Show some initiative!

Tipperary animal lover · 08-11-2016 05:08PM

Go past a primary school( which is on a bend and just off a main trunk road but there's a parking lot 2 mins walk away) most days, the way women just abandoned their cars on the road and pull out onto the road is crazy.
Just yesterday there was this car stopped on my side of the road(blocking two empty spaces)wit no indicator on and kids gone into the school, had to wait behind as on coming traffic so honked the horn no movement honked again nothing, opposite traffic passed so pulled out as passing her car she flipped the bird at me.
I pulled up in front of her and walked back asked her to lower the window to say why she gave me the finger but she shook her head and told me to f..k off.i shook my head and went off. What ye think of that. Bred well I'd say!!

Lofty123 · 08-11-2016 05:08PM

ken wrote: »

Mod-No slagging off other forums.

I presume this was aimed at me?

Where did I "slag off" another forum?

I mentioned some drivers who regularly post in it that they ignore speed limits.
This seemed like a legitimate gripe on a thread discussing motoring gripes.

LordSutch · 08-11-2016 05:18PM

Drivers who don't properly STOP before the 1st white line at the traffic lights!

These drivers usually creep across the white lines and stop on the reddish cycle box, and in many cases they even creep over this area too until they've stopped on top of the pedestrian crossing, others creep until they're half way round the corner - then the lights change to green and they stall on takeoff

Which always amuses me after all their trouble of creeping across the stop lines, for what gain?

_Jamie_ · 08-11-2016 05:19PM

Jawgap wrote: »

Hey, it's not just me who uses the word 'experience' when talking about shopping....some people even blog about it......but I guess some people are just beyond criticism

More than one person uses the term 'shopping experience'. That's... nice?

Ginger83 · 08-11-2016 06:06PM

whoopsadoodles wrote: »

Oh god. Please stop posting utter nonsense. Not insured? So your insurance voids itself when your car crosses into the hard shoulder? Really?

It is permitted to pull into a hard shoulder of a national road temporarily to allow faster moving traffic to pass.

Please please don't post absolute bull when you don't actually know the rules of the road.

Dont get your knickers ina twist

When driving years ago we were told by the silage contractor do not under any circumstances drive in the hard shoulder as we are not covered if something happens.

Plenty seems to irritate you by the looks of things so you're in the right place.

Ginger83 · 08-11-2016 06:09PM

Tipperary animal lover wrote: »

Go past a primary school( which is on a bend and just off a main trunk road but there's a parking lot 2 mins walk away) most days, the way women just abandoned their cars on the road and pull out onto the road is crazy.
Just yesterday there was this car stopped on my side of the road(blocking two empty spaces)wit no indicator on and kids gone into the school, had to wait behind as on coming traffic so honked the horn no movement honked again nothing, opposite traffic passed so pulled out as passing her car she flipped the bird at me.
I pulled up in front of her and walked back asked her to lower the window to say why she gave me the finger but she shook her head and told me to f..k off.i shook my head and went off. What ye think of that. Bred well I'd say!!

They're all brave until you get out. She would have got some surprise if you had a badge

davo2001 · 08-11-2016 06:11PM

People with L AND N plate on the car, WHICH ****ING ONE ARE YOU?!

ofcork · 08-11-2016 06:22PM

People who pull in at night facing oncoming traffic and don't turn off their headlights you have PARKING LIGHTS!!

The King of Moo · 08-11-2016 06:27PM

Can someone explain what's so bad about displaying N and L plates together?
Presumably one of the car's drivers is a learner, and the other a novice.

When I see an L plate I take a little extra care, and when I see an N plate I take a little extra care, so when I see both together there's no practical difference for me.

Maybe there's something I'm missing, but it doesn't seem like such a big deal to me.

davo2001 · 08-11-2016 06:29PM

The King of Moo wrote: »

Can someone explain what's so bad about displaying N and L plates together?
Presumably one of the car's drivers is a learner, and the other a novice.

When I see an L plate I take a little extra care, and when I see an N plate I take a little extra care, so when I see both together there's no practical difference for me.

Maybe there's something I'm missing, but it doesn't seem like such a big deal to me.

Well personally I would like to have an idea on HOW inexperienced the driver actually is.

08-11-2016 06:30PM

Cyclists have been well mentioned already but please, pedestrians, stop jwalking across our dark streets in your dark clothes on these dark, wet chaotic evenings. It is madness. You're not invincible. Death and injury do not just happen to other people. Drivers do not see everything - far from it. Please wise up to this reality.

Life is too short, and a healthy life shorter still.

maudgonner · 08-11-2016 06:32PM

davo2001 wrote: »

Well personally I would like to have an idea on HOW inexperienced the driver actually is.

But plenty of cars display L/N plates when a fully qualified driver is behind the wheel.

If it's such a big issue for you, why not assume the least qualified driver is the one using the car at that point in time and act accordingly? Then at worst you will have been overly cautious.

xabi · 08-11-2016 06:34PM

When I'm driving my BMW most motorists are oblivious to the fact that they should get their inferior cars out of my way.

Chips Lovell · 08-11-2016 06:34PM

I've said this before, but most cost-effective and efficient way to deal with idiots on the road is to empower Gardaí to administer on-the-spot punishment in the form of a vigorous kick in the crotch.

You'd see a lot less muppetry if that was to happen.

gitzy16v · 08-11-2016 06:34PM

people who drive on motorways doing 80kph when my hgv maxed at 85 kph, then after waiting for ages to overtake where i wont hold anyone up in the outside lane,then when they see me alongside they speed up:mad::mad::mad:...drop back in behind and 10mins later deja fcuking vu:mad::mad::mad:

maudgonner · 08-11-2016 06:35PM

xabi wrote: »

When I'm driving my BMW most motorists are oblivious to the fact that they should get their inferior cars out of my way.

Crap, sorry! I saw the state of you and assumed you were a joyrider

railer201 · 08-11-2016 06:35PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Cyclists have been well mentioned already but please, pedestrians, stop jwalking on our dark streets in your dark clothes on these dark, wet chaotic evenings. It is madness. You're not invincible. Death and injury do not just happen to other people. Drivers do not see everything - far from it. Please wise up to this reality.

Life is too short, and a healthy life shorter still.

+1........and might I add that under wet conditions like tonight and with a dark tall hedge as background a person in dark clothes may not be visible in dipped headlights at all. In other words invisible.

As you say 'Please wise up to this reality'.

Mister Vain · 08-11-2016 06:35PM

GrumpyMe wrote: »

There's the "issue"- you don't HAVE TO overtake them!

Overtake if you wish but understand, and take comfort from the fact that, they "suffer" the same frustration - every time they pass you - you go on to pass them again.
That's life - sometimes the pigeon, sometimes the statue.

I know I don't have to but I'd be holding up the traffic behind me then. It's just annoying but yeah I suppose it would be annoying for the cyclist too.

The King of Moo · 08-11-2016 06:36PM

davo2001 wrote: »

Well personally I would like to have an idea on HOW inexperienced the driver actually is.

I know what you mean, but personally I just play it safe and assume the learner's driving.

Which reminds me of another thing I used to find very annoying: when you're a learner and are waiting to enter a main road, when a well-meaning individual stops to let you in.
And then you panic as you weren't expecting it, fumble for the gearstick, forget to let off the handbrake, and finally stall the engine for good measure.
And then the person who wanted to let you out gets annoyed and gives you filthy looks when they eventually give up waiting and move on.

railer201 · 08-11-2016 06:40PM

xabi wrote: »

When I'm driving my BMW most motorists are oblivious to the fact that they should get their inferior cars out of my way.

Yaris, BMW or Rolls Royce - makes no difference in heavy traffic.

_Kaiser_ · 08-11-2016 06:41PM

davo2001 wrote: »

Well personally I would like to have an idea on HOW inexperienced the driver actually is.

As someone who does a lot of mileage myself, at this stage I tend to assume that all drivers are potential hazards and may do something stupid until proven otherwise.

As such I'm always watching for the last-minute/no indicating lane change, the type who will join a motorway and try to cut across 2/3 lanes regardless of traffic already there, and the clowns who will inevitably swing around a roundabout with no indication of what exit they actually want to take etc

whoopsadoodles · 08-11-2016 06:42PM

Ginger83 wrote: »

Dont get your knickers ina twist

When driving years ago we were told by the silage contractor do not under any circumstances drive in the hard shoulder as we are not covered if something happens.

Plenty seems to irritate you by the looks of things so you're in the right place.

Read up a few posts and you'll see that my kids were killed in an RTA.

Not much irritates me, but fools on the road most certainly do.

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

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