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

GrumpyMe · 05-12-2016 05:59PM

Jimmy Garlic wrote: »

...Any competent driver can depress the clutch, get into gear and drop the handbrake in one second flat.

Yeh but first they've to look up from that mesmeric spot just below window height to the right of their right thigh where their right hand is feverishly tapping the text. Then they have to register that they are actually the driver. Then scan for the cause of the horn beeping. Then the generous 'I'm doing it!' wave...
:rolleyes:
And then get to depress the clutch etc...

JeffKenna · 05-12-2016 07:50PM

Jimmy Garlic wrote: »

No you shouldn't. Unless you want to burn out your clutch release bearing prematurely. Any competent driver can depress the clutch, get into gear and drop the handbrake in one second flat.

Go back and do that in your driving test and see if they pass you.

Rave.ef · 05-12-2016 09:01PM

Amber Lemon Skulduggery wrote: »

And 99% of drivers are morons...

Where the hell did you pull that bullshít figure out of?

Are you implying that roads should be restricted to automobiles only?

That's not a bad idea like I said in my first post in this conversation iv scrubbed s@#t off my shoe that's of more value than cyclists:rolleyes:

LordSutch · 05-12-2016 09:04PM

Misaligned Windscreen washer jets which shoot over the windscreen onto the cars behind, thus forcing them to then spray their windscreen

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Tip: stick a pin into the nozzles to adjust them, so that they hit the centre of your windscreen.

AndrewJRenko · 05-12-2016 09:06PM

Oodoov wrote: »

As a car driver, cyclists.

As a motorbike rider, cyclists.

As a bus driver, cyclists.

They are a menace.

Though funnily enough, of the four groups mentioned above, cyclists are the one group that don't kill people every year on the roads. But they are 'a menace' apparently?

Beasty · 05-12-2016 09:20PM

Motorists who try to make a big deal out of cyclists completely oblivious to their own law breaking, be it speeding, dangerous turns, failure to observe yield and stop signs, and many other shortcomings.

Even had one idiot rammed into the back of my car a few weeks ago - not satisfied with the once, but as I ground to a halt after the first collision he decided to ram into the back of my car a second time, then did a runner.

Some motorists are completely obnoxious scumbags*

*the vast majority are not - like cyclists I guess

TheRiverman · 05-12-2016 09:32PM

foggy_lad wrote: »

As a Driver of a car I always hated pricks who had their fog lights on all the time, even when driving lights were off.

I always gave horse boxes and lorries a wide berth as they have to avoid potholes and I always kept well back and gave an extra few seconds when overtaking them. Being in Kildare/Meath they were everywhere.

I also hated when some numpty would speed up and pull into the overtaking lane as I went to overtake them.

Driving from Tullamore this evening to my home a distance of 32km I stopped counting after meeting twenty of those pricks with fog lights on.The only bit of fog at the time was the bit between those idiot drivers ears.

Pinch Flat · 05-12-2016 09:37PM

TheRiverman wrote: »

Driving from Tullamore this evening to my home a distance of 32km I stopped counting after meeting twenty of those pricks with fog lights on.The only bit of fog at the time was the bit between those idiot drivers ears.

For some reason when it's actually foggy, not as many seem to have their fog lights on. Can never work that one out.

TheRiverman · 05-12-2016 09:51PM

Pinch Flat wrote: »

For some reason when it's actually foggy, not as many seem to have their fog lights on. Can never work that one out.

Neither can I.I met a couple of geniuses with parking lights only on in the bad fog we had last week.

Advbrd · 05-12-2016 09:59PM

Rave.ef wrote: »

That's not a bad idea like I said in my first post in this conversation iv scrubbed s@#t off my shoe that's of more value than cyclists:rolleyes:

Would you perhaps have a slight dislike of cyclists?

Jayop · 05-12-2016 10:05PM

Had to do a fair bit of driving yesterday. Was behind two cars that the second one was tailgating the first at one point for a good while. Came to a nice overtaking spot that I know well, waited maybe a hundred meters to see if the second guy was going to pass, not sign of it, no indicators, no moving over to have a wee peek up the road so I say I'll get passed them. Checked my mirrors, signaled that I was pulling out, started the maneuver. When I was about halfway to level with the tailgater he decided to overtake without checking mirrors, blindspot or indicating, any one of which would have prevented a near miss. The absolute whopper almost ran me off the road into the ditch.

KERSPLAT! · 05-12-2016 10:06PM

Mod

Enough of the cyclist, etc. bashing.

I don't like cyclists = OK
Cyclists all deserve to die a horrible death = Not OK

Use common sense to stay the right side of the line.

JeffKenna · 05-12-2016 10:10PM

I don't like cyclists

KERSPLAT! · 05-12-2016 10:11PM

Now you have it!! Me either!

Jayop · 05-12-2016 10:16PM

I have had more other drivers almost kill me than cyclists so as a driver and at the moment non cyclist I'll say I don't like drivers.

So really foggy here last week, unsurprisingly there was as many people driving around with either their side lights or no lights at all on as you would expect. Absolute morons.

Personally I'd be all for passing a law that all new cars must have their dipped headlights on at all times while the car is on. I'd also make it a requirement for all other drivers of old cars to always have their dips on. That way when you get fog or when it's approaching dusk, or in heavy rain with low visibility these clowns would be able to be seen and pose less of a danger to others.

KERSPLAT! · 05-12-2016 10:18PM

On my car the dips come on automatically, I love it. They and auto wipers. Best thing since sliced bread.

Beasty · 05-12-2016 10:23PM

KERSPLAT! wrote: »

On my car the dips come on automatically,

Same with all my cars. Still prefer the automatic gear shifting on the bikes though.....

Jayop · 05-12-2016 10:24PM

KERSPLAT! wrote: »

On my car the dips come on automatically, I love it. They and auto wipers. Best thing since sliced bread.

Yeah, the problem with some of those day time running lights is that unless you turn the switch they only put on the front beams and not the tail lights I think. I might well be wrong there but that was my impression.

What would be the problem with everyone having their dips on all the time? The cost of fuel for it would be negligible and the safety of having everyone visible when driving conditions are poor would be much improved..

railer201 · 05-12-2016 10:28PM

Regarding cyclists I think the only solution is for Google to extend their self-drive for cars to bicycles as well.

The King of Moo · 05-12-2016 10:37PM

I... don't like.... motorists who don't know understand that cyclists have the same legal classification as drivers on the road, and that they therefore have to yield the right of way to a cyclist just as they would to a car. I believe there are drivers who genuinely believe they're automatically entitled to the right of way simply because they're in a car.

I see this most often on my cycle to and from work, when a driver is waiting to get onto a main road from a minor one. They'll wait for the cars ahead of me to pass, and as soon as I'm next, they enter the road, regardless of how close I am or how hard I have to brake. It's so stupid. Of course a bike braking hard in traffic is less dangerous than a car doing the same, but it's still dangerous for me, for anyone near me who may not be able to react, or may react in a panic, and for his/her car if I hit it.

The other example, as I've mentioned earlier, is overtaking me on a corner, usually at 8am to get to work 3 seconds less late than if they'd waited. Except of course it doesn't usually work out like that, as often they have to dangerously stop during the turn as they realise they can't make it at their current speed.

In fairness, a lot of drivers treat me with respect as they see I follow the rules and respect other road users. They'll wait for me to pass before entering the road, or see that the line I need to take around the corner means they can't overtake me safely.

But it only takes a few gobsh*tes to ruin everything, especially the idiots during morning rush hour.

foggy_lad · 05-12-2016 11:17PM

Jayop wrote: »

Yeah, the problem with some of those day time running lights is that unless you turn the switch they only put on the front beams and not the tail lights I think. I might well be wrong there but that was my impression.

What would be the problem with everyone having their dips on all the time? The cost of fuel for it would be negligible and the safety of having everyone visible when driving conditions are poor would be much improved..

Nope, Afaik once the driving lights(Dipped headlights) come on the rear lights must also come on.

I am starting to think that many people do not know where the proper light switches are for their vehicles and turn on the fog lights instead of the headlights.

There are also a number of numpties who think their sh1tbox looks so much cooler with the fog lights on all the time.

The sooner this is penalised with 5 penalty points and a €500 fine the better and safer the roads will become, and there should be no defence of saying that there was fog back the road a short distance or just around the last bend in the road.

Kevwoody · 05-12-2016 11:19PM

People who drive tight to the centre line and below the speed limit. You could be stuck behind them for miles, then as you go to overtake them, they pull over into the hard shoulder!

I mean like, they could have pulled over miles back to allow you past, why do it when your along side them?!

Jayop · 05-12-2016 11:20PM

foggy_lad wrote: »

Nope, Afaik once the driving lights(Dipped headlights) come on the rear lights must also come on.

I am starting to think that many people do not know where the proper light switches are for their vehicles and turn on the fog lights instead of the headlights.

There are also a number of numpties who think their sh1tbox looks so much cooler with the fog lights on all the time.

The sooner this is penalised with 5 penalty points and a €500 fine the better and safer the roads will become, and there should be no defence of saying that there was fog back the road a short distance or just around the last bend in the road.

Foglights on without fog - Dickhead
No foglights/dips on in fog - Dickhead

Personally I'd mush prefer to see points dished out for the more dangerous no lights/sidelights on in fog than the foglights on in no-fog myself.

foggy_lad · 05-12-2016 11:46PM

Jayop wrote: »

Foglights on without fog - Dickhead
No foglights/dips on in fog - Dickhead

Personally I'd mush prefer to see points dished out for the more dangerous no lights/sidelights on in fog than the foglights on in no-fog myself.

Side lights on are better than nothing and other drivers should be able to see you but if you have fogs on when there is no fog you immediately blind most oncoming traffic as well as traffic behind you.

Many cars don't have fog lights and dipped headlights are to be used at all times in fog even when fog lights are available.

Jayop · 05-12-2016 11:48PM

foggy_lad wrote: »

Side lights on are better than nothing and other drivers should be able to see you but if you have fogs on when there is no fog you immediately blind most oncoming traffic as well as traffic behind you.

Many cars don't have fog lights and dipped headlights are to be used at all times in fog even when fog lights are available.

Side lights are worse than useless in most conditions. Honestly, I'd ban them from cars too and have either no lights on or proper lights. People using sidelights think they've fulfilled the lighting requirement and that's worse imo.

OldMrBrennan83 · 05-12-2016 11:51PM

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BeepBeep67 · 05-12-2016 11:55PM

Overtaking routine I see daily
Manoeuvre - Signal - Mirror - Wave

DrumSteve · 05-12-2016 11:59PM

It's practically impossible to leave a safe breaking distance due to **** pulling in on top of you all the time.

Veloce150 · 06-12-2016 12:14AM

Cars coming from side roads, blocking a bus lane broadside, while waiting to force their way into traffic stopped the outside lane. I've see busloads of people delayed by just one self-entitled driver with zero social awareness.

the_pen_turner · 06-12-2016 12:19AM

DrumSteve wrote: »

It's practically impossible to leave a safe breaking distance due to **** pulling in on top of you all the time.

espcially on a wet motorway. you leave a gap so the spray is not too bad, then some fool pulls into your safety gap and sprays water everywhere. you then have to overtake them again because they wont stay at a speed after you slow down to get back your gap

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

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