mik_da_man wrote: » Very simple, the hard shoulder reduces, you've got barriers on both sides making it appear narrowed so people slow down causing the bottleneck. If people learned to drive properly and leave adequate space it wouldn't be an issue.
kenny111 wrote: » people come up from the interchange racing to be first to join. i got hit there a couple of years ago, i saw the cars about to join so i moved over into the overtaking lane to give room to merge and the fourth car just came right over into me. the driver claimed that as her indicator was on she had right of way
roundymac wrote: » Some drivers think that once they indicate they have a right to of way. You are not alone kenny111.
Cork Truck Driver wrote: » I would suggest that lady needs driver education. An indicator is merely a signal of intention and not a right of way. Even at that when they are used, they aren't used correctly alot of the time. See this happening regularly. Was coming out of the tunnel in rush hour last Friday week heading towards Ballincollig and this was naturally part of my route, once i hit this particular stretch the amount of people trying to force their way out in front of me was sickening, people coming from the bloomfield interchange slip road trying to squeeze up the inside of me as well.
the beer revolu wrote: » People should be allowed to merge. Also people should drive to the end of the merging lane and then merge but people see this as queue jumping and get cross.
flintash wrote: » Gosh, you guys make the science out of driving!
Cork Truck Driver wrote: » I'm one of the nicer truckers out there.
the beer revolu wrote: » I find the standard of driving from truckers to be generally good. Always the occasional dick just like in any group but professional drivers are generally better, IMO. The other day I saw a car leave the driving lane, cut across several meters of hatching to go into a merging lane so he/shr could skip skip ahead about 6 cars then reenter the driving lane! FFS
Outkast_IRE wrote: » to be honest its going to take multiple fatalaties on this road before Gardai are given the resources to adaquately monitor driving on the road. I feel similar about the dunkettle approach from the east in the mornings - drivers using the driving lane to cut in late to the dunkettle or worse again queue in the driving lane of a 120km/hr road. It is only a matter of time before we see a period of multiple deaths.
ofcork wrote: » Saw a video of this on fb this morning queuing in the driving lane for the tunnel madness!
whisky_galore wrote: » Some really aggressive driving and chance-taking out there.
munstermagic11 wrote: » It's the usual lack of enforcement. One speed van or garda car would have a field day with traffic approaching the Kinsale road roundabout.
run_Forrest_run wrote: » while it may catch a few I don't believe many of the careless driving is being done by speeding cars. It's the lane hopping and non-courteous driving than I feel is causing many of the incidents. But I'd love to see a member of the traffic corps patrolling that section of the south ring, even just for 2 hours 7-9am.
munstermagic11 wrote: » It’s still enforcement though. The approach to the Kinsale Rd Rounabout allows for drivers to move in quite late. They need plastic bollards (as they have on the other side) extending back a significant distance as a preventative measure. I was driving in San Diego a few years back and it was a similar issue there. The following day they had large bollards dividing the exit lane, so you had to queue up.
TheChizler wrote: » I wonder would bringing the speed limit here down to 80 or 60 at peak hours help prevent some of these crashes. Bringing it down in advance with warning might be safer than the current situation of suddenly coming across a sea of brake lights and panicked lane changes.
