Galway traffic

Dempsey · 20-01-2018 12:45AM #1

When I first moved up to Galway I couldnt get over how slow people are to move off at lights. 4 years later, it still bewilders me how much congestion is caused by this. Is it that hard for people to watch the light sequence and be ready to go and move off quickly??

Am I the only one that notices this?

Green Peter · 20-01-2018 02:50AM

Did you not know all Galway people are colour blind!

ANDREWMUFC · 20-01-2018 03:14AM

I was in Galway 3 months ago and noticed this. Anywhere else in the country and here in Dublin people move as soon as the lights turn green

fergiesfolly · 20-01-2018 10:37AM

I've taken to giving the car horn a quick blast to wake them up. The BriarHill junction is a particular bugbear of mine. They seem bewildered by the junction and too afraid to enter it.
Has to be said though, the timings of lights changing on some junctions is too quick and doesn't let enough cars through.

topcat77 · 20-01-2018 10:54AM

I've also noticed this and all I can think of is three possible reasons.

1. Mobile phones

2. Fear of insurance fraud (whiplash fraudsters).

3. Just stupid

demanufactured · 20-01-2018 11:52AM

fergiesfolly wrote: »

I've taken to giving the car horn a quick blast to wake them up. The BriarHill junction is a particular bugbear of mine. They seem bewildered by the junction and too afraid to enter it.
Has to be said though, the timings of lights changing on some junctions is too quick and doesn't let enough cars through.

I'm usually hammering it through there so I feel your pain..

Stoolbend · 20-01-2018 12:08PM

The biggest problem with Galway is people bombing through the lights 4 or 5 seconds after they've gone red.

You'd get t-boned if you reacted to a green light at the headford road shopping centre.

TheAnalyst_ · 20-01-2018 12:10PM

Galway honestly has some of the worst traffic in the world and I've lived and travelled to a lot of places.

demanufactured · 20-01-2018 12:38PM

Kirwin Roundabout is a joke.

biko · 20-01-2018 05:32PM

Driving into town today, almost got hit three times by idiots drifting into my lane or pulling out into traffic without looking

Doltanian · 20-01-2018 05:49PM

There is incredibly slow reaction times to traffic lights here and at roundabouts too. I blame VRT special Paddy spec cars with Manual gearboxes whereas in an Autobox you just gun the accelerator and go.

Tilikum17 · 20-01-2018 05:51PM

Roundabouts (Tirellan) - people in the wrong lane. Every ****ing day

Reventon93 · 20-01-2018 10:43PM

biko wrote: »

Driving into town today, almost got hit three times by idiots drifting into my lane or pulling out into traffic without looking

This!
Today i had a newer skoda casually drift into my lane on top of me. And showed no reaction to me even though i was carrying on as notmal. You'd swear they were going into a clear lane.

And the sad thing is that this is pretty daily. People have no idea how to drive properly.

CiniO · 21-01-2018 01:00AM

Stoolbend wrote: »

The biggest problem with Galway is people bombing through the lights 4 or 5 seconds after they've gone red.

You'd get t-boned if you reacted to a green light at the headford road shopping centre.

You mean something like that:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0iiYKxWQI0

Stoolbend · 21-01-2018 01:03AM

CiniO wrote: »

You mean something like that:

All day long.

Considering their light would have gone red 3 to 5 seconds before yours went green it's just crazy how bad it is.

Supergurrier · 21-01-2018 01:04AM

I drive around galway most days in a big box body van for a furniture business based in the city and i do be at my wits end at times. Some people are borderline suicidal.

Only last week i had a cyclist go inside me as i merged down the hill from ballybane industrial estate as i indicated so with no reflective gear or lights in the dark of 5pm evening tell me to watch what i was at. Have some self awareness for gods sake im not omnipotent.

Bazzy · 21-01-2018 10:01AM

Everything works in galway at a slower pace

accept it and it'll get easier in fact embrace it and you'll enjoy it

I live in rural Galway went to get something in the shop down the road yesterday 3 hours later came back one of the neighbours was running a duct and I stopped to help 5 of us there in total in the end it's just the way it goes

Irish_rat · 21-01-2018 10:10AM

Bazzy wrote: »

I live in rural Galway went to get something in the shop down the road yesterday 3 hours later came back one of the neighbours was running a duct and I stopped to help 5 of us there in total in the end it's just the way it goes

Cool story bro.

nice_guy80 · 21-01-2018 11:00AM

far too many junctions
I cannot understand why the junctions at Briarhill, Tuam Road and end of Bothar na dtreabh weren't done as flyovers
government are afraid to put the road to the west side into a tunnel due to costs - just get it built

Your Face · 21-01-2018 11:15AM

Stoolbend wrote: »

The biggest problem with Galway is people bombing through the lights 4 or 5 seconds after they've gone red.

You'd get t-boned if you reacted to a green light at the headford road shopping centre.

Fact

demanufactured · 21-01-2018 12:39PM

Bazzy wrote: »

Everything works in galway at a slower pace

accept it and it'll get easier in fact embrace it and you'll enjoy it

I live in rural Galway went to get something in the shop down the road yesterday 3 hours later came back one of the neighbours was running a duct and I stopped to help 5 of us there in total in the end it's just the way it goes

Nothing to do with driving.

joeKel73 · 21-01-2018 03:03PM

Tilikum17 wrote: »

Roundabouts (Tirellan) - people in the wrong lane. Every ****ing day

Every time.

I can't tell if Galway drivers have no idea how to use roundabouts or just don't care.

Any time I beep someone in a wrong lane that nearly causes an accident they always seem annoyed and confused with a "but I use this lane every day" look.

Would love to put up signs at each roundabout entry for a month showing where each lane should be going.

Your Face · 21-01-2018 03:10PM

J o e wrote: »

Every time.

I can't tell if Galway drivers have no idea how to use roundabouts or just don't care.

Any time I beep someone in a wrong lane that nearly causes an accident they always seem annoyed and confused with a "but I use this lane every day" look.

Would love to put up signs at each roundabout entry for a month showing where each lane should be going.

Beeping at people on a roundabout doesn't sound too safe either.

Bazzy · 21-01-2018 04:27PM

demanufactured wrote: »

Nothing to do with driving.

It is it's to do with the attitude of the natives

Unlike Dublin and some other big cities there not in a rush rush rush everywhere

TheAnalyst_ · 21-01-2018 04:29PM

Bazzy wrote: »

demanufactured wrote: »

Nothing to do with driving.

It is it's to do with the attitude of the natives

Unlike Dublin and some other big cities there not in a rush rush rush everywhere

They don't actually have a choice.

joeKel73 · 21-01-2018 05:13PM

Your Face wrote: »

Beeping at people on a roundabout doesn't sound too safe either.

Perhaps I should be more receptive to getting side swiped by cars unexpectedly cutting across me or blocking my exit by taking all routes on the outside lane.

Your Face · 21-01-2018 06:12PM

J o e wrote: »

Perhaps I should be more receptive to getting side swiped by cars unexpectedly cutting across me or blocking my exit by taking all routes on the outside lane.

No, youre mistaken.
I never said you should be receptive to getting hurt.

Im pointing out that beeping someone will in many cases exacerbate the situation.

Nate--IRL-- · 21-01-2018 06:38PM

Beeping will alert somebody to your presence, that they weren't aware of before. If they can't pay attention to the rules of the road and be aware of their surroundings, that they have to be beeped to prevent a collision, they should not be on the road.

Nate

demanufactured · 21-01-2018 06:59PM

Bazzy wrote: »

It is it's to do with the attitude of the natives

Unlike Dublin and some other big cities there not in a rush rush rush everywhere

Well there is actually... People have to get to work on time....

Bazzy · 21-01-2018 07:10PM

demanufactured wrote: »

Well there is actually... People have to get to work on time....

Yes and if the journey takes a certain amount of time you leave yourself that much time 2 or 3 seconds at 10 sets of lights will cost you less than a minute

if you beep you will get yourself stressed and worked up and it will do no good wait the couple of seconds

Stoolbend · 21-01-2018 07:15PM

2 or 3 seconds costs space. Space for more cars to get in front of you. You could miss a green light and have to sit through a full 6 minute cycle of lights where more cars get in front of you.

We should have red/amber before green like the UK.
People wouldn't be as quick to go through red if they thought the other car actually move on green.

Galway traffic

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