Common idiotic actions you see roads every day

thelad95 · 23-12-2018 02:40PM #1

There seems to be a multitude of idiots on the road these days especially given the festive season, what stupid actions drive you crazy?

1. Turning left onto a busy main road, car crawls into hard shoulder and out onto the main road without even indicating, instead of just waiting for a safe chance to go.

2. Parking on the motorway, see driver having a p!ss or fag while lorries fly by less than a meter away at 100km/h.

3. Driver going straight through a roundabout instead of following the outside lane, cuts into inside lane and back out again all the while not bothering to indicate.

4. Seeing a jackass trying to get into your boot, dangerously overtaking you only for you to literally roll up beside them at the next set of lights or roundabout. I’d love to know why they’re in such a hurry or what they do with all the time they save from making their journey “shorter”.

5. Yellow box etiquette is just non existent. Green light does not mean you can enter the junction if it’s obvious you can’t exit it.

6. Running red lights/amber lights. Again I’d love to know what these drivers do with all the time they save.

jk23 · 23-12-2018 02:45PM

thelad95 wrote: »

There seems to be a multitude of idiots on the road these days especially given the festive season, what stupid actions drive you crazy?

1. Turning left onto a busy main road, car crawls into hard shoulder and out onto the main road without even indicating, instead of just waiting for a safe chance to go.

2. Parking on the motorway, see driver having a p!ss or fag while lorries fly by less than a meter away at 100km/h.

3. Driver going straight through a roundabout instead of following the outside lane, cuts into inside lane and back out again all the while not bothering to indicate.

4. Seeing a jackass trying to get into your boot, dangerously overtaking you only for you to literally roll up beside them at the next set of lights or roundabout. I’d love to know why they’re in such a hurry or what they do with all the time they save from making their journey “shorter”.

5. Yellow box etiquette is just non existent. Green light does not mean you can enter the junction if it’s obvious you can’t exit it.

6. Running red lights/amber lights. Again I’d love to know what these drivers do with all the time they save.

At least one of these happens at least 5/6 times a day, especially the breaking red lights and dangerous overtaking

Old Perry · 23-12-2018 02:50PM

Going straight through on roundabout while indicating right. there needs to be a national ad campaign to educate people on how to navigate roundabouts.

Agricola · 23-12-2018 02:54PM

So many people havent a clue what they're supposed to do at roundabouts. The amount of times I've been going straight through only to be cut across by someone on the outside lane who should be going right but just overtakes you!

TheUnderfaker · 23-12-2018 02:54PM

Driving in the middle lane of the M50, usually well below the speed limit, when you have no intention of overtaking anybody

JPF82 · 23-12-2018 02:55PM

The red light jumping has increased a lot in recent years. I see it numerous times every week. All different types of drivers doing it too so it's a widespread issue.

One that really pisses me off is those that drive in the hard shoulder on the motorway to skip heavy traffic. Very common on m4 from Maynooth into Dublin. There is one black VW polo that regularly passes me at speed on the hard shoulder and zig zags across both off and on ramps while at it.

Noveight · 23-12-2018 02:56PM

They could do with running a few TV adverts about how yellow boxes work.

Same with motorway lanes.

Collie D · 23-12-2018 03:00PM

As a pedestrian, drivers going straight through reds absolutely infuriates me.

I don't want to end up with a pair of broken legs or worse for you to save a few seconds or because you weren't paying attention.

*****!

dxhound2005 · 23-12-2018 03:08PM

Agricola wrote: »

So many people havent a clue what they're supposed to do at roundabouts. The amount of times I've been going straight through only to be cut across by someone on the outside lane who should be going right but just overtakes you!

I don't understand that. If you are going "straight through" you would be in the left lane (outside lane)?

When taking any exit from the 6 o’clock to the 12 o’clock position, motorists should approach in the left-hand lane

When taking any exit between the 12 o’clock to the 6 o’clock positions, motorists should approach in the right-hand lane

fonecrusher1 · 23-12-2018 03:12PM

Not indicating.

Pretty much the easiest / quickest task associated with driving a car other than turning the steering wheel. You lazy focking dogs.

antodeco · 23-12-2018 03:13PM

dxhound2005 wrote: »

I don't understand that. If you are going "straight through" you would be in the left lane (outside lane)?

When taking any exit from the 6 o’clock to the 12 o’clock position, motorists should approach in the left-hand lane

When taking any exit between the 12 o’clock to the 6 o’clock positions, motorists should approach in the right-hand lane

Some roundabouts allow you to use either lane to go straight (normally road markings tell you!).

The roundabout up at Liffey valley as you head towards b&q. The amount of cars in the left lane going right (3pm exit) is incredible. It's wrong on 3 basic levels. You should never be in the left lane if going past 12 o clock. The road markings say straight ahead only in that lane, and there's also a big sign that says it!

YFlyer · 23-12-2018 03:16PM

Agricola wrote: »

So many people havent a clue what they're supposed to do at roundabouts. The amount of times I've been going straight through only to be cut across by someone on the outside lane who should be going right but just overtakes you!

You mean 'should be going left?'

Sonics2k · 23-12-2018 03:17PM

Honestly the amount of people I've seen driving with no lights on, even at night, has been absolutely staggering.

yerwanthere123 · 23-12-2018 03:21PM

Tailgating. It happens to me almost every day. Then they'll overtake on a continuous white line :rolleyes:

Agricola · 23-12-2018 03:24PM

dxhound2005 wrote: »

I don't understand that. If you are going "straight through" you would be in the left lane (outside lane)?

When taking any exit from the 6 o’clock to the 12 o’clock position, motorists should approach in the left-hand lane

When taking any exit between the 12 o’clock to the 6 o’clock positions, motorists should approach in the right-hand lane

Yes, I'm in the left hand or inside lane going straight through (12 o'clock) and someone in the outside lane who should be going to the 3 o'clock exit cuts across in front of me to also go straight through.

nthclare · 23-12-2018 03:24PM

Driving home from Galway last night it was some craic.
Some dude in a 00 Astra driving up the arse of a 161 7 series BMW

I stayed well back, this was on the motorway.

The guy in the BMW was probably on cruise control, guy in the Astra was pedal to the metal.

We all got to the Gort slip road at a similar time frame.

martingriff · 23-12-2018 03:24PM

dxhound2005 wrote: »

I don't understand that. If you are going "straight through" you would be in the left lane (outside lane)?

When taking any exit from the 6 o’clock to the 12 o’clock position, motorists should approach in the left-hand lane

When taking any exit between the 12 o’clock to the 6 o’clock positions, motorists should approach in the right-hand lane

Depends on the markings what lane you can use

Feisar · 23-12-2018 03:25PM

Anything to do with roundabouts.

Graces7 · 23-12-2018 03:26PM

thelad95 wrote: »

There seems to be a multitude of idiots on the road these days especially given the festive season, what stupid actions drive you crazy?

6. Running red lights/amber lights. Again I’d love to know what these drivers do with all the time they save.

recently i was at a red light by road works. a lorry behind me kept beeping and revving up, getting nearer to me. before the light changed. While it was probable no more vehicles would come through the light was on RED.

Made him wait; then saw he was delivering stuff to the road works..

Agricola · 23-12-2018 03:32PM

Another one is breaking red lights at a contraflow where there is roadworks.
Theres a big new roundabout being built near me for the last few months and the very long waiting time at the temporary traffic lights is causing some people to go through the red if it just changed over in the last few seconds. This almost caused an accident recently where two cars met on the same lane going in opposite directions. Gards called out etc.

captbarnacles · 23-12-2018 03:49PM

Drivers indicating they are going into your lsne AFTER they have already moved in.

LirW · 23-12-2018 03:53PM

People that think the speed limit is the minimum speed you have to go, especially on windy country roads.

Also roundabouts. I partly blame the lax rules for L-Plate driving. So many people just do their theory test, stick an L-Plate up and off they go driving picking up the worst habits. Especially in the country side. I know a few of them, mainly women for some reason, that know how do drive straight and around the corner but start to panic at roundabouts, dual carriageways, right-turns at big junctions and many more.
A few also just run automatic cars and after driving like that for a few years they have no real chance to pass their driving test at the first time without taking more lessons to fix bad habits.

heldel00 · 23-12-2018 03:57PM

Stopping on a main road to let a car out from a side road.

twowheelsonly · 23-12-2018 04:00PM

Drivers who park facing oncoming traffic with their lights on. Pain in the ass in an urban area, highly dangerous in rural areas. A lot of people don't realise that their lights are aimed towards the left so in that situation it's straight at oncoming traffic.

Driving with only parking lights on. It's unbelievable how many people do this, especially at dawn , dusk and in rainy conditions. I see it a lot with newer cars which leans me towards believing that people may be using automatic lighting.

101 other things - all from drivers that aren't as good as me

twowheelsonly · 23-12-2018 04:01PM

heldel00 wrote: »

Stopping on a main road to let a car out from a side road.

Or on a roundabout !!!

Paddy Cow · 23-12-2018 04:03PM

Collie D wrote: »

As a pedestrian, drivers going straight through reds absolutely infuriates me.

I don't want to end up with a pair of broken legs or worse for you to save a few seconds or because you weren't paying attention.

*****!

Pedestrians can be as$hole too though. The amount of people who think it's okay to just walk out onto the main road between a line of parked cars is staggering. It's worse when they do it with their kids. Galway is a nightmare. Pedestrians just walk across the road at the top of shop street. People who use their buggy as a traffic stopper should be given an automatic slap in the face with a fish.

YFlyer · 23-12-2018 04:03PM

Agricola wrote: »

Yes, I'm in the left hand or inside lane going straight through (12 o'clock) and someone in the outside lane who should be going to the 3 o'clock exit cuts across in front of me to also go straight through.

Which country?

23-12-2018 04:06PM

Sonics2k wrote: »

Honestly the amount of people I've seen driving with no lights on, even at night, has been absolutely staggering.

Anytime, I go past Dundrum Town Centre in the late afternoons or evenings, I see one or two idiots with no lights on who've come out of the car park.

And then there are the idiots driving round with no back lights because they don't know how their DRLs work.

23-12-2018 05:05PM

People who think getting in the path of a moving car isn't a problem if the car is in reverse.

People taking stupid risks to overtake you so they can spend the rest of the journey with your car behind instead of in front.

People with teddies on their back window ledge. Just because.

MarkHenderson · 23-12-2018 05:12PM

Best drivers in Europe. Go to Italy or Poland if you want to see s h I t driving.

MadDog76 · 23-12-2018 05:33PM

Old Perry wrote: »

Going straight through on roundabout while indicating right. there needs to be a national ad campaign to educate people on how to navigate roundabouts.

That one really riles me up for some reason...... I think it's the fact that they probably think they're doing the right thing and the rest of us are wrong..... I really want to scream in their ear "YOU'RE THE F#CKING IDIOT, NOT US!!!".

Common idiotic actions you see roads every day

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