A girl I work with lives in Blanchardstown, she drives daily to Summerhill in her car. Why t f?
What’s wrong with a modest hatch back?
She’s unmarried and no kids. What the f does she need it for?
i assume you mean bare feet? yeah, i've heard that theory a couple of times.
The Mk 2 Micra has a reputation of performing poorly in icy and snowy conditions due to its undersized tires as did a lot of low budget cars of the era, the Micra also had a poor safety rating didn't help either. I think anybody that states it was the best snow car they have ever driven has made some poor car choices over the last few decades.
If anything the increase in SUVs is leading to more cars on the road with 4 wheel or all wheel drive systems especially electric and hybrid versions. Stability systems, wider tires and greater road clearance means that SUVs are clearly a better choice than eco boxes and saloons for cold weather driving.
Most of what people are calling SUVs are FWD not 4WD
I agree with a lot of your points. But, believe it or not, narrow tyres are better in snow and ice.
Have a look at what rally cars use in winter conditions.
Put the tax on fuel instead. I've an older petrol convertible that I only use during the summer. Three months tax for that is the same as my daily driver annual tax.
Tax is already on fuel.
2wd with winter tyres would work,
It's always fascinating when those who express deep, heartfelt concerns about the 'crimes' of others are the same ones who routinely 'commit crimes' every day.
You're wrong. The narrow tyres were part of the reason why it went through compacted snow so easily. Only poor decision I made was getting rid of it.
Not specifically but there are over 3.25 million drivers in Ireland, and less than 150 fatalities per year.
Driver and Vehicle Testing Transport Omnibus 2021 - Central Statistics Office
Do the maths whatever way you like, you can't really blame "drivers" writ large for fatalities especially considering that many fatal collisions were not even caused by a driver.
Like the 70% of fatal motorist-pedestrian collisions in which the driver was blameless.
Wow, you mean like shrieking about the perceived sins of "drivers" while excusing rampant lawbreaking by other groups?
why is it that when cars are mentioned cyclists have to butt in with their “what about me?” Yeah what about you?? No one asked you to cycle. If you think it’s dangerous don’t do it
I do wonder should SUV's be a different license class to the Micra's, Corsa's and Yaris's most of their drivers passed their tests in… the amount of them with no spatial awareness is staggering… There also seems to be a cognitive dissonance amongst SUV drivers that because they feel so safe in their luxury tank they forget about the safety of other road users.
It'd be a good opportunity to ensure proper driving instruction for the one valid reason that most that aren't taking a Land Rover might actually need one for too: towing trailers. Including such training in the license and testing category for such vehicles would also ensure that those driving them are actually capable of being trusted with such large vehicles (and should ensure we see far fewer of them being illegally parked at the school gates or taking up two spaces in Lidl).
after reading some of those comments ive an uncontrollable urge to rush out and buy a toyota land cruiser amazon with the 4.2 v8 diesel engine and take up FOUR spaces in the carpark 😎
cycling is not dangerous. It’s a very healthy form of exercise which is a lot easier to integrate into your daily routine compared to other activities.
Over 170 fatalities last year but sure what's another twenty deaths, another twenty families destroyed when you didn't give a toss about the original 150 deaths?
Exactly, there's a reason the French and Italian alps are full of Fiat Pandas and the old Suzuki Jimnys. They are the car equivalent of a mountain goat.
Funnily enough, the growing number of Ford Rangers I'm seeing on our roads is giving me a similar urge to get some "Micro-penis Society of Ireland" stickers made up! 🤣
if i buy a big land cruiser im definitly getting one a them visors printed up saying "ive a wee willie" 😁
Because, whether you like it or not, you're not 'entitled' to the roads over a cyclist as a car user.
Ultimately both cyclist and cars are all road users with the same rights to use the road and should exist together safely.
It might be worth taking five minutes, or ten minutes, or if you're not too busy tonight, take thirty minutes to remind ourselves of the kind of sh1te driving we all see every day on the roads, drivers flying through red lights, flying through roundabout yield signs, flying over continuous white lines on blind bends to overtake, flying across motorway lanes - these are 'the best drivers in the world' apparently, and any suggestion that we need to stop this kind of sh1te is met with howls of victimhood.
No, they don't have the same rights to use the road.
Cyclists have unlimited rights to use the road.
Drivers get to use the roads only under licence.
Drivers need to get a licence to drive, which entails displaying driving skills required to pass, requiring knowledge of the rules of the road etc.
Anyone can be a cyclist, any clueless, ignorant clown can just hop on a bicycle, without displaying any knowledge of any rules of the road, (that they've unlimited use of apparently) and go about their way.. Hmmm
I know! It's great, isn't it!
If you think so
of course i do. the skills required to control a vehicle weighing somewhere between one tenth to half the weight of the rider, with one weighing between 10 to 40 times the weight of the driver, are not comparable.
one of my bikes is one tenth my body weight. my car is 18 times my body weight. the reason you appear to think cyclists should have to pass a test to cycle is because of (drum roll…) cars. that's it.
there's a reason i was able to cycle when i was a small child, but to not be allowed drive till well over a decade later.
When was the last time in Ireland a cyclist killed someone with a bicycle?
When was the last time in Ireland a driver killed someone with a car?
...hmmmm
They're only so narrow so as to ensure maximum engagement from the spikes. You really shouldn't talk about stuff you know.little about. It can be dangerous to spread misinformation
Prestige or just because they like the particular model. Why else?
Personally, I'm soon to replace my long-serving 2010 Opel Corsa. I will be getting another car of a similar size as for me, a car is just utilitarian.
What are you on about.?
If your video is so representative of Ireland's 3.25 million drivers, then how come Ireland has about 300,000,000 vehicle-km between fatalities (of any cause, including collisions not caused by a driver)?
I don't expect an answer because you've proven that you don't like data and evidence, and you've been unwilling to answer simple questions in the past, so my question above is more rhetorical, I supposed.
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