Cork traffic

I will say that since that junction was updated the enforcement has been zero so loads of cars still turn up what is the bus lane now. Which is the same as other junctions across the city. No enforcement anywhere.

I think I was quite clear on that, a sign before rather than on the bend and road markings prior to rather than on the bend. Your right though, that road marking when covered by a hypothetical car as below is very clear 😂 Think its pretty normal that there are other cars on the road when in the City no? As I said I was used to the old layout and I was following other cars. I am sure that all the regular users are aware of the change. I have admitted that it was my error, I am saying that the signage at the junction, especially given such a significant change to that junction is poor at best.

It's actually parked in the loading bay in front of the Ashley Hotel

and the black one in the first photo is defo in the bus lane, not loading bay

The greenery in the middle? Between lanes? On a dual carriageway? I'm confused...

You seem to be describing a situation where drivers are routinely driving far to fast for the road conditions.

Is there any part of that road where the bend is so tight that the only way you can see what's in front of you is by looking across the median?

Even just a maps pin would help us to understand what you mean. I use that road a lot and am struggling to understand what you mean other than the sketchy median crossings at Waterrock/Castle Rock Avenue.

I assumed he was talking about back closer to Lakeview, where there's the hedge right after the roundabout. It is a rather tight bend for the speed of the road, in fairness.

Which junction? Lakeview was out of scope for the Carrigtwohill to Midleton upgrade.

Oatencake wasn't dealt with very well either IMO. The plan was a new junction at Milebush connected to Oatencake and then proceed with new houses with no distributor. It was a fairly low-quality plan.

The current problems at Oatencake came because the "relief road" became a development magnet and there was no effort whatsoever at sustainable planning. Crazy stuff went on like like housing estates on the Ballintubber road and big expansion of Broomfield, all based almost entirely on car dependency through direct access to Oatencake. And now it's all the government's fault.

I'm actually 100% with the TII/NTA/Department on this one: it's the LA's job to sort out the distributors and development of towns.

Correct:

https://maps.app.goo.gl/EYtLKK22rYHeXZZA7?g_st=ac

Some very wise person decided it was a good idea to change the timing frequency of the traffic lights by M&S.

We need the lights changed by the N40 on ramp, all the others were fine! I also agree about South Terrace but I strongly believe that the main problem is people ignoring the large number of warning signs and road markings. If you’re going into the street for the first time since it was changed, you should be going slower due to the signs warning you there’s changes. Then it’s fine. But most people ignore the signs and fly through

I drove to West Cork on the weekend via the N71. Between Inishannon and Bandon, in the river valley, was quite hairy. The road changes to 100km/h when you get out of the town centre, and then all of a sudden there are slow down signs everywhere and windy bends. I just slowed down and it was fine, going mane 70km/h to 80km/h. But the people behind me didn’t seem happy, and were right up behind me. Why make the road 100km/h if there are signs everywhere after saying slow down due to bends? Why not just make the speed limit lower in the first place?

Those signs are good, I just don’t see the point in at the same time having the speed limit set at 100km/h. I would have thought 80km/h would be more than enough