Worst driving you've seen

Orla K · 26-08-2009 06:03PM #1

Ok mods I'm asking this here instead of the motors forum because it's mostly just drivers in that forum and there's plenty of people who don't drive and have seen bad driving or even been in a car with bad drivers.

Here's some of mine

- I was cycling on a wide road and passing out slow moving traffic one guy got jealous and as I was passing him moved into the left, I ended up nearly falling over and knocking his wing mirror off. He saw me before he did it too and he had the cheek to beep at me after it. Another time in the same spot a guy tried to block my way, he was looking at me in the rear view mirror, when he copped I was looking right at him he moved out.

-I know someone who was drunk driving and on the phone at the same time:rolleyes: he went to turn a corner from a stopped position and ended up turning too much and went into a bridge it was bridge1-0car no damage to the bridge, luckily for him it was about 7 or 8 on a Sunday morning so nobody was around. I've been in the car with this guy and in his old car he he was lighting a fag, winding down the window, turning the wheel and answering the phone somehow he tried to do all this at the same time and somehow he didn't crash but I was terrified.

-since those times I've started driving myself and the most recent stupid driving was by a truck driver. He was passing out a tractor, fair enough I've no problem with that except he was doing in at a bend in the road and I turned the corner to be faced with a lorry. Luckily somehow anything was avoided but I did have to break and I think the tracker did as well to give him space to move in.

-Lastly, the boy racers need a mention. I was driving down a quite enough big road. I heard that horrible breaking noise behind me. I looked in the rear view mirror and saw some boy racer (with girlfriend beside him - laughing) right behind me and he was flashing his lights and looking in his rear view mirror. He was in the middle of a race with the car behind him and I happened to get in the way. After a little bit the road widened up again (I think it was a bus stop) and a car passes me on my left instantly followed by a car on my right where they blindly turn into a housing estate at speed. I couldn't even get either plate numbers they were either too fast or too close (when behind me).

meditraitor · 26-08-2009 06:06PM

What really gets my goat are the amount of morons going around roundabouts on the outside lane to the 3rd or even 4th exit...... pavillions roundabout in Swords is lethal for it. There is a gender issue with this but I wont say it....

Mitch Connor · 26-08-2009 06:09PM

meditraitor wrote: »

What really gets my goat are the amount of morons going around roundabouts on the outside lane to the 3rd or even 4th exit...... pavillions roundabout in Swords is lethal for it. There is a gender issue with this but I wont say it....

the south africans strongly deny that.

kingtut · 26-08-2009 06:10PM

I have seen so much stupidity on the roads.....if I was to post everything I had seen boards would crash and everyone would go into panic mode.

On that note! Read the f*ckin R.O.T.R. all you bad drivers (and stick to them)!!

Kill yourself if you want to (I could not care less), however do not even think about risking my life or those of my passengers with your bad driving behaviour!!!

/rant

26-08-2009 06:13PM

Mitch Connor wrote: »

the south africans strongly deny that.

That particular South African if quite likely to be a better than average driver :P

Micilin Muc · 26-08-2009 06:13PM

A motorcyclist passed me out in Summerhill, Dublin 1 doing a wheelie at about 50mph and went through red lights at a pedestrian crossing with kids waiting to cross.

AnonoBoy · 26-08-2009 06:14PM

Some fairly ropey driving in this clip:

G_R · 26-08-2009 06:18PM

where to begin....

1) tractors plodding along the hard shoulders of motorways

2) again on motorways people driving normaly in the over taking lane then 200m b4 a bloody exit crossing over 2 sometimes 3 lanes of traffic to exit

3) a certain gender driving along doing their bloody make up, while texting, while changing the radio at the same time.

i could keep going but people would lose interest reading it:pac:

OnTheBalls · 26-08-2009 06:21PM

meditraitor wrote: »

What really gets my goat are the amount of morons going around roundabouts on the outside lane to the 3rd or even 4th exit...... pavillions roundabout in Swords is lethal for it. There is a gender issue with this but I wont say it....

I hate this! It is everywhere! I've often had to drive around three or four times to get off the roundabout!

ttm · 26-08-2009 06:21PM

Well the guy in front of me in the carpark about 40 mins ago would be on the list. He drives 20m past a car parking space realises its the last one in the car park so throws the car in reverse to back into it.

Sorry mate I'm keeping my distance but at 10kph or less I don't think I'm too close if I'm 15m away from you but it would be a good fcuking idea if you looked behind before trying to reverse through me! OK so I reverse out of your way and what do you do? Look at me as if I'm some sort of moron? Yep congratulations you passed the advanced how to piss people off parking skills test and no I didn't want the space I was on my way out of the car park.

It didn't supprise me as I looked back from the road to see that you had parked sorry abandoned your car across the car parking space leaving it very difficult for the driver of the car next to you to open his door so don't be supprised if you get a big scuff down the side of your passenger door

The End Of Days · 26-08-2009 06:32PM

I have witness people stopping on roundabouts just past their exit, waiting to reverse back.

I kid you not.

Mayoegian · 26-08-2009 06:36PM

dannym08 wrote: »

3) a certain gender driving along doing their bloody make up, while texting, while changing the radio at the same time.

Yes, crossdressers do have a tendency to drive badly:pac:

inforfun · 26-08-2009 06:39PM

meditraitor wrote: »

What really gets my goat are the amount of morons going around roundabouts on the outside lane to the 3rd or even 4th exit...... pavillions roundabout in Swords is lethal for it. There is a gender issue with this but I wont say it....

I have been driven in quite a few different countries but i can honestly say that this only happens to me in Ireland..... on almost a daily basis.

It is so bad, i am now actually surprised when it doesnt happen.

Overheal · 26-08-2009 06:49PM

This is totally off topic, but the 526 outbound from Mount Pleasant - the bridge climbs at such an angle - its so smooth - so deserted.

Next time I'm out there I need to hit 115mph and see if I cant catch some air.

vtec49 · 26-08-2009 06:55PM

Mayoegian wrote: »

Yes, crossdressers do have a tendency to drive badly:pac:

And usually are very angry.:)

4zn76tysfajdxp · 26-08-2009 06:56PM

Orla K wrote: »

Worst driving you've seen

What an insensitive question...

irishthump · 26-08-2009 07:03PM

meditraitor wrote: »

What really gets my goat are the amount of morons going around roundabouts on the outside lane to the 3rd or even 4th exit...... pavillions roundabout in Swords is lethal for it. There is a gender issue with this but I wont say it....

There's roundabout near me in Sallynoggin and it's lethal. There is a small shopping centre right after the 1st exit off the roundabout, but most people for some strange reason don't treat it as an exit. So if you come up to this roundabout and are taking the 3rd exit, ie the one AFTER the shopping centre you have to position yourself in the outside lane to avoid having an accident with some fu*khead rather than the inside lane like you're suppossed to do.

Now, how fu*ked up is THAT!

Novella · 26-08-2009 07:35PM

Sunday morning, driving up the quays in Dublin to work. Was running a wee bit late so popped into the bus lane, which by the way is not a bus lane on Sundays or outside the hours of 7am to 7pm on every other day. That was fine, moved along a bit quicker until I stopped at a red traffic light.

Noticed the driver in the car beside me trying to get my attention. Thought he might have wanted directions so let my window down.

"I don't see no fcuking taxi sign on your roof, you stupid bitch! Think you're better than everyone else, do ye? Drivin' yer ma's car, are ye?" etc!

I was in shock, sitting there thinking this could not possibly be happening!!! I pointed out the sign to him, told him anyone could actually use this lane on a Sunday, that I don't think I'm better than anyone else and that the car is, in fact, my own!

Then when the lights changed, I went to move off but he pulled his car out in front of mine in the middle of a fcuking junction and drove on, tapping on his brakes every few seconds. IDIOT!!!!

27-08-2009 07:21AM

Novella wrote: »

Sunday morning, driving up the quays in Dublin to work. Was running a wee bit late so popped into the bus lane, which by the way is not a bus lane on Sundays or outside the hours of 7am to 7pm on every other day. That was fine, moved along a bit quicker until I stopped at a red traffic light.

Noticed the driver in the car beside me trying to get my attention. Thought he might have wanted directions so let my window down.

"I don't see no fcuking taxi sign on your roof, you stupid bitch! Think you're better than everyone else, do ye? Drivin' yer ma's car, are ye?" etc!

I was in shock, sitting there thinking this could not possibly be happening!!! I pointed out the sign to him, told him anyone could actually use this lane on a Sunday, that I don't think I'm better than anyone else and that the car is, in fact, my own!

Then when the lights changed, I went to move off but he pulled his car out in front of mine in the middle of a fcuking junction and drove on, tapping on his brakes every few seconds. IDIOT!!!!

One of the worst characteristics of Irish drivers is that they simply don't read road signs!

Snowie · 27-08-2009 07:39AM

I would say it would have to be in italy when i drove on the wrong side of the road...:pac:

Run_to_da_hills · 27-08-2009 08:09AM

I hitched a lift up Baja California and got picked up by a drunken idiot in a rented jeep, (Probably stolen) who swerved over to the wrong side of the road dodging on coming traffic almost hitting a motorcyclist head on, I jumped out as soon as he got stuck in traffic and reported him.

spoofilyj · 27-08-2009 08:19AM

Couple of things have happened to me in my time that stick in my mind.
1. So many people on the road do not understand how to safely navigate a roundabout. Case in point, I was traveling from Dublin to Cork and took the offramp off the N8 to the roundabout to Portlaois/Abbeyleix so I approach the roundabout and this woman in a micra comes roundabout the wrong way. I just apply the breaks and come to a complete stop wait with traffic building behind me and being beeped to high heaven for about 30 seconds and low and behold this woman comes round again still going the wrong way, then she pulled over on the hard shoulder still facing the wrong way on the main road to Abbeyleix. I mean FFS.

2. Another time I was going from Cork to Cobh. I just came through he Dunkettle roundabout and after joining the N25 when I see a car about 400 yards past the round about, reversing down the fast lane. I pulled in quickly and got her attention, she said she missed her exit, I told her to continue on and use the Flyover another 1km down the road but she told me to feck off and mind my own business, so I left her to get her car totaled.

I'm not trying to bring in the gender arguement these are just 2 experiences that I have has that stick in my mind, there are probably an equal amount of bad drivers in both sexes.

27-08-2009 08:23AM

princess Di's driver.

27-08-2009 08:33AM

spoofilyj wrote: »

I'm not trying to bring in the gender arguement these are just 2 experiences that I have has that stick in my mind, there are probably an equal amount of bad drivers in both sexes.

Women tend to do stupid things like drive where they shouldn't, not concentrate, not look out for other road users etc.

Men tend to "declare war" on other road users, overtake in dangerous places etc

So you're probably correct!

Orla K · 27-08-2009 08:36AM

spoofilyj wrote: »

Couple of things have happened to me in my time that stick in my mind.
1. So many people on the road do not understand how to safely navigate a roundabout. Case in point, I was traveling from Dublin to Cork and took the offramp off the N8 to the roundabout to Portlaois/Abbeyleix so I approach the roundabout and this woman in a micra comes roundabout the wrong way. I just apply the breaks and come to a complete stop wait with traffic building behind me and being beeped to high heaven for about 30 seconds and low and behold this woman comes round again still going the wrong way, then she pulled over on the hard shoulder still facing the wrong way on the main road to Abbeyleix. I mean FFS.

2. Another time I was going from Cork to Cobh. I just came through he Dunkettle roundabout and after joining the N25 when I see a car about 400 yards past the round about, reversing down the fast lane. I pulled in quickly and got her attention, she said she missed her exit, I told her to continue on and use the Flyover another 1km down the road but she told me to feck off and mind my own business, so I left her to get her car totaled.

I'm not trying to bring in the gender arguement these are just 2 experiences that I have has that stick in my mind, there are probably an equal amount of bad drivers in both sexes.

Well if you look at my examples they are all guys. I'm sure I've seen bad women drivers but I can't remember any, the insanity that men do seem to me to be much more memorable.

Mossy Monk · 27-08-2009 08:48AM

Encountered one of those "risk my life and all around me to get infront of that car even though it is practical gridlock" arseholes this morning. It is people like him that need to plough into a tree.

Blazer · 27-08-2009 08:48AM

Let me see..

Driving about 70mph down a dual carriageway and notice I'm rapidly approaching a car on the outer lane which was about 2000 yards ahead of me.
Much too fast...and then I copped why...the old git was driving on the same lane as me, AGAINST me. :eek:
Slowed right down to about 20mph, put on my hazards and forced him into the ditch between both carriageways.
Got out,,,fcuked him out of it for going the wrong way down a dual carriageway and told him to turn his ass around and take the next roundabout off.
Luckily it was quiet at that time of morning.

Another one was where a truck and myself was heading up a bypass to get onto another road. Old guy (wtf? ) comes down against us..gets out of his car and starts fcuking us out of it for driving the wrong way...needless to say once we pointed out his error he got his ass back into the car fast enough..

Another time...driving a narrow country road and can see a tractor approx 400 yards coming against me.
Some twat in a micra (boy racer) is ripping along behind me (70mph+) and goes to overtake...stupid pr1ck doesn't see the tractor and only for me slamming on my brakes as soon as he moved to the outer lane did he make it back in with about 5 yards to spare.
I was kinda sorry that I reacted so fast as I would have laughed if he had ploughed into the tractor..however he did have a passenger so I'm glad I didn't

arybvtcw0eolkf · 27-08-2009 08:51AM

Novella wrote: »

popped into the bus lane, which by the way is not a bus lane on Sundays or outside the hours of 7am to 7pm on every other day.

The bus lanes on Dublin's quays are from 7am to 10am and again from 4pm to 7pm.

Deleted User wrote: »

One of the worst characteristics of Irish drivers is that they simply don't read road signs!

Yup.

oldyouth · 27-08-2009 08:54AM

On the Barntown roundabout in Wexford some years ago, I witnessed a driver who missed their exit, stop, do a 3 point turn and head back to the exit they intended to take. Luckily, there were only a couple of cars on it at the time.

If anyone knows that roundabout, the Council usually plant it with beautiful flowers during the Spring and Summer. Early one Sunday morning, I came across an 'auld dear who parked on the INSIDE of the roundabout, got out and carefully picked a nice floral arrangement for herself. A thieving dangerous driver.

Anyone who comes on here and says they are a brilliant driver is kidding themselves. We Irish are terrible drivers, it is just to what extent each of us is, being the only difference

In All Fairness · 27-08-2009 09:01AM

<inserts weak John Daly drinking anecdote>

OT though, My Ma was giving me a lift down to the village one day and it was taking a little longer than usual. I was engrossed in the crossword and didn't notice anything amiss until my normally phlegmatic mother (she has more patience than Job) gets irritated and rants," Honestly Fairness, I swear this bottleneck gets worse every day." There was a funeral on and she had pulled in behind the parked cars instead of the line of traffic that is normally there. We could have been there for hours. Christ we nearly had to call an ambulance we were laughing so hard. So we left the car there and went for a pint and a laugh. I told her it reminded me of the time when I was little that she thought she'd rolled a six to land on Go in monopoly when actually she'd rolled a five and landed on me landlord little brother's Hotel laden Shrewsbury Road.
Good Times.:)

DamoDLK · 27-08-2009 09:01AM

Novella wrote: »

Sunday morning, driving up the quays in Dublin to work. Was running a wee bit late so popped into the bus lane, which by the way is not a bus lane on Sundays or outside the hours of 7am to 7pm on every other day. That was fine, moved along a bit quicker until I stopped at a red traffic light.

Noticed the driver in the car beside me trying to get my attention. Thought he might have wanted directions so let my window down.

"I don't see no fcuking taxi sign on your roof, you stupid bitch! Think you're better than everyone else, do ye? Drivin' yer ma's car, are ye?" etc!

I was in shock, sitting there thinking this could not possibly be happening!!! I pointed out the sign to him, told him anyone could actually use this lane on a Sunday, that I don't think I'm better than anyone else and that the car is, in fact, my own!

Then when the lights changed, I went to move off but he pulled his car out in front of mine in the middle of a fcuking junction and drove on, tapping on his brakes every few seconds. IDIOT!!!!

Poor you feel sorry for ya - what a bloody wank3r he was.

For me: quite simple really, Australia.. bloody shower of nutters on the roads. People in commodores and falcons, think they own the feckn road. Indicators must be optional on a lot of these aussie cars.

Worst driving you've seen

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