Irish drivers are the worst drivers in europe

XBOX employee · 13-11-2010 05:26PM

easyeason3 wrote: »

Im going out on a limb here but... I'm guessing you didn't do well in English as a subject in school either, did you?

Get a life STOP the fact you point that out is really just sad STOP If you have nothing better to say dont say it at all STOP

Sap

FreudianSlippers · 13-11-2010 05:28PM

XBOX employee wrote: »

Get a life STOP the fact you point that out is really just sad STOP If you have nothing better to say dont say it at all STOP

Sap

STOP in the name of love... before you break my heart!

XBOX employee · 13-11-2010 05:29PM

mloc wrote: »

The majority of dangerous and irresponsible manoeuvres I see in Dublin are usually caused by non-Dublin regged cars being driven by guys under 25.

Thats a fair point , its also to do with drivers that have semi decent cars that think the car cant take damage on impact and have super breaks .

easyeason3 · 13-11-2010 05:34PM

XBOX employee wrote: »

Get a life STOP the fact you point that out is really just sad STOP If you have nothing better to say dont say it at all STOP

Sap

You do realise that if you continue to call everyone a sap you will get banned?

Oh & I highlighted the 't' in the because you failed to make it a capital letter. Which you should have done really since you have started using STOP as a form of punctuation instead of the traditional symbol.

FreudianSlippers · 13-11-2010 05:35PM

easyeason3 wrote: »

You do realise that if you continue to call everyone a sap you will get banned?

Oh & I highlighted the 't' in the because you failed to make it a capital letter. Which you should have done really since you have started using STOP as a form of punctuation instead of the traditional symbol.

niner niner 1 4 5 STOP
The Japs are coming STOP

EDIT: I'm actually crying from laughing at your post

Agricola · 13-11-2010 05:37PM

Well we were top of the mortality rates charts for a long time, I believe thats been improved alot though.
Theres a difference between the worst technical drivers and the most dangerous though. Some of the driving that you see in some European cities is unbelievable, there doesnt seem to be any order to it, its like survival of the fittest. Yet those countries might not have the same number of roads deaths per capita each year as Ireland.
Generally speaking we just have a "ah sure fcúk it, til be grand" attitude to everything, which is takin to the nth degree by young people who are starting out to drive.

For a pure discussion on best and worst driving as regards rules of the road, common sense etc, Ireland isnt the worst. Standing in the middle of a zebra crossing while scooters and smart cars zoom by infront and behind you leads you to that conclusion!

hondasam · 13-11-2010 05:40PM

Is this thread about bad driving or bad typing ?

XBOX employee · 13-11-2010 05:41PM

hondasam wrote: »

Is this thread about bad driving or bad typing ?

Seems to be more about bad typing, I'd prefer to keep on topic .

easyeason3 · 13-11-2010 05:41PM

hondasam wrote: »

Is this thread about bad driving or bad typing ?

Both.

FreudianSlippers · 13-11-2010 05:41PM

hondasam wrote: »

Is this thread about bad driving or bad typing ?

Ah, it's all about coordination you see my dear hondasam STOP Those who are poor at the typing are quite often also poor at the driving STOP It all comes full circle STOP

hondasam · 13-11-2010 05:45PM

OisinT wrote: »

Ah, it's all about coordination you see my dear hondasam STOP Those who are poor at the typing are quite often also poor at the driving STOP It all comes full circle STOP

you are so funny but that person might be good at other things, maby even better than you with the ladies.:)

XBOX employee · 13-11-2010 05:47PM

hondasam wrote: »

you are so funny but that person might be good at other things, maby even better than you with the ladies.:)

Haha I'd put a months wages on it

. I thought moderators are supposed to actually keep these threads on topic .

easyeason3 · 13-11-2010 05:50PM

XBOX employee wrote: »

Haha I'd put a months wages on it . I thought moderators are supposed to actually keep these threads on topic .

They are.
But you are hardly in a position to question it because you have attacked two posters. Attack the post, not the poster.

hondasam · 13-11-2010 05:50PM

XBOX employee wrote: »

Haha I'd put a months wages on it . I thought moderators are supposed to actually keep these threads on topic .

cheered you did it not, dont worry he will come back with a blinder:D

FreudianSlippers · 13-11-2010 05:50PM

XBOX employee wrote: »

Haha I'd put a months wages on it . I thought moderators are supposed to actually keep these threads on topic .

I would be down for a wager for your monthly wages. I have €100 right here. :P

I'm talking about coordination being important in driving. How is that not on topic?

Cantona's Collars · 13-11-2010 05:53PM

Typical Continental driver-pretend not to see you and pull out in front of you.
Typical Irish driver-look you square in the eye and still pull out in front of you,then pretend they can't see you.:mad:

FreudianSlippers · 13-11-2010 05:54PM

zerks wrote: »

Typical Continental driver-pretend not to see you and pull out in front of you.
Typical Irish driver-look you square in the eye and still pull out in front of you,then pretend they can't see you.:mad:

I do that with pedestrians all the time!

hondasam · 13-11-2010 06:04PM

With the new speed cameras starting on monday we will all be more conscious of our driving. we will also get to know the roads with the most accidents reported, only time will tell if it will make a difference to road accidents or not. If it has the impact the hope it will we should become better drivers or maby safer drivers.

XBOX employee · 13-11-2010 06:07PM

Yeah i think the new cameras are a great idea, poor 17 kid last night killed . I have no idea of the circumstances he could have been speeding and a boy racer but probably not a couple in their 50's were injured too, all could have been avoided i reckon .

hondasam · 13-11-2010 06:28PM

XBOX employee wrote: »

Yeah i think the new cameras are a great idea, poor 17 kid last night killed . I have no idea of the circumstances he could have been speeding and a boy racer but probably not a couple in their 50's were injured too, all could have been avoided i reckon .

Im not having a go at you but you are assuming the 17yr old is in the wrong. What exactly makes a boy racer, is it the car or the boy? I dont know the circumstances of this accident either but I do know with some accidents that after investigations are carried out the person you thought was in the wrong was actually innocent.

FreudianSlippers · 13-11-2010 06:29PM

hondasam wrote: »

With the new speed cameras starting on monday we will all be more conscious of our driving. we will also get to know the roads with the most accidents reported, only time will tell if it will make a difference to road accidents or not. If it has the impact the hope it will we should become better drivers or maby safer drivers.

I'm not sure they'll help. I mean if they're put at accident black spots and it's marked that there is a camera there then people will slow down.

The problem here is that they are seen more as a money making operation and they're put on relatively straight roads where people can pick up some speed, so that they can catch you and send a fine.

A report done last year in the UK basically said that speed cameras do nothing to curb reckless driving.
They found that cameras caught people driving a few miles per hour over the speed limit, but otherwise safely on empty roads. Whereas the real danger is not necessarily speed, but reckeless driving.

FreudianSlippers · 13-11-2010 06:30PM

XBOX employee wrote: »

Seems to be more about bad typing, I'd prefer to keep on topic .

This is hardly a serious thread about safe driving STOP You made the claim that Irish drivers are the worst in Europe which many people have successfully refuted STOP If you want a serious discussion of this, then post in Motors not in AH STOP :rolleyes:

hondasam · 13-11-2010 06:35PM

OisinT wrote: »

I'm not sure they'll help. I mean if they're put at accident black spots and it's marked that there is a camera there then people will slow down.

The problem here is that they are seen more as a money making operation and they're put on relatively straight roads where people can pick up some speed, so that they can catch you and send a fine.

A report done last year in the UK basically said that speed cameras do nothing to curb reckless driving.
They found that cameras caught people driving a few miles per hour over the speed limit, but otherwise safely on empty roads. Whereas the real danger is not necessarily speed, but reckeless driving.

yes I totally agree with you it will be a way to make money but It will make us more aware I think especially during the late hours and early morning when we tend to drive faster due to no traffic on the roads. I have looked at the roads the will be targeting and some of them have had no fatal accidents on them which would have me think it is just to catch us on the straight stretch when we just cant resist putting the foot down. I travel late night and early morning and I will be paranoid for awhile anyway.

FreudianSlippers · 13-11-2010 06:38PM

hondasam wrote: »

yes I totally agree with you it will be a way to make money but It will make us more aware I think especially during the late hours and early morning when we tend to drive faster due to no traffic on the roads. I have looked at the roads the will be targeting and some of them have had no fatal accidents on them which would have me think it is just to catch us on the straight stretch when we just cant resist putting the foot down. I travel late night and early morning and I will be paranoid for awhile anyway.

The problem is that our motorway speed limits are too low. Not miles too low, but they should be 130km/h instead of 120 IMO.

Don't get me started on the 30km/h limit in Dublin City Centre. :rolleyes:

I think the new rules mandating training and R plates will do much more than the cameras will.

XBOX employee · 13-11-2010 06:39PM

hondasam wrote: »

Im not having a go at you but you are assuming the 17yr old is in the wrong. What exactly makes a boy racer, is it the car or the boy? I dont know the circumstances of this accident either but I do know with some accidents that after investigations are carried out the person you thought was in the wrong was actually innocent.

Im not saying hesin the wrong either like, i just said he could have but also probably not

FreudianSlippers · 13-11-2010 06:40PM

XBOX employee wrote: »

Im not saying hesin the wrong either like, i just said he could have but also probably not

black ice is to blame.

hondasam · 13-11-2010 06:53PM

XBOX employee wrote: »

Im not saying hesin the wrong either like, i just said he could have but also probably not

I know ! it's just we all jump to the conclusion that the youngest person is at fault or the person who died is at fault.

hondasam · 13-11-2010 06:56PM

OisinT wrote: »

The problem is that our motorway speed limits are too low. Not miles too low, but they should be 130km/h instead of 120 IMO.

Don't get me started on the 30km/h limit in Dublin City Centre. :rolleyes:

I think the new rules mandating training and R plates will do much more than the cameras will.

I thought the changed that 30 km/h limit in dublin recently.

I guess you are just a fast bad boy:D

Move to the country It's great crack.

FreudianSlippers · 13-11-2010 07:00PM

hondasam wrote: »

I thought the changed that 30 km/h limit in dublin recently.

I guess you are just a fast bad boy:D

Move to the country It's great crack.

Still in operation as far as I can see.

I drive all around the Midlands and East for work. I just believe people can safely drive 130-140km/h on the motorways.

XBOX employee · 13-11-2010 07:00PM

OisinT wrote: »

The problem is that our motorway speed limits are too low. Not miles too low, but they should be 130km/h instead of 120 IMO.

Don't get me started on the 30km/h limit in Dublin City Centre. :rolleyes:

I think the new rules mandating training and R plates will do much more than the cameras will.

Speed limits are there for a reason 120km is really fast. If you were tO higher the speed limits your just decreasing your chance of survival! Yeah the city center limit isnt ideal but if someone were to be hit at that speed on a bike or walking they have a hell of a lot better chance of surviving . The new rules for R and stuff im all for but there are provisional drivers out there better than full licensed drivers

Irish drivers are the worst drivers in europe

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