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anywhere around athlone to practise driving?

  • 28-08-2012 11:00AM
    #1
    afkasurfjunkie
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    looking for a quiet road or large carpark area to help a friend practice driving before they they get insured on the open road. i can think of a few places in the ballinasloe area but it would be easier to find a spot nearby.


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  • #2
    Kurz
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    B & Q car park is grand and quiet in the evenings up at the back and there are a few little T junctions there to practice on. There's a good big empty space with no obstacles as well for practicing moving off and stopping or whatever. It's handy as well if you want to try a few small roads on an estate because beech park and arcadia are just up around the corner and are usually quiet. If all goes well you could get them to have a quick fly over the bypass from there too.


  • #3
    whyulittle
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    Around the same area, great big open car park at the back of Coosan Church. It's off the road, so they won't have anyone watching them.


  • #4
    afkasurfjunkie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 806 ✭✭✭afkasurfjunkie


    never realised coosan church had such a large carpark.
    thanks for those suggestions.


  • #5
    xo.mary
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 253 ✭✭xo.mary


    Willow Park is good! It's fairly quiet and has loads of turns, ramps and stops etc which is handy for practicing.

    The regional sports centre is usually pretty quiet at the weekend.


  • #6
    aujopimur
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    Carparks in shopping centres and industrial estates etc. are considered public places, therefore car insurance is required.


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  • #7
    Dr. Kenneth Noisewater
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,234 ✭✭✭Dr. Kenneth Noisewater


    xo.mary wrote: »
    Willow Park is good! It's fairly quiet and has loads of turns, ramps and stops etc which is handy for practicing.

    The regional sports centre is usually pretty quiet at the weekend.

    +1 on Willow.


  • #8
    demanufactured
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    The IDA Business park across done lidl


  • #9
    Saint_Mel
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    demanufactured wrote: »
    The IDA Business park across done lidl

    I took a few spins around there before my test. Grand and quiet in the evenings and few roundabouts to get the hang of things.
    xo.mary wrote:
    Willow Park is good! It's fairly quiet and has loads of turns, ramps and stops etc which is handy for practicing.

    Driving instructor used to take me in through Willow when I was having lessons.


  • #10
    L.Jenkins
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    demanufactured wrote: »
    The IDA Business park across done lidl

    I'd find the IDA much better and safer than Willow and it also has what you need. The IDA is great for round-abouts, junctions, parking, reversing around corners and 3 point turns plus hills for hill starts. It's very quiet there after 6, so you'll have no worries regarding pedestrians and/or traffic.


  • #11
    afkasurfjunkie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 806 ✭✭✭afkasurfjunkie


    Itzy wrote: »
    I'd find the IDA much better and safer than Willow and it also has what you need. The IDA is great for round-abouts, junctions, parking, reversing around corners and 3 point turns plus hills for hill starts. It's very quiet there after 6, so you'll have no worries regarding pedestrians and/or traffic.

    will head for a spin over that direction one of the evenings so. thanks.


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