rocky wrote: » N17 overtaking lane hogger... in a Yaris. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPNPfkZRFgk
Shane_ef wrote: » Watching the first video i thought you were referring to the silver astra, and was thinking it was a yellow light let him off with it and and WOW, that was very late :eek:
CiniO wrote: » But your example assumes, that you normall travel at 120 at all times, which is impossible except from few odd times at the night. And it's not because of people blocking the overtaking lane, but from congestions in general. .
vibe666 wrote: » I'd heard it on the radio, but wasn't really paying attention and it looks like it was directly in relation to warning incoming drivers of a speed trap ahead, so I'll be continuing to flash the fcuk it of them in future.
CiniO wrote: » Why do you think flashing is illegal? In such cases I always flash, but there's no point in tailgating. It's dangerous and might get you in big trouble if person in front decides to brake test you. Completely no point in doing so. Just stay away - keep distance and keep flashing.
BX 19 wrote: » Realistically that's not going to happen anytime soon with the current shortage of Garda resources.
Owenw wrote: » Nothing can be done? The traffic corp could pull these road hogs, give them fair warning, log them in the system. Each time they are caught the penalties increase: fine, court appearance and stiffer fine, 6, 12, 24 month ban plus large fines, 5, 10 year bans, permanent ban and car confiscated and sold or crushed. Each ban over 12 months gets you knocked back to a provisional licence and mandatory lessons. Failure to pay fines or driving while banned: community service maintaining the verges of back roads. Then deal with the few remaining tailgaters who are taking the p1ss
BX 19 wrote: » You have a point. Most often these people are such clueless drivers that giving out about them will have no effect. They'll still be ignorant drivers tomorrow and the day after.... Tailgating is also pig ignorant driving too. Both annoy me as much as the other.
gutteruu wrote: » 6.5 months of the year stuck behind them
gutteruu wrote: » Lane choice for time saving? Your saying undertake? Thats a lot more dangerous in my opinion.
CiniO wrote: » Because they don't need criticism.
CiniO wrote: » Very little we can do about them. But tailgating is the worst idea.
CiniO wrote: » Because they don't need criticism. They just can't drive. Very little we can do about them. But tailgating is the worst idea.
CiniO wrote: » Because they don't need criticism......Very little we can do about them.
gutteruu wrote: » Your missing the point. I'll stop using numbers as they are confusing you. Someone blocking a lane holds me up. Simple. If I did as you said and sat back, I would get home a lot later everyday than I usually do. Therefore I choose to ignore their feelings and make them move by tailgating after I try the holding back and flashing for a while. Flashing works about 50% of the time in my opinion and usually just makes them slam on the brakes as they freak out. I didn't hear your criticism of the as$holes blocking the lanes yet ????
gutteruu wrote: » Its fairly simple. 8 hours at 120 kph = 960km 8 hours at 80 kph = 640km. So when I should be home, in reality I still have 320km to go. I'm assuming motorway driving but it was an example to show you the effect and that its not lollipops and rainbows for people stuck behind a$sholes!
I live in Ballinasloe. Next week, I have to work in Lisburn and wexford. Thats 2 seperate days, constant motorway at what should be a constant 120kph.
CiniO wrote: » That must be the most ridiculous statement in regards tailgating I've ever heard.
ironclaw wrote: » 4 Hours? Care to add some math to that statement? Intelligent driving and lane choice is a far great time saver than speed and aggression on Irish roads.
gutteruu wrote: » We can all lie, but most people tailgate. If you don't believe me, look at the M50, M7, M4 at any time. Its part and parcel of driving in Ireland. Someone blocking overtaking lane doing 80kph instead of 120kph adds 4 hours onto my day! Thats 20 hours a week spent waiting on idiots. 6.5 months of the year stuck behind them. Say what you want about respecting idiots, but if someone blocked them getting into their house for 4 hours everyday, what would happen. Tailgating is a very gentle form of tough love!
ironclaw wrote: » Theres no excuse to tailgate. Its the equivalent of standing behind someone in a queue breathing down their neck. Its beyond arrogant. I doubt anyone on this forum has to be somewhere so quickly that the minute it takes to give someone a chance to pull over / complete a manoeuvre will cost them.
gutteruu wrote: » If it wasn't for tailgating and beeping, I would be unemployed. Flashing works about 50% of the time I find. The rest of the time beeping and tailgating them works great.
vibe666 wrote: » I'd agree to a certain extent, but what was he supposed to do? what are any of us supposed to do when someone is hogging the outside lane? overtaking on the inside is illegal, flashing them is illegal, tailgating is illegal. maybe we should just pull over to the side of the road and write a strongly worded letter to our local TD?
CiniO wrote: » Lane hogger - possibly yes. But what I can see much worse is a tailgater. I can't understand why some people think that if someone else is braking the rules of the road (lane hogging) it makes them justified to tailgate.
