Irish driver behaviour in traffic actually causing jams

irish_dave_83 · 11-04-2016 03:40PM

12Phase wrote: »

None of your business actually.
You'll just have to remain curious.

Obviously a lie then.

12Phase · 11-04-2016 04:40PM

irish_dave_83 wrote: »

Obviously a lie then.

Nope. Just not answering. Ireland is a small place.

pred racer · 11-04-2016 04:40PM

Patww79 wrote: »

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Yep, and it's normally easy enough to spot the difference between a sneaky one and someone who doesn't know where they are going (you can see the panic

) chancers get blocked (especially taxi ****) idiots who can't read a road sign get let in, simples

grogi · 11-04-2016 04:47PM

pred racer wrote: »

Yep, and it's normally easy enough to spot the difference between a sneaky one and someone who doesn't know where they are going (you can see the panic ) chancers get blocked (especially taxi ****) idiots who can't read a road sign get let in, simples

A 03 Micra will not let you in, a few more scratches won't make any difference. The trick is to choose a nice shiny new 161 Audi or Merc and test that driver

neris · 11-04-2016 04:48PM

pred racer wrote: »

Yep, and it's normally easy enough to spot the difference between a sneaky one and someone who doesn't know where they are going (you can see the panic ) chancers get blocked (especially taxi ****) idiots who can't read a road sign get let in, simples

what annoys me more is the fecker 3 or 4 cars ahead of you who lets the sneaky pricks in. its even more satisfying when they try to force their way in and a good few cars stay close together and leaves the little fckuer hanging in the outside lane. And this is what happens when the sneaky driver gets cocky

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFeBIxRyxag

TheChizler · 12-04-2016 09:19AM

neris wrote: »

what annoys me more is the fecker 3 or 4 cars ahead of you who lets the sneaky pricks in. its even more satisfying when they try to force their way in and a good few cars stay close together and leaves the little fckuer hanging in the outside lane. And this is what happens when the sneaky driver gets cocky

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFeBIxRyxag

If I was blocked for a few hours on the motorway after that happened I wouldn't be looking at either driver in a good light tbh. Sometimes you need to let go of the ego and let idiots be idiots, otherwise you risk becoming one yourself.

Theboinkmaster · 12-04-2016 12:47PM

neris wrote: »

what annoys me more is the fecker 3 or 4 cars ahead of you who lets the sneaky pricks in. its even more satisfying when they try to force their way in and a good few cars stay close together and leaves the little fckuer hanging in the outside lane. And this is what happens when the sneaky driver gets cocky

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFeBIxRyxag

again 2 wrongs don't make a right - both absolute idiots.

why didn't the dash cam driver just let him in ffs.

corks finest · 12-04-2016 03:22PM

grogi wrote: »

A 03 Micra will not let you in, a few more scratches won't make any difference. The trick is to choose a nice shiny new 161 Audi or Merc and test that driver

Ha,v good

corks finest · 12-04-2016 03:25PM

Theboinkmaster wrote: »

again 2 wrongs don't make a right - both absolute idiots.

why didn't the dash cam driver just let him in ffs.

Yep,agree,but it's hard at times, we all get caught up in the madness at times,I try my best to be an OK driver,but sometimes the middle finger goes up ,know it's wrong, but it happens,I feel extremely foolish later on.

Theboinkmaster · 12-04-2016 04:37PM

corks finest wrote: »

Yep,agree,but it's hard at times, we all get caught up in the madness at times,I try my best to be an OK driver,but sometimes the middle finger goes up ,know it's wrong, but it happens,I feel extremely foolish later on.

I've done that myself in the past (gave undercover gard the finger) but experience has now taught me just let it go and live and let live.

too many idiots on the road to be getting the blood pressure up, in that video example id know he was wrong but id just let him in.

it's really not worth it.

corks finest · 12-04-2016 07:50PM

Theboinkmaster wrote: »

I've done that myself in the past (gave undercover gard the finger) but experience has now taught me just let it go and live and let live.

too many idiots on the road to be getting the blood pressure up, in that video example id know he was wrong but id just let him in.

it's really not worth it.

Yes,you're right

josip · 12-04-2016 08:45PM

Whistles

lawred2 · 12-04-2016 09:17PM

neris wrote: »

what annoys me more is the fecker 3 or 4 cars ahead of you who lets the sneaky pricks in. its even more satisfying when they try to force their way in and a good few cars stay close together and leaves the little fckuer hanging in the outside lane. And this is what happens when the sneaky driver gets cocky

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFeBIxRyxag

Both big winners there hey!?

Pair of total tossers. Especially dash cam idiot. What exactly did he achieve?

OldMrBrennan83 · 12-04-2016 09:26PM

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lawred2 · 12-04-2016 09:32PM

Patww79 wrote: »

Taught a valuable lesson to a tosser who should have got in lane in time instead of doing the big fella. If the hundreds at this craic on the M50 every day got the same lesson then we'd all be better off.

Yes. Bringing the M50 to a standstill multiple times per day would certainly have us all better off..

Good grief.

Seriously, it's a road. It's not the western front where thou shalt not yield...

OldMrBrennan83 · 12-04-2016 09:37PM

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lawred2 · 12-04-2016 09:39PM

Patww79 wrote: »

In the long run it would, make them think twice the next time. Only a couple would be tips anyway, the rest would be those beautiful moments where you force them to the next junction.

Though actually enforcing against the last minute lane changes would too, but that'd be too simple a solution.

Good luck with your road safety campaign.

Jesus. · 13-04-2016 02:50AM

Patww79 wrote: »

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Yes and fu*ked up his trip and bashed up his own car in the process.

Darwin award

Morpheus · 13-04-2016 11:00AM

Happened me this morning, M1 southbound, swords, where you join onto the old swords dual carriageway and 3 lanes merge to two. some scroat girl in a hyundai coupe levelled with me as i was letting someone else merge, then forced me to back off at the merge, cut across my nose with no indicator, straight into the inside lane cutting up someone else then got stuck behind a bus before forcing her way back out again. stupid muppet. i let her in, but was livid, beeped, gave the finger ... immediately felt stupid on top of angry. its not worth it. TBH if she hadn't been such a tw@t and indicated, id have let her in anyway.

In fact. i hope shes reading this.

YOU ARE A TW@T.

She probably isnt, but I feel better nonetheless.

Caliden · 13-04-2016 11:09AM

Patww79 wrote: »

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None of those moments would occur. The type of drivers changing lane at the last minute are the same type that would come to a complete standstill in order to make an exit despite the traffic behind them.

lawred2 · 13-04-2016 11:35AM

Morpheus wrote: »

Happened me this morning, M1 southbound, swords, where you join onto the old swords dual carriageway and 3 lanes merge to two. some scroat girl in a hyundai coupe levelled with me as i was letting someone else merge, then forced me to back off at the merge, cut across my nose with no indicator, straight into the inside lane cutting up someone else then got stuck behind a bus before forcing her way back out again. stupid muppet. i let her in, but was livid, beeped, gave the finger ... immediately felt stupid on top of angry. its not worth it. TBH if she hadn't been such a tw@t and indicated, id have let her in anyway.

In fact. i hope shes reading this.

YOU ARE A TW@T.

She probably isnt, but I feel better nonetheless.

Don't worry about it. This is war remember.

josip · 13-04-2016 11:36AM

Caliden wrote: »

None of those moments would occur. The type of drivers changing lane at the last minute are the same type that would come to a complete standstill in order to make an exit despite the traffic behind them.

Anecdotal but one of those moments did occur for me a few weeks ago.

Leaving the M50 Southbound at the Cherrywood exit, I saw a car closing fast behind me as I approached the exit.
There were a couple of trucks in front of me in the M50 driving lane southbound not exiting, doing 80-90.
Male driver, not old, car's performance was being well used. Rather than wait a couple of seconds and go past me on one of the 2 exit lanes, he made a quick lane change and went back out into the overtaking lane.
I guessed that he would skip ahead of the next truck and duck in between the 2 trucks to join the exit lane ahead of me.
So I stayed in the outer exit lane and moved up myself to the gap between the 2 trucks and then matched their speed.
A couple of seconds later he cut in between the trucks from the overtaking lane but that was as far as he could go. He didn't stop. Last seen heading south.

Childish? Yes.
Dangerous? I don't think so, all happened around 80-90 on a motorway and he would have made all those maneuvers anyway regardless of my position.
Did he learn anything from it? Almost certainly not.
Did I regret it? Not a bit. Some of the stuff I do on the road I think afterwards that was stupid. But not this time.
Will I get criticized on here for this? Almost certainly. But I'm going to unfollow the thread after this post so post away

Morpheus · 13-04-2016 11:47AM

Sometimes I wish I was in a MOWAG

let me see you merge now lol

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Jesus. · 13-04-2016 11:48AM

Morpheus wrote: »

Happened me this morning, M1 southbound, swords, where you join onto the old swords dual carriageway and 3 lanes merge to two.

Where??

km991148 · 13-04-2016 11:57AM

Patww79 wrote: »

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What if it was a genuine mistake and it was your own prejudice that led to you assuming they were 'doing the big fella'?

Generally being a muppet doesn't teach other muppets how to behave. Muppets will continue to be muppets - all that happens here is that someone 150m behind you probably thinks "look at that tit - stay back from them" or worse, some other fool will attempt to teach you from doing the big policing fella.

Sorry I mean - yeah fu(k em - that will sort em!

Morpheus · 13-04-2016 12:22PM

Jesus. wrote: »

Where??

M1 southbound
Jn 4
junction with R132 south where you merge onto the old swords dual carriage way heading towards swords.

here, where the merge arrows are:
https://www.google.ie/maps/place/Swords,+Co.+Dublin/@53.4762657,-6.2069332,158m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x486710e443cd3c35:0xa00c7a997317060

nomdeboardie · 13-04-2016 01:04PM

Shefwedfan wrote: »

Using multiple lanes is for losers

Some of the rules for Irish roads if you didn't read them:
Stay in overtaking lane at all times, no matter what time day/weather/speed.

If not possible to stay in overtaking lane then make sure to block up middle lane

All other lanes contain the devil

Drive at massive speed and leave no distance between you and car in front, space in front of car is where the devil lives

If foggy then close the gap between you and car in front, the devil uses fog to get you

If you see a car coming onto the motorway, block them. The devil is driving the car

Stuck in traffic, do not let any car move in or out of your lane, it is the devil

Back roads and single lane roads, drive faster as the devil is chasing you at all times

If you see a crash, swerve all over the place to get a look, you might see the devil

If you see yellow box at junction, park in it and block other traffic, this will stop the devil

If you see an amber light, floor it, the devil will get you at the light

That is some of the laws, just to give you some idea's

Also please beware, the devil is on a road near you

If the car in front indicates and begins to move into the lane to the left or right, immediately do so yourself. The devil is in that car and if you crash into it your soul will go straight to heaven
If the car behind indicates and begins to move into the lane to the left or right, again, immediately do so yourself. The devil is driving that car and blocking its progress is an act of selfless bravery
Approaching a green light, drive at least 15Kpm below the speed limit for at least the final 200m. Maintain this speed as the light turns amber, timing you arrival precicely for the red light, and then proceed slowly through the junction. The devil and his minions occupy the cars behind, and you will have temporarily escaped their evil pursuit

nomdeboardie · 13-04-2016 01:09PM

On arriving first at a red light, check for a painted box with a symbol after the stop line. Although it has the form of bicycle, it is the sign of the devil and you should drive forward and cover it completely to avoid looking at it. If afraid to stay there, you may drive farther and block the junction for turning buses (which ae driven by the devil). Under no circumstances wait on top of the faint grid of tar lines - this is said to contain a traffic sensor, but is in fact a trapdoor to hell

Jesus. · 13-04-2016 02:19PM

Morpheus wrote: »

M1 southbound
Jn 4
junction with R132 south where you merge onto the old swords dual carriage way heading towards swords.

here, where the merge arrows are:
https://www.google.ie/maps/place/Swords,+Co.+Dublin/@53.4762657,-6.2069332,158m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x486710e443cd3c35:0xa00c7a997317060

That's not the M1 ye mad yoke. That's the old Belfast road. You said M1 southbound merging! There ain't no motorway merging there old boy

_Kaiser_ · 13-04-2016 02:50PM

As someone who is in Cork a fair bit (and does the M50 every weekday), I have to agree that the driving standards down south are far worse.

Just last weekend I exited the tunnel approaching Mahon to find a rolling roadblock in front of me and cars swerving all over the place.. why? Some dopey young one doing about 60 km/h in the outside lane
The weekend before that I was coming off at the city exit and looping under the mainline only to have some youngfella with an L plate cut across me from the left lane.
The Douglas exit always reminds me of the M50-N7S one.. piss-poor design but the muppetry is more pronounced.
No-one bloody indicates either and it's infuriating, whether it's on the main roads or roundabouts.

Say what you will about the M50 but the Cork equivalent is far worse in my experience. The only issues I generally encounter on the M50 are volume related or the occasional tailgating asshat - but those can be dealt with too if you need to.

Irish driver behaviour in traffic actually causing jams

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