Drivers entering bus lane a few metres before it ends to turn left

The brother got done for that by a cop on a bike, he didn't do it anymore...

Hairy Japanese BASTARDS! wrote: »

Good. I wish there was points and fixed cameras.

Lorry drivers are divils for this.

I think it was just a fine, put manners on him, he's the meanest man in Ireland, always driving around on the yellow light, that sort of crack.. He whinges about it still.
Giving the cop Gemma Doherty type lip didn't help his case....

I do this all the time if the lane is free right up to the point where the left turn is.

Hairy Japanese BASTARDS! wrote: »

This annoys me no end.

This just doesn't happen in rush hour, it happens all times of the day.
I, as a law abiding driver, drive in the lane I should be in, and the driver behind will cut in left 10 or so metres before the bus lane ends and the dash lines start meaning I have to wait for drivers who are essentially skipping me.

It's infuriating and illegal. I was driving a vintage car today with no nearside mirror (they weren't fitted on some old cars). This makes observation of these clowns harder.

As long as they don't block the bus lane, why do you waste your nerves on that?

Worst rereg ever

I don't understand why they can't wait three seconds. A surprising amount of people do this and the annoying this is the almost always speed up and undertake you while you're waiting to move over. Only to slow down for the turn or red light...

I often see long lines queuing in bus lanes. They seem ignorant of the law. I just pass the queue and indicate to enter where the traffic lane starts. The Guards have on occasion ticketed everyone in the bus lane but its still a daily occurance.
I agree on the bus lane thing. Its very dangerous when you are indicating to enter a traffic lane off a bus lane and some lang ball enters the bus lane early and speeds up. Id say bus drivers have given up at this stage.

On side note there is way too much undertaking going on in this country. There should be a guideline rule that you do not undertake anywhere above say 10km/h unless it is causing a direct obstruction. Drivers undertaking at speed coming up to traffic lights/junctions/roundabouts etc is dangerous and exposes both drivers to unnesessary risk. Drivers seem to forget that the chances of you having an accident with another vehicle are significantly reduced if you stay well clear of the other vehicle. That goes for tail gating undertaking etc. They should bring in a Covid style 20m rule for cars. It would save a lot of lives. Probably more than the Covid 2m one.

quickbeam wrote: »

I do this, but it's not to save three seconds. It's when there's a long line of traffic istopped n the left lane meaning you'd have to go through at least one, and maybe several sets of traffic lights for it to move up enough for you to move in to the left-turn lane. I wouldn't jump in to the bus lane early if it was a clear road all the way ahead of me that would allow me to join the left-turn lane legitimally.

I know it's illegal. But waiting and doing it legally could add 20% to my commute time where there's already enough of being stuck in traffic not moving wasting petrol, emitting carbon....

Thank the gods for being able to work from home during these times. I do not miss my work commute.

Whatever it takes to justify your actions!

I do it a few metres before if:

I am turning left at the lights and they have gone red on my approach. The right lane has 5-6 cars waiting at the lights which means the correct location (i.e. end of bus lane) to turn left is blocked due to the back up of traffic. I can either a) sit 7-8 cars back in the right lane, backing up the single lane further and wait for the traffic to move a few metres on the green light or b) enter the left lane a few metres early so both lanes can have cars waiting at the lights easing congestion.

If done under the correct circumstances entering the bus lane a few metres before can actually help with traffic flow IMO.

Zayd Black Terrapin wrote: »

You should scream and scream till you make yourself sick.

No she should thream and thream until she makes herself sick.

i can't see them doing anything, hardly the crime of the century.

Hairy Japanese BASTARDS! wrote: »

I just arrived in work today and one of my co-workers did this on the way in.

If I report him anonymously will Gardaí or Traffic Watch take a statement?

I have front and rear cameras

Of course they will. In fact, they spend most of their days in Court getting convictions simply by reading out anonymous statements.






Jesus wept. It was bad enough here prior to Lockdown....:D