Idiot Driver Photos!

sharkman

kbannon wrote:

did you by any chance read my post just up above a small bit?

OOps , sorry , now me bad . Got as far as "I don't think that s correct - From memory, you must not stop on a box junction at all!" and jumped right in ..

My apologies

Seth Brundle

sharkman wrote:

OOps , sorry , now me bad . Got as far as "I don't think that s correct - From memory, you must not stop on a box junction at all!" and jumped right in ..

My apologies

forgiven!

Angels

Im not changing the subject or anything but would you say that lanes in most citys in Ireland ie Cork in my case, people do not know which lanes to use so they cut across traffic in the other lanes??

BrianD3

Lads, the rules for box junctions debate has already been done to death.
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=2759927

Seth Brundle

Angels wrote:

Im not changing the subject or anything but would you say that lanes in most citys in Ireland ie Cork in my case, people do not know which lanes to use so they cut across traffic in the other lanes??

try Dublin's South quays where lane directions turn abruptly and if you are not familiar then you will end up in the wrong lane. A similar situation exists on many of the roundabouts above the M50.

johnnyrotten

It is okay to stop in a yellow box when you are turning right. Somethingthat seems to have crept in lately is people sitting behind the yellow box when turning right. This causes delays.
The sitting in this box is known as "Taking control of the junction"

unkel

kbannon wrote:

try Dublin's South quays where lane directions turn abruptly and if you are not familiar then you will end up in the wrong lane

Those "lanes" are shocking. I'm surprised there aren't more accidents there

_Kaiser_

Theres a lot of roads like that.. unless you know the area its very easy to be in the wrong lane.. I got caught like that on the south quays the first time, then I learned to just stick in the right hand lane all the way down.

Coming down the N1 towards the airport is the same. Unless you're careful (and ignore the signs pointing you towards the city) you'll end up on the M1 - fine unless you have an L plate on the car

Same thing happened to me on the N4.. was following the signs for Tallaght and next thing I'm on the M50 and no way to move back across due to the kerbed divide between lanes.

Of more serious concern though is the total lack of lighting along most of the N2/N3.. especially at junctions known to be dangerous and in conditions like this evening....I was suprised there was only the one accident on the way home

Big Nelly

Kaiser2000 wrote:

Theres a lot of roads like that.. unless you know the area its very easy to be in the wrong lane.. I got caught like that on the south quays the first time, then I learned to just stick in the right hand lane all the way down.

Coming down the N1 towards the airport is the same. Unless you're careful (and ignore the signs pointing you towards the city) you'll end up on the M1 - fine unless you have an L plate on the car

Same thing happened to me on the N4.. was following the signs for Tallaght and next thing I'm on the M50 and no way to move back across due to the kerbed divide between lanes.

Of more serious concern though is the total lack of lighting along most of the N2/N3.. especially at junctions known to be dangerous and in conditions like this evening....I was suprised there was only the one accident on the way home

And it wasnt you for a change???? the N3 is safe for another evening.....lmao:D

HelterSkelter

kbannon wrote:

try Dublin's South quays where lane directions turn abruptly and if you are not familiar then you will end up in the wrong lane. A similar situation exists on many of the roundabouts above the M50.

Yeah, there is one junction on the south quays heading for hueston where on one side of the junction you are in the correct lane but when you pass the junction you end up in between two lanes. It's a complete joke.

Angels

is it just me then that thinks theses so called lanes are so confusing to some drivers that they take a guess when drivin inner city??

_Kaiser_

Angels wrote:

is it just me then that thinks theses so called lanes are so confusing to some drivers that they take a guess when drivin inner city??

I think the answer is no..it's not just you. It IS very confusing. And signs at the edge of the road about 50m from the turnoff doesn't help either

dealgan

HelterSkelter wrote:

In the photo I took the traffic was stopped well before the driver approached, she had a clear view of the yellow box but still drove into it.

Sounds like the time I was a passenger with a Learner driver, who rightly stopped before the yellow box. The twat behind was flashing lights & beeping before swerving out around the L-driver and stopping nicely in the yellow box.

Twats.

_Kaiser_

dealgan wrote:

Sounds like the time I was a passenger with a Learner driver, who rightly stopped before the yellow box. The twat behind was flashing lights & beeping before swerving out around the L-driver and stopping nicely in the yellow box.

Twats.

Common courtesy is also something lost on muppets like that.. eg: if in slow moving traffic, or a red light is ahead with traffic already stopped at it, I'd usually let a car or two through a junction. Couple of times now you'll get the idiot behind me beeping and such. I usually just look in the mirror and tell them to "go away" (well not quite what I say but can't say things like that here - think of the children!:))

Saruman

HelterSkelter wrote:

Yeah, there is one junction on the south quays heading for hueston where on one side of the junction you are in the correct lane but when you pass the junction you end up in between two lanes. It's a complete joke.

I dont have a problem with the way it changes at that point.. i assume you mean on the way to heuston right? there are 2 of them i think where the bus lane turns into a turn left and traffic swerves to the right a bit... however the lines on the road are perfectly obvious. I know im used to it but i was fine when i first went through it. I do see idiots cutting into lanes there. I just cant see how they do, they must not be paying attention.

Seth Brundle

They are not perfectly obvious. At least one of these swerves occurs just after a bridge and is not visible until you are right on it.
Also with wet night-time traffic, it can be hard to see the lines IIRC.