What pisses you off while driving?

Bugnut

The thing that really gets me whilst driving is the impatience, rudeness and anger of drivers in general on Irish roads.

This is clearly demonstrated in this thread.

Breaking the law is one thing, no lights on the phone etc, but no-one gets it right all the time.

Try and stick to the 60kph speed limit on the M50 out to the airport just for a laugh.
Watch the pissed off faces and people overtaking you dangerously.

Drivers seem only to want others to stick to the rules so they can break them and get on their way faster.

Oh and if a car is in the "Overtaking lane" doing the speed limit - who are you overtaking? - your wrong full stop - but you still think your right because you can break the speed limit if you want.

Take your time and have respect for other road users.

FrankGrimes

Haven't read the whole thread, but one of my pet hates that I haven't seen noticed is drivers on a minor road approaching a major road from the left with the intention to turn left and drive to the major road far too fast hoping that they won't have to yield and only break if they absolutely have to. I often have to slow down when I see these muppets coming from the left to give me time to react if they do stupidly go for it.

And add drivers in cars with tinted windows to the list also. Eye contact is important - i.e. in the example above if I see a muppet coming from left and hoping not to break, if he's in a car with tinted windows it's even harder to tell if he is preparing to break or not.

Stark

Bugnut wrote: »

Oh and if a car is in the "Overtaking lane" doing the speed limit - who are you overtaking? - your wrong full stop - but you still think your right because you can break the speed limit if you want.

Try obeying the law on a motorway where there's a train of cars in the overtaking lane some time and then try to overtake safely when you come up behind a car/truck/bus doing less than the speed limit. Oh wait, am I wrong to want to overtake them safely and legally? :rolleyes: Better to have a few people breaking the speed limit and traffic dispersed than to have traffic clustered behind one stubborn ass and people having to force their way into a 120km/hr queue from the driving lane any time they need to overtake.

A perfect example of this is the M50 southbound between Firhouse and Ballinteer even before the roadworks. It's effectively a one lane road when it should be operating as a two lane road since everyone who wants to do the speed limit has to drive in the overtaking lane behind the hoggers or else be trapped behind the micras in the driving lane.

Zube

Bugnut wrote: »

Oh and if a car is in the "Overtaking lane" doing the speed limit - who are you overtaking?

No-one, obviously, there's a slowpoke in the overtaking lane!

Take your time and have respect for other road users.

Eeeehhhhh - no.

Sids Not

Everything posted plus..

Old people going to mass ...

Women who are on their way to pick up the kids at school time...

These people will drive through red lights, make illegal turns,speed, drive in bus lanes,overtake on the inside.....anything so as they're not late....i've seen it ..

to add...this really annoys me...people who dont keep their cars clean..how many times have you seen a new/nice car covered in muck..and i'm suprised at the amount of "ladies" .....ffs theres no excuse..its just pure laziness...
I was stopped behind a 08 (i think) merc in stillorgan..you could hardly read the reg plate...but there she was doing her hair and lippy while all around was muck...

Stark

My car is usually covered in muck a day after I get it cleaned. Not really prepared to clean it daily. Though I do get it cleaned once it gets to the stage where it's bordering on not roadworthy, ie: reg plate and headlights/indicators etc. obscured by dirt.

The school run mummies and daddies piss me off as they're constantly driving into our apartment complex to park up on the footpath and then there's a queue to get out as they do their seven point turns.

P.C.

Voodoomelon wrote: »

P.C. wrote: »

MMMMmmmmmmmmm - let me think.

What about if you put your handbrake on.
It normally means that you can then take your foot off the brake pedal, and the brake lights will be off.

Not too much to ask.

Did you not read any of this thread?

Before posting my coment - No.
After posting my coment - Yes.

Did I go back and edit my coment - No.
Do you put your car in park, and take your foot of the brake while at a red light - No.

I guess that makes us even.

Capt'n Midnight

drivers who travel at 70 kmph , whether it's an N road or village :mad:
same nutters also travel on the right hand side of the lane so you can't pass them safely even though there might be 10m of lane + hard shoulder to their left :mad::mad:

emilyj

Anyone wearing a cap. If it's a flat cap they're probably driving at 20kmh, and if its a baseball cap at 120kmh

Bugnut

Try obeying the law on a motorway where there's a train of cars in the overtaking lane some time and then try to overtake safely when you come up behind a car/truck/bus doing less than the speed limit. Oh wait, am I wrong to want to overtake them safely and legally? :rolleyes: Better to have a few people breaking the speed limit and traffic dispersed than to have traffic clustered behind one stubborn ass and people having to force their way into a 120km/hr queue from the driving lane any time they need to overtake.

A moderator in favour of breaking speed limits.I thought you guys were supposed to be the voice of reason on here,

Good luck explaining that to the judge if you ever get in an accident.
Glad to see your main concern is traffic dispersement and not overall road safety.

wexhurdler

2 words...... Toyota Yaris!!! :mad::mad::mad:

jpjc05

Drivers who dont know how to use roundabouts

CamperMan

your driving along on a straight quiet road at 80kmph, you see a car waiting to pull out from the side road or driveway in the distance, that driver has plenty of time to pull out, you keep going and then the d!ckhead pulls out right at the last minute causing you to brake then they proceed to drive very slowly in front of you. Now that really friggin annoys me! :mad:

Royale with Cheese

People who are turning right at a set of lights. The filter to go right is red, but to go straight on it's green.

They slow right down, and just drift into the lane for turning right, leaving you stuck behind them while the light to go straight on turns red.

Does my head in. Also people turning off motorways who just wander really slowly into the turning off lane. Same thing pretty much.

GreeBo

Stark wrote: »

A perfect example of this is the M50 southbound between Firhouse and Ballinteer even before the roadworks. It's effectively a one lane road when it should be operating as a two lane road since everyone who wants to do the speed limit has to drive in the overtaking lane behind the hoggers or else be trapped behind the micras in the driving lane.

Is there such a thing as a roadway with two driving lanes?

Im on this stretch of the road everyday and the problem is that there is such a variance in the speed that the cars are driving at that u either get stuck behind the 40kph-ers or are holding up the 120kph-ers

wexhurdler

wexhurdler wrote: »

2 words...... Toyota Yaris!!! :mad::mad::mad:

Whats up with the Yaris

baldbear

Non nationals who drive the wrong way around round abouts .

CamperMan

baldbear wrote: »

Non nationals who drive the wrong way around round abouts .

I have never seen that happen :eek:

Mena

baldbear wrote: »

Non nationals who drive the wrong way around round abouts .

I guess it's ok for the Irish to do it.

brillianthenry

I dont like when your doing the speed limit in the fast lane with a line of cars and then some prat comes up from behind at speed flashing like crazy to get you to move so he can break the speed limit, am i going to move over for him to break the law?? no no....

Tony Broke

brillianthenry wrote: »

I dont like when your doing the speed limit in the fast lane with a line of cars and then some prat comes up from behind at speed flashing like crazy to get you to move so he can break the speed limit, am i going to move over for him to break the law?? no no....

I hate fella's like you..Its the fast lane and I can speed if I want :rolleyes:

Mena

brillianthenry wrote: »

I dont like when your doing the speed limit in the fast lane with a line of cars and then some prat comes up from behind at speed flashing like crazy to get you to move so he can break the speed limit, am i going to move over for him to break the law?? no no....

You're breaking the law yourself. Drive in the driving lane ffs. It's called an overtaking lane for a reason. People like you make me want to gouge out my eyeballs in frustration.

Zube

brillianthenry wrote: »

I dont like when your doing the speed limit in the fast lane with a line of cars and then some prat comes up from behind at speed flashing like crazy to get you to move so he can break the speed limit, am i going to move over for him to break the law?? no no....

Never, ever drive on the continent, so. People in France, Germany and Italy know what the outside lane is for, and your "Keycamp" sticker won't get you any sympathy.

While we're at it, stay out of my way too, you pillock.

L1011

brillianthenry wrote: »

I dont like when your doing the speed limit in the fast lane with a line of cars and then some prat comes up from behind at speed flashing like crazy to get you to move so he can break the speed limit, am i going to move over for him to break the law?? no no....

If you are capable of moving over, you are breaking the law by not keeping left. There is no such thing as the fast lane.


Drivers like the above are what pisses me off when driving....

mikemac

People who stop on pedestrain crossings.

When traffic is backed up I realise the lights can change on you and you cannot move. But at least stay off the pedestrian crossings and let people who waited for the green man to get across

Cars on footpaths.
You bought a house, you bought a car, did you consider the parking situation before you did both?

Seth Brundle

brillianthenry wrote: »

I dont like when your doing the speed limit in the fast lane with a line of cars and then some prat comes up from behind at speed flashing like crazy to get you to move so he can break the speed limit, am i going to move over for him to break the law?? no no....

Your kind are what has ruined the joy that used to exist in driving!

Alanstrainor

brillianthenry wrote: »

I dont like when your doing the speed limit in the fast lane with a line of cars and then some prat comes up from behind at speed flashing like crazy to get you to move so he can break the speed limit, am i going to move over for him to break the law?? no no....

To quote the Rules of the Road

Lane 1 (To the left)
The normal ‘keep left’ rule applies. Stay in this lane unless you are overtaking.
Lane 2 (To the right)
On a two-lane motorway, use this for overtaking only and move back into lane 1 (The Left lane) when you have finished. You may also use this lane to accommodate traffic merging from the left.

Mr. Frost

brillianthenry wrote: »

I dont like when your doing the speed limit in the fast lane with a line of cars and then some prat comes up from behind at speed flashing like crazy to get you to move so he can break the speed limit, am i going to move over for him to break the law?? no no....

You absolute numpty. Get the hell out of my way in your (probably :pac:) ****ty car!

Kidchameleon

Hi All,

Ya know what I flipin hate? Drivers who stop in front of you to ask a pedestrian directions, and there's no way for me to pass!! When im walkin and somone stops to ask me directions, holding up their fellow road users, I say, "sorry, dont know where that is, bye".

Regards,

Andy.

Ps. I dont know who's worse, the fecker stopin the car or the feker givin the detailed directions!

Mr. Frost

Kidchameleon wrote: »

Hi All,

Ya know what I flipin hate? Drivers who stop in front of you to ask a pedestrian directions, and there's no way for me to pass!! When im walkin and somone stops to ask me directions, holding up their fellow road users, I say, "sorry, dont know where that is, bye".

Regards,

Andy.

Ps. I dont know who's worse, the fecker stopin the car or the feker givin the detailed directions!

I understand your pain, but I don't mind it too much. It's normally only in and around estates (that it's ever happened me anyway).

Mycroft H

Truck 1. In slow lane doing 90kph

Truck 2. Can do slightly faster them truck one, about 90.99kph Truck 2 tries to over take truck 1.

They do that so bob the hairy arse driver can get to his destination 1 minute quicker then his equally hairy arse peer. And it pisses me off. Rightly

There not even ment to use that lane except for merging with traffic.


Secondly: people with one headlight. There cheap and easy to replace so it no reason to drive on one headlamp at night. Then they try to compensate by using full beam. Its stupid and downright dangerous.

Mini roundabouts: there still roundabouts people! Use the indacators please!

Seth Brundle

landyman wrote: »

Truck 1. In slow lane doing 90kph

Truck 2. Can do slightly faster them truck one, about 90.99kph Truck 2 tries to over take truck 1.

They do that so bob the hairy arse driver can get to his destination 1 minute quicker then his equally hairy arse peer. And it pisses me off. Rightly

There not even ment to use that lane except for merging with traffic.

cough*slow lane*cough
They are not meant to use which lane?
If you are referring to an overtaking lane, then this is only on dual carriageways with more than two lanes.

landyman wrote: »

Secondly: people with one headlight. There cheap and easy to replace so it no reason to drive on one headlamp at night. Then they try to compensate by using full beam. Its stupid and downright dangerous.

Whilst I agree that they are annoying, don't forget that they may just have recently blown or the driver may be unaware of it. Also some cars require a mechanic to replace the bulb!

Zube

kbannon wrote: »

Whilst I agree that they are annoying, don't forget that they may just have recently blown

Really? How often do you lose a bulb? Once in 5 years?

or the driver may be unaware of it.

No mercy: how the [edited] can you be driving about at night without noticing that your [edited] lights don't work?

Also some cars require a mechanic to replace the bulb!

That's the saddest excuse I've ever seen.

Mena

Zube wrote: »

Really? How often do you lose a bulb? Once in 5 years?

It could be once in 20 years, its still going to happen and chances are that you will encounter said driver on said night. Not much anyone can do in that situation.

Zube wrote: »

No mercy: how the [edited] can you be driving about at night without noticing that your [edited] lights don't work?

You'd need to be blind not to notice, however, sane people also use their lights during the day and unless the vehicle tells you it's gone, like mine does, you're hardly going to spot it.

Zube wrote: »

That's the saddest excuse I've ever seen.

Kinda agree. Mine went on my 3 series a few weeks ago. Took me over two hours to replace it. Had to google how to do it first :P

Mycroft H

^ ah rite we didnt realise it only applied to three lane motorways. Pain in the backside to wait 5 min for them to overtake one another

L1011

kbannon wrote: »

If you are referring to an overtaking lane, then this is only on dual carriageways with more than two lanes.

Or motorways of any description if I read the law (the actual act not the ROTR) correctly...

Stark

Bugnut wrote: »

Try obeying the law on a motorway where there's a train of cars in the overtaking lane some time and then try to overtake safely when you come up behind a car/truck/bus doing less than the speed limit. Oh wait, am I wrong to want to overtake them safely and legally? :rolleyes: Better to have a few people breaking the speed limit and traffic dispersed than to have traffic clustered behind one stubborn ass and people having to force their way into a 120km/hr queue from the driving lane any time they need to overtake.

A moderator in favour of breaking speed limits.I thought you guys were supposed to be the voice of reason on here,

Good luck explaining that to the judge if you ever get in an accident.
Glad to see your main concern is traffic dispersement and not overall road safety.

Read my post again. And if you don't understand it, then I suggest you simply follow the Rules of the road instead of making up your own.

Zube

Mena wrote: »

It could be once in 20 years, its still going to happen and chances are that you will encounter said driver on said night.

Actually, no, the odds are against it to such an extent that I can confidently state that of the last 100 [edit]s I met with bad lights, exactly none of them were good citizens who were unaware of the problem.

100% of them either:

1. Don't have a clue

or

2. Don't give a [edit]

Either way, I'm sure that in 15 years or so, some dumbass will do a survey and figure out that it's really dangerous! and mount a government ad campaign etc. etc.

Must finish my beer.

People that have those stupid wobble hands giving the one fingered salute sitting on their back shelf, like whats that about, to tell us that your a gob****e :rolleyes:

Viscosity

landyman wrote: »

Truck 1. In slow lane doing 90kph

Truck 2. Can do slightly faster them truck one, about 90.99kph Truck 2 tries to over take truck 1.

They do that so bob the hairy arse driver can get to his destination 1 minute quicker then his equally hairy arse peer. And it pisses me off. Rightly

There not even ment to use that lane except for merging with traffic.

I'm with you on this. I got stuck behind a tractor overtaking another tractor in a climbing/slow lane on my way to Killarney a while back; it took the best part of a minute, whats the point!

What pisses me off when driving ?

Driving through County Kilkenny, its always a nightmare; usually end up following 6 cars and tractor for miles with no-one making any effort to get past, you know the story. Best hurling team, worst drivers!:mad:

Voodoomelon

P.C. wrote: »

Before posting my coment - No.
After posting my coment - Yes.

Did I go back and edit my coment - No.
Do you put your car in park, and take your foot of the brake while at a red light - No.

I guess that makes us even.

Not quite.
You're not supposed to put an automatic in Park at lights, or at a junction, or anywhere else you're not actually "parking". Once the car is in Drive, it should be kept that way, changing an automatic from Park to drive all the time is not the same as putting a manual in neutral at lights, there is no clutch in an automatic and it puts unnecessary wear on the gearbox.
Putting your foot on the brake is standard practice with an auto box when only stopped temporarily.

Having said that, I wouldn't blame anyone for thinking you should stick it in Park, as I was of the same thinking myself until I started driving one. So unfortunately drivers behind me will continue to glow red.

McSpud

Remided of another annoying habit today - people who move acorss the yellow box at the last minute when lights going to red.

Road kinda goes from 1 one to 2 lanes when you move across the yellow box.
I was sitting the far side of the yellow box with maybe half a car length behind me.
First car at the lights decided he would not move across into the yellow box.
Second car at lights was getting annoyed first car would not move.
Lights go amber/red, first car moves across the yellow box.
This drives second car driver nuts & he dives across the red light on the inside.

andrewh5

Voodoomelon wrote: »

Not quite.
You're not supposed to put an automatic in Park at lights, or at a junction, or anywhere else you're not actually "parking". Once the car is in Drive, it should be kept that way, changing an automatic from Park to drive all the time is not the same as putting a manual in neutral at lights, there is no clutch in an automatic and it puts unnecessary wear on the gearbox.
Putting your foot on the brake is standard practice with an auto box when only stopped temporarily.

Having said that, I wouldn't blame anyone for thinking you should stick it in Park, as I was of the same thinking myself until I started driving one. So unfortunately drivers behind me will continue to glow red.

Oh yes you are! I use park at junctions all the time and have driven automatics for years. It does not strain the gearbox at all. Park locks the axle and gearbox. Leaving an auto in drive puts strain on the torque converter.

shqipshume

Tailgaters and people who don't seem to know they have indicators,and people who park behind you when you are in car park space and they are not,So you are then stuck there will they decide to come back.

Voodoomelon

andrewh5 wrote: »

Oh yes you are! I use park at junctions all the time and have driven automatics for years. It does not strain the gearbox at all. Park locks the axle and gearbox. Leaving an auto in drive puts strain on the torque converter.

Well, this is baffling me I have to say, I posted on here before about this fact when I started driving an auto and I was shot down by numerous auto drivers for doing what you do. So who's right?

LightningBolt

I've another one. Nervous drivers looking to merge onto the N4 when they've come to a complete stop. Think the lucan off ramp just past the Texaco garage. You see 5 or 6 cars coming along the N4 and they all pull into the right lane/fast lane/overtaking lane to let the driver pull out. Do they pull out?
Not a bloody chance, I hate being stuck behind them.

focus_mad

HelterSkelter wrote: »

7. People who take up two parking spaces in car parks

this might help you

youparklikeanasshole.com

brillianthenry

Mena wrote: »

You're breaking the law yourself. Drive in the driving lane ffs. It's called an overtaking lane for a reason. People like you make me want to gouge out my eyeballs in frustration.

I also love on a dual carriage-way, when I know theres a roundabout a mile or two ahead, going into the fast lane and staying there till i get to the roundabout, gets me off.

Indicatin early in general is great too.

I hate them blue cars too

cul-2008

focus_mad wrote: »

this might help you

youparklikeanasshole.com

haha, printing as we speak...what a great idea!

As for what pisses me off, this morning would be a great example - heavy snow fell in Limerick last night, and the amount of people who 'dug' a little hole in the 2 inches of snow to see out of the car is unreal. PUSH THE SNOW OFF PEOPLE! :rolleyes:

CamperMan

shqipshume wrote: »

Tailgaters and people who don't seem to know they have indicators,and people who park behind you when you are in car park space and they are not,So you are then stuck there will they decide to come back.

when you have a tailgater, simply apply the brakes and watch their face as they sh!t themselves and they soon pull back