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EU proposed 70km/h speed limit for N roads

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  • #52
    johnos1984
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,096 ✭✭✭johnos1984


    opinion guy wrote: »
    Lol - I hear ya. But test out the theory for me would ya ?????

    I know where your coming from by not over taking but that creates an issue for the person 2 or three cars back who ends up conducting a dangerour overtaking maneuver. Fair enough if the conditions don't allow you to overtake, or even if the road markings don't allow it

    Your making yourself part of the overall problem if you in any way hinder any car behind you or make it difficult for them to do so in a safe manner


  • #53
    johnos1984
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,096 ✭✭✭johnos1984


    samih wrote: »
    Of inappropriate speed limits, this is my favourite:

    http://maps.google.ie/?ie=UTF8&ll=51.776882,-10.048327&spn=0.011431,0.025599&z=16&layer=c&cbll=51.777062,-10.048481&panoid=xtoMJ8VGtFoYFRTKOOAs3w&cbp=12,346.01,,0,-8.43

    No problem for me doing 80 on that road, keeping it on the road however may be a different story :D


  • #54
    opinion guy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,001 ✭✭✭✭opinion guy


    johnos1984 wrote: »
    I know where your coming from by not over taking but that creates an issue for the person 2 or three cars back who ends up conducting a dangerour overtaking maneuver. Fair enough if the conditions don't allow you to overtake, or even if the road markings don't allow it

    Your making yourself part of the overall problem if you in any way hinder any car behind you or make it difficult for them to do so in a safe manner


    I am of course referring to the situation where there are no clear overtaking opportunities. I'm not proposing to not pass out when there is an opportunity. But I am saying if you are stuck behind someone and overtaking is hard - stay calm and just wait and they will soon turn off.


  • #55
    johnos1984
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,096 ✭✭✭johnos1984


    opinion guy wrote: »
    I am of course referring to the situation where there are no clear overtaking opportunities. I'm not proposing to not pass out when there is an opportunity. But I am saying if you are stuck behind someone and overtaking is hard - stay calm and just wait and they will soon turn off.

    I had images of you being the idiot who I was stuck behind on Sunday on the N7 between Nenagh and Borris.

    Loads of clear and safe opportunities to overtake but no he stuck behind the Micra doing 50-80 depending on whether there were cars coming towards it or not which ended up holding everything but the S4 TDI's up or BMW's which seemed to appear like scud missiles coming up from ten cars back

    Given what you describe above I think it's fair to say your describing safe driving


  • #56
    Run_to_da_hills
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,009 ✭✭✭✭Run_to_da_hills


    Anyone that voted YES for the Lisbon referendum has absolutly no authority to give out about the EU dictating to this country on any blanket laws imposed including the reduction of speed limits on national roads etc.


  • #57
    Murphj7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 194 ✭✭Murphj7


    jock101 wrote: »
    What side barriers on N roads? I drove from Londonderry to Dublin on the N2 today, I saw no side barriers!



    Where is Londonderry? Its Derry mate.


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