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Snow & ice - Road conditions?

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  • 18-12-2010 10:44am
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    murphym7
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    I have two ladies here in Donnybrook in the city needing to drive home today. One going to Kanturk and one to Watergrasshill.

    What will they expect - any reports or advice?


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    jap gt
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    bad enough in kanturk, was there in the early hours and some very bad patches around there, a few minor crashes


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    dahamsta
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    Killeagh to Cork was grand this morning, except the hill on the dual carriageway across from Amgen, which I went up diagonally. :)


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    Fairdues
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    How about Clonakilty to Cork road and around Clonakilty?


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    dahamsta
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    Cork to Killeagh was far worse btw, not least because of the idiots in the outside lane that can't tell the difference between a wet road and an icy road. Top tip d*ckheads: If the road is in shade, it's probably icy.

    There was a bad crash on the other side of the road just past the hill I mentioned earlier, most likely because of these self-same idiots. Damned car was on its side.


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    Balmed Out
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    clonakilty is fine no snow whatsoever.


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    getreadytogrow
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    What is youghal to cork city like? must head up that way tomorrow, thanks in advance


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    dahamsta
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    Fine as far as Midleton, but take it handy until you get to the "parkway", particularly on the hill across from Amgen. Similarly, be careful on the same stretch of road on the way back; stay out of the outside lane, it dips in and out of ice very regularly and dangerously. And be wide of the morons out there who don't understand that shade = cold = ice.


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    getreadytogrow
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    Cheers, got on ok today, amazing to see some of the driving........some right dim wits out there!


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    dahamsta
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    http://verbo.se/ford-focus-swaying-leftlem-to-right-snowice-normal


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    mossie
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    getreadytogrow wrote: »
    Cheers, got on ok today, amazing to see some of the driving........some right dim wits out there!

    This weather really shows that there are some serious morons on the loose. Driving Kanturk - Mallow the other day had a guy driving so close he might as well be in the back seat. Then another guy in an Audi passed 6 or 7 cars, must have been doing 70 at least (mph not kph). Sister in law was driving Tuesday road OK but ice in the middle guy behind her started blowing for road and when he passed gave her the finger. She saw him stuck in the ditch a couple of miles later:-)


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    Graces7
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    mossie wrote: »
    This weather really shows that there are some serious morons on the loose. Driving Kanturk - Mallow the other day had a guy driving so close he might as well be in the back seat. Then another guy in an Audi passed 6 or 7 cars, must have been doing 70 at least (mph not kph). Sister in law was driving Tuesday road OK but ice in the middle guy behind her started blowing for road and when he passed gave her the finger. She saw him stuck in the ditch a couple of miles later:-)[/QUOTE]

    That is sweet indeed.. thank you!

    We traded at Macroom the Tuesday before Christmas; almost froze to death. Mostly the driving was fine; but the back roads we are out in the boonie north of Enniskeane) and the lanes were.... interesting.. Glad we went in darkness as had I seen the lanes I would have stayed home.

    Even so, one lunatic tailgated us on the iced lane .. there was nowhere to pull over to let him pass without risking getting stuck - and insisted on overtaking....

    But that has been the exception.

    Coming back it was still light and the gritting had been done; a lovely patterning on the ice by farmers with shovels.


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