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Quiet estates/roads with steep hills

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  • 23-01-2011 2:37pm
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    cosmic
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    Hi,

    Can someone point me in the direction of a quiet estate or road with a steep hill? I'm helping a friend learn to drive and I want to take them somewhere to do hill starts. South side, preferably.

    When I was learning, my instructor took me somewhere in Churchtown but I can't for the life of me remember where it is or the name of the road (I was too busy trying to drive to notice where I was driving to!)

    Thanks!


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    mikemac
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    Anywhere around Chapelizod, southside.....just about ;) The Liffey is 100 metres away

    Incredibly steep hills around and it's quiet enough at the weekends, especially the estates

    Bit far from you though


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    gerard65
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    cosmic wrote: »
    Hi,

    Can someone point me in the direction of a quiet estate or road with a steep hill? I'm helping a friend learn to drive and I want to take them somewhere to do hill starts. South side, preferably.

    When I was learning, my instructor took me somewhere in Churchtown but I can't for the life of me remember where it is or the name of the road (I was too busy trying to drive to notice where I was driving to!)

    Thanks!
    Most likely it was Woodside Drive off the Dodder Park /Braemor Road.


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    edellc
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    sorry did write the name of the estate in the post but im removing it as there are too too many driving schools taking learners into this estate and onto a certain road and its hill....


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    cosmic
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    feelingstressed wrote: »
    Anywhere around Chapelizod... Incredibly steep hills around

    Good idea! I'll take him out there for a few actual spins when he's a bit better at driving. Thanks!
    gerard65 wrote: »
    Most likely it was Woodside Drive off the Dodder Park /Braemor Road.

    You absolute legend! I just looked it up on street view and this is exactly the road I was thinking of. Thank you so so much!


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    mikemac
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    cosmic wrote: »
    Good idea! I'll take him out there for a few actual spins when he's a bit better at driving. Thanks!

    The Phoneix Park is right next door too so a good place to practice.
    And you can find a quiet corner or road and practice those turnabouts and reversing around corners in the park no problem


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    admiralofthefleet
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    gerard65 wrote: »
    Most likely it was Woodside Drive off the Dodder Park /Braemor Road.

    first place i thought of too


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    chris85
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    admiralofthefleet wrote: »
    first place i thought of too

    same here


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