Road issues that irritate me.......

KwackerJack

Driving in the dark with no lights.......the amount of people who drive around after dark with no lights on is scary!! Do they not realised that their instrument cluster does not display the headlight symbol or can they even understand the displays!

Cyclists and red lights......Heading past Connolly station, passsd the Luas tracks and stopped at red lights between the IFSC and Busaras, 3 cyclists go by and one neary gets run over by a van coming from the right, the little suicide jockey then gives out to the van for not seeing him.....am I missing something here or red lights the new green??


What are your most irritating road issues?

Fr_Dougal

People who hog the fast lane.

Fr_Dougal

Fr_Dougal wrote: »

People who hog the fast lane.

People who call it "the fast lane".

Sam Kade

KwackerJack wrote: »

Driving in the dark with no lights.......the amount of people who drive around after dark with no lights on is scary!! Do they not realised that their instrument cluster does not display the headlight symbol or can they even understand the displays!

Cyclists and red lights......Heading past Connolly station, passsd the Luas tracks and stopped at red lights between the IFSC and Busaras, 3 cyclists go by and one neary gets run over by a van coming from the right, the little suicide jockey then gives out to the van for not seeing him.....am I missing something here or red lights the new green??


What are your most irritating road issues?

Those are problems not issues.

Fr_Dougal

Snotaul Goodman wrote: »

People who call it "the fast lane".

Hey, I pay my road tax.

KwackerJack

Sam Kade wrote: »

Those are problems not issues.

From my point of view its an issue, from a social aspect its a problem

bodice ripper

Anyone with a horse box. Jerks.

VulcanRaving

People driving 80 in a 100 zone and then driving at 60 or 70 in a 50 zone. If you're going to hold up half the country at least try and justify it by saying you are trying to respect the speed limits

Drivers not indicating- and no, slowing down, making your turn and then flicking on your indicator does not count!

RayM

Impatient people who flash their lights at me when I'm doing 100 km/h (which, quite frankly, is fast enough for anyone) in the fast lane on the M50.

maudgonner

People who don't indicate on roundabouts, but also complain about traffic congestion.

You self-centred muppet, can't you see that you're contributing to the problem?

Sound Bite

People who don't use indicators properly.

Not sure which is worse; those who indicate far too early - they are running left but what they mean is the third left! or those who don't indicate at all.

The flying mouse

RayM wrote: »

Impatient people who flash their lights at me when I'm doing 100 km/h (which, quite frankly, is fast enough for anyone) in the fast lane on the M50.

:P This the get the popcorn time post

knucklehead6

The flying mouse wrote: »

:P This the get the popcorn time post

Fr. Douglas made a valiant effort too

MadDog76

Cyclists.

Pedestrians who think they can outrun a car so take the chance.

Drivers who don't know how to use roundabouts.

Drivers who over-take you even though you're doing the speed limit.

Drivers who under-take.

Cyclists.

Full-beams being left on.

Selfish and/or dangerous parking.

Not thanking you for letting them out/in.

Trying to bully your way out/in.

Cyclists.

Driving ridiculously slow.

Drivers who try to intimidate Learner/Novice drivers.

Audi drivers.

Drivers who continously brake randomly for no apparent reason?

Cyclists.

Drivers who think that a red light means nap-time.

Tailgaters.

Drivers who let everybody in/out.

Drivers who barrel up the Bus Lane then expect you to just let them in!??!!!?!

And, of course, cyclists.

Ulysses Gaze

Cyclists.

Senna

People who see a car coming at night but insist on blinding them first before dipping their head lights.

OldMrBrennan83

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Rubberchikken

The whole system of learning is wrong. the theory test means people learn off signs etc and then when they pass that its onto 12 lessons minimum learning off in a rote fashion while driving around the town you presumably live in. then the minute test is passed to hell with putting any of the posssible good habits/rules lernt to use.

plus there is no focus on motorway driving, nor a proper clear understanding of roundabouts (see numerous postings on boards re same), not enough emphasis on when to light up, respect for other road users etc.

i realise a lot of road users are stupid, ignorant and arrogant, and the system allows for a lot of this.

gramar

Driving in the wet on a motorway or dual carriageway. Overtake me by all means but don't pull back in 20 yards in front of me and blind me
with your spray.

People who overtake and then drive slower than you were going before they overtook you. Morons.

Big Pussy Bonpensiero

The fcukers that drive like old women in the parts where over-taking is impossible yet when they get to a straight bit of road they suddenly put the foot down.

And it doesn't really annoy me but the amount of people that drive around with their fog lights on for aesthetic reasons is just sad..

Latatian

Well said Gramar. The moment where you try to maintain a proper distance from the car in front of you on a motorway in fast-moving traffic (taking into account increased stopping distance and spray)- and the world and their mother decide there's a 'gap' so they should overtake and pull in just ahead of you and blind you.

I'm not talking about driving slowly, even, I'm talking about blinding rain, hazardous driving conditions, driving at the speed limit, and some idiot decides to pull in so close in front of you that there is literally no way you could avoid them in the event of anything happening. And of course you'd be at fault if you smashed into them, because you were behind the idiot.

RainyDay

KwackerJack wrote: »

Cyclists and red lights......Heading past Connolly station, passsd the Luas tracks and stopped at red lights between the IFSC and Busaras, 3 cyclists go by and one neary gets run over by a van coming from the right, the little suicide jockey then gives out to the van for not seeing him.....am I missing something here or red lights the new green??


What are your most irritating road issues?

My most irritating road issues would be the folks that moan about cyclists (riding 10kg bikes at 10-20 kmph) breaking red lights while apparently not noticing (or noticing and ignoring) the endemic breaking of amber/red lights by motorists driving 1-4 tonne vehicles at speeds of 20-100 kmph. And don't get me started on the phoning/texting drivers, and the 80% of drivers who break speed limits.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWC8sT06Zi0

Sleeper12

Fr_Dougal wrote:

People who hog the fast lane.

There is no fast lane???

The flying mouse

When people just stare at you when you’re both stopped at an intersection::eek::cool:

Grayson

VulcanRaving wrote: »

Drivers not indicating- and no, slowing down, making your turn and then flicking on your indicator does not count!

As a pedestrian I have to agree with this. You see a car coming down a road but it's not indicating so you think it's not going to turn and you're safe to cross at your part of the junction. You put a foot onto the ropad and the car swerves in front of you.

I remember standing at a crossing at a roundabout waiting to cross and counting the number of cars that passed me and indicated. About 1/3 of them indicated that they were taking the exit I was waiting to cross the rest just took it without indicating.

We have a horrific standard of driving in this country.

PowerToWait

Standard of Irish driving is poor in almost every regard.

The thing of slipping up the bus lane, skipping maybe a couple hundred yards of queue and then indicating and expecting people to let you in is really, really frustrating as it slows everything down significantly for everybody else.

On the Chapelizod bypass bus lane is removed for works and trafic is flowing better.

longshanks

5 billion watt light bulbs in cars that give of that bluish white light. Whether they come towards you or from behind the effect is blinding.

Sleeper12

The flying mouse wrote:

When people just stare at you when you’re both stopped at an intersection:

The nose pickers make it even worse.

MadDog76

RainyDay wrote: »

My most irritating road issues would be the folks that moan about cyclists (riding 10kg bikes at 10-20 kmph) breaking red lights while apparently not noticing (or noticing and ignoring) the endemic breaking of amber/red lights by motorists driving 1-4 tonne vehicles at speeds of 20-100 kmph. And don't get me started on the phoning/texting drivers, and the 80% of drivers who break speed limits.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWC8sT06Zi0

Cyclist Alert!!!!!!!

Cycling Forum is that way >>>>>>>>

Big Pussy Bonpensiero

Also, this sign needs to be erected on every motorway (plus the N4/7) at regular intervals.

RainyDay

MadDog76 wrote: »

Cyclist Alert!!!!!!!

Cycling Forum is that way >>>>>>>>

Thanks so much. It's first left after the motoring forum.

Pedro K

Lack of lane discipline. Get out of the overtaking lane. Get the **** out of the middle lane.

HellSquirrel

MadDog76 wrote: »

Cyclist Alert!!!!!!!

Cycling Forum is that way >>>>>>>>

The motorist forum is that way then!
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

Don't forget to indicate!

FightingIrish

People who display the 'L' sign back to front/upside down should not even be allowed into the drivers seat!

MadDog76

RainyDay wrote: »

Thanks so much. It's first left after the motoring forum.

Second left actually, first left (cyclist short-cut) is for Pedestrians only! :P

Mint Sauce

Every single driver, and road user, apart from me!

jon1981

Cars (presume used by multiple pal) that display both an L and an N sign. Seriously how lazy...

Fr_Dougal

Fr_Dougal wrote: »

Hey, I pay my road tax.

RayM

Sleeper12 wrote: »

There is no fast lane???

I think you'll find there is.

PeadarCo

MadDog76 wrote:

Cyclist Alert!!!!!!!

What's the problem with cyclists commenting on a thread like this. One cyclists are road users and most are also drivers. What's wrong with the post you quoted?

OldMrBrennan83

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Andrewf20

Simply having to deal with people who have no brains behind the wheel. You can sense it with certain drivers. Dawdling along in the wrong lane, sometimes no indication, drifting in lane or being unbelievably lethargic at moving off the line or at getting through a green light that has now turned red. :mad:

jon1981

Drivers that over take me and my club mates on my bicycle on bends in the road! Happens far too often. Perhaps they have periscopes but they certainly aren't noticeable!

MadDog76

PeadarCo wrote: »

What's the problem with cyclists .........

The answer to that question needs a thread of it's own!!

jon1981

MadDog76 wrote: »

The answer to that question needs a thread of it's own!!

I've never seen one of those

Mister Vain

Senna wrote: »

People who see a car coming at night but insist on blinding them first before dipping their head lights.

A lot of newer cars have those auto dip sensors which can be slow to detect oncoming cars. You can turn it off but its easy to forgot to dip your lights.

THFC wrote: »

And it doesn't really annoy me but the amount of people that drive around with their fog lights on for aesthetic reasons is just sad..

Again the auto lights tend to turn on the fog lights too.

PeadarCo

MadDog76 wrote:

The answer to that question needs a thread of it's own!!

The thing that annoys me most the fact that some that just because you've done a test that it makes them a faultless driver despite decades of road statistics(details deaths and serious injuries) that prove otherwise. I say that as a driver myself.

Also people give out about other people breaking the rules of the road but are opposed to speed and red light cameras.( if you always obey the rules of the road they shouldn't affect you)

9or10

MadDog76 wrote: »

Drivers who continously brake randomly for no apparent reason?

They're pi$$ed

Drivers who let everybody in/out.

Had one the other day. I was stopped at a junction turning right on a filter. Had a bit of a wait so slurp the coffee. Next thing some idiot stops to let me go with a queue of traffic behind him.

Nearly burnt me nutz and then I was embarassed because he was driving like a dick.



My pet hate is turning right across a busy main road. When the busy road comes to a stop the number of A/holes who will stop in the gap in front of you, for absolutely no gain, rather than letting you out.

RayM

People who complain most about cyclists are always middle-aged men.

Hope someone has the decency to kill me before I reach middle-age.

nice_guy80

Using the brake instead of just decelerating in time

The brake is for emergencies or bringing a car to a stop

RainyDay

Patww79 wrote: »

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Not really, the default answer is usually something along the lines of 'cyclists don't kill and maim others - that would be motorists'. So if you really want something to complain about, I'd have thought that killing and maiming should be somewhere near the top of the list.