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

Mister Vain

nice_guy80 wrote: »

Using the brake instead of just decelerating in time

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

That would make for incredibly tedious driving. Like the economy runs they have on Top Gear.

Grayson

Patww79 wrote: »

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So what you're saying is that if drivers didn't do bad things then cyclists woul;dn't have any excuse to


I grew up in the country side. I cycled everywhere. I cycled into the nearest big town. It wasn't too bad but there were lots of rough drivers. The number of times I've been on a narrow road/street, 6 inches from the ditch/pavement and cars have beeped their horns to get me to move farther left is ridiculous. The number of those cars who pass me at speed and leave a foot at the most on the right of me is about the same. The number of times I've had drivers open their car doors when I'm approaching is silly. I've lost track of the number of times I've been nearly knocked off the road by a car speeding on a country road.

I had a friend in school who was crushed against a wall because a car pushed up right next to him at high speed. He spent 6 months in hospital and years in physio. Two weeks later it nearly happened to me on the same road at the same place.

I don't cycle anymore. I left my bike in a bike rack at a train station. I came back later and found the rear wheel at a right angle. Some fcuker reversed into the bike rack and into the bikes. The frame was warped so there went my €800 bike. Other bikes were damaged too. Did the guy leave a note or tell the guys in the station what had happened? Did he fcuk.

Even if I had my bike I probably wouldn't cycle in Dublin. It's just too dangerous with the standard of drivers on our roads and the lack of cycle lanes (Although to be fair after the time I nearly crashed into a parked car in fog on a cycle lane I grew wary of them too)

The King of Moo

When I'm cycling:

Drivers pulling out of a junction ahead of me forcing me to brake sharply, because they assume they have the right of way, because they're in a car.

Drivers trying to overtake me on corners and then realising that they can't because I'm not glued to the kerb, and so have to brake and wait for me to complete the turn. It's impatient, and dangerous if there's someone behind them.

Cyclists breaking red lights, and not following the Rules of the Road in general, maintaining the stereotype that no cyclists follow the rules.

Drivers stopped in the cycle lane.

When I'm walking:

Cyclists on the footpath: it's dangerous and childish - how can you not cope with cycling on the road if you're an adult?

Drivers breaking reds at pedestrian crossings, especially in the morning. Get up earlier and you won't be in a rush!

When I'm driving:

At roundabouts when it's not busy: drivers entering the roundabout in the right-hand lane, and exiting (before or at 12 o'clock) into the left-hand lane, while I'm exiting into the same lane, having started in the left-hand lane.

Drivers at roundabouts in general: most people haven't got a clue, which is especially frustrating because they're so simple. Of particular annoyance is when a roundabout deviates even slightly from the common four-exit 12, 3, 6, 9 o'clock form, and people have no idea what to do. Well, if there are three exits you still indicate left when you're taking the first one.

Drivers who assume that indicating is only relevant to the car directly behind them, so don't indicate if there's no-one right behind them, regardless of the need to indicate what they're doing to cyclists and pedestrians.

Drivers who go at a constant 70 on a 100 road, and when they enter a town.

Drivers who nose forward when they think the light is soon to go green. What are you thinking? It's particularly funny when they do it way too early and end up almost imperceptibly inching forward for about 30 seconds.

Reductive "all cyclists/drivers are idiots" thinking.

OldMrBrennan83

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Atlantic Dawn

Anyone who doesn't know they have no lights on or blown headlight bulbs., these are the very same clowns who call the NCT a money racket.

Grayson

9or10 wrote: »

They're pi$$ed

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.

Remember the advert that was on years ago about the yellow box and how you should only enter it if you can exit it? It's strange because based on what I see I think most drivers think it's a parking space where you can wait for lights to change

OldMrBrennan83

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RainyDay

Patww79 wrote: »

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Could you provided one actual example of where an action by a cyclist has caused someone else to be killed or maimed in Ireland in, say, the last ten years? Perhaps a coroners report or a press report or a Garda statement?

There are a very small number of cases where cyclists cause injuries to themselves, such as the drunk cyclist killed on the M1 a couple of years back. But I can't recall a single case of a cyclist causing death or serious injury to someone else - can you?

Senna

Mister Vain wrote: »

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.



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

Is that actually a thing?? And people use that rather than dip the headlights themselves?

So car with that installed arrives at a lefthand bend just as another oncoming car approaches bend, the car with auto dip will always blind the other driver as the other drivers lights are always pointing away.

railer201

RainyDay wrote: »

Could you provided one actual example of where an action by a cyclist has caused someone else to be killed or maimed in Ireland in, say, the last ten years? Perhaps a coroners report or a press report or a Garda statement?

There are a very small number of cases where cyclists cause injuries to themselves, such as the drunk cyclist killed on the M1 a couple of years back. But I can't recall a single case of a cyclist causing death or serious injury to someone else - can you?

Does it have to be someone else, how about killing or maiming themselves by running red lights or whatever ?

FunLover18

jon1981 wrote: »

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

What's lazy about this? If you're a novice driver you're legally obliged to display an 'N' plate and same for learners. Are they supposed to fork out and buy separate cars

Four Phucs Ache

Random braking.....what the f**k are you braking for!!...there is nothing in front of you the last few miles and your stuttering along, speeding up, slowing down......

makes my pi$$ boil

FunLover18

Why is it that Dublin drivers (maybe it happens elsewhere) will break a red at the drop of a hat but as soon as a light turns green it takes them about 10 seconds to get into gear and take off, drives me nuts. If you're the first car at a set of lights stay in gear, show some courtesy to the cars waiting behind you.

EGriff

Cyclists should have license plates.

Alun

FunLover18 wrote: »

What's lazy about this? If you're a novice driver you're legally obliged to display an 'N' plate and same for learners. Are they supposed to fork out and buy separate cars

You do what I did when I was learning. Put them up while learning and take them off while not. Otherwise what the !%^& is the point of them?

Colser

FunLover18 wrote:

Why is it that Dublin drivers (maybe it happens elsewhere) will break a red at the drop of a hat but as soon as a light turns green it takes them about 10 seconds to get into gear and take off, drives me nuts. If you're the first car at a set of lights stay in gear, show some courtesy to the cars waiting behind you.

Similarly the ones who keep edging forward when stopped at a red light yet take ages to take off when it goes green.

jon1981

FunLover18 wrote: »

What's lazy about this? If you're a novice driver you're legally obliged to display an 'N' plate and same for learners. Are they supposed to fork out and buy separate cars

OK I know it's hard for you , but just try and think this through. Perhaps just perhaps you only stick up the plate that represents the driver in the car at that time...

Cheaper solution than purchasing an additional car.

FunLover18

Alun wrote: »

You do what I did when I was learning. Put them up while learning and take them off while not. Otherwise what the !%^& is the point of them?

Have you considered that there may be two people (possibly siblings) sharing the same car, one who has passed the test and is a novice, and one who is still a learner. I couldn't wait to take my L plates off, hard to imagine someone being too lazy to do so especially if they went to the effort of putting on the N plates.

jon1981

FunLover18 wrote: »

Have you considered that there may be two people (possibly siblings) sharing the same car, one who has passed the test and is a novice, and one who is still a learner. I couldn't wait to take my L plates off, hard to imagine someone being too lazy to do so especially if they went to the effort of putting on the N plates.

Lol my god ... OK this is clearly way over your head.

jon1981

I f**king love my bicycle

Colser

jon1981 wrote:

Lol my god ... OK this is clearly way over your head.

What's your point?Seems very clear to me.

ShaunieVW

As a driver with nearly 10 years behind me my biggest bug bearer is roundabouts, mainly when I'm in the right hand lane and they are in the left hand lane. They see me and I see them, yet still they go for the racing line and try to squeeze me out despite the fact that I'm going right.

As a cyclist of only a few months. I've never broken lights, always use roundabouts correctly etc. I cycle defensively and yet I still get what can only be described as special kinds of idiots who have a hatred for cyclists. I've been overtaken on a blind bend. On every cycle a driver doesn't see me on the roundabout. a lady even said I caused her to break the speed limit to overtake me while cycling through my local town. Nice downhill ðŸ˜.

So now i see it from both sides and to conclude. The problem isn't motorist or cyclist. It's stupid people.

Sleeper12

RayM wrote:

I think you'll find there is.

I'm sure you will find there is none. Not mentioned in the rules of the road

FunLover18

jon1981 wrote: »

OK I know it's hard for you , but just try and think this through. Perhaps just perhaps you only stick up the plate that represents the driver in the car at that time...

Cheaper solution than purchasing an additional car.

What? As in John Learner wants to take the car out - stick on the L Plates, but John's had a few pint so Jim Novice has to drive him home - take down the Ls and stick on the Ns. That's crazy, is it not just easier for other drivers to assume they're dealing with a novice/learner and take the appropriate cautions

railer201

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?

More a case of the red or green just don't exist - but on their own heads be it. Breaking red lights is like a long drawn out game of Russian roulette, motorists have a metal box to protect against self-injury - cyclists have nothing. Better to play safe IMO particularly cyclists.

Mister Vain

Senna wrote: »

Is that actually a thing?? And people use that rather than dip the headlights themselves?

So car with that installed arrives at a lefthand bend just as another oncoming car approaches bend, the car with auto dip will always blind the other driver as the other drivers lights are always pointing away.

Yeah most new cars have them. It's grand if you're on a straight road but they're useless when approaching corners.

I said

**** who brake at oncoming traffic at night the road has not got narrowerer because it's dark ya thick cnut.
**** who drive with their front fogs on whatever the weather.
**** who haven't a fcuking clue how to use roundabouts.
**** in general.

KwackerJack

jon1981 wrote: »

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!

Are you cycling 19 abreast?? If so there is only so long a driver can sit behind you

Alun

Mister Vain wrote: »

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

?????????

jon1981

KwackerJack wrote: »

Are you cycling 19 abreast?? If so there is only so long a driver can sit behind you

Pretty sure 19 abreast is illegal

KwackerJack

jon1981 wrote: »

Pretty sure 19 abreast is illegal

Ok ill say 5 to keep in real terms......all I ask is that you move in, allow the traffic to pass and then move back out.

Surely thats not complicated

RayM

Sleeper12 wrote: »

I'm sure you will find there is none. Not mentioned in the rules of the road

Here's a hint: It's beside the slow lane.

Alun

RayM wrote: »

Here's a hint: It's beside the slow lane.

That'd be the overtaking lane then.

And there's no slow lane either, that's called the driving lane.

KwackerJack

RayM wrote: »

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

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

Ah you see your most likely in the 20 something group that beleives you are a wonderful road user, however your probably part of the problem

Galwayguy35

Nearly went into a trailer being pulled by a tractor on morning last winter and the trailer had no taillights on it, you'd be right up on it before you knew it.

jon1981

KwackerJack wrote: »

Ok ill say 5 to keep in real terms......all I ask is that you move in, allow the traffic to pass and then move back out.

Surely thats not complicated

5 is equally as illegal as 19. All I ask is alittle patience, if you've no room to move by, just wait a few minutes. Simple

RayM

Alun wrote: »

That'd be the overtaking lane then.

And there's no slow lane either, that's called the driving lane.

Nah mate, seen it with my own eyes

Wibbs

RayM wrote: »

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

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

Too late...

RayM wrote: »

doing 100 km/h (which, quite frankly, is fast enough for anyone)

FunLover18

RayM wrote: »

Nah mate, seen it with my own eyes

Taken from the RSA Guide to Motorway driving

Lane 1 – You should always use this lane for normal driving. Stay in this lane unless you are overtaking.

Lane 2 – You should only use this lane for overtaking. You must move back to lane 1 once you have finished overtaking and it is safe to do so. You can also move into lane 2 to allow vehicles coming from your left to join the motorway.

Lane 3 – You should only use this lane if traffic in lanes 1 and 2 is moving in queues and you need to overtake or make room for merging traffic. Again, you should move back to lane 1 as soon as it is safe to do so.

RayM

FunLover18 wrote: »

Taken from the RSA Guide to Motorway driving

That proves nothing. Find me proof that the fast lane doesn't exist.

arybvtcw0eolkf

Not strictly a driving matter, but people who aren't disabled using a disabled parking space or parents who get so all precious over parent and child spaces ~ in my opinion they're legit targets for me finding a parking space (tough sh*t, since when did owning a baby entitle you to f*ck all).

Outside of that hardly anything else, taxi drivers, women drivers, bus drivers etc ~ let 'em all be.

lawlolawl

The "overtaking lane" is permanently used by knobends driving overpriced ugly **** like Merc, BMWs and Audis.

It's a box on wheels used to go places. You paid way too much for yours and everyone still hates the fact that you even exist.

FunLover18

RayM wrote: »

That proves nothing. Find me proof that the fast lane doesn't exist.

The Road Safety Auhority says it doesn't exist, the onus is now on you to find an equal or higher authority that says otherwise.

And no, your eyes don't count

OldMrBrennan83

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lawlolawl

RayM wrote: »

That proves nothing. Find me proof that the fast lane doesn't exist.

Which brand of German car do you own?

RayM

FunLover18 wrote: »

The Road Safety Auhority says it doesn't exist, the onus is now on you to find an equal or higher authority that says otherwise.

And no, your eyes don't count

Show me where the Road Safety Authority says the fast lane doesn't exist.

lawlolawl

RayM wrote: »

Show me where the Road Safety Authority says the fast lane doesn't exist.

They don't say Bigfoot doesn't exist either but that's hardly proof he does.

RayM

lawlolawl wrote: »

They don't say Bigfoot doesn't exist either but that's hardly proof he does.

So the Road Safety Authority doesn't say the fast lane doesn't exist.

I rest my case. :cool:

lawred2

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.

Why are you driving in the outside lane?

RayM

lawred2 wrote: »

Why are you driving in the outside lane?

Because I'm driving fast. In my Yaris. It's a speed limit, not a speed target.