Athlone - Dundrum no motorway!

cralent

Hi I need to drive to Dundrum soon but still on learner permit so cannot drive motorways and wouldn't chance it, (confident driver who merely cannot afford becoming a full licenced driver & will have an uninsured full licenced driver with me) I think I'm fine with getting as far a Lucan but after that I can't find any directions as to how to get to Dundrum without motorway if anyone can help me please hope this is in right section

howiya

https://www.google.ie/maps/dir/Athlone/Dundrum+Shopping+Centre,+Dublin/@53.2988152,-6.5075646,11z/data=!4m16!4m15!1m5!1m1!1s0x485c49013e648c9f:0xdaf91a8d46bde380!2m2!1d-7.9406898!2d53.4239331!1m5!1m1!1s0x4867096779b7f627:0x33b7d9fb4ff2ea88!2m2!1d-6.2457261!2d53.2915177!2m1!1b1!3e0

Use the avoid highways option on google maps

OldMrBrennan83

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Del2005

cralent wrote: »

Hi I need to drive to Dundrum soon but still on learner permit so cannot drive motorways and wouldn't chance it, (confident driver who merely cannot afford becoming a full licenced driver & will have an uninsured full licenced driver with me) I think I'm fine with getting as far a Lucan but after that I can't find any directions as to how to get to Dundrum without motorway if anyone can help me please hope this is in right section

There's always an alternative route to a motorway, sometimes they even have a 120 limit and are built to motorway standard but classified as a N road if they can't have an alternative route.

How can you not afford to become fully licencened? Your insurance will go down so that will cover most of the costs.

magicbastarder

may be that they haven't done the mandatory driving school lessons, which will cost €300+ on top of applying for the test itself, i guess.

Isambard

magicbastarder wrote: »

may be that they haven't done the mandatory driving school lessons, which will cost €300+ on top of applying for the test itself, i guess.

which is the wrong way round. You should have to do the lessons straight away when taking to the road so that you have been taught correctly and don't have to re-learn stuff. No brainer.

Del2005

magicbastarder wrote: »

may be that they haven't done the mandatory driving school lessons, which will cost €300+ on top of applying for the test itself, i guess.

Going OT here but if you haven't completed the basic training then you can't be a competent driver, you can think you are but you aren't. The only way a driver is competent is when they have passed the test.

magicbastarder

the OP never claimed to be competent, they claimed to be confident. and they will have a licenced driver in the car with them.
so questions of competency don't really arise.

it's a valid point though about doing the licenced lessons first, would make sense; but some people would also possibly opt to do the lessons at the end of the learning period to clear up any bad habits.

magicbastarder

anyway, back on topic - old galway road (via kilbeggan/enfield) etc., and when you get to lucan, maybe go for the R136 to tallaght, and then the R113/scholarstown road/taylor's lane, which will bring you in just above dundrum?

plodder

Use google maps, but select the travel mode as bicycle. That will avoid the M50. Just be careful not to select a route that includes the cycle-path along the canal.

cralent

Thank you for helpful comments guys using the app was the problem I wasn't able to use options such as avoid motorways
in regards to why I can't afford a full license that's none of your concern but fun fact is that some people really struggle to cover the cost of a basic week in life glad finances are better for you! Hopefully someday I'll reach that point and get my full license and bully all the learners off the road with "safe experienced driving"
Again thank you everyone else

Losty Dublin

cralent wrote: »

Thank you for helpful comments guys using the app was the problem I wasn't able to use options such as avoid motorways
in regards to why I can't afford a full license that's none of your concern but fun fact is that some people really struggle to cover the cost of a basic week in life

All they said was that your insurance quote will come done significantly when you pass your test. Which is true

Anyway, drive safe and mind the parking in Dundrum; it's a maze:)

TheRiverman

Del2005 wrote: »

There's always an alternative route to a motorway, sometimes they even have a 120 limit and are built to motorway standard but classified as a N road if they can't have an alternative route.

How can you not afford to become fully licencened? Your insurance will go down so that will cover most of the costs.

Where in Ireland is there an "N" route that has a 120 limit???

OldMrBrennan83

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TheRiverman

Patww79 wrote: »

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Thanks,haven't been up that way recently.

twowheelsonly

TheRiverman wrote: »

Where in Ireland is there an "N" route that has a 120 limit???

Patww79 wrote: »

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Plus on the N25 - Long sections of the Cork to Midleton route.

Alun

TheRiverman wrote: »

Where in Ireland is there an "N" route that has a 120 limit???

N1 between Dundalk and the border. I think there's one or two more.

TheRiverman

I must get out more,the last time I was north of the border was in 2007 for a Bruce Springsteen concert in Belfast:D:D

coylemj

Coming from Athlone on the old N6/N4, the only thing you need to watch out for is that after Enfield, you need to follow signs for Kilcock and drive into the town, otherwise you will end up on the M4.

marno21

Patww79 wrote: »

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N1 - J18 to J20 (Dundalk to NI Border)
N2 - M50 to start of M2 south of Ashbourne
N22 - J3 to J1 (Ballincollig bypass)
N25 - J1 to J4 (East Cork Parkway)
N40 - J1 to J2

There's also a few 100km/h motorways

M8 - Glanmire Bypass (J18-J19)
M50 - J2 to J14
M28 (planned motorway)

loyatemu

marno21 wrote: »

There's also a few 100km/h motorways

M8 - Glanmire Bypass (J18-J19)
M50 - J2 to J14
M28 (planned motorway)

also Port Tunnel is 80Km/h motorway

magicbastarder

marno21 wrote: »

N2 - M50 to start of M2 south of Ashbourne

as far as i know, it's only 120km/h for about 1km on this section before it becomes the M2 (which i think is at the junction with the M2/M3 interconnector road); most of the stretch between the M50 and M2 is either 80 or 100km/h.