Those breaking the speed limit of 120km. Passing out I the inside lane. Aggressive tailgating. General disrespect and road rage of some drivers who in some cases feel they are privileged to break the law. |
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"Those breaking the speed limit of 120km. Passing out I the inside lane. Aggressive tailgating. General disrespect and road rage of some drivers who in some cases feel they are privileged to break the law. "
question is if a car can undertake you it means you are in the wrong by hogging the overtaking lane.
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"Not at all this is when I'm and others in front of me are driving 120kmph"
If the inside lane is clear enough for someone to undertake you even at that speed then that's where you should be.
It's an overtaking lane, not a fast lane and if you aren't overtaking you should be in the left hand lane. |
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By *indenMan 28 weeks ago
Naas which is South West of Dublin |
People who are going the same direction, the opposite direction, exiting or joining the motorway annoy me….
And especially people using their full lights lights on the opposite side just because there’s nothing in front of them but don’t seem to realise they’re blinding everyone going the other way….. |
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Wait! You guys have motorways on the Emerald Isle??? I thought it was all delightful and winding country lanes and narrow roads of quaintness and beautiful tree-lined avenues for your motor cars. My illusion has been shattered.  |
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By *indenMan 28 weeks ago
Naas which is South West of Dublin |
"Wait! You guys have motorways on the Emerald Isle??? I thought it was all delightful and winding country lanes and narrow roads of quaintness and beautiful tree-lined avenues for your motor cars. My illusion has been shattered. "
Sure n begorra ‘tis when we are on a foreign holiday the laddy meant…..
Whale oil beef hooked……..  |
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By (user no longer on site) 28 weeks ago
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I'm a paramedic with advanced driving qualification. What really gets me is people tailgating when driving on blue lights. Then you have the people who think its funny to race an ambulance. If people only saw what can happy to a vehicle in a accident only then would they start driving properly! |
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"Wait! You guys have motorways on the Emerald Isle??? I thought it was all delightful and winding country lanes and narrow roads of quaintness and beautiful tree-lined avenues for your motor cars. My illusion has been shattered.
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Sure n begorra ‘tis when we are on a foreign holiday the laddy meant…..
Whale oil beef hooked…….. "
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I remember the halcyon days of cobbled streets and muddy conduits. |
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By (user no longer on site) 28 weeks ago
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Concerned citizens or road police holding the limit in the overtaking lane,I can only imagine what they think "oh I'm driving the limit so whomever is behind me can wait" stopping people from over taking. cvpt$.
Closely followed by the people who have a tiny scratch from a small bump holding up the M50, waiting for either the cops or something, these people have a special place in every hell. |
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By (user no longer on site) 28 weeks ago
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"Nothing, if someone irks me I just tell myself that in 30 seconds they’ll be gone out of my life never to be seen again. "
Great way to look at it, will use this from now on |
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"Not at all this is when I'm and others in front of me are driving 120kmph"
This is what I hate about Irish motorways. People driving in the right lane. If there is room to undertake you, then you're in the wrong lane.
You won't see this in Europe, its quintessential bad Irish driving. |
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Those people who drive by a motorway entrance and have a childish row in their own head, blocking somebody from entering, like they're stealing their property.
You should temporarily move to the right lane to allow traffic merge, basic etiquette and again another Irish classic you won't see on the continent! |
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"Not at all this is when I'm and others in front of me are driving 120kmph
This is what I hate about Irish motorways. People driving in the right lane. If there is room to undertake you, then you're in the wrong lane.
You won't see this in Europe, its quintessential bad Irish driving."
Surely if you undertake someone going 120 in the outside lane you are driving in excess of 120 and breaking the law???? Plus undertaking from case law is also very dangerous and can result in a fine and points depending on the magistrate ...4 exceptions (slow moving traffic, you're turning left, car in front is turning right (not applicable on motorways) or in an emergency. While I appreciate the frustration of some Irish drivers hogging the outside lane is not illegal. And we all have a duty of civil care to uphold the law. Leaving aside the huge fatalities on the roads.I think the people from both sides of the argument who said earlier don't worry about it... they will be out of your life in 30 seconds, have got it spot on. And for those of you who get frustrated on either side of the argument google LFT Low Frustration Tolerance. |
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"Not at all this is when I'm and others in front of me are driving 120kmph
This is what I hate about Irish motorways. People driving in the right lane. If there is room to undertake you, then you're in the wrong lane.
You won't see this in Europe, its quintessential bad Irish driving.
Surely if you undertake someone going 120 in the outside lane you are driving in excess of 120 and breaking the law???? Plus undertaking from case law is also very dangerous and can result in a fine and points depending on the magistrate ...4 exceptions (slow moving traffic, you're turning left, car in front is turning right (not applicable on motorways) or in an emergency. While I appreciate the frustration of some Irish drivers hogging the outside lane is not illegal. And we all have a duty of civil care to uphold the law. Leaving aside the huge fatalities on the roads.I think the people from both sides of the argument who said earlier don't worry about it... they will be out of your life in 30 seconds, have got it spot on. And for those of you who get frustrated on either side of the argument google LFT Low Frustration Tolerance."
It's the very basics when learning to drive.
Your mentality is that you own the motorway, you are not the driving police. Its not your place to dictate what speed others drive at.
Its the reason we're the worst drivers in Europe. The lack of basic driving etiquette is the cause of so many road deaths! |
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"Not at all this is when I'm and others in front of me are driving 120kmph
This is what I hate about Irish motorways. People driving in the right lane. If there is room to undertake you, then you're in the wrong lane.
You won't see this in Europe, its quintessential bad Irish driving.
Surely if you undertake someone going 120 in the outside lane you are driving in excess of 120 and breaking the law???? Plus undertaking from case law is also very dangerous and can result in a fine and points depending on the magistrate ...4 exceptions (slow moving traffic, you're turning left, car in front is turning right (not applicable on motorways) or in an emergency. While I appreciate the frustration of some Irish drivers hogging the outside lane is not illegal. And we all have a duty of civil care to uphold the law. Leaving aside the huge fatalities on the roads.I think the people from both sides of the argument who said earlier don't worry about it... they will be out of your life in 30 seconds, have got it spot on. And for those of you who get frustrated on either side of the argument google LFT Low Frustration Tolerance.
It's the very basics when learning to drive.
Your mentality is that you own the motorway, you are not the driving police. Its not your place to dictate what speed others drive at.
Its the reason we're the worst drivers in Europe. The lack of basic driving etiquette is the cause of so many road deaths!"
It's an observation so please don't assume I do have a mentality on one side of the camp or the other. But thank you for clearing it up that you believe so many of the deaths are down to lack of driving etiquette and not speeding. |
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"Not at all this is when I'm and others in front of me are driving 120kmph
This is what I hate about Irish motorways. People driving in the right lane. If there is room to undertake you, then you're in the wrong lane.
You won't see this in Europe, its quintessential bad Irish driving.
Surely if you undertake someone going 120 in the outside lane you are driving in excess of 120 and breaking the law???? Plus undertaking from case law is also very dangerous and can result in a fine and points depending on the magistrate ...4 exceptions (slow moving traffic, you're turning left, car in front is turning right (not applicable on motorways) or in an emergency. While I appreciate the frustration of some Irish drivers hogging the outside lane is not illegal. And we all have a duty of civil care to uphold the law. Leaving aside the huge fatalities on the roads.I think the people from both sides of the argument who said earlier don't worry about it... they will be out of your life in 30 seconds, have got it spot on. And for those of you who get frustrated on either side of the argument google LFT Low Frustration Tolerance.
It's the very basics when learning to drive.
Your mentality is that you own the motorway, you are not the driving police. Its not your place to dictate what speed others drive at.
Its the reason we're the worst drivers in Europe. The lack of basic driving etiquette is the cause of so many road deaths!
It's an observation so please don't assume I do have a mentality on one side of the camp or the other. But thank you for clearing it up that you believe so many of the deaths are down to lack of driving etiquette and not speeding."
You've gone off topic. How many deaths do we have on our motorways??
The majority of accidents on motorways are caused by poor drivers, over-braking, not indicating, driving in wrong lanes, not giving way and using phones. |
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"Not at all this is when I'm and others in front of me are driving 120kmph
This is what I hate about Irish motorways. People driving in the right lane. If there is room to undertake you, then you're in the wrong lane.
You won't see this in Europe, its quintessential bad Irish driving.
Surely if you undertake someone going 120 in the outside lane you are driving in excess of 120 and breaking the law???? Plus undertaking from case law is also very dangerous and can result in a fine and points depending on the magistrate ...4 exceptions (slow moving traffic, you're turning left, car in front is turning right (not applicable on motorways) or in an emergency. While I appreciate the frustration of some Irish drivers hogging the outside lane is not illegal. And we all have a duty of civil care to uphold the law. Leaving aside the huge fatalities on the roads.I think the people from both sides of the argument who said earlier don't worry about it... they will be out of your life in 30 seconds, have got it spot on. And for those of you who get frustrated on either side of the argument google LFT Low Frustration Tolerance.
It's the very basics when learning to drive.
Your mentality is that you own the motorway, you are not the driving police. Its not your place to dictate what speed others drive at.
Its the reason we're the worst drivers in Europe. The lack of basic driving etiquette is the cause of so many road deaths!
It's an observation so please don't assume I do have a mentality on one side of the camp or the other. But thank you for clearing it up that you believe so many of the deaths are down to lack of driving etiquette and not speeding.
You've gone off topic. How many deaths do we have on our motorways??
The majority of accidents on motorways are caused by poor drivers, over-braking, not indicating, driving in wrong lanes, not giving way and using phones."
Your words not mine...."The lack of basic driving etiquette is the cause of so many road deaths!"
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"Nothing, if someone irks me I just tell myself that in 30 seconds they’ll be gone out of my life never to be seen again.
Great way to look at it, will use this from now on"
you do that and after being stuck behind someone doing 100 in the right lane for half hour when you can legally undertake them. Keep telling yourself it will be only 30 seconds. |
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Coming off a slip road on to a dual carriageway this morning with virtually no traffic.
A car in the left lane refused to move out to allow me in even though there was nothing in the overtaking lane at all so I had to come to a complete stop.
Caught up with him half a mile up the road and pulled out to overtake and he accelerated and refused to let me passed.
He came up behind a truck and with no indication at all he pulled out in front of me and I had to stand on the brakes.
He got passed the truck and pulled back in and slowed down to about 40 mph so the truck driver blasted the horn and had to move into the outside lane to avoid running up his arse.
I eventually got passed both of them.
There was no other traffic on the road so he was definitely taking the piss and having a laugh.
All this was at 70 or below so if anything had happened it wouldn't have been speed related. |
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"Not at all this is when I'm and others in front of me are driving 120kmph
This is what I hate about Irish motorways. People driving in the right lane. If there is room to undertake you, then you're in the wrong lane.
You won't see this in Europe, its quintessential bad Irish driving.
Surely if you undertake someone going 120 in the outside lane you are driving in excess of 120 and breaking the law???? Plus undertaking from case law is also very dangerous and can result in a fine and points depending on the magistrate ...4 exceptions (slow moving traffic, you're turning left, car in front is turning right (not applicable on motorways) or in an emergency. While I appreciate the frustration of some Irish drivers hogging the outside lane is not illegal. And we all have a duty of civil care to uphold the law. Leaving aside the huge fatalities on the roads.I think the people from both sides of the argument who said earlier don't worry about it... they will be out of your life in 30 seconds, have got it spot on. And for those of you who get frustrated on either side of the argument google LFT Low Frustration Tolerance."
I don't feel I have a duty to uphold the law. |
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By *iscuits8Man 28 weeks ago
Meath / Dublin / Birmingham |
If some thick is doing 70/80 in the right lane, you better believe I'm overtaking him on the inside (once entirely safe to do so).
Anyway, it's silly in this day and age that motorway driving is not part of the EDT lessons. |
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