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With my job I do a lot of Driving,
Here’s my top 3 worst places to Drive either too or around in.
1. Donegal, the way I go is up and down hills and with gear I got sometimes even in First I doubt I’m going to get up them!
2. Galway City, why do ye have 3 lanes and 4 of them go separate ways, the amount of times I have been caught out thinking I’m in the right lane! Not to mention the 100+ traffic lights and after 4pm forget about it. Nightmare.
3. Cork City, the lay out on the canal is absolutely dreadful. If I’m not staying in the Kingsley I’m going home. Traffic lights every 100m also 3 lanes but there’s a certain point where these lanes disappear.
Whats your least favourite drive?
And why! |
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I don't drive outside of the county much but I'll admit Cork is a travesty and a great example on how to not plan a city. Cork city centre is a combination of one ways, horrendous parking and admittedly impatient/horrible drivers. Any plan to relieve traffic is 20 years late and arguably more troublesome. |
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"I don't drive outside of the county much but I'll admit Cork is a travesty and a great example on how to not plan a city. Cork city centre is a combination of one ways, horrendous parking and admittedly impatient/horrible drivers. Any plan to relieve traffic is 20 years late and arguably more troublesome. "
At least they haven’t torn up part of the road to make a cycling lane from a certain point! (Looking at you Dublin) |
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When driving in Irelands Bermuda triangle. That area in Meath / West Meath/Cavan.
As far as infrastructure goes, the Celtic tiger just jumped straight out over it. The council literally paved a few cow tracks 100yrs ago and never came back! |
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"When driving in Irelands Bermuda triangle. That area in Meath / West Meath/Cavan.
As far as infrastructure goes, the Celtic tiger just jumped straight out over it. The council literally paved a few cow tracks 100yrs ago and never came back!"
Meath is either smooth sailing or your on a road built for horse and carriage with a lorry coming towards you. If your not near a town start praying |
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By *iktikiCouple 23 hours ago
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"With my job I do a lot of Driving,
Here’s my top 3 worst places to Drive either too or around in.
1. Donegal, the way I go is up and down hills and with gear I got sometimes even in First I doubt I’m going to get up them!
2. Galway City, why do ye have 3 lanes and 4 of them go separate ways, the amount of times I have been caught out thinking I’m in the right lane! Not to mention the 100+ traffic lights and after 4pm forget about it. Nightmare.
3. Cork City, the lay out on the canal is absolutely dreadful. If I’m not staying in the Kingsley I’m going home. Traffic lights every 100m also 3 lanes but there’s a certain point where these lanes disappear.
Whats your least favourite drive?
And why! "
Curious as to where the canal is in Cork🤔
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"From Kells in Meath to Portlaoise using the backrooms.Through Edenderry and those towns absolutely awful roads at 1 point it's like driving on a bouncy castle it's that bad"
Offaly has fantastic main roads,
Backroads however you would need a new suspension. |
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"There are no Roads after Westmeath.
Roscommon has no Roads at all."
No way, Meath takes it hands down. They have had the worst political representation!
The cow tracks are bad enough, but half of them are covered over by ditches! |
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"There are no Roads after Westmeath.
Roscommon has no Roads at all."
No way, Meath takes it hands down. They have had the worst political representation!
The cow tracks are bad enough, but half of them are covered over by ditches! |
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"From Kells in Meath to Portlaoise using the backrooms.Through Edenderry and those towns absolutely awful roads at 1 point it's like driving on a bouncy castle it's that bad
Offaly has fantastic main roads,
Backroads however you would need a new suspension."
Oh don't I know it! Never seen the likes of it shocking altogether |
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"Anywhere in Dublin, I hate traffic, give me a country road any day! Although the road to bantry in the dark was awful  "
Yes I agree lovely roads in the daytime and so scenic but if it's dark and rainy that Bantry road is an awful drive |
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Things are only getting worse here in monaghan..... The roads with exception too the n2 are pretty challenging at the best of times..... They do say, though, if you can drive well in monaghan you will be able to drive anywhere in the world...
On a serious note.... The speed limit is reducing to 60 kph where it used to be 80 kph.... Most tractors are going to be impossible to overtake legally as mist are travelling at 55 kph😡 |
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"Anywhere in Dublin, I hate traffic, give me a country road any day! Although the road to bantry in the dark was awful "
Skib to Bantry is awful, I couldn't imagine doing it in the last week, day or night |
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On a serious note.... The speed limit is reducing to 60 kph where it used to be 80 kph.... Most tractors are going to be impossible to overtake legally as mist are travelling at 55 kph😡"
The speed “limit” is more of a suggestion….. |
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By *oo32Man 21 hours ago
tipperary |
"Swords...the drive up was a complete balls,people flying past ya at all hours
Killybegs...it takes too long
Carlow.....its just a terrible road
Didn't think Carlow was bad 🤔"
Carlow is brilliant...the road up to and home was a pain |
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The lower speed limit signs are already on the same poles the 80 kph signs are on.just waiting to be unveiled..
I think it is as a result of the green party's coalition in thr last sail.... Booooo😡 |
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By *og-ManMan 21 hours ago
somewhere |
Going Northbound on the M50 in the afternoon from around 4pm is possibly the worst journey you would have to make on a regular basis
Always a crash ...not just now and then but at least 4 days a week
God love anyone that has to do it |
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By *lueLotusWoman 21 hours ago
the wilderness |
I used to live in Cork City... Lived in rochestown and kids in school in Douglas. It's a max 10 min drive in normal traffic but for the school run in the mornings if we hadn't left the house by 7.45am we would be late for school starting at 8.50am. Such a fucking dose. Just sitting in traffic and crawling for an hour. So glad I moved away! |
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"Going Northbound on the M50 in the afternoon from around 4pm is possibly the worst journey you would have to make on a regular basis
Always a crash ...not just now and then but at least 4 days a week
God love anyone that has to do it "
Southbound isn’t great either. Especially heading onto the motorway that M4 is a nightmare |
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The journey from Drumshanbo in Leitrim to Drumkeerin, also in Leitrim. The road is fine, the traffic isn't heavy and you have a nice view over Lough Allen for part of it... The problem is that you have to leave Leitrim and drive through part of Roscommon for a while.
Roscommon ffs!
Roscommon like...  |
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"The journey from Drumshanbo in Leitrim to Drumkeerin, also in Leitrim. The road is fine, the traffic isn't heavy and you have a nice view over Lough Allen for part of it... The problem is that you have to leave Leitrim and drive through part of Roscommon for a while.
Roscommon ffs!
Roscommon like... "
I came here to say that Roscommon is home to some of the worst driving in the entire country. |
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"The journey from Drumshanbo in Leitrim to Drumkeerin, also in Leitrim. The road is fine, the traffic isn't heavy and you have a nice view over Lough Allen for part of it... The problem is that you have to leave Leitrim and drive through part of Roscommon for a while.
Roscommon ffs!
Roscommon like...
I came here to say that Roscommon is home to some of the worst driving in the entire country."
Worst driving? You misspelled "people" there!  |
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"The one home from a Fab meetup that didn't show up 😆😭
...and then got a puncture. Had to walk for an hour to get home 🙄"
But it could have been worse especially when you find out your meets granny died earlier |
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Claregalway....... outbound lane totally floods at the slightest hi t of rain, town should have been bypassed years ago and now some gobshite thought it would be great craic to build a lidl bang in the centre of it.
It'll be total gridlock once that opens |
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"I drive a good bit for work, Athlone to Cavan is horrendous 🤕 I think I need some therapy 🥺
However, on the way home from a wedding in Meath - that was definitely touch n go!"
Totally agree. You can't be in a rush on that road! |
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"I drive a good bit for work, Athlone to Cavan is horrendous 🤕 I think I need some therapy 🥺
However, on the way home from a wedding in Meath - that was definitely touch n go!
Totally agree. You can't be in a rush on that road!"
It was definitely the bad road, nothing whatsoever to do with detours and horn levels.
The road was shocking 😎😎 |
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"Edenderry needs a shoutout as well it's just a road sitting on top of a bog
I kinda like driving on roads built over a bog, it's the humps that give you butterflies in your tummy "
Try the Rochfortbridge to Portarlington road so! Plenty of bumps and turns! |
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Have to disagree about Donegal. Some of the roads are better than here in NI and those that aren't always lead to amazing places so as a county it would never be on a list of bad driving experiences. |
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"Edenderry needs a shoutout as well it's just a road sitting on top of a bog
I kinda like driving on roads built over a bog, it's the humps that give you butterflies in your tummy
Try the Rochfortbridge to Portarlington road so! Plenty of bumps and turns!"
Try driving it on the way home from a Fab party the next day it's the road of misery
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