Motorways driving

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I was watching that programme about the M50 traffic. There was a woman commuting all the way from Cavan, 70 odd kilometres, just to sit in an office in Dublin. And you’re thinking to yourself, why?

It’s the kind of job she could easily do from home most of the week.

Far too many people are still being made come in unnecessarily. Some workplaces are still stuck in the old school mindset, if I don’t see you, you’re not working attitude.

There’s a real lack of trust, and it’s completely out of step with how modern office jobs can operate.

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2103

Like farmers all ringing the contractor the same week to cut the silage.

M50 is grand between 10am - 3pm

2104

Build more ring roads. :grinning:

The M60 from Stamullen to Newtownmountkennedy with an eight lane tunnel bored directly under Djouce will be a gamechanger.

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2105

By the cut of him he’s spending more time in restaurant section than DHR.

2106

Except on a Friday. I wouldn’t go near it on a Friday.

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2107

When you’re on a motorbike these things are important.

2108

For the last three months or so, I’ve had to drive down and back from Dundalk to Limerick once a week. M1-M50-M7. Most weeks I pass at least one accident. One of the worst parts is when it’s at the opposite side of the motorway; all the traffic slows done because you’ve nosey eejits craning their neck trying to see what’s going on over there.

2109

M50 maxs out at 150k cars a day. 90 percent of these are a single occupant.

The inefficiency is incredible. You’d wonder is this where robot driven cars will help.

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2110

Driving in Ireland is of a brutal standard, especially on motorways

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2111

We should phase the Pony & Traps back in

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2112

The design of some of them are brutal, the M18 has slip roads that are too short and unlit at night-time, sure they had a load of turks staying on the on site building it 20 years ago, sleeping in shipping containers, some corners cut there

2113

You’d want your head examined to be driving on a motorway in Ireland.

There’s a lovely sense of serenity on all the ‘old roads’.

2114

It must be lovely to see Borris In Ossory again.

2115

I’d be more a Durrow/Cullohill/Abbeyleix man.

A real authenticity to these places compared to the sterile motorway.

2116

There’s a lovely bakery in Abbeyleix

2117

Dont let @flattythehurdler hear that.

2118

I call for rapid response mobile sniper units , travelling on the unaffected side? you slow you go.

That would focus minds

2119

I’d say a lad like you would fit in just fine in Cullohill. Would you get on well with all the Protestants in Abbeyleix?

2120

The streetlights in Abbeyleix are very nice too.

The square in Durrow oozes class.

2121

Drivers checking their phones has lead to more accidents.