I encounter one of these roundabouts every morning and cunts are always trying to sneak up the inside.
I always refuse to let them in ahead of me.
Also Rocko, itâs a roundabout, it usually has multiple exits and approaches, the âstraight on exitâ could apply to any of them depending on which side you are coming from.
[quote=âTreatyStones, post: 843335, member: 1786â]Iâm seething.
Some stupid bitch gesticulated at me in an aggressive fashion this morning when she was clearly in the wrong.[/quote]
did she have the mobile in the non gesticulating hand?
[quote=âfarmerinthecity, post: 843342, member: 24â]
The next roundabout we were both going straight on. This time I went into the left lane and he went into the right lane. He tried to take me on the inside but I went straight through as was my entitlement. Again he was completely in the wrong. Cue more hand waving by your man.
Finally we got to a roundabout leading on a dual carriageway. There was a truck in the left lane so I went into the right lane as I am entitled to do seeing it is a dual carriageway ahead. Your man starts at it again behind me.[/quote]
Do you mean you stayed in the left lane and drive straight across the roundabout, thereby cutting into the right lane of the roundabout and back into the left lane as you came off it?
Youâre a bit vague on the last roundabout. Did you pull out when he was close behind you?
Stick to the Dart Rocko for fucks sake.
Case below involved a motorcyclist who had a near miss on that Leopardstown roundabout - worth a read and worth remembering next time you lose temper in a car. He goes home and life goes on but he turned back and car he ws chasing collided with him
n the meantime, Mr. Carr had made a fateful decision. Having exited off the roundabout on to Brewery Road, he then decided to double back and to seek out the driver of the car with whom he just had an altercationâŚThe tragic accident and its sad consequences for Mr. Carr came about as a result of a momentary (and doubtless quite uncharacteristic) loss of temper which set in train these most unfortunate events.
Mr. Carr was very seriously injured as a result of this grave accident. He was hospitalised and required extensive treatment. The entire joint of his shoulder, wrist, one of his ribs and lungs all suffered extensive injuries. There was damage to his bronchial nerve, with the result that he cannot move his shoulder and, as a consequence, he has lost the effective use of one arm. There was also damage to his frenic nerve, with the result that he has a partially frozen right lung. Mr. Carr also has extensive and disfiguring scarring over his torso. These extensive injuries and disabilities in turn has lead to psychological problems such as depression and, quite obviously, Mr. Carrâs quality of life has been gravely affected by this accident
Interesting choice of handle by a legal head - âThe Ulterior Motiveâ
[quote=âglasagusban, post: 843355, member: 1533â]Do you mean you stayed in the left lane and drive straight across the roundabout, thereby cutting into the right lane of the roundabout and back into the left lane as you came off it?
Youâre a bit vague on the last roundabout. Did you pull out when he was close behind you?[/quote]
I was going straight through the roundabout. I was in the left lane. I kept to the left as I went around the roundabout. I indicated for the exit as I approached. Your man was in the right lane. He sped up on the inside (or outside or whatever) and tried to get to the exit in front of me. He was completely in the wrong. In fact, considering the position he took at the previous roundabout where he was turning right it is clear that he hasnât a clue how to drive. Yet he acted as if I was in the wrong.
Re the last roundabout, there were two lanes on approach (as there are with most roundabouts). It went from a two way road into a dual carriageway on exit. The left lane was busy, so I went into the right lane as is my right as the exit is onto a dual carriageway. There are even arrows on the road if you are thick. I indicated in the right lane and all. I think your man got the hump because he thought I was doing what he did on the first roundabout or something. He clearly lacked intelligence and knowledge of the rules of the road.
[quote=âfarmerinthecity, post: 843342, member: 24â]That annoys the fuck out of me.
I had a running battle with a cunt on the drive home from Dublin. I was behind him for most of the journey. We got to Longford - both of us were turning right. I went into the right hand lane, he stayed in the left I got to the turn off well before him and he started flashing lights and shit at me as if I had done something wrong. I made wanker gestures at him in the mirror.
The next roundabout we were both going straight on. This time I went into the left lane and he went into the right lane. He tried to take me on the inside but I went straight through as was my entitlement. Again he was completely in the wrong. Cue more hand waving by your man.
Finally we got to a roundabout leading on a dual carriageway. There was a truck in the left lane so I went into the right lane as I am entitled to do seeing it is a dual carriageway ahead. Your man starts at it again behind me.
I should have got out and confronted the cunt but I was nearly home and didnât want the hassle.[/quote]
Jaysus farmer had you just watched Vanishing Point or something? Iâm picturing you crashing through a railway barrier in your Nissan Tiida to get the jump on this gimp.
Nissan.
Phhhffff.
The only roundabout I can think of at the moment with two lanes on and one off at the far side, is left only from the left hand lane and straight or right from the right hand lane. I suppose some might be different.
You are thinking of large roundabouts with lanes from far back on approach. Most roundabout will have a line just as you reach the roundabout showing a left side and a right side.
The straight on exit from the 2 lane road which Farmer joined from. Usually if youâre going straight on youâre staying on the same road so would expect the same lane layout or to make one of the approaching lanes, turn only.
Farmer has since clarified that this is more of a widening at the roundabout than a 2 lane structure for 100m etc.
Farmer, your best bet now would be to get yourself a dashboard cam and go back over the route. Then upload it here and talk us through each of the roundabouts.
The Tiida has glorious headroom and would be perfect for Farmer.
I was turning right there on City Quay there one morning. Turning up Creighton Street. Checked the mirror and indicated right. Next minute this yoke on a motorbike starts banging my drivers window. He had sped up on my right and was overtaking me as I turned the corner and had taken exception to the fact that I was executing my manoeuvre in the manner that I had indicated, as it didnât leave enough room for him to squeeze through the junction ahead of me and gain precious moments in his important business of couriering urine samples around the city.
Anyway I rolled down the window and offered the view that although his organs would be up for donation within the year, Iâd pass on his brain and his eyes if it were up to me. He offered the view that I was a cunt. And with that we went our separate ways.
[quote=âFagan ODowd, post: 843380, member: 706â]
Anyway I rolled down the window and offered the view that although his organs would be up for donation within the year, Iâd pass on his brain and his eyes if it were up to me. [/quote]
Cunts who drive in front of you at night and hit their brakes every time an oncoming car approaches.
This happened again last night when I was driving on a quiet but well-marked country road and was behind an arsehole in a shitbox little Peugeot. What do these cunts be thinking. Crawl along t 40 mph and slam on brakes when they see headlights.
The dirty evil bastards.
[quote=âFagan ODowd, post: 843380, member: 706â]I was turning right there on City Quay there one morning. Turning up Creighton Street. Checked the mirror and indicated right. Next minute this yoke on a motorbike starts banging my drivers window. He had sped up on my right and was overtaking me as I turned the corner and had taken exception to the fact that I was executing my manoeuvre in the manner that I had indicated, as it didnât leave enough room for him to squeeze through the junction ahead of me and gain precious moments in his important business of couriering urine samples around the city.
Anyway I rolled down the window and offered the view that although his organs would be up for donation within the year, Iâd pass on his brain and his eyes if it were up to me. He offered the view that I was a cunt. And with that we went our separate ways.[/quote]
Iâm confused bro.
Where did this guy come out of? You must have seen him in the mirror before you indicated.
[quote=âfarmerinthecity, post: 843401, member: 24â]Iâm confused bro.
Where did this guy come out of? You must have seen him in the mirror before you indicated.[/quote]
Yes I did see him. I checked the mirror, he was behind me. I indicated and slowed down and at that point he had pulled up on my right. It was an extraordinary manoeuvre by a road user by any measure. Fortunately I had all the wisdom of my years of driving experience and sensed his presence and accordingly proceeded not to kill him.
Are you sure this wasnât like that time you didnât check your wing mirror before turning left and nearly knocked over a cyclist?