Useless cagers and annoying habits

[The_Dunph]

@The Runt

There’s a junction that I go through in the morning where the drivers coming onto to the road with their green light really take the piss. They seem to have an agreement that they won’t go out the road the normal manner (turning right), instead they all keep their cars pointing straight ahead so more of them can fit onto the road. Then when the lights go green it takes an age for them to sort themselves out. It’s a tough one to describe so I’ve drawn a little picture.

Edit: here it is:

http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/8416/trafficl.jpg

That reminds me exactly of that junction in Castletroy going from the Spar shop near Milford Grange back up towards the main road, in fact i wouldn’t be surprised if that was the junction you were referring to…

[farmerinthecity]

@myboyblue

That reminds me Flano, what really fucking pisses me off is people when exiting left onto a road with a bus lane refuse to pull out onto the bus lane and then merge with traffic when they get some speed up. Fucking tards, sitting there waiting to cross two lanes to get into the traffic. Mong bastards.

Huh?

The last time I checked you were not supposed to drive in bus lanes between certain times?

[cailinlochgarman]

@The Dunph

That reminds me exactly of that junction in Castletroy going from the Spar shop near Milford Grange back up towards the main road, in fact i wouldn’t be surprised if that was the junction you were referring to…

+1 awful amounts of retards driving there esp at rush hour…

[myboyblue]

@farmerinthecity

Huh?

The last time I checked you were not supposed to drive in bus lanes between certain times?

When you are exiting your front gate you are allowed to use the bus lane and merge with the main road.

[Fitzy]

I think I’ve mentioned this before on this thread (couldn’t be arsed looking) - but what is the fucking problem with indicators? Why can’t people use them? Especially Mercedes drivers (this may be a Sydney thing, I don’t know), fucking $220,000 car and indicators are an optional extra. Listen you fucking retard, I’m not psychic, if you want to get into my lane, put your fucking indicator on.

[Flano]

Nobody cares about mud roads.

[Gman]

I just met some stupid fucking bitch on the motorway, the dumb cunt came the wrong way down the slip road against the traffic, pulled out onto the motorway, tried reverse the car to turn it the right way, and stalled it, stuck straight across the 2 lanes. Fucking dumb cunt. This is the fourth time I have seen this, once as I was coming off a motorway I met an aul wan and her husband coming down the wrong way, and I stopped them and told her to turn around, another day a young one just flew around the roundabout and went down the wrong exit, so dont know where she ended up, and met a car driving on the actual motorway the wrong way, they saw me coming, drove across to the hard shoulder and put on hazards and kept going. All women too for some reason.

How are people that stupid? There was a poor chap not far from me killed on St Patricks night near Cork when a woman crashed into him driving the wrong way on the dual carriageway, killing herself and him. The lad in the car with him just about survived and is doing alright now. All this shite about learner drivers having to do 12 lessons, and there are still people on the roads who are lethal.

[Rocko]

@Gman

I just met some stupid fucking bitch on the motorway, the dumb cunt came the wrong way down the slip road against the traffic, pulled out onto the motorway, tried reverse the car to turn it the right way, and stalled it, stuck straight across the 2 lanes. Fucking dumb cunt. This is the fourth time I have seen this, once as I was coming off a motorway I met an aul wan and her husband coming down the wrong way, and I stopped them and told her to turn around, another day a young one just flew around the roundabout and went down the wrong exit, so dont know where she ended up, and met a car driving on the actual motorway the wrong way, they saw me coming, drove across to the hard shoulder and put on hazards and kept going. All women too for some reason.

How are people that stupid? There was a poor chap not far from me killed on St Patricks night near Cork when a woman crashed into him driving the wrong way on the dual carriageway, killing herself and him. The lad in the car with him just about survived and is doing alright now. All this shite about learner drivers having to do 12 lessons, and there are still people on the roads who are lethal.

There is the very odd stretch of dual carriageway where you could see how it might happen with a stranger. There’s an exit from Lidl in Coolock for example onto the Malahide Road and because you can’t see the far carriageway you could think that you’re going out onto a 2-way road if you weren’t familiar with it and didn’t read the signs etc.

But doing that on a motorway must be so difficult. The angles of the slip roads, the angles of the roundabouts etc… they’re all designed in such a way that it would look and feel so wrong to head the wrong way onto the motorway. These things aren’t at right angles - they don’t involve a judgement call. Any sort of half wit could figure that out. People who get that wrong, well they shouldn’t be driving.

[farmerinthecity]

There is a considerable amount of elderly drivers out there who have never had to do a driving test, yet have a full licence. My auld lad is one.

He is grand on local roads but once he approaches anything like a busy road he panics. In fact he avoids them and tries to keep to back roads as much as possible to arrive at his destination. I would have a ceratin amount of patience for these people as it may be difficult for them to understand motorways and the likes, but they should keep away from them in that case.

I remember a discussion with my ex about whether she ever was stopped by a cop. She said she was once when she attempted to reverse back down a slip road onto the motorway when she realised she had taken the worng turn. What t’fuck were you thinking was my reply to that. She then said it was grand as she played the damsel in distress to the cop and got off. She didnt seem to realise the danger of what she was doing, and that she could take the slip road and rejoin the motorway on the other side.

[Gman]

I just dont get people that drive on the road, and its as if they dont realise there are other people on it with them. they do the most stupid things and dont think they are wrong. its as if they are driving in a big open field and havent a care in the world.

[ClarkeyCat]

@farmerinthecity

There is a considerable amount of elderly drivers out there who have never had to do a driving test, yet have a full licence. My auld lad is one.

He is grand on local roads but once he approaches anything like a busy road he panics. In fact he avoids them and tries to keep to back roads as much as possible to arrive at his destination. I would have a ceratin amount of patience for these people as it may be difficult for them to understand motorways and the likes, but they should keep away from them in that case.

I remember a discussion with my ex about whether she ever was stopped by a cop. She said she was once when she attempted to reverse back down a slip road onto the motorway when she realised she had taken the worng turn. What t’fuck were you thinking was my reply to that. She then said it was grand as she played the damsel in distress to the cop and got off. She didnt seem to realise the danger of what she was doing, and that she could take the slip road and rejoin the motorway on the other side.

She got off alright.

[ClarkeyCat]

@Gman

I just dont get people that drive on the road, and its as if they dont realise there are other people on it with them. they do the most stupid things and dont think they are wrong. its as if they are driving in a big open field and havent a care in the world.

Good post mate.

[caoimhaoin]

@Gman

How are people that stupid? There was a poor chap not far from me killed on St Patricks night near Cork when a woman crashed into him driving the wrong way on the dual carriageway, killing herself and him. The lad in the car with him just about survived and is doing alright now. All this shite about learner drivers having to do 12 lessons, and there are still people on the roads who are lethal.

i was actually at that funeral. It seems she was totally at fault alright.

[Mullach_Ide]

@Gman

How are people that stupid? There was a poor chap not far from me killed on St Patricks night near Cork when a woman crashed into him driving the wrong way on the dual carriageway, killing herself and him. The lad in the car with him just about survived and is doing alright now. All this shite about learner drivers having to do 12 lessons, and there are still people on the roads who are lethal.

[quote=“caoimhaoin, post: 166098”]
i was actually at that funeral. It seems she was totally at fault alright.[/quote]

elementary my dear Kev, elementary…

[Cian_Foley]

@Gman

I just met some stupid fucking bitch on the motorway, the dumb cunt came the wrong way down the slip road against the traffic, pulled out onto the motorway, tried reverse the car to turn it the right way, and stalled it, stuck straight across the 2 lanes. Fucking dumb cunt. This is the fourth time I have seen this, once as I was coming off a motorway I met an aul wan and her husband coming down the wrong way, and I stopped them and told her to turn around, another day a young one just flew around the roundabout and went down the wrong exit, so dont know where she ended up, and met a car driving on the actual

motorway the wrong way, they saw me coming, drove across to the hard shoulder and put
on hazards and kept going. All women too for some reason.

How are people that stupid? There was a poor chap not far from me killed on St Patricks
night near Cork when a woman crashed into him driving the wrong way on the dual
carriageway, killing herself and him. The lad in the car with him just about survived and is
doing alright now. All this shite about learner drivers having to do 12 lessons, and there are
still people on the roads who are lethal.

She must have made it as far as Waterford this morning cos as I was approaching Waterford this morning on the new motorway, both lanes full of cars doing 100 kph, here we meet an aul wan coming against us up the middle, astride the line in the middle of the road. All it would have taken was for her to move amfew feet left or right and there would have been carnage.

On the point of the crash in Cork, I knew of the chap that was killed and was going through Cork a few days later and decided to have a look at the slip road the girl came down. In fairness if you were a bit confused about where you were going i could see how it would happen. 1 roundabout with the exits off it for the entire slip road. Usually there would be 2 entry and exit points with 2 roundabouts making it nearly impossible to make this mistake

[Fagan_ODowd]

Did you phone the Guards Cian?

[turfcutter]

Uncooperative townie drives on country roads during silage season, please just fuck out of the way you won’t win against the tractors.

I’m sure it has been mentioned but some people have no idea what indicators are for. People weaving in and out of various lanes although anyone who has driven in England will realise it isn’t have as bad here.

Young lads driving hairdryers who can’t drive, haven got a licence and can’t wait to overtake you on turn

[farmerinthecity]

@turfcutter

Uncooperative townie drives on country roads during silage season, please just fuck out of the way you won’t win against the tractors.

[ciarancareyshurlingarmy]

@farmerinthecity

the most spectacular crashes I have seen involve boy racers and herds of cows. Some sight when a cow rolls over a bonnet

[turfcutter]

@ciarancareyshurlingarmy

the most spectacular crashes I have seen involve boy racers and herds of cows. Some sight when a cow rolls over a bonnet

I hope the farmer was well compensated