| | driveing on irish roadsPage 2 of 2 (1, 2) | | I agree there is a problem with the eastern european drivers however they are not in the majority killers so to speak as you have wrongly stated. I have dealt with the p-plate issue in no small way for years. I could tell you alot more about that and so many other politicial issues cause unlike so many I took a stand. Thats what I urge ye all to do. The more I investigated the more scary it is. So work with me on this its your island too....If you are from Dublin or Galway I did generalise and was very unfair to them both....I was just messing.....I am not messing about the driving issue thats very deep with me. FYI road accidents are between 5 to 6 a week. The worst in Europe per capitia and we are still blaming the roads. Just so you know I have no political biased I hate them all equally Im guessing you are FF by the way you invented a less offensive 1 kill a week....Take your head out of the sand mate you and our country men and women are being riden hard and ye always seem to be in complete denial. Ask me anything...Padraic | |
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Posted: 1/16/2009 11:22:29 PM | | rperk901 you should have no problem adjusting to driving on the other side of the road. I drove 2000 miles in 05. Coming out of shannon or dublin isn't to bad. Westport is a nice place. When i was there for 2 weeks i just drove untill i got tired and stopped at a hotel or motel. There are a lot of b&b's there so finding a place at short notice isn't a problem. decide on the things you want to see. You will not be able to see everything. There are lots of nice places and i found the people were great. each part of the country has its own charm. there are plenty of natural and man made beauty. The second time i got to ireland i started in dublin and went south and all around the island. that was the first week. after the clan rally in irvinestown i concentrated on the middle of the island. I have found that the time to go to ireland is july/august because the weather is better but i think anytime would be good to go. When i drove it was kind of weird because where i had problems was shopping center parking lots. Theres no lines and i tended to leave them on the wrong side. But i was always on the correct side of the road. There is one thing you have to be very concience of though. thats when your a pedistrian because your tendancy will be to look left first when crossing the road. look both ways twice just to make sure its safe. enjoy your trip. I'm sure paddy can be a big help if you need ideas. | |
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Posted: 1/17/2009 11:26:19 AM | | Yes what I said about Dublin and Galway was harsh. You are wrong on two facts. The eastern european drivers have lacked regulation ie they got away with out being insured legally. The gardi are morons there. There is no statistic to say they are any worse than us. Its rich for anyone in the republic to make such comments half a ****ing million unlicenced drivers out of two million. **** that pal. Five to six people die each week in the republic the north is one a week or more just to clear it up. And so people know no other country in Europe including N.I. would allow such madness. I still find it funny that we blame bad roads for the carnage. However if my family take any more hits blood will flow in Dail Eireann. | |
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Posted: 1/19/2009 12:46:21 AM | | Come on what pal.... Im generally light hearted however I hassled the government since 2000 when we had 130,000 unlicenced untested drivers only to be feed lies, empty promises and pure B.S.. Whats wrong with standing up for what you believe in. I dont want other irish families going thru what we did and nothing pisses me off more than people in Eire who accept our backward ways and the fact the the government are as crooked as a monkeys hole. | |
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Posted: 1/19/2009 7:22:38 AM | OK while we're on the topic of similarities;
Do drivers on both sides of the pond think that turn signals put into cars are optional and not part of the rules of the road??
Stay casual... | |
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Posted: 1/19/2009 7:27:32 AM | Yes indeed they are optional,
And also programmed to only come on after the break lights | |
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Posted: 1/19/2009 8:11:32 AM | When I'm on the road sometimes I also get the impression that most drivers think "whats behind me doesn't matter". Even when backing up on the highway! Those are the one's who think rear-view mirrors are more of a "fashion statement" and make things "pretty". Only really needed when your in one of those "OH SHI T" situations.
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Posted: 1/19/2009 10:04:48 PM | Malasam what kind of car do you drive.  My truck the come on either way of course i have to give it the finger. I thought rear view mirrors was for women to put their makeup on. Sometimes i would like to buy a beater and just harrass those people that don't know how to drive and don't pay attention while they are talking on the phone or off in lala land. | |
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Posted: 1/31/2009 7:26:08 AM | Z,
Thanks so much for the suggestions, and the pedestrian thing....I hadn't even thought of it! It would make for a really crap trip to get downed that way. I must say, these lads have me a bit nervous about driving, and I'm a pretty aggresive driver here in the states. | |
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Posted: 2/11/2009 5:36:31 AM | | well i found out last friday night all about a head on crash on the irish roads as i had one myself was driveing away back to pick more people as i drive taxi bus part time came round a small bend and met a small 4x4 my god the bang was loud lucky no one realy that bad just me cause my knees smached the dash to bits and my neck people tell me if i was driving small car i might have been killed i asked the driver of other car what he was doing on my side of road he say he dont no he was not drunk cause he was bagged there and then i have the feeling he might have been a little bit high cause he took the whole a little bit to cool as for me off work now for a while and my boss must try and sort out the whole mess cause the bus is no more good that makes 3 head ons now in my family dad got hit by drunk driver mother hit by guy that fell a sleep at the wheel so how safe is it on the irish roads realy | |
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