Portlaois 17th january 08
Its very obvious when you drive in other countries in Europe that our driving standards are shocking, one mondeo driver 08 reg may drive a new car but hasn’t got a clue how to use a roundabout;- coming off the motorway entering Portlaoise, I’m in the inside lane at the roundabout & he’s in the outer lane. I’m taking the 3rd exit off the roundabout into Portlaoise town. I go to move off once my way is clear and this idiot cuts straight across my path from the outside lane completely oblivious to the fact that he nearly put me up on the roundabout and not an indicator to be seen! There really are so many d***heads on the road – some drivers really shouldn’t even be even given a tricycle.
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I feel for you rt600.
I drive for a living and yes Im one of "those" sales reps. I dont speed much and I refuse to break the rules most idiots do like overtake on blind corners, continous white lines etc.
You can imagine how often I meet muppets slicing roundabouts. I must admit that I go as close as possible to them and blow them out of it. If I find somebody to come next to me on the inside lane trying to take the second exit(which by the way they teach them in Galway to do), I match their speed until they try to make the exit and block them so they must go around the roundabout again. These are people whom entered the roundabout at the same entrance as myself.
The last annoying habit about roundabouts are people who take the scenic route. This is taking the third or fourth exit in the outside lane meaning everybody else cannot negotiate the roundabout correctly until they decide where they are going.
well yeah there are the people who cannot indicate on the roundabout but hell that another can of worms…………………………………..
I had a very similar experience on Thursday (24th Jan) night outside Blanchardstown and am so lucky to be alive and typing this!
An 01 BMW completely cut me off in exactly the same way as you described in the first post. He was seriously speeding and if he was just 1 foot closer to me, he'd have cleaned the whole passenger side off (where I was sitting). Needless to say there was no indication there! How many advertisements on the TV do these people need to get the message?