Category Archives: Overtaking

Learn the rules and highway code please

May 4, 2008 – 11:53 pm

I must admit being Irish myself that the standards of driving in this country leave a lot to be desired…. Driving appears to be a new revelation here! People seem to be under the impression that the OVERTAKING lane is called a FASTLANE… Theres no such thing. Day in, day out, I come across a**holes [...]

By thumbsy | Also posted in Bad Driving, Motorway, Speed Limit | Comments (14)

Dangerous Taxi driver- how to report

April 20, 2008 – 3:07 pm

was driving my daughter and her friends home last night when a Taxi came up fast behind me. I was traveling at 50KPH. He stayed so close to me that at times I could not see his lights. I intentionally slowed down for two reasons; 1. I won’t be bullied into driving over the speed [...]

By PaddyThai | Also posted in Bad Driving, Taxi | Comments (18)

Feeling good about reporting somebody … must do it again!

April 16, 2008 – 12:01 am

I was on the M1 this morning approaching the Dundalk exit going north when I witnessed another DKIT (Dundalk Institute of Technology) Hot hatchback screaming up in the outside lane all over the back of another driver who was overtaking me at the time. I was under cruise control at 120 on the inside lane. [...]

By senna | Also posted in Bad Driving, Boy racer, Motorway, Speed Limit | Comments (2)

Blocking a lane at a roundabout

April 7, 2008 – 1:29 pm

Click for larger image Driving into Swords this morning, this van was blocking the left-hand lane going onto the Fingallians roundabout causing a slow-down in traffic trying to get onto the roundabout (coming south) which had to go around it. The van didn’t appear to be in any trouble and it’s occupant didn’t seem too [...]

By niallok | Also posted in Bad Driving, Indicators, Roundabouts | Comments (1)

Another Statistic to be

February 10, 2008 – 2:48 am

This is obvious. (as seen here, permission to reproduce obtained)

By Ceanna Claar | Also posted in Bad Driving | Comments (3)