Category Archives: Roundabouts

Whats the story with people not using their indicators properly on roundabouts

Can anyone please explain why a lot of people do not use indicators correctly on roundabouts, or some people don’t even bother to use them at all. I am constantly watching drivers in front of me on big roundabouts exiting while they still have their right indicator on. People of Ireland, will you please indicate [...]

What is wrong with people this week?

Has everyone in Galway just gone totally insane or something. I was going to write these as individual posts but I’d be here all day! Right, where do I start. I suppose firstly I have to thank the woman in the white car going down the old Rahoon road yesterday morning who was with it [...]

Idiot in a Jeep

Coming through Portlaoise on Saturday evening, the traffic was heavy enough. Coming from O’ Moore Park direction, heading towards Carlow, there’s a small roundabout at the bottom of the hill past SuperValue. It was bumper to bumper. A jeep with two orange flashing lights on top and a 15ft trailer took the roundabout in the [...]

Medians disasters in the making

Now I know medians are a necessity on some road, well possibly a little more than just some road, but have you noticed the fad that comes with a sudden discovery in the use of medians? Like the Tamagotche (I hope i spelled this right) virtual pets, once the idea of the median catches on, [...]

Why are Irish drivers so bad?

Irish drivers have to be amongst the worst in the world. The number of crazy things I’ve seen on Irish roads never ceases to amaze me. I’ve seen people deliberately drive round a roundabout the wrong way, crazy tailgating and overtaking, lorry drivers just don’t give a damn about other road users, people drive through [...]