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 | Posted in Bad Driving, Overtaking, Taxi | Comments (18)

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 | Posted in Bad Driving, Indicators, Overtaking, Roundabouts | Comments (1)

The 60 k Moron Brigade

April 6, 2008 – 7:18 pm

There can only be 2 reasons for driving at 60 km/h on a perfectly straight and clear road whilst keeping as far right as anyhow possible without crashing into oncoming traffic. A: You are either so inbred, senile and doped up that you simply don’t notice other people around you, probably don’t know where you [...]

By John Smith | Posted in Bad Driving, Elderly Drivers, Speed Limit | Comments (7)

slip lane stupidity

March 9, 2008 – 11:40 pm

Saw this approaching the Dunkettle interchange in Cork from the N8 Dublin Road. Countless drivers shoot down the hard shoulder with ghost lines, right out in front of drivers joining the carriageway from the slip road leaving them to slam on their brakes. All to save at most a minute on their journey.

By moyners | Posted in Bad Driving | Comments (1)

Lights-What are they for?

February 19, 2008 – 11:23 pm

Why are there so many clowns out there that think that they can drive in dense fog with NO lights or stupid, pointless parking lights? Do they even think at all? Driving in Galway this morning & yesterday morning has to have been the worst I’ve seen in a while.. It just beggars belief that [...]

By Lee | Posted in Bad Driving, Lights | Comments (5)