Behaviour which needs to be banned...

**pineapple stu** · 28/08/2009, 9:42 AM

You're an attractive lady now?!

(And it wasn't an attractive lady either)

**tetsujin1979** · 28/08/2009, 10:00 AM

There's a big 5-exit 2-lane roundabout outside the estate where I live. At least once a week the following scenario occurs.
The road I take back home that leads onto this roundabout is a single lane road.
Since I take the 3rd exit, I indicate right (because I'm not taking the first or second exit) and drive into the inner lane on the rb.
The car behind me pulls into the outer lane, which you should only do if you're taking the first or second exit
I pass the second exit, and indicate left because I'm taking the next exit
Person in the outer lane passes the first two exits (without indicating on either of them) and turns into the third exit.
Either I speed up to avoid them crashing into me, or pull out of taking the exit altogether, and have to go all the way around again to take it.

I've seen it happen to other drivers on the same rb, and there is going to be a serious accident if people don't learn how to drive on it

**Bluebeard** · 28/08/2009, 10:02 AM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

You're an attractive lady now?!

If the money is right.

(And it wasn't an attractive lady either)

Well, if you had your lights on, you might have thought differently

**pineapple stu** · 28/08/2009, 10:04 AM

On a similar note - although it's hard to fault the drivers here - there's two crossroads I know of where both the top and bottom end of the + get the green light at the same time. You don't know the other driver has the green light as well obviously, so you can both end up turning right and going into the left lane at the same time. Very wierd system.

**brianw82** · 28/08/2009, 10:45 AM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

I think she was telling me to turn my lights on at 8 in the evening when it was still bright, but why she had to pull out in front of me to tell me this (or why even she cared), I don't know.

Tell me you're not one of those fools who waits until he can't see the road before he FINALLY turns on his headlights.
Those people drive me nuts - just because you can see the road doesn't mean that everyone else can see your car!

**passinginterest** · 28/08/2009, 10:48 AM

I always drive with my lights on, it's standard practice in a lot of countries. I think Bluebeard had the right idea about banning driving completely.

People who try to get on busses before all the passengers have gotten off, just take a step back you morons. This seems to be a particular issue at the stop outside the Square in Tallaght, every time I get off the bus there I have to fight through a scrum of people trying to get on, it's shocking.

**pineapple stu** · 28/08/2009, 11:01 AM

Originally Posted by brianw82

Tell me you're not one of those fools who waits until he can't see the road before he FINALLY turns on his headlights.
Those people drive me nuts - just because you can see the road doesn't mean that everyone else can see your car!

Nope, I'm one of those who, just because the sun has gone behind a cloud, doesn't turn my lights on. At the time, I'd say about half the cars had lights on, and half didn't. I was able to see the jeep whether or not she was flashing at me, so I know the lights weren't essential.

I don't get this idea of keeping your lights on all the time. I sometimes look at cars to see if I can see them easily in the day without their lights on, and without fail, I can.

(Which leads me to another behaviour trend which should be banned - doing things because they do it on the continent)