Not using indicators has been crowned as our biggest pet hate when it comes to driving. They're not there just for decoration!
We discussed bad driving habits on the Early Breakfast Show this morning and the indicators are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to poor road manners. Here are your thoughts...I think I agree with just about every one of these!
- “People who don't let others merge, especially in places where it's clearly necessary - a lane running out, two lanes merging and everyone else taking turns!”
- “Drivers in front of you constantly braking, even on straights on the road with nothing in front of them. Does my head in!”
- “Hi Paula, it is astounding that so many people don't know that when joining a motorway that the car on the motorway has right of way, not the car coming onto motorway. Plus, learn how to drive roundabouts!! Rant over!” - Van Driver in Limerick
- “Paula how about when you overtake someone as they are going slow and they decide to speed up while your overtaking that drives me nuts, and people who don't know what indicators are for!” - Jacky in mayo xxx
- “Paula, the most annoying thing is people who think the right hand lane is a fast lane. It's an overtaking lane. Get back in to the left lane once you have passed!” Larry from Waterford
- “People who use the hard shoulder as an overtaking lane. Cannot tell you how much that grates me. And it’s really dangerous!”
- “Hey Paula. My irk on a motorway is people merging. They are unable. Trucks aren’t doing anymore than 90kmph. And buses 100kmph. So the slip road is a launch pad to get up to 120kmph for cars. A difficult task for most and in safety terms, deadly. Learn people. And no middle lane hogging!” Trucker Jim
- “People who pull from the hard shoulder without building up speed first. People who hog the middle lane and going slower than the speed limit. If I think of any more I’ll keep ya posted!” - Dave
- “Morning Paula. As someone who does a lot of driving around Dublin. It has to be the (MLM) Middle Lane Mafia. It's driving lane, overtaking, overtaking. Stay left, idiots!” - Andy
- “Morning Paula zzzz tough to get up after 3 days off but we'll get thru it. My pet peeve is drivers in dusk of early morning especially in the rain with no lights or 1 eyed willy goin on! Grrrrrr! FFS, bulbs are cheap, use lights all day people!” - Joy working in Avoca Dunboyne hi to the team
- “Has to be people driving in the overtaking lane on the motorway! It's for overtaking in not driving!”
- “Hey sweetpea, I drive Wexford to Dublin every day at this time. I hate lots of things about drivers, like when people don't thank you for moving over to make their over take less dangerous, but what really gets me is slow driving in overtake lane (it's not a fast lane!) but if someone is coming from behind at faster speed than you, move over don't just stay in that lane it's not your right to be there. I had one white van man stick his finger up at me as I overtook him on inside lane as there was no one in it! Rant over until I get on Gorey bypass!” - Gary from Wexford - PS using speech to text not typing
- “Hi Paula. I was in the slow lane. A car behind in the fast lane speeded up when I indicated to go into fast lane. I was so annoyed, I gave him 2 fingers! Not sure if he saw, so I kept giving him fingers. Then when he passed again beside me, I gave him fingers. That’s when he flashed his Garda badge at me!” - Sarah, Wicklow town
- “People who beep when you stall...I’m a learner!” - Kev
- “Hi Paula from next year in England learner drivers will be given lessons on motorways hopefully they will do the same here!” - Dave in Dublin
- “Agree 100% with the texter about the motorway merge, its up to the driver merging to adjust their speed!”
- “Arseholes coming off a roundabout who won't indicate when you're trying to get on!” - Navanman
- “Morning Paula. I drive for a living and my pick has to be when you pull in to let someone pass and they don't give you the hazards. Ignorant!” - Barry in Cork.
- “Hi Paula, can you talk about driving habits every morning as there is noone in the overtaking lane on the M4!”
- “Gary from Wexford again - just overtook 7 cars on inside lane as they were all in the over taking lane and no one in the inside lane, typical!”
- “When people from US rent cars at the airport they should be reminded that you can't overtake in every lane here. They sit in outside lane and don't understand why there is a queue of cars behind them!” - John on M6
- “People with full beam behind you, or worse still only one light working coming towards you!” - Car and Jim
- Morning Paula. My motorway hate is when someone darts into your braking space and turns on their indicator when they are half way across. The indicator is to indicate your intention to turn right not I have arrived!” - Emmet in Roscommon
- “Paula, a lot of drivers have entitlement complex - they're sooo special that yellow boxes, overtaking lanes, etc are there for their purpose and no one else's. And don't get me started on lane position, indicating: are we supposed to be telepathic? Tell us where you want to go. Final one: people who use left/right filter lanes to coast past queuing traffic and indicate back into main traffic at end - often causing drivers behind to miss their filter. Entitlement!”
- “I've been listening to your show this morning as I do every morning. Driving into Dublin this morning from south of the country Coming into the city on the N7 in the usual heavy traffic. A P***k in a Hiundi cup. cut in front of me. Whether there was not enough space to pull in.
- When I flashed my lights to show my displeasure at such a dangerous move he slammed on the brakes forcing me to do the same. I had to swerve to avoid hitting him. Then he proceeded to drive slowly the rest of the way into the red cow roundabout - where I had to over take him on the inside. I know that is dangerous to do so but this guy was obviously on a mission to cause an accident and I needed to get passed him. Crazy people on the roads!” - Poulo74
- “Hi sweet pea. BMWs actually have indicators...they just flash at a frequency that poor people can't see.” - Pat
