r/irelandsshitedrivers

Was driving from Louth to Mayo and back yesterday morning and oh my god. The amount of times i encountered drivers the whole way (in every county in between) who would be driving 60 on an 80, 70 on a 100 etc and blocking up traffic is insane. These aren't even learners or young people, they're people with out L/N plates and mature looking people.

I generally drive at the speed limit. Not below it. I am constantly badgered by drivers who think I am doing something wrong and are basically up my arse trying to get me to go faster.

Back off please and check your speed.

Am I right, I think so. There are speed checks everywhere now.

Was driving in my housing estate to go to work early this morning and was approaching a right as I have thousands of times, it's a right were you follow the road once it's clear, not one where you have a chance to look both ways it's more a bend so you can't see what's coming straight so have to be careful. This morning however a guy on an E-Scooter decided to just bomb it straight ahead as I was turning and I hit the breaks just in time, he didn't even stop just flew straight ahead without even noticing I was there turning. Would understand if it was a teenager but it was a man older than myself in his late 30's maybe. What are these people smoking, something needs to be enforced with these things before more people are killled, I'm sure others have had experiences with E-Scooter's on here but that was my first where I was like wtf

This morning I was driving into Dublin in the middle lane, with dense traffic but steadily going. Bus left the stop on the left and for some reason decided that this complicated maneuver required a bit of my lane as well and poked over the line right in front of me, I almost grazed the side of it. I was spooked and swerved, probably wider than necessary, to avoid an accident - I was halfway into the lane on my right before I could correct. Fella in the right lane saved us all, giving me plenty of space with a slightly annoyed look and no more. If not for him, that would have been a major pileup.

I am sorry, and thank you.

Driving from Ardee to Clogherhead earlier, had the baby in the car since it was a little family spin. On dodgy, small roads where even my 08 Opel Corsa was considering a weight watchers subscription, I had people on my hole, even when I turned onto a road where the limit was 60, I did the limit and the people behind me were speeding up to me and getting angry about the fact I wouldn't speed up.

Even happened coming into Clogherhead, doing 50 as the sign says, and again right up my hole. Gonna hang a brick from my exhaust pipe now just to get people to fuck off.