thefool1983
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What annoyed you today whilst driving ?
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Uncle Buck
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Totally agree. Between Xenons, LEDs maladjusted lights, the eyeballs don't get much of a chance these days
genman
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id rather contemplate being temporarily blinded than not seeing the blonkers who either dont use or dont fix their headlights... the numbers ive seen this week alone with no lights on whilst on the M1 and M2 in darkness is scary.
Dave..
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On the M1 / N road coming back from Dublin, we met a tractor and trailer with no lights if it had been another 30mins it would have been dark - words escape me
Uncle Buck
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That's everywhere at the minute. People not even realising they have no lights on or a bulb out or just DRLs on probably wondering why they can't see a thing!
Always an equation involved with you
I just base it on how far behind they are from me with their lights when I get the chance to pass. Makes a difference if its 06.52 and I need to be in work at my desk for 0700
I just like to go fast as possible without people dithering
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ive noticed a lot of glare recently & was thinking about itthe other day and wondering are there any actual manufacturers that have a reduced glare windscreen in high end models?
DRL's are the biggest disaster/mistake in cars in recent times imo.
Always an equation involved with you
I just base it on how far behind they are from me with their lights when I get the chance to pass. Makes a difference if its 06.52 and I need to be in work at my desk for 0700
I just like to go fast as possible without people dithering
I understand the frustration to be fair and it used to annoy me a lot but I think I’ve mellowed out a little about it and just don’t get annoyed any more
The curse of the way my mind works means there is always an equation involved - useful in my day to day work but does annoy the life out of others lol
Uncle Buck
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Agree completely, people seem to think it negates the need for lights, never mind the aesthetics of trying to fit them in somewhere design wise
It is 8 minutes more in bed.
Meh, for me I hate being late hence I’m always early anyway so 8 mins really doesn’t make a difference to me. Like I said I used to get annoyed about stuff like that but realised all I was doing was making myself angry so just stopped getting wound up about it and left enough time for my journey to include some delays
genman
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in steady traffic they never notice as the dash these days is usually lit up like Christmas on every car with lights off.... good old days of headlights bringing on dash lights is long gone.. . and few if any get the message when you flash lights at them some just wave etc.
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Uncle Buck
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Wave....or worse
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just out of the yard then..... maybe a wee email to the office to mention the unsafe vehicle they own
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i was on hillhall last night, couldnt see the road at times either, there is a long sweeper and a entrance on it, a van was coming out and as it took so blomin long i was past the corner flashing lights frantically,. approaching was a dark blue or black bmw(by the eyebrow lights) flat out, getting it set up in a f1 line for the corner, i looked in the mirror, all i saw was flashing emergency braking lights. i stopped further down at turn off for drumbo, he must have got stopped, the traffic was still flowing behind. bet he shat a bit
veedubnoodle
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i was on hillhall last night, couldnt see the road at times either, there is a long sweeper and a entrance on it, a van was coming out and as it took so blomin long i was past the corner flashing lights frantically,. approaching was a dark blue or black bmw(by the eyebrow lights) flat out, getting it set up in a f1 line for the corner, i looked in the mirror, all i saw was flashing emergency braking lights. i stopped further down at turn off for drumbo, he must have got stopped, the traffic was still flowing behind. bet he shat a bit
That road is a nightmare for people driving down it like a stage! Granted I did it in my early years of driving but it was always in the dead of night with no traffic about. That said I think the road has got busier over the years as I haven't had a clear run on it in so long I wouldn't even dream of attempting it anymore.
Dave..
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It is the really slow drivers,as in 20mph during the day on a dry road that do my head in.
I think in future at night I will stay on the M1.
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between 8-30 + 9-30 it was a car park with the road works. then rest of day a invisible 50
veedubnoodle
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If I remember correctly it has been changed to a 50mph speed limit for a few years now
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It has. Hard to stick to when it is dry and no one else is using it.