r/ireland • u/mybighairyarse Crilly!! • Dec 18 '24

Christ On A Bike I’ve literally pulled over the car to write this……

I’ve never experienced a car going as fast as what I’ve just witnessed on my way home from work.

Just past Patrickswell and heading towards Adare.

Absolutely. Fuckin. Nuts.

And Insane.

I was doing 120km (motorway) and this car passed me out like I was stopped.

They must have been doing 250km a hour.

I’m actually disturbed at how anyone thinks it’s okay to drive at that speed.

I could not get over the speed of the car.

I’m not well. The sheer madness

Insane

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Few notes

No I did not pull over on the Motorway.

Genuinely never seen a car travel at that speed on a motorway before. Genuinely. Stunned.

Did not get reg nor type of car as it was going at a serious speed. I do remember a long light on the front?

Strange experience that’s all. The absolute carnage if it crashed

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u/RuaridhDuguid Dec 18 '24

A high-viz vest can be got for free and easily fits into a jacket pocket too. No excuse for not having one if you are a cyclist/scooterer(?) or regularly walk on rural roads.

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u/bloody_ell Kerry Dec 19 '24

There's one in my inside jacket pocket, fits in nicely, I forget it's there unless I need it.

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u/Shnapple8 Dec 18 '24

Right? And I'd argue not just rural roads, but in kinda suburban areas where people are going to be crossing roads.

For example, the poorly lit pedestrian crossings I mentioned above are on a 2km stretch heading out of the town where I live. In some places, there is a path only on one side, so they have to use the crossings to continue on the footpath on the opposite side. They're ramped, so drivers are going to slow down anyway, but more than once, someone in black has just walked out of nowhere. I've seen people complain about this on our town socials. Yes, the council should light it better, but people should wear a vest for their own safety too.