I do alot of driving all around Ireland some speed limits break your heart.
You feel like the worst fecker in the world doing the speed limit at times because you are holding everybody else up on a perfectly good road that you could easily do 20 km an hour extra on safely.
You have to stick to the speed limits though, need the licence for work.
Sorry everybody.
The n17 part your referring to is down graded as its no longer nation primary road, as its been replaced by the m17.
The n72 is an awful road.
They wouldn’t need to upgrade it,( I think they are right now as it’s closed in one place I think), if they brought the m20 around to meet the m8.
Local politicians love campaigning for and reducing limits. Locals see everything as local.
Yes, instead of fixing lots of shitty roads.
Galway county is a good example.
I wish I was on the N17, stone walls and the grasses green.
I’m always amazed at west cork and Kerry. Some of the shortest,windiest and skinniest roads I have ever seen. I drive significantly fly slower the the speed limit cause I’m not going 80kmh down a skinny windy road in the pitch black, only to be met my a truck or van going 80kmh or above around a hairpin turn, crossing the white line by about 3ft, scaring the fuck out of me and the driver.
Then some pick flashes their lights at you to speed up.
Ahh Ireland and it’s cute little speed limit signs that are so optimistic it’s borders on the absurd.
One lane 2 track L road posted speed 80 KM/h. As if you could even go 20 and drive it safe.
Edit: I will say this tho. It is endearing so don’t ever change =).
Just did the n72 from Fermoy to Mallow, jesus those are some grim roads. I love the signs telling you it’s 100km/h in the middle of a hairpin bend with shite road surfaces. Hard to see how they’d fix it though, given that most of the route on that stretch at least seems to follow ancient stone walls.
Whole ride I was telling the missus that we’re taking the train next time we go to Dublin. Between the road works, detours and accidents on the M50, driving is a fools game if you’ve any alternatives.
I love it when I see the “end of all restrictions” sign on back country roads. Last time I see these is on the autobahn. Makes me laugh every time i see these
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I do alot of driving all around Ireland some speed limits break your heart.
You feel like the worst fecker in the world doing the speed limit at times because you are holding everybody else up on a perfectly good road that you could easily do 20 km an hour extra on safely.
You have to stick to the speed limits though, need the licence for work.
Sorry everybody.
The n17 part your referring to is down graded as its no longer nation primary road, as its been replaced by the m17.
The n72 is an awful road.
They wouldn’t need to upgrade it,( I think they are right now as it’s closed in one place I think), if they brought the m20 around to meet the m8.
Local politicians love campaigning for and reducing limits. Locals see everything as local.
Yes, instead of fixing lots of shitty roads.
Galway county is a good example.
I wish I was on the N17, stone walls and the grasses green.
I’m always amazed at west cork and Kerry. Some of the shortest,windiest and skinniest roads I have ever seen. I drive significantly fly slower the the speed limit cause I’m not going 80kmh down a skinny windy road in the pitch black, only to be met my a truck or van going 80kmh or above around a hairpin turn, crossing the white line by about 3ft, scaring the fuck out of me and the driver.
Then some pick flashes their lights at you to speed up.
Ahh Ireland and it’s cute little speed limit signs that are so optimistic it’s borders on the absurd.
One lane 2 track L road posted speed 80 KM/h. As if you could even go 20 and drive it safe.
Edit: I will say this tho. It is endearing so don’t ever change =).
Just did the n72 from Fermoy to Mallow, jesus those are some grim roads. I love the signs telling you it’s 100km/h in the middle of a hairpin bend with shite road surfaces. Hard to see how they’d fix it though, given that most of the route on that stretch at least seems to follow ancient stone walls.
Whole ride I was telling the missus that we’re taking the train next time we go to Dublin. Between the road works, detours and accidents on the M50, driving is a fools game if you’ve any alternatives.
I love it when I see the “end of all restrictions” sign on back country roads. Last time I see these is on the autobahn. Makes me laugh every time i see these
https://o.quizlet.com/i/wjXjGCVjqDBcQLysLuoxQA_m.jpg
N17 is in desperate need of some sort of a hard shoulder, so ridiculously narrow in parts, especially between Charles Town and Colloney.