Over here in Ireland, they are an optional extra in cars, only to be used during in driving test conditions. Most are actually removed after the test, ripped out by the examiner himself as says, “s’okay son, you’ll not be needin them again”

Absolutely no-one here (including the Gardai / Police) knows how to correctly approach or navigate a roundabout and it’s generally understood that the “funny white line” in the middle of the road on a multilane roundabout is decorative and points are awarded if you crossover it.

Another “quirk” of the Irish road system is the setting of a speed limit on a windy lane barely wide enough for one car at 100 kmh (yes, the deffered to kilometres 2 years ago) yet have your average decent enough A-Road set to 60 kmh.

But the best of all is that the numbber of provisional drivers awaiting tests is back to around 400,000 again with an average 3 month wait for a test… This happened in the 1980′s so what did they decide to do? Yes, award all those waiting for a test a full license with no test – obvious isn’t it. The chair of the RSA (Road Safety Assoc.), a Mr Gay Byrne (remember him? Used to present a chat show that gave Boyzone their first tv appearance) was one of those who qualified for a free license! So, the person in charge of road safety is not even a qualified driver!