RSA slammed for promoting idea that people who don’t drive are a “burden for others”
RSA slammed for promoting idea that people who don’t drive are a “burden for others”
Posted by MagnificentSyndicate
RSA slammed for promoting idea that people who don’t drive are a “burden for others”
RSA slammed for promoting idea that people who don’t drive are a “burden for others”
Posted by MagnificentSyndicate
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They are to an extent. That friend driven 3 hours down and 3 hours back from a wedding and think its all square because they throw the driver 20 euros.
Surely there was a team working on the advertisement and someone could have spoke up on this. It’s a fair oversight.
Must be able to drive is one of the few red lines I have in a relationship. Every one who never bothered to learn is blind to it, but your partner/family transitioning into quasi chauffeur can cause tension.
i mean the RSA is mostly correct
If you have to go out of your way to pick them up and drop them off regularly knowing they’ll never do the same for you they yeah, they’re a burden. If they make their own way places the only burden is on themselves.
ah irishcycle really has a hate boner for the RSA
Holy lanterin jaysus. No wonder we have the government and issues that we have if this is what provokes people in this country. 🤦♀️
It is true though especially in rural ireland. If youve been in a relationship with someone who doesnt drive or had a friend who has been with someone who doesnt drive (often not a choice-not some cycling zealot-they just never bothered to learn) then it does cause strain on relationships having to always be the one to drive and inevitably do collections and drop offs. The people who dont drive ive met have not relied on public transport, or a bicycle etc, they have always eventually relied on others instead of just learning to drive. So yes, you cant deny you lose independance especially in rural ireland. You wont get around West Connemara on your bicycle 24/7. I say this knowing that it is a sad reality about this country, having to rely on a car in most parts of ireland outside Dublin. You cannot deny it though.
I didn’t learn to drive til I was 32 so now I try to be generous with lifts. My brother is off the road now for drunk driving and I don’t think this ad will be a factor in whether or not he does it again in the future.
An ad about putting your phone down would make more sense
It’s not an aspirational idea, but it’s unfortunately the truth in Ireland. A lot of people don’t have good public transport they can use regularly, even in Dublin, let alone elsewhere in Ireland.
They might be right. I have a pain in the hole with people who don’t drive asking me for lifts.
One lad at work. Can i get a lift with you into work. Yes no problem. Then it turns out I’ve to turn off the main road and it’s an extra 15 mins detour to collect him.
Then I’m going to Cork for a wedding. Aunt Alice hear we are driving down. 1 hour detour to her house. Stop for food because she’s moaning that she is getting tired. Eventually gets down there and carry her 5 bags to her room.
Next day . oh, I need to be home in time for an appointment at 4pm.
I wasn’t going to leave til evening time.
Oh but what will I do. Who will I get to bring me.
Ok I’ll bring you.
There’s always an aunt Alice for every occasion. They even go up to your mother to ask her to ask you to ferry them around the place.
Neighbor down the road. Calls in and says, you aren’t by any chance going into the town today are you? Im late for an appointment. Ok I’ll run you in. Oh I’ll only be 30 mins can you bring me back too.
They all are very cute in asking too. Always a roundabout way off finding out if you are busy and when they find out you aren’t in comes the lift question.
Hmmm. I think if it’s the case that you are someone who’s life is set up on the basis that you have a car, for example, you live too far from work to walk and there’s no public transport and you lose your licence and someone else now has to drive you, I think it’s fair to say that you’re making yourself a burden with your carelessness or stupidity.
A carless friend of mine who lives a couple of miles from the nearest bus stop recently bought an e scooter to get to and from said bus stop. Was now told he’s not allowed to bring his e scooter on the bus. He’s now looking at buying a car. And then they will have the cheek to say there is “no demand” for buses.
No joined up thinking in this country.
This feels like another case of rural vs urban disagreement. If you are in the countryside and can’t drive you absolutely might be a burden. In the city, less so.
I didn’t learn to drive until I was in my 30s because I lived in a city and didn’t need to but as soon as I moved to the countryside I learned because otherwise it was a massive pain to me and those around me.
No scrubs!
Who would’ve thought the Road Safety Authority would want people to drive.
Yes, what the road needs are MORE CARS.
Private Car drivers are a burden on everyone.
Tbf, after reading the article, I think the point of the ad is for people who currently have a licence to be aware (ie scared) of misbehaving on the road and thus losing their licence. So it’s not really about people who are medically unable to drive etc.
There’s too many fuckin cars on the road. Were going backwards.
r/fuckcars
I’m 22 and funded my own car to get a license and just booked my fourth test… Yeah this shit sucks and it’s too expensive while paying for my own uni fees. I know a good few people who failed the test 2/3 times too..
Buy and insure a car. Never drive it and ask everyone for lifts to the town. Become ungovernable.
Its probably offensive if you live in a city but if you are out in the country not having a car is an absolute disaster. You are fully stranded. That is not taboo.
I grew up 5 miles outside Eyre Square in Galway,(fairly central) . It’s a 2.5 mile walk to my nearest bus stop and 2 mile walk in the wrong direction to the train station. No footpaths, no cycle lanes. Hard shoulder with poor lighting riddled with pot holes.
Thats the reality for most people outside cities.
The day I turned 17 I went in for my provisional license and the day I got my Toyota Starlet was one of the best days of my life. Freedom to go wherever I wanted.
38 and don’t drive. I live in Dublin, I have neither the need or desire to drive. It’s an extra and totally unnecessary expense for me. I will not be made to feel a burden by anyone because of it. I rarely ever take a lift from anyone. I am quite capable of negotiating public transport and can use it to get most places whether in or out of the city.
I am not going to force myself into doing something I really don’t want to do to make motorists feel better about themselves.
Funny how politicians who have done very little to improve public transport are getting involved with this. In the majority of areas of Ireland losing your licence does impact your independence. That’s not the RSAs fault