Survival Guide for the Bus Eireann Strike

Bus Eireann have announced that they will strike from midnight tonight. Inevitably this is going to mean extra traffic on the roads and thus extra delays. If you're looking to avoid the worst of it, here are a few tips to make the next few days as painless as possible

1) Car sharing is always an efficient, cost effective and fun way to travel. If you live near any of your work colleagues, why not relish the opportunity to spend even more time with them by arranging a car pool? You can sing songs, share life experiences and learn new things about each other. Alternatively, if you don't have any colleagues/friends, you can always find some at www.carsharing.ie.

2) Plan your journey in advance, and leave plenty of extra time. There's going to be a lot of extra cars on the roads tomorrow so it's worth working out in advance what route you're going and whether there are any potential alternative, less popular ways of getting there. Plan to leave early to be safe. Best case scenario you arrive in work early and get some sort of certificate at the Christmas party.

3) Bear in mind that Bus Lanes remain in operation. This is official policy during every industrial action of this kind and is so that the lanes can remain in use by other bus companies, emergency service vehicles, taxis and cyclists. If you're not one of those things, stay out of the bus lanes!

4) Check the traffic before you leave. We say it again and again but the best way to avoid traffic is to anticipate it. On LiveDrive we broadcast between 7-10am and 4-7pm and we'll be posting regular updates on our twitter account @LiveDrive as well between those times. But you knew that already, didn't you?

What's your biggest gripe with other road users?

I am the first to admit it, I'm a moaner about other road users, especially in my car and under my breath.

My number one gripe, is indicators! To some drivers it's a mysterious Harry Potteresque wand that sits beside the steering wheel. To others it's rarely used and when it is, it's as the car is already making its turn, maneuver or as the car begins to drift between lanes.

According to the RAC it's the second worst driver habit, the top ten are as follows.

1. Driving whilst using a mobile phone
2. Not indicating correctly
3. Tailgating
4. Crossing solid white lines
5. Lane hogging
6. Driving around with fog lights on when it's not necessary
7. Not knowing what lane you should be in
8. Queue jumping
9. Not wearing a seat belt
10. Driving through amber lights when you should really be stopping.

I'm surprised that speeding is not on the list, nor is driving with no care to road conditions or to other road users.

What's your biggest gripe or worst habit while driving?