Dangerous driving hotline?

83ste

I remember hearing something recently about a hotline being set up to report dangerous driving to the guards. Anyone know if it's up and what the number is? Obviously it's open to misuse, but I had very good reason to use it today, muppet in a beat-up '97 Vectra tailgating and undertaking on the M50, beeped the horn before he swerved back in, moved on to the next car and did the same.

Of course, if he ends up dead, he's just a 'tragic victim' of the 'carnage' on our roads.

PowerHouseDan

I always ring the 911 or 999 and ask for Garda...

83ste

Doesn't seem like proper use of the emergency # to me.

The Doktor

Or.. I would ring 11850 and ask to be put through to what ever the nearest station is.

PowerHouseDan

Two times i rang, the people ended up being cought for drink driving. So i would really

smarty

serrity wrote:

I remember hearing something recently about a hotline being set up to report dangerous driving to the guards. Anyone know if it's up and what the number is? Obviously it's open to misuse, but I had very good reason to use it today, muppet in a beat-up '97 Vectra tailgating and undertaking on the M50, beeped the horn before he swerved back in, moved on to the next car and did the same.

Of course, if he ends up dead, he's just a 'tragic victim' of the 'carnage' on our roads.

Just wondering why he had to 'undertake'? Where people cruising in the overtaking lane?

83ste

At 80, yes

jd

serrity wrote:

At 80, yes

But were they overtaking? If not, they should be in the left hand lane. End of story!
(The guy was still wrong to undertake , though!)

83ste

Yes, traffic on the inside was doing maybe 60.

bazz26

serrity wrote:

I remember hearing something recently about a hotline being set up to report dangerous driving to the guards. Anyone know if it's up and what the number is? Obviously it's open to misuse, but I had very good reason to use it today, muppet in a beat-up '97 Vectra tailgating and undertaking on the M50, beeped the horn before he swerved back in, moved on to the next car and did the same.

Of course, if he ends up dead, he's just a 'tragic victim' of the 'carnage' on our roads.

1890 205805 I think.

83ste

Yup that's it thanks. Next time, they're goin' down.

http://www.nsc.ie/News/Archive2004/February/Title,273,en.html

Alun

serrity wrote:

Yup that's it thanks. Next time, they're goin' down.

http://www.nsc.ie/News/Archive2004/February/Title,273,en.html

I thought that whole TrafficWatch thingie had been disbanded recently?

crosstownk

bazz26 wrote:

1890 205805 I think.

I usually ring this one, but today on while on the M50 I rang it after some nutcase in an Integra Type R went past me at over 160 km/h on the 100 km/h stretch. It reminded me of speeds seen on the Autobahns. What an idiot. Anyway I rang the number twice but was told it couldn't be connected. Is it still in use - has the number changed?

TempestSabre

I never got through on that hotline number.

Lex Luthor

TempestSabre wrote:

I never got through on that hotline number.

I got through after 4 days.....diverted it to Mullingar Garda station and they took the details. On Friday last, Celbridge Garda stn. called me and asked me whether I wanted to take him to court.

I told him that I just wanted him cautioned...so apparently they do follow up all calls still.