Motorway opening??

Chris P. Bacon

^^ 28 minutes to the Carlow exit!!

wellboy76

Richie Cranium wrote: »

^^ 28 minutes to the Carlow exit!!

Yup!

rude awakening

Does anyone know when or If the bus's are going to start running on the motorway or will they stick to the regular route?

Joey leBlanc

I left the car park of Bewleys Hotel Dublin Airport at 11.08pm last night & was back at home in Abbeylands, Ferrybank at 12.43am! One Hour 35mins door-to-door! Amazing!! It was great after arriving back from hol's & getting home so quickly. It is hard to appreciate how accessible it now makes Waterford to the rest of the country. I remember driving to Dublin one afternoon less than two yrs ago & the journey time was in excess of 3hr 30mins.
Another added bonus for those who like the ease of motorway driving but none of the hassle associated with city driving is the Park & Ride Scheme @ the Red Cow Roundabout.

JohnC.

rude awakening wrote: »

Does anyone know when or If the bus's are going to start running on the motorway or will they stick to the regular route?

Unless someone starts some kind of direct express service, I'd imagine it will stick to the the old route. They still need to go through all the places bypassed by the motorway.

bluesfan

Joey leBlanc wrote: »

Another added bonus for those who like the ease of motorway driving but none of the hassle associated with city driving is the Park & Ride Scheme @ the Red Cow Roundabout.

I recommend this as well, €4 for 24 hours parking and another €4 for a return ticket on the Luas(which has a stop in the middle of the car park) to the city centre.Although if it's a full car it might be cheaper to find a car park in the city centre.

Chris P. Bacon

I drove it today,i timed it from the Grannagh roundabout to the red cow and it took me 01:13:42 yes that's 1 hour and 13 minutes

It took 11 minutes to the Thomastown exit,and 15 minutes to the Kilkenny exit,and just 30 minutes to the Carlow exit.

jrd

Richie Cranium wrote: »

I drove it today,i timed it from the Grannagh roundabout to the red cow and it took me 01:13:42 yes that's 1 hour and 13 minutes

It took 11 minutes to the Thomastown exit,and 15 minutes to the Kilkenny exit,and just 30 minutes to the Carlow exit.

+1.

Incredible stuff really. It's now just 90 minutes to Dublin Airport given the m50 moves well.

If I cast my mind back to getting the Rapid Express buses in the 80s from Tara Street .... one night, it took 4 and a half hours

We have progressed !

Miss Dymph

rude awakening wrote: »

Does anyone know when or If the bus's are going to start running on the motorway or will they stick to the regular route?

No as far as I know they will just stick to the regular route because it still has to serve the smaller towns, would have to be a huge huge demand like an airport run from waterford direct but cant see them doing that anytime soon really.

uoluol

Brilliant.... Saturday evening did Waterford Airport to Dundalk, cruise control 130 km ish - 2 hours 15 mins.:D

mickger844posts

Richie Cranium wrote: »

I drove it today,i timed it from the Grannagh roundabout to the red cow and it took me 01:13:42 yes that's 1 hour and 13 minutes

It took 11 minutes to the Thomastown exit,and 15 minutes to the Kilkenny exit,and just 30 minutes to the Carlow exit.

What speed were you travelling at Rich?

Chris P. Bacon

mickger844posts wrote: »

What speed were you travelling at Rich?

The slowest i done was 120 and the fastest i think was around the 190-200,i didn't time it coming back but i think it was done in about an hour..

mickger844posts

Richie Cranium wrote: »

The slowest i done was 120 and the fastest i think was around the 190-200,i didn't time it coming back but i think it was done in about an hour..

Was thinking you were hitting those speeds as it normally took me about 30 mins to KK town before the new section opened.

Chris P. Bacon

mickger844posts wrote: »

Was thinking you were hitting those speeds as it normally took me about 30 mins to KK town before the new section opened.

To be honest i dont usually drive that fast.

mickger844posts

Richie Cranium wrote: »

To be honest i dont usually drive that fast,but i had it on cruise control at 150 most of the way,and its hard not to speed when there is an open road in front..

Yeah its hard not to speed but i try not to hit more than 130. Will probably take a trip to Carlow tomorrow and see how long it takes me travelling at 120kmph.

Mysterious&Shy

Richie Cranium wrote: »

The slowest i done was 120 and the fastest i think was around the 190-200,i didn't time it coming back but i think it was done in about an hour..

OMG! Is that not a bit wreckless?

Chris P. Bacon

Mysterious&Shy wrote: »

OMG! Is that not a bit wreckless?

Yeah it was a bit wreckless,but as i said i dont usually drive at those speeds.

honeybadger

on good roads like them its hard to keep to the speed limits

Musicman2000

Untill you end up burried in a ditch or field:rolleyes:

honeybadger

and then you know your after going too fast init
and before u add senseible speed and wreckless speed are 2 different tings

THall04

Richie Cranium wrote: »

Yeah it was a bit wreckless,but as i said i dont usually drive at those speeds,i have a fast car so why not drive it fast.

Gardaí /Court appearences /fines/penalty points /driving bans /higher insurance premiums........

lassykk

Wondered when the boards PC brigade would arrive to administer speeding lectures

I travelled the road last night and did the red cow to the end of the motorway in 1hr 14... No stopping or slowing down anywhere... Red Cow to Naas North (start of motorway) at 100ish on cruise control and Naas home at 120ish... Didnt have to break once:-) brilliant road:-)

zeppe

"Boards PC brigade" me arse.

200k/120mph is too bloody fast. You're driving 35mph over the speed limit, you have no control if anything unexpected occurs, no matter how amazing you think you are as a driver. I have a fast car so I'm going to drive fast...

Maybe tone it down a bit butty, 140k max might be ok coming back at 2 in the morning:D

Chris P. Bacon

zeppe wrote: »

"Boards PC brigade" me arse.

200k/120mph is too bloody fast. You're driving 35mph over the speed limit, you have no control if anything unexpected occurs, no matter how amazing you think you are as a driver. I have a fast car so I'm going to drive fast...

Maybe tone it down a bit butty, 140k max might be ok coming back at 2 in the morning:D

The speed limit is actually 70mph,so its 50mph over the speed limit not 35mph butty.

Dum_Dum

It's the nutters doing 200kph which will mean the Guards will be out there overpolicing the rest of us for just scraping over 120kph.

In other words, you spoil it for everyone else and well as being downright irresponsible. Grow up - it's not your private racetrack.

jimbojazz

Are tractors/ combine harvesters etc allowed on the motorway - I've driven it a few times and I've come across one around Knocktopher on several occasions - badly lit as well. I would have thought that due to the 120km/h speed limit that they were prohibited from using the motorway. Surely the roads that they would have always used are still open.

Chris P. Bacon

jimbojazz wrote: »

Are tractors/ combine harvesters etc allowed on the motorway - I've driven it a few times and I've come across one around Knocktopher on several occasions - badly lit as well. I would have thought that due to the 120km/h speed limit that they were prohibited from using the motorway. Surely the roads that they would have always used are still open.

http://www.rulesoftheroad.ie/rules-for-driving/motorways/general-rules.html

Chris P. Bacon

Dum_Dum wrote: »

It's the nutters doing 200kph which will mean the Guards will be out there overpolicing the rest of us for just scraping over 120kph.

In other words, you spoil it for everyone else and well as being downright irresponsible. Grow up - it's not your private racetrack.

I dont see it as downright irresponsible,but sure everybody is entitled to there opinion,and i dont need to grow up i never said it was a private racetrack and im not using it as one.

dayshah

Richie Cranium wrote: »

I dont see it as downright irresponsible,you and a lot of people here will do,but sure everybody is entitled to there opinion,and i dont need to grow up i never said it was a private racetrack and im not using it as one.

Some people on here would really want to get over themselves.

You are entitled to your opinion, so how about lobby politicians for an increase in the speed limit. Between then and now how about keeping to the laws that have been agreed upon. That, or buy a helicopter.

jimbojazz

Richie Cranium wrote: »

http://www.rulesoftheroad.ie/rules-for-driving/motorways/general-rules.html

How fast can a tractor go?

It's not really clear cut then as to whether they can or not but I'd be fairly sure the one that I saw was not going more than 50km/h.