Safety/Speed Cameras

Mayo Miss

YAY! I saw my first speed camera van! :eek:

The van was parked last nite at 2.15am one mile from Ballyheane on the Castlebar side.

statto25

Van parked at school in Partry around 40mins ago. Seems to be a garda van rather than a private van

oscarBravo

I passed one on the Castlebar-Westport road on Sunday. I was in a line of traffic cruising along the straight stretch just past Cosgrave's petrol station at around 90km/h, when suddenly everyone was braking and slowing down to 60km/h. I figured someone must be making a right turn ahead, but no: camera van.

That sort of idiocy really, really annoys the hell out of me. I mean, seriously: who slows down from 90 to 60 in a 100 zone when they see a speed camera?

ei.sdraob

oscarBravo wrote: »

I passed one on the Castlebar-Westport road on Sunday. I was in a line of traffic cruising along the straight stretch just past Cosgrave's petrol station at around 90km/h, when suddenly everyone was braking and slowing down to 60km/h. I figured someone must be making a right turn ahead, but no: camera van.

That sort of idiocy really, really annoys the hell out of me. I mean, seriously: who slows down from 90 to 60 in a 100 zone when they see a speed camera?

Some roads are badly marked when it comes to speed signs ...

oscarBravo

ei.sdraob wrote: »

Some roads are badly marked when it comes to speed signs ...

It's National Primary Route 5. It's a 100km/h speed limit. I'd question the competence of anyone driving that stretch who doesn't know what the speed limit is.

ei.sdraob

oscarBravo wrote: »

It's National Primary Route 5. It's a 100km/h speed limit. I'd question the competence of anyone driving that stretch who doesn't know what the speed limit is.

I dont know the road in question

But here in galway by the airport where the speedvans seem to exist
the speed limit is 60 (apparently) but some think the road is 80, and some go much faster since its a fairly straight and wide road with wide shoulders...

what pisses me off is that they put these vans on the safest widest stretch of the road in question whole a few kilometers up the road the road is narrow, potholes and bendy (unsafe in other words)

oscarBravo

ei.sdraob wrote: »

...But here in galway by the airport where the speedvans seem to exist
the speed limit is 60 (apparently) but some think the road is 80, and some go much faster since its a fairly straight and wide road with wide shoulders...

I know that road - a 60km/h speed limit there is farcical. But then, that seems to be par for the course in Galway (50km/h on the urban dual carriageways, anyone?).

yop

Spotted it twice now,

Last Sunday at 9.30am parked between the Corrib Oil filling station and Sweeney filling station facing Westport, just on the flat, so anyone ploughing up that hilly stretch will get nailed.

Then on the right hand side past Shaws garden centre, parked on the entrance to a landfill site at about 4pm.
The guy who owns the entrance to that site said it won't happen again

PogMoThoin

oscarBravo wrote: »

But then, that seems to be par for the course in Galway (50km/h on the urban dual carriageways, anyone?).

OT
From My time in Galway.......... over Quincentenial Bridge has a lower speed limit as it was a decision made by Galway City Council, they didn't want it classed as the cities official ring-road. They wanted to zone more land in future. The Gardai wanted it 60MPH at the time but got overruled, hence they seldom check for speed there. The bridge is well fit for 60MPH.

threebeards

Just passed a speed van a couple of hundred yards the Ballyheane side of the Derrywash turn off on the left hand side travelling towards Ballinrobe. You'd be around the bend before you'd see it although an oncoming car nearly blew his headlights warning me about it

yop

Any idea of them van can get u from both the front and back of the van?

Long stretch into Longford this morning coming from home and I spotted a flash off in the distance, never copped it was a speed van until I was up on top of it.
66 in a 60, I am sure I have been nabbed.

the_one_&_only

yop wrote: »

Spotted it twice now,

Last Sunday at 9.30am parked between the Corrib Oil filling station and Sweeney filling station facing Westport, just on the flat, so anyone ploughing up that hilly stretch will get nailed.

Then on the right hand side past Shaws garden centre, parked on the entrance to a landfill site at about 4pm.
The guy who owns the entrance to that site said it won't happen again

Don't know if it's the same one but on Subday at 13.30 the gatso garda van was parked at Sweeneys Garage in Ballyvary facing Castebar in the 60 km zone

threebeards

yop wrote: »

66 in a 60, I am sure I have been nabbed.

You'd be awful unlucky to get done for that

yop

threebeards wrote: »

You'd be awful unlucky to get done for that

Aye, we will see what happens. I think I spotted a flash.

How long does it take for the letters to be sent out?

isainmdom

the speed vans since they started up havent left the belmullet barnatra locations for any real length of time,the two lads in the van were in the shop the last day and they had caught a total of 2 people speeding in ballina the day before,they come to belmullet and had a total of 22 in the morning alone,so dont think they will be venturing to far with all the heavy right footers

irishgeo

isainmdom wrote: »

the speed vans since they started up havent left the belmullet barnatra locations for any real length of time,the two lads in the van were in the shop the last day and they had caught a total of 2 people speeding in ballina the day before,they come to belmullet and had a total of 22 in the morning alone,so dont think they will be venturing to far with all the heavy right footers

fish in a barrel.

I reckon if they went on the newport - castlebar , they would catch loads, the amount of people who think thats an National secondary road and has a 100kmh limit is huge. its only a Regional road so the speed limit is 80kmh.

the_shark

isainmdom wrote: »

the speed vans since they started up havent left the belmullet barnatra locations for any real length of time,the two lads in the van were in the shop the last day and they had caught a total of 2 people speeding in ballina the day before,they come to belmullet and had a total of 22 in the morning alone,so dont think they will be venturing to far with all the heavy right footers

jaysus that wasnt very professional of them handing out information on the numbers they were catching.i think their cute enough though,they seem to be well set up for the 6pm 'rush hour' of people starting or finishing work down on the gas terminal.

tommy gun

yop wrote: »

Any idea of them van can get u from both the front and back of the van?

Long stretch into Longford this morning coming from home and I spotted a flash off in the distance, never copped it was a speed van until I was up on top of it.
66 in a 60, I am sure I have been nabbed.

Just wondering if you heard anything bout this as i got nabbed yesterday and today doin 66 in a 60.

-Corkie-

tommy gun wrote: »

Just wondering if you heard anything bout this as i got nabbed yesterday and today doin 66 in a 60.

You got caught twice???:eek:

finisklin

There was a Garda Speed camera set up on Cathedral road yesterday morning, opposite the Abbey in a Garda patrol car. It was set up in the back window and the car was unattended. That's a fast road and on a Saturday morning I am sure they nabbed a few people going over 30.

Hopefully it may deter reckless speeding in the town environs....

tommy gun

-Corkie- wrote: »

You got caught twice???:eek:

Different spots in sligo yesterday.
Bloody donegal today comin home.
Was doin round 65 ish.

yop

tommy gun wrote: »

Just wondering if you heard anything bout this as i got nabbed yesterday and today doin 66 in a 60.

If u saw the flash expect the letter

statto25

Safety Van on the Neale Road at 8am. Parked on the Ballinrobe side just before Cross. White van with all the stickers
The Speed Camera signs went up on Monday so I was expecting to see the van at some stage this week.

irishgeo

statto25 wrote: »

Safety Van on the Neale Road at 8am. Parked on the Ballinrobe side just before Cross. White van with all the stickers
The Speed Camera signs went up on Monday so I was expecting to see the van at some stage this week.

a speed camera sign on the westport rd as well.

whadabouchasir

The van was out on the Castlebar-Ballinrobe road today just ouside ballyheane on the ballintubber side. How many of these f**kin vans are there?!

yop

Going to Galway yesterday, there was one in Ballyheane and outside Tuam on Galway side, coming home there was one on the Milltown side of Tuam, now it definitely flashed but I was doing less than 60mph so I couldn't have been done for speeding!!!

What do people think about "flashing" your lights at cars to warn them, should it be done?

oscarBravo

yop wrote: »

What do people think about "flashing" your lights at cars to warn them, should it be done?

It could get you in trouble.

neiphin

isainmdom wrote: »

the speed vans since they started up havent left the belmullet barnatra locations for any real length of time,the two lads in the van were in the shop the last day and they had caught a total of 2 people speeding in ballina the day before,they come to belmullet and had a total of 22 in the morning alone,so dont think they will be venturing to far with all the heavy right footers

where were they from ?
were they irish ?

Kristopherus

whadabouchasir wrote: »

The van was out on the Castlebar-Ballinrobe road today just ouside ballyheane on the ballintubber side. How many of these f**kin vans are there?!

It was there yesterday as well:rolleyes:

yop

oscarBravo wrote: »

It could get you in trouble.

I thought I had heard about that. Someone flashed an un-marked car or something?

If they don't do fishbowl "trapping" I think it can only reduce the speed of people and the road deaths. Time will tell, I have to say it frustrated the s!It out of me on my weekly trips to Dublin BUT I have got used to it now and outside of the motorway I am staying in or about the 104kmph (The speed is on my sat nav) and I just set it on my cruise control.