Garda Traffic on Twitter 2

Dravokivich

punisher5112 wrote: »

What a tool driving them speeds.....

I see it a lot and especially vans with huge trailers travelling at them speeds.

Following the thread theres someone who seems to be disputing its limited to 80. Folks who do it, either don't want to know or simply don't care.

Mr Snow

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/1125350597207703553

Mr Snow

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/1125354511114100736

ciarsd

And that's just a very small percentage of the sh!te on our roads. Inexcusable carry-on in some cases. More of this please, and go for middle lane hogging as well while at it!

CoBo55

Mr Snow wrote: »

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/1125354511114100736

My next door neighbour is driving on a provisional since the 90's!! Her two kids are as well. Not an L plate to be seen!!

KathleenGrant

CoBo55 wrote: »

My next door neighbour is driving on a provisional since the 90's!! Her two kids are as well. Not an L plate to be seen!!

How are they getting away with that? A guard has asked to see my licence 3 times in the last 2 years. How is nobody checking theirs?

CoBo55

KathleenGrant wrote: »

How are they getting away with that? A guard has asked to see my licence 3 times in the last 2 years. How is nobody checking theirs?

I honestly couldn't tell you, she drives to work every day, herself and the partner were in Punchestown at the races, pics all over FB, she was driving as he's seldom sober, brazen neck I suppose. I got bagged twice over the weekend, wasn't asked for my license but have been several times.

Captain Red Beard

How long do the different drugs stay in your system, or stay detectable? Asking for a friend...

knipex

KathleenGrant wrote: »

How are they getting away with that? A guard has asked to see my licence 3 times in the last 2 years. How is nobody checking theirs?

I can honestly say I have only been asked for my license only once in the last 15 years. I do 40 to 50K km per annum..

Mr Snow

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/1125416192901091329

inforfun

^^^^

fine to follow

**** that.. so you can give me penalty points too?

It wasnt me123

CoBo55 wrote: »

My next door neighbour is driving on a provisional since the 90's!! Her two kids are as well. Not an L plate to be seen!!

report them - you could be saving you or a family member

pablo128

inforfun wrote: »

^^^^



**** that.. so you can give me penalty points too?

Being a Vauxhall rather than an Opel, there is a possibility that it's a foreign registered vehicle and maybe not subject to receiving points.

If it is an Irish licenced driver then they will receive penalty points along with the fine.

wonski

CoBo55 wrote: »

I honestly couldn't tell you, she drives to work every day, herself and the partner were in Punchestown at the races, pics all over FB, she was driving as he's seldom sober, brazen neck I suppose. I got bagged twice over the weekend, wasn't asked for my license but have been several times.

Guards must ask for driving licence when breathalizing, so I guess that's how most of them are found.

amcalester

wonski wrote: »

Guards must ask for driving licence when breathalizing, so I guess that's how most of them are found.

Last time I was breathalyzed I asked if he wanted to see my license, he asked me if it was a full license and said it was grand when I answered yes.

BlackandGreen

Captain Red Beard wrote: »

How long do the different drugs stay in your system, or stay detectable? Asking for a friend...

Can't comment about other drugs but cannabis can be detected on those breathaliser tests generally 24-48 hours after youve last smoked.
Despite the fact that cannabis effects wear off after 2 hours smoked, you can still have your life ruined for not being any way intoxicated and high.


total BS test tbh.



I'd love to know how they manage this in legal countries like Canada, and the US. Afaik they just don't test for cannabis unless you are blatantly stoned to oblivion.

AnMuinteoirOg

BlackandGreen wrote: »

Can't comment about other drugs but cannabis can be detected on those breathaliser tests generally 24-48 hours after youve last smoked.
Despite the fact that cannabis effects wear off after 2 hours smoked, you can still have your life ruined for not being any way intoxicated and high.


total BS test tbh.



I'd love to know how they manage this in legal countries like Canada, and the US. Afaik they just don't test for cannabis unless you are blatantly stoned to oblivion.

The Drager test only tests for the presence of drugs. A blood or urine sample will be taken and tested for the official level of drugs in the system. You dont get convicted off the road side test alone

BlackandGreen

AnMuinteoirOg wrote: »

The Drager test only tests for the presence of drugs. A blood or urine sample will be taken and tested for the official level of drugs in the system. You dont get convicted off the road side test alone

Whats the official level of cannabis that warrants a driving conviction? From what I've heard, any detection at all means guilty.

wonski

amcalester wrote: »

Last time I was breathalyzed I asked if he wanted to see my license, he asked me if it was a full license and said it was grand when I answered yes.

He should see it as he should be testing you based on the licence you have. They asked me last time.

That's theory, though.

AnMuinteoirOg

BlackandGreen wrote: »

Whats the official level of cannabis that warrants a driving conviction? From what I've heard, any detection at all means guilty.

Well the Guard will have to give evidence on his opinion of your driving was impaired by the drugs.

BlackandGreen

AnMuinteoirOg wrote: »

Well the Guard will have to give evidence on his opinion of your driving was impaired by the drugs.

ah yeah, good luck with that. Gardai and judges will throw the book at you regardless.

amcalester

wonski wrote: »

He should see it as he should be testing you based on the licence you have. They asked me last time.

That's theory, though.

This was nearly 2 years ago, not sure what the regs were at the time.

He did say that he’d only ask to see the license if I said I was on a learner.

CoBo55

knipex wrote: »

I can honestly say I have only been asked for my license only once in the last 15 years. I do 40 to 50K km per annum..

Got asked for licence and bagged last night!! Two armed guys with them too..

knipex

wonski wrote: »

Guards must ask for driving licence when breathalizing, so I guess that's how most of them are found.

CoBo55 wrote: »

Got asked for licence and bagged last night!! Two armed guys with them too..

I'm driving nearly 30 years, couple million Km easy. Breathalyzed once, probably 28 / 29 years ago, just after I passed my test. I was stopped coming out of town with a car load of drunk 18 / 19 year olds acting the maggot.

I have been stopped at maybe 8 or 9 checkpoints since and waved on.

Outside of randomly seeing a car pulled in (probably for speeding) its amazing how rarely I come across the Gardai on the road. There used to me more random checkpoints for tax \ insurance but even those are becoming less frequent.

Did come across a couple of revenue checkpoints in the last year but was waved through each one without a word..

Either I have a very honest face \ am extremely lucky or the chances of getting caught in this country for a traffic offense other than speeding are very slim..

I unknowingly, genuine mistake, drove a car for 6 months with no road. I did back pay when I spotted the mistake but I drove all over Ireland, parked everywhere and nothing. Only yesterday I spotted that my wife forgot to put her insurance disk into her (for her) new car which she bought 5 months ago..

rex-x

knipex wrote: »

I'm driving nearly 30 years, couple million Km easy. Breathalyzed once, probably 28 / 29 years ago, just after I passed my test. I was stopped coming out of town with a car load of drunk 18 / 19 year olds acting the maggot.

I have been stopped at maybe 8 or 9 checkpoints since and waved on.

Outside of randomly seeing a car pulled in (probably for speeding) its amazing how rarely I come across the Gardai on the road. There used to me more random checkpoints for tax \ insurance but even those are becoming less frequent.

Did come across a couple of revenue checkpoints in the last year but was waved through each one without a word..

Either I have a very honest face \ am extremely lucky or the chances of getting caught in this country for a traffic offense other than speeding are very slim..

I unknowingly, genuine mistake, drove a car for 6 months with no road. I did back pay when I spotted the mistake but I drove all over Ireland, parked everywhere and nothing. Only yesterday I spotted that my wife forgot to put her insurance disk into her (for her) new car which she bought 5 months ago..

I think it depends what part of the country you are in and what times you drive at. I get breathalysed maybe 15 times a year and stopped at at least 1 checkpoint a month, but the gardai have always been very present in my local area and very actively pull over random cars driving around for full checks

knipex

rex-x wrote: »

I think it depends what part of the country you are in and what times you drive at. I get breathalysed maybe 15 times a year and stopped at at least 1 checkpoint a month, but the gardai have always been very present in my local area and very actively pull over random cars driving around for full checks

I am now based in the Limerick Region, Drive to Cork, Galway, Dublin regularly, at least once a week to each location. Motorway driving daily, At one point I was doing 75,000km per year but closed to 50 now. I tend to leave home early, around 6:30 and try to be home by 6:30 / 7pm.

I have noticed a distinct reduction in Garda viability on the roads over the last 10 or 12 years.

McCrack

Checkpoints on motorways are infrequent

Just because you don't notice Gardai doesn't of course mean they are not about.. Unmarked units too

Wonder if anyone can assist me with a quick query.......I seem to remember one of the official Garda twitter accounts indicated that using dash cams might be illegal and a breach of data protection guidelines at some stage in the last 3 or 4 months.

When challenged, they then retracted that statement, if i recall correctly. Just wondering if anyone remembers this or has a link?

joujoujou

Filming is allowed in public places, that was the point IIRC.

h3000

Deleted User wrote: »

Wonder if anyone can assist me with a quick query.......I seem to remember one of the official Garda twitter accounts indicated that using dash cams might be illegal and a breach of data protection guidelines at some stage in the last 3 or 4 months.

When challenged, they then retracted that statement, if i recall correctly. Just wondering if anyone remembers this or has a link?

Not exactly what you are looking for but...
https://www.dataprotection.ie/en/guidance-landing/guidance-drivers-use-dash-cams
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/q-a-how-to-ensure-your-dash-cam-does-not-infringe-privacy-law-1.3727572

joujoujou

joujoujou wrote: »

Filming is allowed in public places, that was the point IIRC.

Yeah, that's what I seem to remember alright. The Data Protection Commission guidelines are very wishy washy on this, all the language is "could be in breach...." or "data implications may arise...."

I was looking for something more concrete.

sundodger5

Seeing as how they have been known to appeal for dashcam footage i doubt it's an issue

h3000

Deleted User wrote: »

Yeah, that's what I seem to remember alright. The Data Protection Commission guidelines are very wishy washy on this, all the language is "could be in breach...." or "data implications may arise...."

I was looking for something more concrete.

They are a bit vague aren't they?

Kamili

Might this one be it?

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/garda-tells-cyclists-to-remove-twitter-videos-of-motorists-and-vehicles-1.3772633

and

https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio-web/cyclists-share-videos-as-they-feel-let-down-by-garda%C3%AD-1.3778760

h3000

h3000 wrote: »

They are a bit vague aren't they?

Yeah, nothing concrete at all. "You could be in breach, depending on the circumstances.......but we'll be f@$ked if we're going to let you know what those circumstances are at all."

Kamili wrote: »

Might this one be it?

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/garda-tells-cyclists-to-remove-twitter-videos-of-motorists-and-vehicles-1.3772633

and

https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio-web/cyclists-share-videos-as-they-feel-let-down-by-garda%C3%AD-1.3778760

Bingo. That's the Times article I remember from that time alright. Should be able to find the tweets based on this.

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/1089476379501039616

Tweet asking for footage to be removed.

D3V!L

Deleted User wrote: »

Tweet asking for footage to be removed.

They can ask all they like.

Dravokivich

joujoujou wrote: »

Filming is allowed in public places, that was the point IIRC.

The issue is not with the recording, but with the publishing of the recordings.

antodeco

knipex wrote: »

I unknowingly, genuine mistake, drove a car for 6 months with no road.

rex-x

Dravokivich wrote: »

The issue is not with the recording, but with the publishing of the recordings.

There is no issue with publishing videos recorded in a public place, people don't have a reasonable expectation to privacy on the road, etc

rex-x

rex-x wrote: »

There is no issue with publishing videos recorded in a public place, people don't have a reasonable expectation to privacy on the road, etc

That's not true, it depends on the context of the video. Automated looping recordings of a public place do not qualify for the data protection exemption under the purely person / household activity categories. Look up C‑212/13.

Taking a video /=/ automated recording systems such as helmet cams, dashcams or CCTV.

h3000

Fkn hell
https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/1125877514642034690

Spook_ie

h3000 wrote: »

Fkn hell
https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/1125877514642034690

Is there a specific law against it, I know in the UK there's one that screens showing TV/films etc. mustn't be within driver's sight but can't find it specified in Ireland

flazio

Spook_ie wrote: »

Is there a specific law against it, I know in the UK there's one that screens showing TV/films etc. mustn't be within driver's sight but can't find it specified in Ireland

I imagine he or she did something to attract attention of the Guards like brake suddenly or swerve and on that basis they'll get the fine for the offense of driving without due care and attention.

rex-x

Deleted User wrote: »

That's not true, it depends on the context of the video. Automated looping recordings of a public place do not qualify for the data protection exemption under the purely person / household activity categories. Look up C‑212/13.

Taking a video /=/ automated recording systems such as helmet cams, dashcams or CCTV.

Show me one person that has ever been prosecuted for it in this sense?

rex-x

rex-x wrote: »

Show me one person that has ever been prosecuted for it in this sense?

What's that got to do with you waffling? Or are you saying you were aware of how automatically recorded looping footage of public areas is treated in EU case law / the GDPR and just ignored that to post specious nonsense on boards.ie?

Educate yourself a little rather than spending your time trying to fruitlessly 'win' an argument on the internet: https://www.dataprotection.ie/en/guidance-landing/guidance-drivers-use-dash-cams

rex-x

Deleted User wrote: »

What's that got to do with you waffling? Or are you saying you were aware of how automatically recorded looping footage of public areas is treated in EU case law / the GDPR and just ignored that to post specious nonsense on boards.ie?

Educate yourself a little rather than spending your time trying to fruitlessly 'win' an argument on the internet: https://www.dataprotection.ie/en/guidance-landing/guidance-drivers-use-dash-cams

There is absolutely zero concrete anything in your link. GDPR and data protection is one of the most feared, exaggerated and misunderstood pieces of law in recent years. Until a case has been tested in Irish courts and someone successfully prosecuted then it can only been seen as ok to record and publish as you wish as a private individual.

wonski

I think the gdpr confused a lot of people, including the ones in charge, like the commissioner. Now everything is gdpr.

Hello, what's your name?
Can't tell, gdpr.

Hi, where are you going?
Can't tell, gdpr.


A person who takes a selfie on a busy, or a quite street is now a data collector?

GTFO

Because recording your journey on dashcam is no different from taking photos at a wedding or taking a picture of your kid.

Or taking any picture, or any video for that matter.

Let's be reasonable here and take gdpr discussion where it belongs

rex-x

wonski wrote: »

I think the gdpr confused a lot of people, including the ones in charge, like the commissioner. Now everything is gdpr.

Hello, what's your name?
Can't tell, gdpr.

Hi, where are you going?
Can't tell, gdpr.


A person who takes a selfie on a busy, or a quite street is now a data collector?

GTFO

Because recording your journey on dashcam is no different from taking photos at a wedding or taking a picture of your kid.

Or taking any picture, or any video for that matter.

Let's be reasonable here and take gdpr discussion where it belongs

I think this is it, people have jumped on the bandwagon and now everything is GDPR.... its the world gone mad, but this thread is not the place for it I agree

Dravokivich

rex-x wrote: »

There is absolutely zero concrete anything in your link. GDPR and data protection is one of the most feared, exaggerated and misunderstood pieces of law in recent years. Until a case has been tested in Irish courts and someone successfully prosecuted then it can only been seen as ok to record and publish as you wish as a private individual.

It has nothing to do with GDPR. Publishing the recording means it is no longer a private recording for private use. The issue becomes one's privacy is encroached upon.