Garda Traffic on Twitter 2

Hotblack Desiato

Similar to usual then punisher, just much fewer compliant vehicles about so they stick out!

I may well head out today or tomorrow on the bike just for the sake of it but it'll be going to the local shop only. Was out for a walk yesterday and had to step into the road a couple of times due to some eejit that wouldn't move over on the path / couples insisting on walking side by side even when passing someone else. :mad:

Mr Snow

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/1244953480550387712

keano25

punisher5112 wrote: »

I'd love to video or take pics bus as I'm driving a bus throughout the city I wouldn't get away with it...

If you jot down the reg, location and time and make a short statement in writing to the Gardai they're obliged to investigate it, and I'm sure they would happily as long as they have a witness statement.

joeysoap

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

Similar to usual then punisher, just much fewer compliant vehicles about so they stick out!

I may well head out today or tomorrow on the bike just for the sake of it but it'll be going to the local shop only. Was out for a walk yesterday and had to step into the road a couple of times due to some eejit that wouldn't move over on the path / couples insisting on walking side by side even when passing someone else. :mad:

Bikes on footpaths are common. And ignored, and in most instances insist on right of way. I was out for a short walk this morning (in Dundalk). Not quite 70 but getting there ( hopefully 😀)and in one instance a young lady moved onto a grass margin to maintain the social distance and a bike on the footpath came between us. And the road was empty.

On a different subject Cork ( if it was live) had quite amount of traffic, both walking and cars on Claire Byrne last night.

Mr Snow

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/1244988540322287617

DaveyDave

Haven't seen a single checkpoint since Saturday night. Driving home from work at 7pm yesterday back to Lucan and traffic was as busy as usual...

antodeco

Ive been out once, and that was Sunday, and went through 3 checkpoints within 2KM of each other.

punisher5112

keano25 wrote: »

If you jot down the reg, location and time and make a short statement in writing to the Gardai they're obliged to investigate it, and I'm sure they would happily as long as they have a witness statement.

I would have to quit work.....

Oh and I have for very serious from ran off the road in car, hit and run, ready chef van driven at speed on the 3rd lane over on George's street through a red light with pedestrian crossing on green.

As I said why would I bother if they won't.

Mr Snow

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/1245031327470104579

DaveyDave

DaveyDave wrote: »

Haven't seen a single checkpoint since Saturday night. Driving home from work at 7pm yesterday back to Lucan and traffic was as busy as usual...

Yeah last couple of days I’ve noticed that too. Loads of traffic and haven’t seen one checkpoint in 300km the past couple of days.

80sDiesel

Got stopped at covid19 checkpoint in the south east.

It wasnt me123

80sDiesel wrote: »

Got stopped at covid19 checkpoint in the south east.

Where was that? Asking for a friend .....;)

tuxy

It wasnt me123 wrote: »

Where was that? Asking for a friend .....;)

The're just checking to make sure people are taking essential journey.

No need to avoid, it does not take much time.

markc1184

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/1245094577071173632?s=19

Top Dog

ReginaldSmythV wrote: »

Yeah last couple of days I’ve noticed that too. Loads of traffic and haven’t seen one checkpoint in 300km the past couple of days.

Roads are definitely much quieter around Cork, but similar to yourself I've covered near 300km in the past 2 days and not seen a single checkpoint.

punisher5112

Top Dog wrote: »

Roads are definitely much quieter around Cork, but similar to yourself I've covered near 300km in the past 2 days and not seen a single checkpoint.

Come to dublinin they're everywhere

ofcork

Top Dog wrote: »

Roads are definitely much quieter around Cork, but similar to yourself I've covered near 300km in the past 2 days and not seen a single checkpoint.

Checkpoint on Patrick Street last 2 nights.

punisher5112

punisher5112 wrote: »

Come to dublinin they're everywhere

That’s where I’ve been around mostly and haven’t seen a single one or heard of anyone else in work seeing one.

Traffic wise the M50 obviously hasn’t been hitting the post 7am gridlock but it’s been very steady any time of the day I’ve been on it. Far more going around than I expected.

BronsonTB

ReginaldSmythV wrote: »

That’s where I’ve been around mostly and haven’t seen a single one or heard of anyone else in work seeing one.

Traffic wise the M50 obviously hasn’t been hitting the post 7am gridlock but it’s been very steady any time of the day I’ve been on it. Far more going around than I expected.

Checkpoints are random & don't last all day & night. You could drive every road in Ireland & not meet one...Or you could drive 2 roads & meet them on both.

It's taking a lot of road users time to understand that their specific journey is not necessary. Hopefully more checkpoints will appear & the message will be clearly drilled into them to stay at home. Roads should be quieter this week as more business are forced to close the doors to public footfall.

Hope the garda have a zero policy to ticketing & enforce as many FCN as they can during this time.

Odyssey 2005

punisher5112 wrote: »

Come to dublinin they're everywhere

Keep them up there,its a dive.

joujoujou

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/1245249195747020801

joujoujou

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/1245336998455447552

https://twitter.com/PSNITraffic/status/1245370350898221056

It wasnt me123

These muppets need something more serious than an FCP - I think this is nature’s way of culling by natural selection - jail for them all - they have zero consideration for other road users so have abandoned their right to the legal justice - 2 years jail and compulsory education for the whole two years.

colm_mcm

I know that’s NI, but in ROI is there provision for fines for not adhering to the rules?

Sexual Chocolate

How anyone in the UK drives around without tax is beyond me considering how cheap it is.

pablo128

colm_mcm wrote: »

I know that’s NI, but in ROI is there provision for fines for not adhering to the rules?

Up to 2500 in fines and/or 6 months.

tuxy

Sexual Chocolate wrote: »

How anyone in the UK drives around without tax is beyond me considering how cheap it is.

People don't avoid motor tax because they can't afford it.
Look at the cost of motorcycle tax and the high level of non compliance here.

punisher5112

pablo128 wrote: »

Up to 2500 in fines and/or 6 months.

Enforcement should be coming live tonight once bill is passed.

McCrack

It wasnt me123 wrote: »

These muppets need something more serious than an FCP - I think this is nature’s way of culling by natural selection - jail for them all - they have zero consideration for other road users so have abandoned their right to the legal justice - 2 years jail and compulsory education for the whole two years.

Let's get the pitchforks and hunt them down

LollipopJimmy

Sexual Chocolate wrote: »

How anyone in the UK drives around without tax is beyond me considering how cheap it is.

Same as motorbikes, tax is so cheap I was nearly going to tax it twice yet lads still go around with none or fake discs

Sir Galahad

tuxy wrote: »

People don't avoid motor tax because they can't afford it.
Look at the cost of motorcycle tax and the high level of non compliance here.

Car drivers do avoid it for financial reasons. But speaking as a car and bike owner I'll admit to not taxing my bike through pure laziness. I'm claiming the record for the longest ever non taxed bike in Ireland. I collected it on 28/6/05 from Joe Duffy Motors. I drove it home with my R100A form (No Log Book). Seven years later I taxed it just before the new rules came into effect stopping you getting a garda to stamp the form and write off the arreears . Ah the good old days.........

It wasnt me123

McCrack wrote: »

Let's get the pitchforks and hunt them down

We’ll have to wait for the call to arms until the self isolation is over

Hotblack Desiato

tuxy wrote: »

Look at the cost of motorcycle tax and the high level of non compliance here.

Where are you getting your figures from?
Oh wait, you didn't provide any :rolleyes:

You do know that many riders carry the disc in their wallet because of the near certainty of rain damage or theft, don't you?

Tacitus Kilgore

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

Where are you getting your figures from?
Oh wait, you didn't provide any :rolleyes:

You do know that many riders carry the disc in their wallet because of the near certainty of rain damage or theft, don't you?

If you follow the thread you'll see a lot of bikes pulled and getting FCPs or towed for no tax, many dating back years.

Posters point is fair - people hate paying tax - regardless of the price of it.

Poster wasn't making a general dig at bikes imo, just commenting on a trend in this thread

markc1184

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/1245602073078423552?s=19

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/1245655985764438021?s=19

bazz26

Should have got a fine for driving a fake M5 too.

It wasnt me123

That mattress was minging anyways, he needs a new one.

punisher5112

It wasnt me123 wrote: »

That mattress was minging anyways, he needs a new one.

Fly tipping most likely

joujoujou

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/1245663081784631296

Hotblack Desiato

Looks like they're going to launch a surface to surface missile... Shane Ross's get tough proposals went a little too far

Hotblack Desiato

Tacitus Kilgore wrote: »

If you follow the thread you'll see a lot of bikes pulled and getting FCPs or towed for no tax, many dating back years.

Been following this thread for a long time, don't see that many bikes on it imho, and they're going to put the more interesting stuff up, not that someone was caught doing 52km/h or had their tax five weeks out on their Auris.

sundodger5

joujoujou wrote: »

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/1245663081784631296

I doubt you could trust the accuracy of that reading if the device was handheld.
Surely it would have to be on a tripod?

tuxy

sundodger5 wrote: »

I doubt you could trust the accuracy of that reading if the device was handheld.
Surely it would have to be on a tripod?

A gyroscope could easily compensate. Guns like that have been used for decades.

pablo128

sundodger5 wrote: »

I doubt you could trust the accuracy of that reading if the device was handheld.
Surely it would have to be on a tripod?

You would have the right to challenge it in court if you were stopped.

tuxy

pablo128 wrote: »

You would have the right to challenge it in court if you were stopped.

It looks like a new model, I'd say the chances of it not having a recent calibration cert are slim.

sundodger5

tuxy wrote: »

A gyroscope could easily compensate. Guns like that have been used for decades.

That is a new type of gun, and no gun previously was used at those distances.
Would have to look it up but i doubt the manufacturer recommends its use at that range.

tuxy

sundodger5 wrote: »

That is a new type of gun, and no gun previously was used at those distances.
Would have to look it up but i doubt the manufacturer recommends its use at that range.

It's a TruCAM II accurate up to 1200 metres.

https://www.lasertech.com/TruCAM-II-Specifications.aspx

pablo128

sundodger5 wrote: »

That is a new type of gun, and no gun previously was used at those distances.
Would have to look it up but i doubt the manufacturer recommends its use at that range.

TruCAM 2 laser gun is the model. They have a range of 1.2 kms.

Edit - tuxy beat me to it.

sundodger5

tuxy wrote: »

It's a TruCAM II accurate up to 1200 metres.

https://www.lasertech.com/TruCAM-II-Specifications.aspx

No mention of accuracy at that range. It says that is its Max measurement distance.
If it is handheld even a small shake in your hand could add (or subtract) from your speed.
Why, trigger pulled you start measurement. Laser hits upper bonnet but finishes measurement at front of bonnet or the grille perhaps. In the .33 of a sec it takes to measure it has added that length to the speed.
Now i appreciate that most of the stuff we see here is way past that margin of error.
I just thought it was interesting and may be the reason you are allowed a bit of leeway apart from speedometers not being 100% accurate anyway.

tuxy

Well it does need to be within the 1200 metres to maintain the accuracy of + or - 2 km/h.
I doubt it would let them get a lock if their hand was too unsteady.