Garda Traffic on Twitter 2

OldMrBrennan83

DaveyDave wrote: »

Agreed. It's up to the driver to inspect the vehicle before driving it. On top of that if he's working for a company it's easy enough to get someone out to replace a tyre.

I get the part about inspecting, but that's totally naivety in the latter part. So many companies don't care and if you won't drive it then bye bye.

DaveyDave

Patww79 wrote: »

DaveyDave wrote: »

Agreed. It's up to the driver to inspect the vehicle before driving it. On top of that if he's working for a company it's easy enough to get someone out to replace a tyre.

I get the part about inspecting, but that's totally naivety in the latter part. So many companies don't care and if you won't drive it then bye bye.

Something should change in the industry then. People's safety shouldn't be at risk driving down the motorway because some cheap cúnt of an employer won't swap out a tyre. Then maybe people wouldn't have to worry about their job security.

Farfromhome02

He should not have taking the truck out of the yard with a tyre in that condition,refuse and lose your job unfortunetly,they will find another lad who will drive it,haulage is a race to the bottom,all these CPC books and nothing in them relates to what happens in the real world,only good for toilet paper

Mr Snow

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/1057233645910548484

Mr Snow

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/1057026275058085888

Mr Snow

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/1057027334740553728

Mr Snow

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/1057029500859490307

Mr Snow

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/1057234119233544194

DaveyDave

I'd love to hear the excuses these people would come up with for doing 100 odd in a 50 zone or not having tax or insurance for a few years. I'd say there's some interesting stories alright.

redcup342

DaveyDave wrote: »

I'd love to hear the excuses these people would come up with for doing 100 odd in a 50 zone or not having tax or insurance for a few years. I'd say there's some interesting stories alright.

I guess it's probably because they thought there wouldn't be any Gardai on that stretch of road :pac:

nice_guy80

Do gardai check UK registered cars are taxed and insured?

Under His Eye

They can check insurance. Tax is of no concern to them.

ELM327

nice_guy80 wrote: »

Do gardai check UK registered cars are taxed and insured?

Can't imagine they care about the tax but there is an obligation on everyone using the roads to ensure they have valid proof of insurance.

Mr Snow

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/1057273560383787010

Mr Snow

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/1057275730759954434

joujoujou

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/1057593263278964736

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/1057594110532640768

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/1057595947000184833

169 in 100 zone and just FCPN - lucky driver!

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/1057629464564195328

ewj1978

169!! in a 100 zone and he got a FCPN?????

Under His Eye

ewj1978 wrote: »

169!! in a 100 zone and he got a FCPN?????

That's Garda discretion.

AGC

DaveyDave wrote: »

I'd love to hear the excuses these people would come up with for doing 100 odd in a 50 zone or not having tax or insurance for a few years. I'd say there's some interesting stories alright.

Stretch of road coming from Ashbourne to Dublin where it goes from motorway to 100kph to 50kph as you come to the M50 intersection and I would safely say every car, can or truck would be stopped.

Been stopped myself and the traffic lad said once he finishes with 1 he is onto the next.

V8 Interceptor

AGC wrote: »

Stretch of road coming from Ashbourne to Dublin where it goes from motorway to 100kph to 50kph as you come to the M50 intersection and I would safely say every car, can or truck would be stopped. Been stopped myself and the traffic lad said once he finishes with 1 he is onto the next.

There's not a single vehicle that does the posted 31mph at that spot. In fact if you dropped right down to that speed you'd nearly cause a crash

RayCun

V8 Interceptor wrote: »

There's not a single vehicle that does the posted 31mph at that spot. In fact if you dropped right down to that speed you'd nearly cause a crash

It isn't a posted 31. Its a posted 50.

Why do people think converting the speed limit into miles is relevant to anything?

highdef

RayCun wrote: »

It isn't a posted 31. Its a posted 50.

Why do people think converting the speed limit into miles is relevant to anything?

I haven't the foggiest. We all know that what we should say is 45.567 feet per second! LOL

pablo128

RayCun wrote: »

It isn't a posted 31. Its a posted 50.

Why do people think converting the speed limit into miles is relevant to anything?

Because a good chunk of cars in Ireland are UK imports with mph clocks.

Carry on.

highdef

pablo128 wrote: »

Because a good chunk of cars in Ireland are UK imports with mph clocks.

Carry on.

That's completely irrelevant. Ireland uses metric units for speed. The importation of vehicles into the country has absolutely no bearing or impact on the use of metric units or a need to convert to British Imperial units.

Carry On.

highdef

pablo128 wrote: »

Because a good chunk of cars in Ireland are UK imports with mph clocks.

Carry on.

That's completely irrelevant. Ireland uses metric units for speed. The importation of vehicles into the country has absolutely no bearing or impact on the use of metric units or a need to convert to British Imperial units.

Carry On.

V8 Interceptor

RayCun wrote: »

It isn't a posted 31. Its a posted 50. Why do people think converting the speed limit into miles is relevant to anything?

Its relevant to me. I operate in miles, always will.

While we're at it, 0-62 times annoy me somewhat. 'Twas 0-60 since the dawn of time.

floatwinner

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/1057941967978545152?s=09

inforfun

Still more grip than with some of those Chinese feckers

Farfromhome02

Super soft F1 tyres
Id say they never warmed them up before they left the pits
Amateurs

Mr Snow

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/1058710206211866624

newmember2

Mr Snow wrote: »

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/1058710206211866624

Does the car not get impounded for parking in a disabled bay?

wonski

newmember? wrote: »

Does the car not get impounded for parking in a disabled bay?

No. But there is hefty fine of 150 euro.

Atlantic Dawn

wonski wrote: »

No. But there is hefty fine of 150 euro.

Owner likely saved many multiples of that in parking charges it allowed them to dodge.

Patser

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Owner likely saved many multiples of that in parking charges it allowed them to dodge.

Owner has now had fairly distinctive car posted and commented on all over the web, and will also have need to find somewhere new to park fairly distinctive car as it'll be spotted fairly quickly if he tries it again.

sligojoek

Like the proverbial sore thumb.

flazio

One from the UK
(saw on my Facebook feed via Buzz.)
https://twitter.com/WYP_TrafficDave/status/1058823119421538306?s=19

joujoujou

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/1059110607952191488

V8 Interceptor

That's a far auld lick in a Feshty.

rizzee

V8 Interceptor wrote: »

That's a far auld lick in a Feshty.

Downhill and wind boi

irishgeo

joujoujou wrote: »

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/1059110607952191488

Thought it was illegal to stop on the hard shoulder of the motorway under any circumstances. Secondly is that guard standing on a live motorway lane taking that picture?

flazio

To answer your first point, you can pull over at the request of An Garda Síochana on the hard shoulder once you are happy about their identity, they should be driving in a vehicle with high visibility lights (even unmarked vehicles) and are trained to park behind you in such a way as to protect your vehicle, you should not leave your vehicle they are also trained as to how to conduct business safely on an active motorway. Remember it might be that your vehicle has a dangerous fault (e.g. leaking fluid) which may be a danger to other road users and you need to pull over as soon as possible once you are satisfied it's a Garda car behind you.

Second point, I don't know. It's possible the Guard thought the road clear or it's a lay-by but if it is an active road, then it's certainly a matter for the ombudsman and should not affect the prosecution for the motorist's offence.

Emmersonn

flazio wrote: »

To answer your first point, you can pull over at the request of An Garda Síochana on the hard shoulder once you are happy about their identity, they should be driving in a vehicle with high visibility lights (even unmarked vehicles) and are trained to park behind you in such a way as to protect your vehicle, you should not leave your vehicle they are also trained as to how to conduct business safely on an active motorway. Remember it might be that your vehicle has a dangerous fault (e.g. leaking fluid) which may be a danger to other road users and you need to pull over as soon as possible once you are satisfied it's a Garda car behind you.

Second point, I don't know. It's possible the Guard thought the road clear or it's a lay-by but if it is an active road, then it's certainly a matter for the ombudsman and should not affect the prosecution for the motorist's offence.

Taking into account The Gárda Síochána's recent lapses to detail and memory loss (lost guns , mobile phones) and the inability to count (breathalysers) I would be sceptical as to their level of training. Maybe their twitter account needs more numbers to prove they actually exist. :rolleyes::D

Hotblack Desiato

Could be standing in the central reservation and zooming in, but still not the brightest idea.

martingriff

It could also be in a different location to where the offence took place as they seized the car or a stock photo. Also when seizing the car they may have blocked some of the road to safely load up and take away

markc1184

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/1059757707610218497?s=19

Hotblack Desiato

martingriff wrote: »

It could also be in a different location to where the offence took place as they seized the car or a stock photo. Also when seizing the car they may have blocked some of the road to safely load up and take away

Solid yellow line so it's under motorway regulations.

It's quite obviously a motorway slip road.

markc1184

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/1060249015441342465?s=19

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/1060249654443544576?s=19

tayto lover

Emmersonn wrote: »

Taking into account The Gárda Síochána's recent lapses to detail and memory loss (lost guns , mobile phones) and the inability to count (breathalysers) I would be sceptical as to their level of training. Maybe their twitter account needs more numbers to prove they actually exist. :rolleyes::D

What were you done for?

Emmersonn

tayto lover wrote: »

What were you done for?

Did I hit an old raw nerve Gárda Tayto