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angeldaisy

anyone any idea how long they'll be in limerick for this evening?

Berty

Arriving now. Passed me on the N20. Some very late leaving.

Nice motors in it! Gardai all over the road.

angeldaisy

Berty wrote: »

Arriving now. Passed me on the N20. Some very late leaving.

Nice motors in it! Gardai all over the road.

do they stay in Perry square long?

Berty

angeldaisy wrote: »

do they stay in Perry square long?

Sorry late replying. They stay all night but you're only allowed see them till 9pm

zulutango

They're making a **** load of noise anyway. Residents weren't consulted about this. Poor form.

testicles

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zulutango

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It's seriously loud. There's loads of engines screaming at high revs, sirens going off, etc. Would you tolerate that after 8pm where you live?

Fighting Tao

zulutango wrote: »

It's seriously loud. There's loads of engines screaming at high revs, sirens going off, etc. Would you tolerate that after 8pm where you live?

They were beside my apartment last night. A bit of revving and that is all. It was very civil and ended on time. Nothing to worry about...you'll get your beauty sleep.

As for tolorating it. No problem once it's silence by 11pm.

Jilm

mgbgt1978

zulutango wrote: »

They're making a **** load of noise anyway. Residents weren't consulted about this. Poor form.

Jesus wept. Give it a rest with your anti-car sh!te. It's just the one evening. They are all staying out in the Radisson so should be gone very shortly.
There are thousands of people living beside certain roads in this Country who have to put up with Boy-Racers doing Doughnuts,etc at 2 am every weekend. Maybe you could start a crusade to alleviate their suffering.


edit: taken from the Rules of the Road,
1 - You cannot sound an audible warning device between 11.30pm and 7am in a 60kmph or less zone.

2 - It is an offence to sound your audible warning device while your vehicle is not in motion, unless you are doing so for safety (telling someone hurry up is not safety related) or it is an alarm fitted to prevent theft.

zulutango

mgbgt1978 wrote: »

It's just the one evening. They are all staying out in the Radisson so should be gone very shortly.
There are thousands of people living beside certain roads in this Country who have to put up with Boy-Racers doing Doughnuts,etc at 2 am every weekend. Maybe you could start a crusade to alleviate their suffering.

It's only right and proper that there'd be some notice or consulation with residents. How can anyone think otherwise? It's not in the slightest an unreasonable request.

As for your straw man argument, just because people who live rurally have to live with boy racers doesn't mean it's right. Why should rural communities have to put up with it either? There was a well publicised public meeting in Kerry recently which was the beginnings of a campaign to stamp it out. By the way, that's a somewhat different issue. I am not equating boy racers to this. This was an organised event in the city centre and there should be some sensititivity to the residents. Thankfully now these cars are gone.

mgbgt1978

zulutango wrote: »

It's only right and proper that there'd be some notice or consulation with residents. How can anyone think otherwise?

It's a Public Road. As long as no Laws are broken there is no problem.
If any Laws are broken then it's up to the good folk in an garda siochana to deal with it .


edit: BTW, just in case it slipped your attention. There are very few Events like this that actually come to Limerick. Although it won't bring the €50 million that everything else seems to promise it will bring some income to to the City. It's refreshing to see an event such as this to opt for Limerick as an overnight Halt.

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zulutango

mgbgt1978 wrote: »

It's a Public Road. As long as no Laws are broken there is no problem.
If any Laws are broken then it's up to the good folk in an garda siochana to deal with it .

Nobody is saying laws were broken, but consideration of residents is important.

Cookiemunster

zulutango wrote: »

It's only right and proper that there'd be some notice or consulation with residents. How can anyone think otherwise? It's not in the slightest an unreasonable request.
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The council gave notice of the road closures and it was in the local papers in early August. Thats about all the notice you need. They can make as much noise as the want until 11pm.

It's also a charity event in aid of the Make a Wish Foundation, so as far as I'm concerned they can make as much noise as they want.

zulutango

Cookiemunster wrote: »

The council gave notice of the road closures and it was in the local papers in early August. Thats about all the notice you need. They can make as much noise as the want until 11pm.

That's not a very smart approach, and that's why residents are usually informed when this kind of thing is planned. It's foolish on the organisers part and the Council's too not to take resident's views into consideration. The legality of them making noise is neither here nor there.

Del2005

mgbgt1978 wrote: »

Jesus wept. Give it a rest with your anti-car sh!te. It's just the one evening. They are all staying out in the Radisson so should be gone very shortly.
There are thousands of people living beside certain roads in this Country who have to put up with Boy-Racers doing Doughnuts,etc at 2 am every weekend. Maybe you could start a crusade to alleviate their suffering.


edit: taken from the Rules of the Road,
1 - You cannot sound an audible warning device between 11.30pm and 7am in a 60kmph or less zone.

2 - It is an offence to sound your audible warning device while your vehicle is not in motion, unless you are doing so for safety (telling someone hurry up is not safety related) or it is an alarm fitted to prevent theft.

Are they moving? The bit you didn't highlight would imply that they are commiting an offence. And sirens are illegal except for the emergency services

http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1963/si/190/made/en/print

Not anti car, just any moron in a car regardless of what it cost.

Cookiemunster

zulutango wrote: »

That's not a very smart approach, and that's why residents are usually informed when this kind of thing is planned. It's foolish on the organisers part and the Council's too not to take resident's views into consideration. The legality of them making noise is neither here nor there.

It was a Friday evening road closure for an event that lasted a few hours in aid of a good cause. It's not like they were closing it for days or weeks. Jesus man get over yourself.

James Bond Junior

I went in with my buddy. Huge crowds there, Shannon ices missed a trick not having a van there tonight or someone with a chip van. They would have cleaned up.

And Zulutango you're the very one who gives out left, right and centre about people not using the city centre after 6pm and that it is a ghost town at night which should be utilised more and when a family friendly event literally rolls into town you still give out. Get a grip. By the way I walked in too, no car clogging up the streets from the suburbs you'll be delighted to know.

mgbgt1978

Del2005 wrote: »

Are they moving? The bit you didn't highlight would imply that they are commiting an offence. And sirens are illegal except for the emergency services

http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1963/si/190/made/en/print

Not anti car, just any moron in a car regardless of what it cost.

I have no idea if they are/were moving or not. There are plenty of Guards there who are more than capable of deciding the legality of their actions.
Just because I didn't highlight section 2 is irrelevant. I was aiming more for the Time of Day mentioned in section 1

zulutango

James Bond Junior wrote:

And Zulutango you're the very one who gives out left, right and centre about people not using the city centre after 6pm and that it is a ghost town at night which should be utilised more and when a family friendly event literally rolls into town you still give out.

Firstly, no I don't. Feel free to give examples. You won't find any. Secondly, what's family friendly about screaming car engines outside while kids are trying to sleep? Also, some of these drivers were speeding on the street when they got a chance and were quite dangerous. What's family friendly about that?

James Bond Junior

zulutango wrote: »

Firstly, no I don't. Feel free to give examples. You won't find any. Secondly, what's family friendly about screaming car engines outside while kids are trying to sleep? Also, some of these drivers were speeding on the street when they got a chance and were quite dangerous. What's family friendly about that?

I'm not going to trawl through your posts to find any tbh. Maybe you have, maybe you haven't but I will stand by my post that the majority or your posts follow a "car dependent suburbs bad, public transport city centre good" mantra and when the city centre is utilised you're still not happy.

What's family friendly about the cars making noise...? hmm how about the kids running around with their parents delighted to see "optimus prime" or the little boy dressed up in his toyota ae86 twincam cap and ford rally jacket having his year made because of the cars he can only dream of are parked in his town and he gets to hear them rev their engines. I know at that age I would have been ecstatic to be brought in to something like that. If say most of the people there were families with young children.

Fighting Tao

zulutango wrote: »

Also, some of these drivers were speeding on the street when they got a chance and were quite dangerous.

If you have a speed gun or speed camera you must be a guard or a gatso van operator. You should also know the procedure for fining and administrating penalty points.

zulutango

James Bond Junior wrote:

I'm not going to trawl through your posts to find any tbh. Maybe you have, maybe you haven't but I will stand by my post that the majority or your posts follow a "car dependent suburbs bad, public transport city centre good" mantra and when the city centre is utilised you're still not happy.

So, I post a lot about how urban sprawl and bad planning is detrimental to the prospects of the city (and indeed the entire region). That's true. And some of the effects of such bad planning is urban sprawl, car dependency (btw cars aren't a bad thing - they're great in many ways - but car dependency is very bad for a city and its people), the dereliction of large parts of the city centre. And a lack of vitality after 6pm is indeed one symptom of that. But it's ridiculous to infer that I'm being inconsistent because of those points and the fact that I'm no fan of the event last night. If you think that then either I'm not articulating myself well enough or you're not getting my points, or both. And, in any case, my main point here is that residents weren't notified or consulted, unless you count the notice posted two days ago on the Council website which is way short of normal practice. Anyway, we survived.

ShadowHearth

zulutango wrote: »

Firstly, no I don't. Feel free to give examples. You won't find any. Secondly, what's family friendly about screaming car engines outside while kids are trying to sleep? Also, some of these drivers were speeding on the street when they got a chance and were quite dangerous. What's family friendly about that?

"Would ya feck off, ya shmelly gee bag"

Jokes a side. Are you for real? There were tons of excited kids in the event. My 8 year old had one of the best days ever as she finally sow and heard lambos, which are her dream cars.
Suck it up for one evening. Its great event, good cause and it was very well organised.

kilburn

Victor Meldrew

bazz26

I really cannot believe there are a few people giving out about this. I was at this yesterday evening and it was a great event imo. Yes there was noise, powerful cars make noise and I bet a street concert would make as much if not more noise but I bet it wouldn't draw the same complaint.

At the end of the day the noise from these exotic machines is part and parcel of the entertainment which the large crowd including families loved. It's not everyday you see cars like this so it was a nice treat and it's not as if it was during unsociable hours. And a big plus is that the event was run as a part of a good cause ~ Make a Wish Foundation.

I welcome them back next year again anyway.

zulutango

kilburn wrote:

Victor Meldrew

guilty as charged

badboyblast

zulutango wrote: »

It's seriously loud. There's loads of engines screaming at high revs, sirens going off, etc. Would you tolerate that after 8pm where you live?

Seriously, get a hobby

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goochy

Zulatango get you're sorry you got involved in this forum. Something good comes to limerick and you complain . Went to car show at racecourse earlier in summer , cannonball is much better than any car show