Why can't they enforce parking on William Street?

73bc61lyohr0mu

Why is this still happening? Most of the time it's down to a single lane as people think that putting on their hazard lights is an excuse to park anywhere. And then you have people walking out from behind the parked cars. William Street is a **** show..

RocketRaccoon

It's every street in Limerick unfortunately.

colm_mcm

My theory is that a lot of the perpetrators are complete scumbags, so the traffic wardens choose their battles.
There’s a domino effect where cars park in the loading bays, so the vans and trucks have to unload while parked on the street

Traffic laws are very poorly enforced in the city centre too. I drive through it twice a day and will routinely see at lease 6 cases of drivers going through red lights. I’ve seen a car drive through a pedestrian crossing where a Garda was trying to cross the road. Garda cars regularly block the inside lane of Henry Street, so if you’re coming from Glentworth St, turning right at Gardens International to go onto the quays via Cecil St, you can’t get through. This also hampers the buses that are trying to pull into the bus stop down the road, meaning they’ll sit in the yellow box.

naughtysmurf

Maybe report it to the Guards? This was done recently in Thomondgate as regards parking, it was a European rugby night, the guards did a blitz, anybody illegally parked got a ticket, father in law got one for 2 wheels on the pavement outside his own house, €40

Berty

naughtysmurf wrote: »

Maybe report it to the Guards? This was done recently in Thomondgate as regards parking, it was a European rugby night, the guards did a blitz, anybody illegally parked got a ticket, father in law got one for 2 wheels on the pavement outside his own house, €40

You should see the Ennis road outbound/inbound from Ivans to Coonagh. Both sides of the road completely blocked cycle lanes and bus lanes. Madness and that's with Traffic Corps standing/parked at Ivans with the road closed off. :rolleyes:

Mc Love

naughtysmurf wrote: »

Maybe report it to the Guards? This was done recently in Thomondgate as regards parking, it was a European rugby night, the guards did a blitz, anybody illegally parked got a ticket, father in law got one for 2 wheels on the pavement outside his own house, €40

He doesnt own the pavement outside his own house though, parked on the pavement, there's no excuse.

One_More_Mile

Luigi's on Parnell Street beats all. Parked 2 and 3 deep with flashers on when getting chips. Cars should be impounded

RocketRaccoon

One_More_Mile wrote: »

Luigi's on Parnell Street beats all. Parked 2 and 3 deep with flashers on when getting chips. Cars should be impounded

First place I think of when I think of abandoned cars in limerick.

Cookiemunster

One_More_Mile wrote: »

Luigi's on Parnell Street beats all. Parked 2 and 3 deep with flashers on when getting chips. Cars should be impounded

They won't be able to do that anymore with the new wider footpaths (although it probably won't stop them).

naughtysmurf

Mc Love wrote: »

He doesnt own the pavement outside his own house though, parked on the pavement, there's no excuse.

I’m well aware, point is though that lots of people park that way outside of their homes & nothing happens until someone reports it, maybe someone with a buggy or wheelchair user for example if enough people reported an issue on william st, guards may take action otherwise nothing will happen for sure

mgbgt1978

colm_mcm wrote: »

My theory is that a lot of the perpetrators are complete scumbags, so the traffic wardens choose their battles.

Further up William St than the OP's photo......DEFINITELY. Anytime. Anyday. I'm thinking of getting a White Passat with tinted glass myself. Just leave a small child standing on the front seat, engine running etc.
Then I'll park anywhere I damn well please :D:D.

Berty

To be fair it's a Wassat as in Waaaahhhh - sat. Had a Passat before and traded it in and saw it a few weeks later coming out of a "site" and it had lots of stuff stuck to it and had quickly become a Wassat

Speaking of parking, tomorrow might be fun on the Clonmacken road by Brookville. They haven't yet replaced the double yellow lines are resurfacing. Unless the Gardai put of bollards then legally it will be a free for all.

phog

Berty wrote: »

To be fair it's a Wassat as in Waaaahhhh - sat. Had a Passat before and traded it in and saw it a few weeks later coming out of a "site" and it had lots of stuff stuck to it and had quickly become a Wassat

Speaking of parking, tomorrow might be fun on the Clonmacken road by Brookville. They haven't yet replaced the double yellow lines are resurfacing. Unless the Gardai put of bollards then legally it will be a free for all.

For a lot of Bookeville Ave it has or at least had a continuous white line down the centre of the road - parking opposite a continuous white line is an offence.

cav93

One_More_Mile wrote: »

Luigi's on Parnell Street beats all. Parked 2 and 3 deep with flashers on when getting chips. Cars should be impounded

I've been delivering to Luigi's for the last 2 years, I'd say I've got in the loading Bay 10 times in that 2 years, with 9 times out of 10 it's a car that's sitting in one of the 2 loading spaces right outside, which leaves no alternative but to double park, but I used to always do it so either of the inside cars could get out. But now with all the changes I don't understand it, seem to be doing away with parking spaces altogether.

LimerickCity

There is an account on Twitter which highlights these issues and is definitely worth a follow. @LKBlockers

Charting Limerick's cluttered footpaths and its effect on visually/mobility impaired people, young/older families.

Cityslicker1

naughtysmurf wrote: »

Maybe report it to the Guards? This was done recently in Thomondgate as regards parking, it was a European rugby night, the guards did a blitz, anybody illegally parked got a ticket, father in law got one for 2 wheels on the pavement outside his own house, €40

The Guards do it themselves - I saw them last week running in getting their chips from Enzo's on William street

Jofspring

Could there be a way of having higher fines when double parked on main artery roads or in loading bays on those roads? Double parking on o connell street, Parnell Street, William Street, Roche's street, henry street. Immediate €200 fine, no exceptions. It would stop people fairly quick if a lot were caught. If they did a blitz for a month solid and it was reported in the papers I could see it drying up fairly lively. A few hundred people having to pay €200 fines would solve the issue. I'd bet a lot are repeat offenders.

The new cycle lanes are a waste of time on Parnell st and Wickham st. Already cars are using them as parking spots. The one right outside the station has been transformed into a set down area by cars. They removed the bus stop that was put there last year that people used for dropping and collecting and have just pushed those cars into the cycle lane.

Mc Love

Jofspring wrote: »

Could there be a way of having higher fines when double parked on main artery roads or in loading bays on those roads? Double parking on o connell street, Parnell Street, William Street, Roche's street, henry street. Immediate €200 fine, no exceptions. It would stop people fairly quick if a lot were caught. If they did a blitz for a month solid and it was reported in the papers I could see it drying up fairly lively. A few hundred people having to pay €200 fines would solve the issue. I'd bet a lot are repeat offenders.

The new cycle lanes are a waste of time on Parnell st and Wickham st. Already cars are using them as parking spots. The one right outside the station has been transformed into a set down area by cars. They removed the bus stop that was put there last year that people used for dropping and collecting and have just pushed those cars into the cycle lane.

That is why they need segregated cycle lanes, but the designers chose to put the cycle lane outside of the parked cars rather than inside, which was madness

topper75

They don't build these lanes for the love of cyclists per se.

They build them because of euro funding and the attached stipulations supposedly. This was so with the Condell Rd. anyway. They couldn't care less about enforcement in the future. Just ticking a box to get them built.

Jofspring

Jesus lads I used the cycle lane on Wickham street today. You'd need a mountain bike on it the finish is so bad. It's like a cycle lane that been there for years and has started to deteriorate. Whoever put it down should be made come back and re-do it. Does anyone inspect these things?

kingtut

Been happening for years and no-one cares apart from at xmas time it seems.

@_BadParking_ on twitter has been highlighting this issue or years and the usual response is mind your own business

Mc Love

Jofspring wrote: »

Jesus lads I used the cycle lane on Wickham street today. You'd need a mountain bike on it the finish is so bad. It's like a cycle lane that been there for years and has started to deteriorate. Whoever put it down should be made come back and re-do it. Does anyone inspect these things?

Thats weird because I saw them rolling it properly and not just with rakes like they usually do