Still loads of cars on the road it seems in cork

wally1990

Went for a walk this evening with the dogs around the northside of the city (within 5km) and I was amazed at the amount of cars on the road on a bank holiday Monday (6 30pm)

All I could think of is nothing is open, and we aren't suppose to be going to each other houses but that's all I could assume is happening considering it's a bank holiday Monday evening.

There is just so many cars travelling around the place.

Have you noticed the same or am I wrong?

mean gene

Norrys on the way down to the chipper

Cork Trucker

Many people have had enough of the whole thing. This is only all being done to ease the pressure on our already sub-standard health system. As for fines, i really don’t see many paying them.

Cork Trucker

mean gene wrote: »

Norrys on the way down to the chipper

Dinos have a drive-thru sure.

leahyl

mean gene wrote: »

Norrys on the way down to the chipper

True that, had a takeaway from Poppa Bills on Bakers road this evening :-D

corkgsxr

Imo you'd hardly know it's a lockdown.

Go by original lockdown this is a level 3 compared to previous 5

cantalach

Cork Trucker wrote: »

This is only all being done to ease the pressure on our already sub-standard health system.

Yes, this will certainly reduce hospital admissions. That’s a good thing right?

irishguy1983

Feel the same....Think people have had enough....

Cork Trucker

cantalach wrote: »

Yes, this will certainly reduce hospital admissions. That’s a good thing right?

It’s always a good thing. The issue we now have is the government have done nothing to improve the dire health system since this began, even the NHS is far better up north.

Pen Rua

We also took a walk around Sunday's Well and on to Mardyke / Fitzgerald's Park around the afternoon yesterday and commented the exact same thing. There were a lot of cars coming in with families etc.

Harika

Traffic is as bad as it was pre covid. Loads of people working from home or is this overrated and people already returned. Or are less people working for companies not allowing WFH.
On the other hand, only a handful of companies/shops claim to be non essential.

Pablo Escobar

Cork Trucker wrote: »

It’s always a good thing. The issue we now have is the government have done nothing to improve the dire health system since this began, even the NHS is far better up north.

The North are trying to access our ICU capacity already, and it's only October. I'm not sure putting them on a pedestal next to us is a good argument.

And I agree on the traffic observation. I can only speak to Kilkenny traffic, but hasn't really changed. Speaking to family in Cork and friends in Dublin it's the same story apparently. I really don't know where people are going. I haven't really driven anywhere since the additional restrictions came in.

Also, the comment that 'people have had enough'. I agree, they have. Unfortunately, the pandemic doesn't have an opt-out clause.

Sonics2k

I'm working as a courier around Douglas, the whole day the roads were packed full of cars. Very very few shops closed from what I could see.

Even heard that a few bicycle shops are still open, because apparently they're essential now?

Oafley Jones

Sonics2k wrote: »

I'm working as a courier around Douglas, the whole day the roads were packed full of cars. Very very few shops closed from what I could see.

Even heard that a few bicycle shops are still open, because apparently they're essential now?

They were essential last time too, but yeah, there's no way this lockdown is comparable to the first.

Sonics2k

Nah it's a joke. I think the only shops I saw closed were hairdressers, but still absolutely loads of people driving around.

.red.

Sonics2k wrote: »

Even heard that a few bicycle shops are still open, because apparently they're essential now?

It's a bit ironic complaining about the level of traffic on the roads, whilst also complaining about bike shops being open.
Plenty of doctors, nurses and other essential hospital staff cycle to work. Add in grocery shop workers, bike couriers and even guards and the local bike shop is a very essential service.

hans aus dtschl

.red. wrote: »

It's a bit ironic complaining about the level of traffic on the roads, whilst also complaining about bike shops being open.
Plenty of doctors, nurses and other essential hospital staff cycle to work. Add in grocery shop workers, bike couriers and even guards and the local bike shop is a very essential service.

But real people drive cars?

timmyjimmy

Sonics2k wrote: »

Even heard that a few bicycle shops are still open, because apparently they're essential now?

amm, there was kind of a cycling explosion during the last lock down. Luckily i'm considered an essential worker and I actually cycled to work everyday day during the last lock down because it was safer due to lack of cars. I would do it now but I don't feel safe due to the amount of traffic along Tivoli these mornings.

Sonics2k

.red. wrote: »

It's a bit ironic complaining about the level of traffic on the roads, whilst also complaining about bike shops being open.
Plenty of doctors, nurses and other essential hospital staff cycle to work. Add in grocery shop workers, bike couriers and even guards and the local bike shop is a very essential service.

Ah to be fair, you're spot on there and I could have worded it better. I certainly wasn't taking a dig at cyclists, was just more surprised that bicycle shops are open when a lot of car and motorcycle dealerships have had to close. I wasn't complaining about the shops being open at all, just wasn't expecting them to be considered essential.

From driving around with work, it seems pretty much everything is essential except for hair styling and clothes.

Car99

Sonics2k wrote: »

Ah to be fair, you're spot on there and I could have worded it better. I certainly wasn't taking a dig at cyclists, was just more surprised that bicycle shops are open when a lot of car and motorcycle dealerships have had to close. I wasn't complaining about the shops being open at all, just wasn't expecting them to be considered essential.

From driving around with work, it seems pretty much everything is essential except for hair styling and clothes.

Sales have to close but anyplace that carries out motor car or bicycle maintenance including tyre fitting shops are now considered essential which is fair enough seeing as everybody is still at work and school so vehicles will need maintenance.

ofcork

Whats the story with cake shops brackens on the old mallow road closed but hassets in blackpool shopping centre open.