Truck crash in O'Connell street

Lol at the irony of picture 2. "TESCO garden RANGE!"

Anybody know why they sprayed the tree and tires with yellow paint?

msg11 wrote: »

They should mark, the curbs for drivers and pedos.

Yeah, pedos should always be given clear markings when getting around town.

I like the third photo with Jim Larkin throwing his hands up the heaven - should have been front page, great photo.

DaymoBrew,Is this TrafficWatch the AA RoadWatch service ?

I am aware of the Northern Ireland TrafficWatch service which,typically, appears to be a far more comprehensive OFFICIAL service.

That issue apart,I was so dumbstruck by the Garda Operators response that I simply thanked him for his cooperation and hung up.

On reflection I believe that the Garda may well have not been sufficiently trained to operate the Pulse (?) system.
As another poster remarked,the SYSTEM is designed to prioritize the reports recieved.
In fact I know of situations where persons reporting a situation by phone to a local station were advised to ring 112 to ensure ANY response and also to ensure a complete log of the incident..

The current situation along O Connell St and the daily contribution to danger made by this negligent operation IS,in my opinion of sufficient importance to warrant Garda action,even if it be Advisory to begin with.
For the Gardai to simply do nothing is only fostering the belief that either some form of unofficial "Understanding" exists OR that the force is disinterested in the extreme.

As somebody who was on the scene of the 2005 accident in which Mrs Buckland was killed I simply will not walk away from a situation where a supposedly competent and proffessional Bus Company with responsibilities to the general public,insists on acting in a manner which substantially increases the risk of ANOTHER fatal accident at the SAME location.

It is not rocket science,all of the Tour Operators in Dublin have licenced services with clearly marked and approved BusStops.
It is FULLY within the remit of ANY Garda to Insist on these Stops being used.

I would suggest that it becomes even more important in the context of the Dublin City Coroners verdict on Mrs Buckland`s death,the subsequent inaction of the City Council and the rider attached by the Jury that EXTREME care be demanded from ALL Bus Companies using this provenly dangerous crossing .....Or is it simply a case of One Womans death not being sufficiently important enough to take precedence over the pursuit of the Tourist Euro ??

Either way,this junction is constantly monitored by Council and Garda CCTV and under the gaze of several Gardai on post and patrol duty...yet the Admiral Nelson blind eye is the only response...

AlekSmart wrote: »

This usually occurs when DCC or The Gardai cave in to some presure group or other and make piecemeal alterations as can most easily be seen with the "Taxi Rank" at the Northern extremity.

This is being split into two separate ranks, one northbound, the other southbound.

For example there now exists a very serious and worsening situation on the Southbound side of the Street,whereby the private Dublin Citytours operator parks one of their open top buses at the approach to the North Earl Street/Henry St Pedestrian Crossing.

Another tour operator is using a stop at the corner of Lower Abbey Street, which I think is also a stop for the Dublin Bus number 11.

Hi there. I was a first hand witness to the accident and I can clear up a few things in this thread. The driver did blackout, or at least that's what he claimed when he came to (or woke up). I tend to believe that he blacked out, as it's less likely to just nod off at such a busy junction.

The windscreen wasn't smashed with stones! That damage was done by the traffic lights he ploughed through.

The chap that got hit was on the path so it was nothing to do with path/road confusion.

In fairness to the Gardai, one of them was there within seconds and backup arrived straight after as did the ambulance.

Also, the truck was going very slowly, was a case of sheer mass rather then speed that caused the damage.

http://www.johnbraine.com/2007/11/accident-on-oconnell-street.html

bk wrote: »

IMO this is why such all trucks should be banned from the city centre, followed by all cars later and eventually buses and taxis too.

Pedestrianise the city centre step by step.

Yes , And goods will get onto the shelves of shops by themselves :rolleyes:
That must have been quite a frightning experience for the driver.
Hope he's ok
How was the boy involved?

Irish-trucker wrote: »

Yes , And goods will get onto the shelves of shops by themselves :rolleyes:
That must have been quite a frightning experience for the driver.
Hope he's ok
How was the boy involved?

Someone posted a link earlier which said the guy had a crushed/badly broken hip and needed lots of surgery, but should be walking again in a few months.

Hannibal Lecter wrote: »

the person hit is my cousin he was standing on the PATH
he wasnt crossing the driver of the truck had a black out and went up onto the path striking my cousin who was listening to an ipod at the time dragging him several metres or so.

ps hes sitting beside me now

we wish him a very speedy and complete recovery!