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Traffic Blues - Cork

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    #32
    pa990
    Registered Users Posts: 3,884 ✭✭✭pa990


    so when is this due to air on tv


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    #33
    Local-womanizer
    Registered Users Posts: 3,798 ✭✭✭Local-womanizer


    http://www.rte.ie/ten/listings/16032705_tv_Traffic_Blues

    This is back on Sunday.

    Not sure where about it was filmed mind you.


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    #34
    Delancey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,451 ✭✭✭Delancey


    Anyone from these here parts have their 15 minutes of fame on this show ?


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    #35
    Crasp
    Registered Users Posts: 624 ✭✭✭Crasp


    Local-womanizer wrote: »
    http://www.rte.ie/ten/listings/16032705_tv_Traffic_Blues

    This is back on Sunday.

    Not sure where about it was filmed mind you.


    I witnessed the camera crew filming GardaÃ* in Kinsale and Belgooley. Last summer/autumn.


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    #36
    POGAN
    Registered Users Posts: 979 ✭✭✭POGAN


    Passed the camera crew couple times around city and county promo looks better than the last one


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    #37
    Sunnyisland
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,562 ✭✭✭✭Sunnyisland


    Traffic blues is on tonight, I hope this serious is a vast improvement on the first one as imo that was cringeworthy and did not to our guards justice at all.


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    #38
    ktsul
    Registered Users Posts: 21 ✭ktsul


    Don't know if it will be much better, did you the the garda in ad " im . . arresting . . you. . under . . section . . xx. . of .. the . . . road . . . traffic . . . act. . . " Maybe he was talking to a person whose first language is not English


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    #39
    cjmcork
    Registered Users Posts: 2,354 ✭✭✭cjmcork


    jaysus, I LOVE this show..........fair bowls to the boys catching the lads with the balaclavas, etc...........can see how they might be handy for fitting tyres............NOT!


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    #40
    POGAN
    Registered Users Posts: 979 ✭✭✭POGAN


    way better show than 1st series


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    #41
    Sunnyisland
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,562 ✭✭✭✭Sunnyisland


    Why dont they show the offenders faces ? Well the convicted ones, name & shame.


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    #42
    Sunnyisland
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,562 ✭✭✭✭Sunnyisland


    :D Are we changing the title of this thread as didn't see any of cork :D Just saying ;)


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    #43
    cocoshovel
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,041 ✭✭✭cocoshovel


    How long until this is put up on RTE player?


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    #44
    source
    Registered Users Posts: 5,269 ✭✭✭source


    realies wrote: »
    :D Are we changing the title of this thread as didn't see any of cork :D Just saying ;)

    One clip from Cork West Division, the drunk driver.


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    #45
    Delancey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,451 ✭✭✭Delancey


    Massive improvement on the very sanitised first series.


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    #46
    Owen
    Registered Users Posts: 12,683 ✭✭✭✭Owen


    "High powered car" .. it's an Audi 1.8T? :confused:

    Great show otherwise though, and nice to see the old broken stereotype of the rude Garda blown out of the water. Really professional stuff by everyone involved, two thumbs up here!


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    #47
    source
    Registered Users Posts: 5,269 ✭✭✭source


    That chase was definitely old footage, haven't seen blue packs in years.


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    #48
    Hooch
    Registered Users Posts: 4,957 ✭✭✭Hooch


    foinse wrote: »
    That chase was definitely old footage, haven't seen blue packs in years.

    The date was October 2008 I think on the video. Could have been recorded for the first series and not aired.


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    #49
    CharlieCroker
    Registered Users Posts: 8,451 ✭✭✭CharlieCroker


    foinse wrote: »
    That chase was definitely old footage, haven't seen blue packs in years.
    Blue pack?


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    #50
    Hooch
    Registered Users Posts: 4,957 ✭✭✭Hooch


    CharlieCroker wrote: »
    Blue pack?

    It refers to the old yellow pack. Old recruit epps were yellow hence they were called yellow packs. Name stuck when it changed to blue


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    #51
    Random
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    its too short and the voiceover guy annoys the hell outta me. otherwise its great to see some frontline footage. shame to see the gardai not able to keep up with the other car on the motorway.


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    #52
    Hooch
    Registered Users Posts: 4,957 ✭✭✭Hooch


    Random wrote: »
    its too short and the voiceover guy annoys the hell outta me. otherwise its great to see some frontline footage. shame to see the gardai not able to keep up with the other car on the motorway.

    There is a difference between not keeping up to it and keeping a safe distance.

    His speed was in excess of 180kmph.....a 2.0ltr petrol mondeo is well capable of 220+. While he did say the car was moving etc.....he never lost it. Save distance on a motorway pursuit is very important......and can be allowed for as you have much better vision. A back road/inner city/suburbs pursuit requires closer distance of course to ensure the car is not lost.....as you can see they never lost the car and were very close once off the motorway.


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    #53
    Mister Jingles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,190 ✭✭✭Mister Jingles


    Now on RTE Player.

    http://www.rte.ie/player/#!v=1103243


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    #54
    kirving
    Registered Users Posts: 5,911 ✭✭✭kirving


    Loved the chase at the end since I know all the roads except for the estate at the start. Was wondering where he was gonna end up!

    Was on the bridge for my second driving lesson a few years ago, which was a bit tricky I'll admit! Once I heard Bohernabreena on the radio, I was waiting to see him crash there!

    They should really keep producing the show, like Road Wars. I think part of the appeal of that though, is getting to know the officers. Being with a "pro-active" unit like the TV's helps in this respect, since there might be more interesting footage more frequently.


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    #55
    Rothmans
    Registered Users Posts: 1,805 ✭✭✭Rothmans


    NGA wrote: »
    It refers to the old yellow pack. Old recruit epps were yellow hence they were called yellow packs. Name stuck when it changed to blue

    Excuse my ignorance, but what exactly is a yellow pack and blue pack? And whats the difference between them? Also, what are epps?


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    #56
    eroo
    Registered Users Posts: 4,084 ✭✭✭eroo


    Fair play to the Garda in Cork who arrests the drunk driver, exactly by the book.. even placing the hand on person he's arresting! :D

    A Professional.


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    #57
    Zambia
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,333 ✭✭✭Zambia


    Rothmans wrote: »
    Excuse my ignorance, but what exactly is a yellow pack and blue pack? And whats the difference between them? Also, what are epps?
    Epulett , it denotes the rank of the officer and is worn on the shoulder.


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    #58
    murphym7
    Registered Users Posts: 2,035 ✭✭✭murphym7


    Really enjoyed it, much better than the last series. Question though, we saw the number plate recognition camera being used and the speed detection camera inside a following car - are these widely used all over the country?

    Quote of the show was this though, when the lads were following the woman in the Audi "You were completely oblivious to our unmarked car" , classic!!:D


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    #59
    goldie fish
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,195 ✭✭✭goldie fish


    Yup, they even had a chase where the offender was both caught and jailed.
    Looks much better than the first season.


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    #60
    goldie fish
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,195 ✭✭✭goldie fish


    NGA wrote: »
    It refers to the old yellow pack. Old recruit epps were yellow hence they were called yellow packs. Name stuck when it changed to blue

    What do students wear now? Or is it that there just isn't any of them in over a year?


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    #61
    harr
    Registered Users Posts: 4,478 ✭✭✭harr


    It has to be very frustrating for the guards that the lad in the red BMW was released with no charge like been caught with herion and the stuff in the car,i know it would be hard to prosecuted for the blade and hammer but how did he escape the drug charge? :confused: And how many guards did it take off the street just to bring one person through the custody and questioning process?


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