Penalty points

Horatio

Unbelievable, the cops seriously have nothing better to do these days. Got stopped on the Waterford road, guess what for ?
Crossing the white line !
I now have 2 points on my licence!
And an insurence company is not going to differenciate between points received for speeding and the above unmentionable.
So be warned everyone, they are out there and they are out to get you!

is_that_so

Horatio wrote:

Unbelievable, the cops seriously have nothing better to do these days. Got stopped on the Waterford road, guess what for ?
Crossing the white line !
I now have 2 points on my licence!
And an insurence company is not going to differenciate between points received for speeding and the above unmentionable.
So be warned everyone, they are out there and they are out to get you!

The above unmentionable is now an offense and warrants penalty points.

I regularly have to swerve to avoid bikes who cross the white line in heavy traffic. Disappointing that some bike riders don't seem to take the rules of the road seriously.

Avns1s

is_that_so wrote:

The above unmentionable is now an offense and warrants penalty points.

I regularly have to swerve to avoid bikes who cross the white line in heavy traffic. Disappointing that some bike riders don't seem to take the rules of the road seriously.

I couldn't agree more. You take your life in your hands when you go out on a bike and behave as a lot of Bikers do. Not wishing to paint all with one brush which would be truly unfair, but the antics of some make me think that they have lost the will to live. Personally, I think bikes should be banned on public roads as they are such a danger to those who use them. Failing this there should be very harsh penalties for speed and other offences like the one you mentioned. I know this view will upset a lot of people, but this is my opinion having seen the effects of bike accidents on young lives on more than one occasion, generally through idiotic behaviour.

Dr4gul4

im so going to get Pwned now ...

CLADA

Any chance of letting us know why you were on the other side of the white line?

Slaanesh

Horatio wrote:

Unbelievable, the cops seriously have nothing better to do these days. Got stopped on the Waterford road, guess what for ?
Crossing the white line !
I now have 2 points on my licence!
And an insurence company is not going to differenciate between points received for speeding and the above unmentionable.
So be warned everyone, they are out there and they are out to get you!

Coming from Dunshaughlin this morning, before Fairy house cross there was a tailback, traffic was stopped. I was passing on the outside and pulling in to let oncoming traffic pass. There was a Garda car stopped in the traffic. I pulled up behind it and when it was safe to do so I passed over the white line, the guard didn't seem bothered at all because she could see I was being cautious.

Dr4gul4

if you're cautious and take you're time then u'll get away with a lot, but if you zip in and out of traffic like a mad man/woman then ure asking 4 trouble.

subway

CLADA wrote:

Any chance of letting us know why you were on the other side of the white line?

ahh who let the car drivers in here

i presume he was across the white line to overtake a line of traffic as most of us do.
and if your swerving to avoid a bike your too close to the line anyway.

murphaph

If cagers (and I'm one of them sometimes too!) didn't feel the need to hug the white line to gawk as dar as the next car stuck in their gridlock, instead of actually driving to the left, then bikers might be able to filter in greater safety without being pushed over the white line on what are often nice wide roads!

As for avensis or whatever your name is, I politley suggest you find another forum to condemn us bikers and our bikes from your pulpit. This is boards/motorbikes ffs! :rolleyes: so you won't find much support in here

To be honest I could understand getting the points if you were doing some crazy overtaking move.
edit: I mean out on the open road at high speed.

I do this when the cars are stopped dead. Car's are supposed to be driven as close to the left of the road as is possible bearing in mind potholes etc.

Do you guys know the road beside the Kilmacud luas station where they all park on the road? (HUGELY WIDE) I was literally a foot over the line and this woman in an approaching car flashed me and waved her hand and had her mouth open!!

Her car was at least a car width and a half well away from me :rolleyes:

Oh,and I am also a cager sometimes too so I have seen this from many angles, 2 years on a bike and 2 on a car.

mike65

subway wrote:

ahh who let the car drivers in here

i presume he was across the white line to overtake a line of traffic as most of us do.
and if your swerving to avoid a bike your too close to the line anyway.

If you stay on your side of the line and I stay on my side we'll be fine.

Mike.

Dr4gul4

fair point there mike..

had a guy clip my mirror 1 day on the canal, when i was over taking stationary traffic.

he was just being a tosser/ or perhaps a bad driver.

either way, lets stress this again, the old buys in blue are only here for you're protection not to "bust a cap".

Tree

i hate cars that hang out of the line, when i drive the mammy's car i stay directly behind the car in front of me, no point stying well to one side when the car in front is hangin out the other, stupid other car drivers.

Feargal

I have a car and a bike, When on the bike i dont see the problem overtaking cars that are stuck in traffic as long as its safe to do so, even if there is a white line.

Its seems the Guards have been given orders to pull anyone to try and reduce the road deaths! However at the same time the government has spent as little as possible improving Road quality and standardising traffic light layouts. Most people in the Uk drive faster than us in Ireland, yet there road deaths are nearly half! per % pop. I think having the most expensive cars and bikes in the EU dosn`t help either.

subway

mike65 wrote:

If you stay on your side of the line and I stay on my side we'll be fine.

Mike.

well also be fine if you keep a safe distance left of the line and the car approaching you does likewise.
if a bike travels up the middle in the above circumstances then everyone is fine.

its when one or more of the cars involved stray dangerously close to the white line that bikes are in dangerouse situations.

and if that was meant to be some thinly veiled threat im hope we never meet on the road

mike65

I dont issue thinly veiled threats I just carry out the deed ("and then he was gone...!")

Mike.

sutty

I drive both a car and a bike. Car 6 months now and bike almost 4 years. In the car I always drive over to the left as safe as posable. When I see a bike coming in the Driver side mirror. I pull over to the left if safe to give him/her more room to safely continue on.

On the bike, if traffic is moving slowly or stopped. I will over take when safe. I will also pull in if there is on coming traffic. However there is no law in Ireland as far as I know, that states bikes are not aloud to "sift" through traffic.

Oh and if think saying you would hit a biker on a biking forum is funny, think again. Even more so when your the "motors" mod.

Saying bikes are unsafe and should be banned is also stupid. (yes I did just call you stupid get over it) Cars are just as unsafe. Every day I pass atleast 1 crashed or 3 broken down car on the M50. If a car was sudenly to lose power on a motor way. It could casue a major crash/pileup. (and the drivers/passangers dont always live to tell about it) I've only ever passed 1 crashed bike that I can remember and most people that I know that have had a crash, a car and its driver where to blame. IE: cars pulling out when not safe, drivers falling asleep at the wheel, Drivers not knowing the roads and making lane changes with out checking if clear, Drivers murging into traffic with out seeing if lane is clear beside them, Drivers not knowing when not safe to take off from lights (or not knowing that they should wait for the turn green light to go), cars doing U-turns on busy roads with out makeing sure it is all clear. The list goes on and on. These are all from people I have knowen

Garibaldi

So, how do you go about getting a moderator banned?