Speed trap list in today's independent

Cookie_Monster

maybe cos it a 4 year old thread :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

thomasj

Ah right! Didn't even notice those dates! Strange that someone would reopen a 4 year old thread!

Goes to show 4 years later and the indos articles are as bad as ever!

Cookie_Monster

thomasj wrote: »

Goes to show 4 years later and the indos articles are as bad as ever!

Try here: http://www.garda.ie/Controller.aspx?Page=6497

foggy_lad

that's a lot of red lines? are they saying these are places most likely to have cameras or are they places speed cameras are in place and operational?

L1011

dowlingm wrote: »

I believe the N8 DOES still pass through those points Jimmy the Cat - the M8 is a different matter.

On the other hand the stretch from Watergrasshill to Dunkettle is the N8 and the old road the R-something or other.

The N8 does not exist where there is an M8. We have strict route number inheritance

The N8 exists from Dunkettle to Cork City and NOWHERE else. All the road that was formerly N8 is now something else, mostly R639.

Run_to_da_hills

Jimmy the cat wrote: »

Has anyone seen the list of "red zones" in today's irish independent?
How real is it?
My suspicion is that it is a load of bull! -Just a re-hash of what was doing the rounds on email a few weeks ago.
For example: in North Co Cork they list the N8 from garda station in Rathcormac to John McCarthy's garage in Fermoy. At this stage a good national newspaper should know that the N8 nolonger passes through either town, therefore my suspicions that this is a very old list. I can see other smaller examples that lead me to this conclusion.

What do people think? I know it's always good to highlight the need to slow down but can a "cry wolf" like this be counter-productive?

Just because a red zone takes an old by passed route dose nor mean its dated. Locals, L drivers and those wishing to avoid tolls will still continue to use older roads, and worse still they will try and speed to make up for lost time taking the diversion.

corktina

However many lists there arem, the gards are not allowed to position a van in a dangerous position. I thought they were withdrawn to sort out providing such safe spots.
There are many places where it isnt safe to position a van. An example: On that list is the N72 from Mallow Racecourse to the Longueville House junction.There isnt anywhere on the narrow dangerous bit to put a camera van , so presumably they will have to position it on the wide safer bit...ludicrous.

sh1tstirrer

Jimmy the cat wrote: »

Has anyone seen the list of "red zones" in today's irish independent?
How real is it?
My suspicion is that it is a load of bull! -Just a re-hash of what was doing the rounds on email a few weeks ago.
For example: in North Co Cork they list the N8 from garda station in Rathcormac to John McCarthy's garage in Fermoy. At this stage a good national newspaper should know that the N8 nolonger passes through either town, therefore my suspicions that this is a very old list. I can see other smaller examples that lead me to this conclusion.

What do people think? I know it's always good to highlight the need to slow down but can a "cry wolf" like this be counter-productive?

Is your surname Barry by any chance as in Jimmy (the cat) Barry?

deckstunt

You can down load a Google Earth KML file of the camera locations locations from this post.