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..as a non-drinker, I find it hilarious - I don't think the GTC believe me ! Does make you wonder about Benylin, though...:)KimHawkins wrote: »I find the idea of someone asking me to blow into a machine very degrading, but that is another issue.
....well, with people of your mindset, I'd prefer the GTC to lock you up before you crash, 'drunk as a skunk.' Actualy, even if you're not drunk, tbh.........your just being a selfish git.As for other people, what they do is their business. I am not into pre crime, if a person crashes drunk as a skunk they should be locked up.
..not the first time you've said that, so time to quote the Act, number and section where this is written: us enquiring minds would be delighted to see it. Or, are you quoting that from a film as well ??KimHawkins wrote: »The right to travel about unhindered.
Exaclty. To catch you out driving 'under the influence'. That's the point. :rolleyes:slickmcvic wrote: ».....i dont have a problem with the 1's at night but really think the morning checkpoints are just their to catch people out.....the lads in wicklow were fairly sound and let the "more than tipsy" gf have a go on the machine.....she failed!!
Ha ! - rename that pic 'Epic Fail' !! :POde To The Motorist
“And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, generates funds to the exchequer. You don't want to acknowledge that as truth because, deep down in places you don't talk about at the Green Party, you want me on that road, you need me on that road. We use words like freedom, enjoyment, sport and community. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent instilling those values in our families and loved ones. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the tax revenue and the very freedom to spend it that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise I suggest you pick up a bus pass and get the ********* ********* off the road”
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I applaud the idea of covering all exit roads with checkpoints but may I ask what time these checkpoints closed at?nice guy always wrote: »O/P this was more than likely operation surround.
The idea is for all divisional traffic units to converge on a town and surround it for a night covering all exit roads and preforming mandatory alcohol checkpoints on them. Very effective and very high vis.
As has already been said on the thread, most of these weekend drink-driving deaths in the countryside are usually between 2am and 5 am. There's no point is closing the checkpoints at midnight when the majority of people are still in the pubs or in nightclubs.
I'll use Clonmel as an example as it was mentioned in the OP.
On a Saturday night if some lads from Cahir are boozing in Clonmel and then going clubbing, then the earliest they will be getting into a car to drive home is 3am, maybe later if they arse about, queueing for chips
This is when the drunk driver will make his way back to Cahir along the Clonmel-Cahir road. There's some nice straights on that road that encourage a heavy right-foot but there's also some not-so-nice bends in the road too.
Will the checkpoint still be open between 3-5am? If not, why not?0 -
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If I recall right it was between 2am and 3am .. it was definatly seriously late.
So .. some counties take it seriously.
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Cool I'm not saying that anybody isn't taking it seriously, it's a genuine question that I just don't know the answer to. That's why I'm asking. I would like to know too if there are any guidelines on the timing of checkpoints, when they start, end etc (without asking the AGS members here to give away any sensitive information obviously). 0 -
Cool I'm not saying that anybody isn't taking it seriously, it's a genuine question that I just don't know the answer to. That's why I'm asking. I would like to know too if there are any guidelines on the timing of checkpoints, when they start, end etc (without asking the AGS members here to give away any sensitive information obviously).
As far as I know, it's down to every precinct and I doubt they tell you, for how long they'll do'em
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I applaud the idea of covering all exit roads with checkpoints but may I ask what time these checkpoints closed at?
As has already been said on the thread, most of these weekend drink-driving deaths in the countryside are usually between 2am and 5 am. There's no point is closing the checkpoints at midnight when the majority of people are still in the pubs or in nightclubs.
I'll use Clonmel as an example as it was mentioned in the OP.
On a Saturday night if some lads from Cahir are boozing in Clonmel and then going clubbing, then the earliest they will be getting into a car to drive home is 3am, maybe later if they arse about, queueing for chips This is when the drunk driver will make his way back to Cahir along the Clonmel-Cahir road. There's some nice straights on that road that encourage a heavy right-foot but there's also some not-so-nice bends in the road too.
Will the checkpoint still be open between 3-5am? If not, why not?
Ive never come across a check point at 3am,4am,5am or even 6am.
There has been quite a few accidents on the Clonmel Cahir road before and after the apple farm. Think there is a new lower speed limit in force just after the apple farm.0 -
Cheers NGAnice guy always wrote: »The idea of operation surround is to surround a town and cover the exits. The checkpoints are a certain length. Lets say an hour. Then units are free to patrol until another time where they swap locations and do another set length of time. The checkpoints happen from 10pm to 6am.
The length of time at that C/P is decided by the member in charge. It differs for every division and every C/P. one could be an hour and the next a half hour etc. It's just frustrating to be stopped at a checkpoint at 10PM when you know that the largest amount of drink driving is going to happen between midnight and 4 AM when the pubs, and later, the clubs, close.
Indeed, that's why I was wondering about the timing of these checkpoints. If operation surround was in progress in Clonmel over the weekend, I'd like to know what time it started and what time it ended. To my mind while it's always useful to have checkpoints, if the timing is off then it's little more than an exercise in visibility and visibility while useful is only a deterrent to some. The determined drink driver will still be on the road at 3am when the nightclub has closed and that's when the checkpoints should be most visible.Ive never come across a check point at 3am,4am,5am or even 6am.
There has been quite a few accidents on the Clonmel Cahir road before and after the apple farm. Think there is a new lower speed limit in force just after the apple farm.0 -
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