Gatso Van - Limerick Bypass

rgunning · 06-11-2009 9:27am #1

Gatso van on the Limerick bypass this morning, where the Cork road now joins to the Dublin road that will go to the tunnel.

I'm not even sure what the speed limit is here, but I've never seen anyone stick to it.

I wouldn't be comfortable being the cop inside shooting fish in a barrel so close to South Hill. I'm sure some knacker will get caught and there will be a repeat of the Cork incident.

Berty · 06-11-2009 8:02pm

That's pretty unlikely to happen. Now, the Gardai require a safe pass to operate in that area so he shouldn't have been there.

They were probably asleep anyway. I know I would be in a locked van with tinted windows.

johndaman66 · 06-11-2009 8:09pm

I also spotted that Garda van this morning rgunning. As far as I am aware and I am pretty certain that the speed limit is 50 kph where they were. I was doing over 60 kph myself and others were shooting past me going even faster.

Berty · 07-11-2009 12:08pm

I drove past this Gatso again this morning. It is parked behind a LED sign so you don't really see it. It does not have ANY Garda markings on it but you can see the camera and lenses on and behind the glass.

The speed limit on the onramp says 50kph, then the road says 60kph.

The markings force you to head into the overtaking lane to take the Dublin exit. I was in this doing just below 60kph being undertaken by anybody and everybody and a truck was up my hole flashing me.

There are NO roadworks where that section is so the speed limit should be much HIGHER!

However, GTC told me recently that they can set the units to only catch people at a certain speed and above. Possibly they are giving drivers the benefit of the doubt and only doing people above 80kph, which would be my reccomendation as an appropriate speed.