Car uprooted by a bollard in Dublin

gurramok

Bollard rises underneath a car which tried to go down a road reserved for buses and promptly wrecked the front of car. Usually the bollard goes down for a bus and quickly rises once the bus has passed so this driver must have tried to follow the bus.

Security demanded that i delete the photo and followed me threatening to phone the Gardai to seize my phone. I walked on and ignored them. Even one of them followed me to the gate at the exit of the estate threatening this that and the other!

Photo also on http://cheezburger.com/View.aspx?aid=3157363456 , was trying to get it up as a failblog but i think it needs votes, hint :P



Warning signs:

colm_mcm

reminds me of this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X34Pg9kI8lw&feature=PlayList&p=088E0456B54DF4D9&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=32

smash

Sell it to the papers!

fonda

Ha good enough, it's well signposted so they can hardly claim they didnt know!

Berty

Silly boys who failed the Garda entrance exam. :rolleyes:

vibe666

if you look closely at the two front wheels, you can see that they are both pointing inwards. ouch! :eek:

and it's a 09 reg (I've seen the original ) so someone is going to have arather painful call to the insurance company.

not even sure if they'd cover something like that, even if they swore blind they didn't see the signs.

MetzgerMeister

vibe666 wrote: »

not even sure if they'd cover something like that, even if they swore blind they didn't see the signs.

If they did that, would their insurance be void if they were blind???

Jip

Seems to be a common enough occurance in the UK, never seen it happen here, in fact the only place I was aware had those bollards was the bus entrance into Blanchardstown village from the N3 which I don't think is even used anymore.

cantdecide

What a gowl. What did he plan to do once he'd infiltrated the place? Pretend to be a bus on official bsuiness?

colm_mcm

I think there's one on the N7 inbound just after Newlands Cross. never saw it operational though.

Jip

cantdecide wrote: »

What a gowl. What did he plan to do once he'd infiltrated the place? Pretend to be a bus on official bsuiness?

I think it's a woman, you can see her turned talking to the security guard.

cargo

Where is that?

JimmyCrackCorn

Itll buff out.

vibe666

it's a woman driver and it was at the new bus entrance that comes from round where the komplett pickup point is (near dolly heffernans) into the back of ballycoolin business park where xerox, paypal & symantect etc. are.

jhegarty

Don't see any warning about a bollard.

Looks like they left a dangerous hazard in the road to me.

ScouseMouse

Yes, where is that?

Jip

vibe666 wrote: »

it's a woman driver and it was at the new bus entrance that comes from round where the komplett pickup point is (near dolly heffernans) into the back of ballycoolin business park where xerox, paypal & symantect etc. are.

I was thinking it was that corporate park but I haven't been there in a while.

ScouseMouse

A bus driver has just told me its up at Ballycoolin/Damanstown, by IBM.

smash

vibe666 wrote: »

if you look closely at the two front wheels, you can see that they are both pointing inwards. ouch! :eek:

Bent axle!

Mimikyu

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Our man in Havana

colm_mcm wrote: »

I think there's one on the N7 inbound just after Newlands Cross. never saw it operational though.

There sure is. Many people ignore that one.

Our man in Havana

Captain Morgan wrote: »

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They obviously were following a bus and got caught out.

KamiKazi

lol, that's gotta hurt

Neilw

steve06 wrote: »

Bent axle!

More then that I'd say. I'd say the car is a write off, new engine, new subframe, gearbox possibly, propshaft, steering and suspension components plus the bodywork.

ciarsd

Nice drop of oil on the road too..

Run_to_da_hills

Sign States "bus gate enforcement cameras", there is nothing about automated rising bollards. The max fine she would get would be the same as for using a bus lane. I would suggest a good solicitor.

Overature

what an idiot, typical beamer drivers

JHMEG

Those yokes are dangerous and should be banned. A few law suits will make sure they are.

At least barriers that raise and lower are visible.

Mr. Presentable

I wish there were more of them. In some countries a bus lane is stub walled and has these at the ends. Proper order.

smash

Neilw wrote: »

More then that I'd say. I'd say the car is a write off, new engine, new subframe, gearbox possibly, propshaft, steering and suspension components plus the bodywork.

yea for sure!

Riskymove

JHMEG wrote: »

At least barriers that raise and lower are visible.

meh...I've seen impatients drivers get hit by them too....and of course its never their fault