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Diesel Spill - who to report to?

  • 12-02-2010 9:32am
    #1
    mayan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 83 ✭✭


    Came off on a patch of diesel this morning (also causing a fellow commuter to crash, if you're reading this, sorry! hope you and your bike are OK between newcastle and clondalkin.
    Seemed to be a pretty big spill cos the road was lethal for a quite a stretch.

    Does anyone know who I need to contact to get something done?
    Council? Gards?
    If there was a car behind us when we came down it could of been a lot worse....


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  • #2
    Jawgap
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,297 ✭✭✭✭Jawgap


    Council and local Guards (not via 999!!:))


  • #3
    macadam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,684 ✭✭✭macadam


    The council should be your first call as they will alert the fire service and the EPA who will alert the Gardai.


  • #4
    mayan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 83 ✭✭mayan


    Yep,
    just phoned clondalkin gards (not 999!) and they said they'd take a look. Hopefully it'll be fixed by the time I ride home.


  • #5
    seamus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    Ugh, similar thing happened to me and another boardsie on custom house quay last year. Horrible, the bloody stuff gets everywhere. Hope you didn't come down too hard.


  • #6
    columbus_66
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 823 ✭✭✭columbus_66


    Mayan, where is that deisel slick as I migh tbe coming back that way this evenin gin the dark? Is it near Pollyhops?


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  • #7
    mayan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 83 ✭✭mayan


    think its aylmer road? runs parallel to the peamount road,
    leaving newcastle, over half a dozen speed humps past the houses, round a 90 right then 90 left and then another 90 right. Road eventually comes out at castlebagot.
    I was behind another guy doing about 30 i think, back wheel suddenly went out and I went down on my right hip and elbow. the "arrrgh" i let out obviously distracted the guy in front and he either braked or something and he went straight down as well.
    We kind of limped to the side and even then the road felt really slick underfoot. IM fine, bikes fine, but new bar tape is trashed :mad:

    Hopefully the gards / council will take a look today, but take care if you are heading back that way.


  • #8
    columbus_66
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 823 ✭✭✭columbus_66


    Thanks Mayan, glad to hear you're ok, it is horrible when that happens. I know that road is usually quiet, who knows where else that diesel will turn up? I'll avoid that area for the moment.


  • #9
    kev23f
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38 ✭kev23f


    i think that area is covered by South Dublin County Council. They have a specific section for the reporting of spillages, but it mirrors what has been said here already: http://roads.southdublin.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=204&Itemid=243

    Or, you could report it at their customer service section, which has a "roads" area, and you can even pinpoint the problem area via their google maps plug in thingy. They have responded fairly promptly to my various grumblings: http://www.sdublincoco.ie/index.aspx?pageid=1279


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