Gardai driving whilst talking on a mobile!

Penfailed

Is this allowed? If not, should it be reported to the Guards...?

Mint Sauce

Getting a feeling of dejavu

Penfailed wrote: »

Is this allowed? If not, should it be reported to the Guards...?

If its in the line of duty, I would assume yes.

Mr.Crinklewood

It is allowed.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Ok then, if a Gaurd is not doing anything while on duty, can he be done for wasting his own time?

Penfailed

irish-stew wrote: »

Getting a feeling of dejavu

Repost? Apologies.

Mr.Crinklewood wrote: »

It is allowed.

Really? Fair enough...

Chris P. Bacon

Gardai are exempt from traffic laws while on duty.

orourkeda

Chris P. Bacon wrote: »

Gardai are exempt from traffic laws while on duty.

So are ambulance drivers, firemen and taxi drivers

Chris P. Bacon

orourkeda wrote: »

So are ambulance drivers, firemen and taxi drivers

Really?,I know taxi drivers are but I didn't know about the ambulance drivers.

W.Shakes-Beer

Chris P. Bacon wrote: »

Really?,I know taxi drivers are but I didn't know about the ambulance drivers.

Don't forget Audi's.

talla10

orourkeda wrote: »

So are ambulance drivers, firemen and taxi drivers

Taxi Drivers arent!!! All citizens are exempt if a) it is more dangerous to pull over or b) they are calling the emergency services but PSV licence holders/Taxi drivers are certainly not exempt for being on phone unless a) or b) applies

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

orourkeda wrote: »

So are ambulance drivers, firemen and taxi drivers

I thought that was just my sister.

Senna

talla10 wrote: »

Taxi Drivers arent!!! All citizens are exempt if a) it is more dangerous to pull over or b) they are calling the emergency services but PSV licence holders/Taxi drivers are certainly not exempt for being on phone unless a) or b) applies

that joke went a bit over your head:D

Chris P. Bacon

talla10 wrote: »

Taxi Drivers arent!!! All citizens are exempt if a) it is more dangerous to pull over or b) they are calling the emergency services but PSV licence holders/Taxi drivers are certainly not exempt for being on phone unless a) or b) applies

Taxi drivers think they are.

Bullseye1

irish-stew wrote: »

Getting a feeling of dejavu



If its in the line of duty, I would assume yes.

LOL it's interesting that it's not dangerous for them but it is for us normal folk. Do they not have car kits?????

talla10

Senna wrote: »

that joke went a bit over your head:D

Yeah sorry long day i'll just grab my coat :pac:

purity

Penfailed wrote: »

Is this allowed? If not, should it be reported to the Guards...?

They're the guards of course they can do whatever they want:) speed use the phone, treat people like crap but hey they're entitled to that they did get 5 Ds in their leaving afterall;)

ballsymchugh

talla10 wrote: »

Taxi Drivers arent!!! All citizens are exempt if a) it is more dangerous to pull over or b) they are calling the emergency services but PSV licence holders/Taxi drivers are certainly not exempt for being on phone unless a) or b) applies

what? taxi drivers are not only exempt from traffic laws, but the general law of the land. didn't you read that in the manual?

talla10

ballsymchugh wrote: »

what? taxi drivers are not only exempt from traffic laws, but the general law of the land. didn't you read that in the manual?

Yeah just a lapse of concentration on my part. Won't happen again sorry all for letting the side down

policarp

They'd be looking for directions to the party...

orourkeda

talla10 wrote: »

Taxi Drivers arent!!! All citizens are exempt if a) it is more dangerous to pull over or b) they are calling the emergency services but PSV licence holders/Taxi drivers are certainly not exempt for being on phone unless a) or b) applies

Sorry I was just being sarcastic

paulgalway

Saw a female gardai on the mobile while going onto a roundabout yesterday. She was driving a large white van and a colleague was in the passenger seat, so call could not have been work related.

On a previous occassion, a patrol car in a traffic que used blue lights and siren to move to top of que and then turned them off as they continued on their way.

Chris P. Bacon

paulgalway wrote: »

Saw a female gardai on the mobile while going onto a roundabout yesterday. She was driving a large white van and a colleague was in the passenger seat, so call could not have been work related.

Are you sure it wasn't a Paddy wagon?

paulgalway

Chris P. Bacon wrote: »

Are you sure it wasn't a Paddy wagon?

It was a paddy wagon... So?

Chris P. Bacon

paulgalway wrote: »

It was a paddy wagon... So?

How do you know the call wasn't work related?,most Guards use there mobiles to talk to each other instead of there radios.

Sierra Oscar

Road Traffic Act 2006

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a member of the Garda Síochána, an ambulance service or a fire brigade of a fire authority (within the meaning of the Fire Services Act 1981 ) who is acting in the course of his or her duties and holding a mobile phone in relation to the performance of his or her duties.

/smugness

:pac:

discus

Chris P. Bacon wrote: »

How do you know the call wasn't work related?,most Guards use there mobiles to talk to each other instead of there radios.

Exactly - a lot of the radios (until this year) were unsecure, so anyone could listen in. Mobile phones are a bit harder for your average voyeur to listen in on.

amoXx

Chris P. Bacon wrote: »

How do you know the call wasn't work related?,most Guards use there mobiles to talk to each other instead of there radios.

I assume they mean that if the colleague was sitting beside them surely it would be safer for the passenger to be taking the call rather then the driver?

cruiser178

orourkeda wrote: »

Sorry I was just being sarcastic

No never,you,orourkeda been sarcastic,id never have thunk it

angeline

Taxi drivers must comply with all road traffic legislation, they are not exempt from any even though they often think they are.

Dave!

Yes the Gardaí are allowed to do things that members of the public aren't allowed to do, like speed and carry a baton. This is quite normal for a police force.

washman3

yes, they are perfectly entitled to use them while driving,in the line of duty. apparently a garda will not cause a crash while driving and using a mobile whereas you or me will. figure that one out.!!!:eek:

paulgalway

This study on the RSA website indicates that using a mobile phone means you are 4 times more likely to have an accident.

It does not state that Gardai have lower probability of an accident.

washman3

correct, propably more likely if anything.!!!

paulgalway

paulgalway wrote: »

This study on the RSA website indicates that using a mobile phone means you are 4 times more likely to have an accident.

It does not state that Gardai have lower probability of an accident.

It just means that when you see one coming at high speed with the blues & twos and the driver has a mobile, you move further out of the way.

Dave!

paulgalway wrote: »

This study on the RSA website indicates that using a mobile phone means you are 4 times more likely to have an accident.

It does not state that Gardai have lower probability of an accident.

Nobody says otherwise, but it's a bit impractical for a Garda to have to pull over to the side of the road every time they have to communicate with a colleague, when they're in pursuit or whatever. Hence it's a risk we have to take unless the powers that be start giving out handsfree sets or something.

policarp

Dave! wrote: »

Nobody says otherwise, but it's a bit impractical for a Garda to have to pull over to the side of the road every time they have to communicate with a colleague, when they're in pursuit or whatever. Hence it's a risk we have to take unless the powers that be start giving out handsfree sets or something.

Like everyone who uses a mobile phone while driving should have hands free sets, or phone off.

MagicSean

purity wrote: »

They're the guards of course they can do whatever they want:) speed use the phone, treat people like crap but hey they're entitled to that they did get 5 Ds in their leaving afterall;)

Bet I did better than you.

biko

Question:

Penfailed wrote: »

Is this allowed? If not, should it be reported to the Guards...?

Answer:

Sierra Oscar wrote: »

Road Traffic Act 2006

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a member of the Garda Síochána, an ambulance service or a fire brigade of a fire authority (within the meaning of the Fire Services Act 1981 ) who is acting in the course of his or her duties and holding a mobile phone in relation to the performance of his or her duties.

Sorted.