Gardai blocked Bandon/Macroom road

Graces7

Anyone know why?

This was yesterday, around 11.30 am. Had to make a detour

dahamsta

Likely a crash, they seem to be closing roads completely now by default, I'd guess in some sort of blue-flu-like protest about resources. They had the N25 closed for hours last month, causing real "chaos on our roads", despite the fact that the crash happened very, very early in the morning and the debris could have been removed hours before rush hour.

Graces7

Ah well.. I found myself on the detour in a village I did not know and where there were no signposts... All learning I suppose; thanks

TimMac

That has to be the most ridiculous post i have ever read on boards, do you honestly believe a guard would close a road just because they felt like it?
maybe there was someone killed in that accident or seriously injured & they were waiting for their collision investigators. how would you feel if you or your loved one were killed or seriously injured,would you rather they left people drive through & destroyed potential evidence or the inconvenience of having a road closed?

dahamsta wrote: »

Likely a crash, they seem to be closing roads completely now by default, I'd guess in some sort of blue-flu-like protest about resources. They had the N25 closed for hours last month, causing real "chaos on our roads", despite the fact that the crash happened very, very early in the morning and the debris could have been removed hours before rush hour.

dahamsta

Do you want a hand down off that horse? I was talking about crash scenes in general because that seems to be the default these days instead of the previous default action of clearing the roads as soon as possible. Hence "they seem to be closing roads completely now by default".

In the case of the N25 crash in particular, the investigators has just finished investigating a scene in Fermoy, so they were on-scene almost immediately. This was all documented in news articles the next day, complete with overhead photos of the scene at first light.

Try facts or even intelligent supposition the next time you post, instead of billious, uninformed rhetoric. Next we'll be getting the standard idiocy of "CARNAGE ON OUR ROADS", despite Ireland's excellent track record on road safety. Just because it says it in the Star doesn't make it true you know.

TimMac

You said this in your original post did you not?

"I'd guess in some sort of blue-flu-like protest about resources. They had the N25 closed for hours last month, causing real "chaos on our roads"

You are insinuating that Gardai had this road closed in protest about resources, what a ridiculous statement to make when has that ever happened. do you honestly believe that some Garda made a decision to personally close that road just because they were annoyed about something.

You make reference to the N25 being closed by Gardai causing "real chaos on our roads", yet another ludicrous statement. Did the Gardai cause that accident, I think not? The so called "chaos on our roads" you refer to is caused by joe public who is late for work etc. getting into his car and racing out the road to work & crashing into someone or something, causing serious injury or death to themselves or others. THIS IS NOT CAUSED BY GARDAI.

In your second post you seem to be trying to back pedal and change the context of your first post from giving out about gardai closing the N25 because they felt like it & disrupting your travel plans, to referring to Irelands excellent track record on road safety. I find this laughable being honest!

Are you a Garda?What do you know about the workings of the Gardai. do you honestly think those photographs in whatever paper you read were provided by the Gardai? How do you what time the crash happened? did you witness this crash? How do you know how long it takes to investigate a serious collision? This so called "Debris" that you think could have been removed hours before rush hour is vital evidence, that can be used to find out exactly what happened in an accident. for example the speed both vehicles were doing and the point of impact. maybe road users were slightly incovenienced for a while but this a small inconvenience in the greater context of vital evidence being lost by letting cars drive over it or moving it before Gardai had an opportunity to photograph it & measure distances etc. wouldn't you agree?

You made reference to "rush hour" complaining that the Gardai could have had the roads opened long before then, again what facts are you founding this opinion on?



The only idiotic posts on this thread are yours & I cannot wait to read your third!

I am delighted to see that you had to resort to trying to insult me rather than respond to my post by discussing it like a well educated person with manners.
looks like you will have to get out the dictionary again to find some more big bad insulting words to throw at me to make you feel better about yourself!

I just thank god that people like are not in occupations like the Gardai investigating serious accidents where some common sense and factual knowledge is required.

"Try facts or even intelligent supposition the next time you post, instead of billious, uninformed rhetoric. Next we'll be getting the standard idiocy of "CARNAGE ON OUR ROADS", despite Ireland's excellent track record on road safety. Just because it says it in the Star doesn't make it true you know"

maybe you should practice what you preach, instead of slating Gardai for closing road & doing their job.


As for getting down off my horse, I would be glad to as soon as you stop spouting horsesh!t

dahamsta

TimMac wrote: »

The so called "chaos on our roads" you refer to is caused by joe public who is late for work etc. getting into his car and racing out the road to work & crashing into someone or something, causing serious injury or death to themselves or others.

I'll stop there. Go back to your tabloid fella, you'll do yourself an injury trying to read anything more complicated. Pass it on when you're finished, I need something to wipe my arse with.

TimMac

I have never bought or read a tabloid but I will buy two for ya because thats not the only thing that sh1te is coming out of!

dahamsta wrote: »

I'll stop there. Go back to your tabloid fella, you'll do yourself an injury trying to read anything more complicated. Pass it on when you're finished, I need something to wipe my arse with.

numorouno

original poster

i think it might have been shut because of a large load on two artic trucks. i came across two massive cyclinder things on the mallow killarney road near kanturk and there were a few traffic cars escorting them.
id imagine thats what it might have been.............or maybe just to cause chaos

katy67

numorouno wrote: »

original poster

i think it might have been shut because of a large load on two artic trucks. i came across two massive cyclinder things on the mallow killarney road near kanturk and there were a few traffic cars escorting them.
id imagine thats what it might have been.............or maybe just to cause chaos

That happened yesterday! See date of the op question

Paddy De Plasterer

Gardai go overboard about closing roads-they can always cordon off that section of the road in question, and have one traffic lane. Putting vehicles down narrow side roads with no proper management or signposts is a dangerous thing , and sooner or later will end up in tragedy.