Frenchpark - Surface Water

shoes34

I am heading to Dublin tomorrow travelling throught Frenchpark, its probably a bit early to ask but with all the rain we are expected to get over the next few hours will there be a flood in Frenchpark again. Drove throught it in October and was lucky not to get stuck in same.

Thanks.

PogMoThoin

Should be fine. Peter has a good pint in the Chariot if you get stuck

flutegirl

PogMoThoin wrote: »

Should be fine. Peter has a good pint in the Chariot if you get stuck

Was grand this evening, up and down every day and even with the flooding it's usually passable so wouldn't worry.

JupiterKid

The sooner that atrocious N5 road - something that would be an embarrassment to a Third World country - is brought up to a proper standard that befits a developed country, there willl continue to be floods on that squalid little goat track.:mad:

I see yesterday a car passenger was killed on the N5 road in the Frenchpark area.:(

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2011/1125/breaking58.html

PogMoThoin

JupiterKid wrote: »

The sooner that atrocious N5 road - something that would be an embarrassment to a Third World country - is brought up to a proper standard that befits a developed country, there willl continue to be floods on that squalid little goat track.:mad:

I see yesterday a car passenger was killed on the N5 road in the Frenchpark area.:(

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2011/1125/breaking58.html

Sorry, but that happened in the town on a brand new perfect asphalt road surface only done since Christmas, nothing at all to do with the quality of the N5. Speed and driver error are more likely the cause here.

In my opinion

PogMoThoin wrote: »

Sorry, but that happened in the town on a brand new perfect asphalt road surface only done since Christmas, nothing at all to do with the quality of the N5. Speed and driver error are more likely the cause here.

Do not rule out surface water.

PogMoThoin

In my opinion wrote: »

Do not rule out surface water.

I'm not, it's just the quality of the N5 isn't to blame for this one. There's no flood there, the road surface is perfect, just wet.

JupiterKid

Well, the exact circumstances of this unfortunate accident aside - I think we can all agree that the N5 through Roscommon is a total disgrace.

flutegirl

PogMoThoin wrote: »

Sorry, but that happened in the town on a brand new perfect asphalt road surface only done since Christmas, nothing at all to do with the quality of the N5. Speed and driver error are more likely the cause here.

JupiterKid wrote: »

Well, the exact circumstances of this unfortunate accident aside - I think we can all agree that the N5 through Roscommon is a total disgrace.

I drive this stretch of road every day for work, and then again sometimes in the evening. The road itself is fine if you drive to the condition of the road, but the amount of people I see overtaking and generally bombing it along, particulalrly at that stretch just past Devines pub where it dips, when it's not safe to do so is scary.

In my opinion

flutegirl wrote: »

I drive this stretch of road every day for work, and then again sometimes in the evening. The road itself is fine if you drive to the condition of the road, but the amount of people I see overtaking and generally bombing it along, particulalrly at that stretch just past Devines pub where it dips, when it's not safe to do so is scary.

Devines is in Clash on the N61

flutegirl

In my opinion wrote: »

Devines is in Clash on the N61

Yep, so it is, but so used to driving it think of it as the one road, very similar to the n5.