How many operators in each speed van?

brophs

The topic came up and a mate reckons there are two people in each van. I would have thought that would be a waste of money, given that one person can only operate the camera at a time, though I suppose there are possible safety concerns when you consider the van that was set alight in the past, and so on.

Anyone know?

pa990

its an automated process, the operator is the driver and basically switches the camera equip on , inputs location, speed limit etc and then i presume he sits back and reads 50 shades of grey

brophs

Fair enough. So it's just one person. My mate seemed sure there were two people in every van.

langdang

brophs wrote: »

My mate seemed sure there were two people in every van.

Too dangerous - the temptation for a Fr.Ted style riverdance-off would prove too much for even the most diligent.

brophs

langdang wrote: »

Too dangerous - the temptation for a Fr.Ted style riverdance-off would prove too much for even the most diligent.

Very good.

One other question that came up, now that I think of it. Can the GoSafe vans give you penalty points other than for speeding (eg dangerous driving, crossing a white line etc.)?

No, sure speeding the only thing that causes crashes.

dahamsta

^^^ Also cancer, and rickets.

aujopimur

There's 3, driver, camera man and a guy to write down the car regs.

Berty

I noticed that many seem to drive the van with what looks like a snorkle/balaclava jacket wrapped around their face so you cannot see them properly. At least most of the vans in Limerick/Galway do this. Weird, it's like they don't want to be identified when driving the vans.

ootbitb

well known that most of these drivers moonlight as getaway drivers..

foxinsox

There's at least 2 of them in the van.
Eating egg sambos, bag of Tayto and a flask of tea. After lunch they play I spy!

the_syco

Beer Baron wrote: »

Weird, it's like they don't want to be identified when driving the vans.

Weird, it's almost like they don't want the crap beaten out of them when someone automatically gets points for speeding... :pac:

SteelyDanJalapeno

Pretty sure there's at least 4 - 10 in the van at anyone time, you were definitely done op

shawnee

Can they give a ticket for no seat belt (using camera to demostrate) ?

keithclancy

Didn't think it was legal for there to be only one person working, what if the guy had a heart attack or something.

Heroditas

shawnee wrote: »

Can they give a ticket for no seat belt (using camera to demostrate) ?

Oh yes.
They can even tell if you're on a mobile phone as well.

thecomedian

There is just the one in the van, a friend of mine use to do it.
One day he took the camera out of the van while he was packing up, he forgot about it and drove off. He went back to get it and it was gone
He had to go back to his boss and tell him he lost a 3k camera!

Veloce

Heroditas wrote: »

shawnee wrote: »

Can they give a ticket for no seat belt (using camera to demostrate) ?

Oh yes.
They can even tell if you're on a mobile phone as well.

They are absolutely notorious for catching people on mobiles and without seatbelts.

There is a toilet in the van aswell.

Theta

foxinsox wrote: »

There's at least 2 of them in the van.
Eating egg sambos, bag of Tayto and a flask of tea. After lunch they play I spy!

Are you sure? I passed a van twice on the same spot their the other day and it must have been there for 4-5 hours and I couldn't see anyone in the front or any movement in the back.

Its almost like they parked it up and left it there!

haulagebasher

^^^^^^^^^^ Quite possible that is the case. Think about it. What is to stop the guy picking a location, parking there, setting up the camera and then having his missus or a mate who who he knows is passing collect him and off he goes for the day. Then get a lift back at the end of the day and pack it all up. Jesus, if you could get away with that twould be some handy number.

Heroditas

I was told by a friend's uncle's wife's brother in law's second cousin thrice removed that a large portion of the inside of the van is used as a storage facility for drivers' souls.
The latest versions of the cameras are able to capture those as well as pictures of drivers on the phone and not wearing seatbelts.

brophs

You witty bunch of ****ers.

So, in all seriousness, do the gosafe vans penalise for anything other than speeding?

dahamsta

No.

foxinsox

Theta wrote: »

foxinsox wrote: »

There's at least 2 of them in the van.
Eating egg sambos, bag of Tayto and a flask of tea. After lunch they play I spy!

Are you sure? I passed a van twice on the same spot their the other day and it must have been there for 4-5 hours and I couldn't see anyone in the front or any movement in the back.

Its almost like they parked it up and left it there!

No, no at all sure, I made it up about the Tayto, but definitely egg sambos! ;-)

mgbgt1978

keithclancy wrote: »

Didn't think it was legal for there to be only one person working, what if the guy had a heart attack or something.

Surely you are joking.....they are van drivers, not commercial airline pilots.
By this logic every single Courier, Taxi driver, Truck driver, even ordinary car driver should have somebody with them in case they suffer a heart attack while driving (or stopped in a lay-by for a break).

paddydriver

keithclancy wrote: »

Didn't think it was legal for there to be only one person working, what if the guy had a heart attack or something.

Were talking vans on the side of the road... not jumbo jets!




Doh.. note to self, read post above.

paddydriver

cisk wrote: »

No, sure speeding the only thing that causes crashes.

Not the speeding... the coming to a sudden stop is what kills

joe 77

Anyone have any idea how someone would go about applying for a job with go safe ?

dredg

joe 77 wrote: »

Anyone have any idea how someone would go about applying for a job with go safe ?

http://www.irishjobs.ie/Recruiters/GoSafe-5150.aspx
Looks like nothing posted at the moment.

joe 77

dredg wrote: »

http://www.irishjobs.ie/Recruiters/GoSafe-5150.aspx
Looks like nothing posted at the moment.

Thanks for that dredg ,

solas111

It’s all a clever diversion -they are not looking for speeding drivers at all. Phil Hogan is sitting behind the camera taking pictures of people’s houses and where they put their s**t.