Garda Speed Campaign Warning

annascott

Driving Miss Daisy Day

You have been warned.
Looks like any long journeys will be cancelled for 31st May...:mad:

donvito99

Wut?

Uriel.

Why cancel the long journey?

Just start earlier and stick to the speed limit. You'll be grand

Davidth88

Please don't worry , I know a man who can get those points removed for you .... of course you have to vote a certain way , or be famous , or both.

Nemeses

I wont take my car out on the road on that day as I have no NCT/TAX On the plus side, its nice to see them out in force

kingtut

I usually travel quite a lot on bank holiday weekends and I rarely see guards on the road, in fact when I hear them say "we will be out in force" I translate it as "we won't be on the roads at all".

The Backwards Man

kingtut wrote: »

I usually travel quite a lot on bank holiday weekends and I rarely see guards on the road, in fact when I hear them say "we will be out in force" I translate it as "we won't be on the roads at all".

I drive over 2000 km per week on average and haven't seen a checkpoint in years.

cournioni

kingtut wrote: »

I usually travel quite a lot on bank holiday weekends and I rarely see guards on the road, in fact when I hear them say "we will be out in force" I translate it as "we won't be on the roads at all".

I reckon its code for "Gone to Coppers, will be back on Tuesday, don't do anything bold in the mean time".

SEPT 23 1989

I would prefer them to be doing other things like solving crimes

antodeco

Im going to quote your mans name and number if Im ever pulled over. Tell the Gardai to give him a ring as he's a friend of mine. Im sure it'd work?

humbert

annascott wrote: »

Driving Miss Daisy Day

You have been warned.
Looks like any long journeys will be cancelled for 31st May...:mad:

Just so we're clear, you're saying that if you can't speed you'll cancel your journey?

Shenshen

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

I would prefer them to be doing other things like solving crimes

What, the traffic corps?
That should be interesting.

Wishbone Ash

Uriel. wrote: »

Just start earlier and stick to the speed limit

....or even drive below the limit. It's not a target.

Mr Benevolent

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

....or even drive below the limit. It's not a target.

Drive at 5kph on a motorway and you'll see how wrong you are.

pabloh999

Speed vans parked on the quays, aungier st, all over the city centre enforcing 30kmph speed limit IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT!
Revenue raising effort, nothing more

Shenshen

pabloh999 wrote: »

Speed vans parked on the quays, aungier st, all over the city centre enforcing 30kmph speed limit IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT!
Revenue raising effort, nothing more

You know, it's very, very easy indeed to avoid contributing to that "revenue raising".

Davidth88

Shenshen wrote: »

You know, it's very, very easy indeed to avoid contributing to that "revenue raising".

Yes , be a member of the social elite in this country and get your points quashed for no good reason.

Shenshen

Davidth88 wrote: »

Yes , be a member of the social elite in this country and get your points quashed for no good reason.

Never knew I was elite, I always thought I was just a lowly immigrant.

donvito99

The "I have a car - leave me alone" brigade out in force again I see.

kneemos

annascott wrote: »

Driving Miss Daisy Day

You have been warned.
Looks like any long journeys will be cancelled for 31st May...:mad:

You'll find the same statements being made on bank holidays in the summer and coming up to Christmas,if they have any effect or not or if they're actually out in force who knows.

Meritocracy Wins

If you stay within the speed limit, you won't have an issue. Beggars belief that people have an issue with this simple fact.
It shows respect for other road users.

kingtut

cournioni wrote: »

I reckon its code for "Gone to Coppers, will be back on Tuesday, don't do anything bold in the mean time".

or perhaps "force" is some nightclub known only to the guards :eek:
lucky feckers !

BeardySi

pabloh999 wrote: »

Speed vans parked on the quays, aungier st, all over the city centre enforcing 30kmph speed limit IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT!
Revenue raising effort, nothing more

Ah yes, that time when traffic is light enough for cars to go fast enough to do damage and there's lots of folks stumbling about after leaving pubs.....

how dare they....

LizT

Mr Benevolent wrote: »

Drive at 5kph on a motorway and you'll see how wrong you are.

So driving below the limit = driving at a snail's pace

I heard them talking about this on Crimecall, they're asking people to treat the speed limit as the maximum speed they will do rather than using it as a target and going over it.

Meritocracy Wins

Mr Benevolent wrote: »

Drive at 5kph on a motorway and you'll see how wrong you are.

Seriously, who in their right mind would go on a motorway and drive at 5kph?

Galwayguy35

It would also be a help if they caught the boyracers doing doughnoughts on the roads every weeked.

The roads do be black every monday morning, but I suppose it's easier to sit in the cop car with a speed gun out the window.

flutterflye

I'm not really understanding - They are enforcing the rules of the road for 24 hrs on the 31st of May? What is it they're doing every other day?

Gosub

flutterflye wrote: »

I'm not really understanding - They are enforcing the rules of the road for 24 hrs on the 31st of May? What is it they're doing every other day?

Taking over the world, Pinky.

Temptamperu

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

I would prefer them to be doing other things like solving crimes

They are the police, not matlock :rolleyes:

Karl Stein

( •_•)

"So you don't know how fast you were going? I guess that means..

( •_•)>⌐■-■

I can write anything I want on the ticket...."

(⌐■_■)

Yeeeeeeaaaaaaahhhhh

stevedublin

Cathal Cloch wrote: »

( •_•)

"So you don't know how fast you were going? I guess that means..

( •_•)>⌐■-■

I can write anything I want on the ticket...."

(⌐■_■)

Yeeeeeeaaaaaaahhhhh

The guards would need some sort of proof a car was travelling at the speed alleged on the ticket rather than making something up.
We live in a democracy, where the police force are accountable
....although watching the news recently............

C.K Dexter Haven

Galwayguy35 wrote: »

It would also be a help if they caught the boyracers doing doughnoughts on the roads every weeked.

Mmmmm...Donuts!

kneemos

Galwayguy35 wrote: »

It would also be a help if they caught the boyracers doing doughnoughts on the roads every weeked.

The roads do be black every monday morning, but I suppose it's easier to sit in the cop car with a speed gun out the window.

If they happen upon them I'm sure they would stop them otherwise it's hard to know how they could catch them .

Wibbs

kneemos wrote: »

If they happen upon them I'm sure they would stop them otherwise it's hard to know how they could catch them .

This kinda stuff goes on in well known spots on an ongoing basis. Ditto with joyriding scum and many of these s. They could make a dent in the scums activities. Why dont they? Resources are low and the will among their upper ranks is lacking. Plus if they catch a scumbag the little bastard is usually out after a court appearance, usually after many court appearances. Then again if I refuse to pay my TV licence... I don't blame the Garda on the ground they have a shítty job and the majority are on the ball(though you get some real dense ones, but that's the same in any walk of life), but yea the political will aint there. Much easier to target the normally law abiding Sean Citizen, where results will be seen.

SV

Galwayguy35 wrote: »

It would also be a help if they caught the boyracers doing doughnoughts on the roads every weeked.

The roads do be black every monday morning, but I suppose it's easier to sit in the cop car with a speed gun out the window.

More people die every year from speeding than die from doughnuts being done an a back country road.

keith16

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

I would prefer them to be doing other things like solving crimes

Killing someone because of dangerous driving is a crime.

Prevention is better than cure and all that.

Jimmy Garlic

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

....or even drive below the limit. It's not a target.

If you are on a good N road with a 100kph limit and potter along at 70 ish kph then you are an inconsiderate nuisance. It is as simple as that really.

Karl Stein

stevedublin wrote: »

We live in a democracy, where the police force are accountable

( •_•)

Were not here to practice democracy; we're here to uphold it.

( •_•)>⌐■-■

You should take account of that.

(⌐■_■)

Yeeeeeeaaaaaaahhhhh

Gosub

Jimmy Garlic wrote: »

If you are on a good N road with a 100kph limit and potter along at 70 ish kph then you are an inconsiderate nuisance. It is as simple as that really.

No, it's not.

Normally I'm right up there pushing the limits. GPS speed not speedo readings. But sometimes, when I'm not in a hurry, I might just fancy pottering along at 70 or 80. If I do this I will watch my mirrors and slide into the hard shoulder to let the busy poeple get past. If I can't get out of the way, I'll speed up until I can.

We're all road users with equal rights. Your need for speed all the time doesn't trump my need to just chill out and enjoy my drive. Lack of consideration works both ways.

It amazes me how many people think that everyone must conform to their thinking or they're inconsiderate. What if I wanted to force you to conform to my norms, would you like that? Don't think so.

snickerpuss

The Backwards Man wrote: »

I drive over 2000 km per week on average and haven't seen a checkpoint in years.

I only drive 3,000 miles a year and go through easily one a month. I must be in a checkpoint hotspot.

Skid X

annascott wrote: »

Driving Miss Daisy Day

You have been warned.
Looks like any long journeys will be cancelled for 31st May...:mad:

That is an insult to everyone who has been killed or injured by speeding drivers.

The Backwards Man

The Guards should get a 10,000 watt PA system, and a copy of 'Crash' by The Primitives. Every time a speeder passes by they belt out

na na na na na
slow down you're gonna crash
na na na na na
slow down you're gonna crash
na na na na na
slow down you're gonna crash

That would be cool.:)

The Backwards Man

snickerpuss wrote: »

I only drive 3,000 miles a year and go through easily one a month. I must be in a checkpoint hotspot.

What's a hotspot not?

hatrickpatrick

Everyone here who's saying "just don't speed" is very clearly missing the point which is that vast, vast numbers of Irish motorists would appear to be in general consensus that a lot of speed limits are too low and should be altered. If they weren't unreasonable I doubt you'd see so many people b!tching about them.

fasttalkerchat

Just floor her on the straights and break hard into the corners. Can't get done that way...

humbert

hatrickpatrick wrote: »

Everyone here who's saying "just don't speed" is very clearly missing the point which is that vast, vast numbers of Irish motorists would appear to be in general consensus that a lot of speed limits are too low and should be altered. If they weren't unreasonable I doubt you'd see so many people b!tching about them.

I presume the mail boxes of TDs across the country are overflowing with letters of protest. With an issue like this affecting such a huge segment of the voting populous I'm sure you won't be waiting long to see change.

The Queen of England

I've no problems with people driving too slowly or people driving too quickly. The slow ones, you can overtake, the fast ones can overtake you. Everyone's happy.

What I do do have a problem with however, is the idiots who tailgate the slow cars with absolutely no intention of overtaking them or leaving you enough room for to overtake without taking two or more cars at once.

And the worst thing is that they seem to travel in drones, like idiotic lemmings all stuck behind the slow driver. Those fuckers should be banned from driving for life.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

hatrickpatrick wrote: »

Everyone here who's saying "just don't speed" is very clearly missing the point which is that vast, vast numbers of Irish motorists would appear to be in general consensus that a lot of speed limits are too low and should be altered. If they weren't unreasonable I doubt you'd see so many people b!tching about them.

Vast numbers of irish motorists think they're immune to being in an accident.

What eveidence do you have to say they're unreasonable?

Galwayguy35

SV wrote: »

More people die every year from speeding than die from doughnuts being done an a back country road.

The road I see the marks on isn't a back country road.

kneemos

Galwayguy35 wrote: »

The road I see the marks on isn't a back country road.

You'll see them all over the country mostly at junctions but they're done I'd imagine when no ones around.

Galwayguy35

kneemos wrote: »

You'll see them all over the country mostly at junctions but they're done I'd imagine when no ones around.

Yeah they do it at night when the roads are quiet.