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Caught running red light

  • 09-10-2013 09:57AM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 48


    What's happening to people running red lights at the moment? 5 cyclists pulled in yesterday at Kenilworth after running the red light, one right behind the other.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,028 ✭✭✭xabi


    Good.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,704 ✭✭✭AstraMonti


    Laker04 wrote: »
    What's happening to people running red lights at the moment? 5 cyclists pulled in yesterday at Kenilworth after running the red light, one right behind the other.

    I 've heard they 're thrown into a crocodile pit. That'll teach them :pac:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,620 ✭✭✭dobman88


    Laker04 wrote: »
    What's happening to people running red lights at the moment? 5 cyclists pulled in yesterday at Kenilworth after running the red light, one right behind the other.

    About time, some cyclists are worse than taxi's for running reds and pulling out in front of people.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 252 ✭✭the cats pajamas


    they are made eat their helmets and if they weren't wearing any, they are made eat the bicycle.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,479 ✭✭✭rollingscone


    Hopefully they'll crack down on footpath cycling and salmon next.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,636 ✭✭✭the.red.baron


    Hopefully they'll crack down on footpath cycling and salmon next.


    fookin salmin

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  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 11,672 Mod ✭✭✭✭RobFowl


    Hopefully they'll crack down on footpath cycling and salmon next.

    Thats a bit fishy!


    I've got my coat and am walking out the door.........


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,032 ✭✭✭McTigs


    Laker04 wrote: »
    What's happening to people running red lights at the moment? 5 cyclists pulled in yesterday at Kenilworth after running the red light, one right behind the other.
    How stupid was the guy at the back, surely he could could see the others getting caught.

    also, this is good news.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,574 ✭✭✭ZiabR


    Laker04 wrote: »
    What's happening to people running red lights at the moment? 5 cyclists pulled in yesterday at Kenilworth after running the red light, one right behind the other.

    This is good though, its for their own safety.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 12,468 ✭✭✭✭OldNotWIse


    Good. I dont know how many times I've nearly been hit by one of these numpties while crossing with the green man, and my little dog too :eek:

    Next stop, footpath cycling - maddening.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,509 ✭✭✭irlirishkev


    Laker04 wrote: »
    What's happening to people running red lights at the moment? 5 cyclists pulled in yesterday at Kenilworth after running the red light, one right behind the other.

    Warnings and/or fines I would imagine.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 811 ✭✭✭EB_2013


    Any idea how much the fines are that they are dishing out? I spotted a couple of cyclists pulled over near the Five Lamps in North Strand yesterday evening.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,338 ✭✭✭Deedsie


    Great to hear, any chance Gardaí would come out and police the Merrion Road, Rock Road. Traffic lights might as well not even be there by the behaviour of 90% of cyclists running straight through red lights. Head wrecking.


  • Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 2,162 Mod ✭✭✭✭Oink


    Good. Some twat nearly rammed into me once (in a bad way :-) ) because he didn't expect a fellow cyclist to stop at the red light. Moron.


  • Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,685 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    Merrion Square could benefit from this, it's madness in the morning


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 48 Laker04


    Warnings and/or fines I would imagine.

    But how would they police/enforce this? You're not obliged to carry ID when cycling.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,105 ✭✭✭morana


    EB_2013 wrote: »
    Any idea how much the fines are that they are dishing out? I spotted a couple of cyclists pulled over near the Five Lamps in North Strand yesterday evening.

    think that was an accident


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 168 ✭✭logically


    One assumes this is because it is Road Safety Week. Pity this is not done all year round.

    I'm only recently (last 5 weeks) using a bike to commute in to work. It's a real eye opener for me to see how many break red lights. Coming towards a busy crossroads this morning I slowed down approaching the line of traffic at the red light. Cycle lane is dotted and very narrow, so I always approach with caution.

    The lady on the bike behind me was up on the path at speed to pass me out as I was slowing down, so she could join the shoal in front who were waiting for pedestrian light on the left road to go green so they knew it was "safe" to go through the red light for through traffic.

    Utter madness.


  • Moderators, Regional Midwest Moderators Posts: 11,318 Mod ✭✭✭✭MarkR


    Laker04 wrote: »
    But how would they police/enforce this? You're not obliged to carry ID when cycling.

    If they are issuing a fine, and can't ascertain who you are, don't they bring you down to the station, to "make enquiries"?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,105 ✭✭✭morana


    logically wrote: »
    One assumes this is because it is Road Safety Week. Pity this is not done all year round.

    I'm only recently (last 5 weeks) using a bike to commute in to work. It's a real eye opener for me to see how many break red lights. Coming towards a busy crossroads this morning I slowed down approaching the line of traffic at the red light. Cycle lane is dotted and very narrow, so I always approach with caution.

    The lady on the bike behind me was up on the path at speed to pass me out as I was slowing down, so she could join the shoal in front who were waiting for pedestrian light on the left road to go green so they knew it was "safe" to go through the red light for through traffic.

    Utter madness.


    just wait until the cars and taxi's start messing around with you...you will then know what utter madness is!


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 22,461 ✭✭✭✭beauf


    About 15 xbroke the light on Wexford Street across in front of me yesterday. Like lemmings.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 48 Laker04


    MarkR wrote: »
    If they are issuing a fine, and can't ascertain who you are, don't they bring you down to the station, to "make enquiries"?

    There's two assumptions there I'm trying to get clarification on. Surely there's someone on here who has been caught, anyone willing to own up?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 750 ✭✭✭flatface


    logically wrote: »
    The lady on the bike behind me was up on the path at speed to pass me out as I was slowing down, so she could join the shoal in front who were waiting for pedestrian light on the left road to go green so they knew it was "safe" to go through the red light for through traffic.

    Utter madness.

    I've seen a lot of silly and or dangerous actions from road users over the years but cyclists using a green man to cross a road is hardly "utter madness".
    The police should rightly pull them up and hopefully issue fines, but the rest of us should just get on life and restrain from hysterical reactions and in some cases road rage.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,036 ✭✭✭Surveyor11


    Laker04 wrote: »
    But how would they police/enforce this? You're not obliged to carry ID when cycling.

    Just as easy if they catch you breaking the law as a pedestrian. Giving false information to a Guard is just going to land you in more sh!te.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 12,468 ✭✭✭✭OldNotWIse


    I once saw a cyclist breaking a red light while blowing smoke in a pregnant woman's face, on his way to leave his bike in a disabled spot so he could attend a pro-life march where activists were garnering media attention by machine gunning cats... Oh wait...confuses threads....:pac:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,871 ✭✭✭✭MugMugs


    These people could lose their licence and or have endorsements placed on the same. Even if they don't hold one :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,036 ✭✭✭Surveyor11


    The approach to enforcement seems to be inconsistent - I witnessed a Garda van travelling up the Ballyowen Lane in Lucan Thursday morning last. At each of the junctions (bar none), at least 2 - 3 cars broke the red lights coming onto this road. Some very late. Also cars heading up the bus lane - one guy spotted the garda van, tried to get back onto the road and almost caused an accident in doing so. Saw one cyclists getting pulled for breaking a red on the same stretch a few weeks ago. Have also seen some crazy situations in town under the nose of Garda cars (including the Traffic Crop) which went ignored and unpunished.

    The Guards should sent out a message that all road users breaking the law will be pulled and prosecuted. Sending out a mixed message enhances the casual approach, IMHO.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,969 ✭✭✭hardCopy


    Laker04 wrote: »
    There's two assumptions there I'm trying to get clarification on. Surely there's someone on here who has been caught, anyone willing to own up?

    I know one person who was caught. She was able to prove her ID on the spot, a court summons followed shortly after which meant a day off work to attend as there was no on-the-spot or summary fine option.

    A load of cyclists were all seen at the same time in court and given fines.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 12,468 ✭✭✭✭OldNotWIse


    ToughOne wrote: »
    So fuc


    :)


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,245 ✭✭✭check_six


    The Gardai don't give fines to cyclists (yet!). They have to take their details and give a vague indication as to what may happen next.

    In anywhere between 3 and 9 months time the cyclist may receive a summons to court through their letterbox.

    The cyclist and the Guard have to attend court and the cyclist will get a fine in the region of €200, or more if they do not show up in court.

    The system is weak in that the Guard doesn't know if they are going to get around to summonsing the cyclist, and the cyclist does not know if they are going to receive a summons. Twelve months after the incident the cyclist could consider themselves to be in the clear if they have not heard anything. What happens if the cyclist moves home in that time? The summons would arrive at their old address, they would not show up to court and a fine of €500 to €1000 would be against their name somewhere in 'the system'.

    The proposed new system is an on the spot fine the Guard can give to the transgressor. Far better for all parties as everyone knows where they stand. I think it will be next year before this kicks in.

    Bear in mind there are no new laws being enforced, going through reds, etc. always carried a penalty.


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