At last!!!!

Truckermal

At last the AGS are tackling lane Hoggers. .

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/585089070260445184

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/585088030261776384

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/585089541087825921

At long last and we'll done lads.

Kenny Logins

Some people really, honestly, believe lane choice is simply a matter of personal preference.

Special Circumstances

I'd pay to see video footage of them trying to explain to them what they were doing wrong. Like explaining astrophysics to a donkey.

Owryan

They stopped someone on the m9 just outside Kilkenny for the same thing tonight.

Was driving along in the overtaking lane for bout 10 minutes when the squad car flashed him.

Atlantic Dawn

They should put them on the 6pm news as first story for a week. There should also be a €100k fine for any mention of "the fast lane" in the media or AA Roadwatch, it's a regular occurance.

r3nu4l

Delighted to see this...even if the pictures in the first and third tweet are exactly the same, describing different offences. Car in Pic 1 does not look like an Audi A4 either

Bake 'em away toys!

kerry4sam

Simply Wonderful News!

Just about time too before the season kicks off leading to more people on the roads.

Now, just get the message out there and continue on from this

Well Done,
Keep it Up!

beertons

Praise the Lord.

coylemj

I drove in the M7 a few weeks ago and on the stretch between the Naas north exit and the M50 where there is three lanes, there was a a Garda Traffic Corps car driving merrily along in the middle lane with no traffic inside him i.e. he was hogging the centre lane, just like thousands of other motorists drive on the M50 every day of the week.

Guy:Incognito

A couple of cars on the M50 full time would be self financing.

colm_mcm

A lot of cars would be afraid to pass a squad car, even within the speed limit.

Good to see this being enforced, but like national slow down day - shouldn't they always have done this?

JPF82

The learner driver is getting done for dangerous driving too. They stopped in lane 2 instead of pulling over. Christ almighty!

Daaryl

About time!!

Outkast_IRE

I think the boost in garda numbers over the next few years will see a crackdown on alot of driving offences.

Down my direction in cork city traffic corp are a rare site these days, i remember about 10 years ago they would be plaguing junctions every morning catching people on phones etc.

Have been doing a fair bit of motorway driving recently, the speed limit seems optional to a good 60/70% of the drivers, for the first time in a long time i seen an unmarked BMW Garda car chasing down the worst offenders............ Unfortunatly the garda pulled him into the hard shoulder on the side of the motorway and both of them left the arse of the car hanging out into the driving lane, very dangerous.

road_high

Fantastic news. If this were finally properly enforced and the donkeys that do this everyday were put in their place, we'd have a lot more usable capacity on our roads, especially the N/M7. How many times have we all seen a plonker hog the overtaling lane for miles, with lots of usable km of road blocked off in front of them due to their own incompetence.

JPF82

JPF82 wrote: »

The learner driver is getting done for dangerous driving too. They stopped in lane 2 instead of pulling over. Christ almighty!

I imagine it went something like this

[Note: Bad language]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5dL4DPm-DE

Celly Smunt

cisk wrote: »

I imagine it went something like this

[Note: Bad language]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5dL4DPm-DE

For a moment I actually thought he/she was going to stop dead in the lane!

Damien360

colm_mcm wrote: »

A lot of cars would be afraid to pass a squad car, even within the speed limit.

Good to see this being enforced, but like national slow down day - shouldn't they always have done this?

This does my nut in.

I came upon 30 or so cars in a line on the M8 southbound behind a marked squad car doing 100kmph near Cashel. I cruised by at 120 and with that the whole line decided it was ok to pass the squad car and jumped out. Guards must have been wetting themselves.

Same thing with Garda escorts for money vans on N5 between mullingar and Longford doing 80kmph. Overtook the lot in steps on clear run. I was the only one.

fullstop

Came up behind someone doing just under the speed limit on the N7 inbound last week just after Naas. He passed a few cars, there was a big gap and he still sat in lane 3, eventually passed another car or 2 a minute or so later. At this point there was a big gap in lane 2. After another 30 seconds or so without pulling over, I flashed the lights at him at which point he put on the hazards and floored it the whole way to Green Isle hotel (from 60 to ~80mph), all the time in lane 3. The mentality of these people beggars belief, can't bear to have someone pass them.

Damien360

fullstop wrote: »

Came up behind someone doing just under the speed limit on the N7 inbound last week just after Naas. He passed a few cars, there was a big gap and he still sat in lane 3, eventually passed another car or 2 a minute or so later. At this point there was a big gap in lane 2. After another 30 seconds or so without pulling over, I flashed the lights at him at which point he put on the hazards and floored it the whole way to Green Isle hotel (from 60 to ~80mph), all the time in lane 3. The mentality of these people beggars belief, can't bear to have someone pass them.

That is every single morning but it usually starts at about junction 10.

pablo128

cisk wrote: »

I imagine it went something like this

[Note: Bad language]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5dL4DPm-DE

I nearly wet myself laughing at that. Even the missus had a laugh! That's made my weekend!:D

carzony

In all fairness driving on motorways should be part of a driving exam. I'd rather people learn how to drive on a motorway rather than reversing around corners lol...

Leonard Hofstadter

Fantastic news. I hope they do this all the time from now on, not just the odd day like 'national slow down day' (an oxymoron if ever there was one, since a lot of motorists drive very slowly anyway).

They should have done this throughout the recession, wouldn't have been long putting a few quid into the state's coffers, such is the blatant level of middle and overtaking lane hogging that goes on in this country. The N7, three lane stretches of the South Ring Road in Cork and the M50 are desperate, lane one is like a road all on its own half the time it's so empty while all the idiots hog lanes 2 and 3.

Chris_Heilong

the 2nd car is being done for dangerous driving?:eek:

paulmclaughlin

Good stuff, learner driver's aren't meant to be on the motorway, let alone unaccompanied.

guil

paulmclaughlin wrote: »

Good stuff, learner driver's aren't meant to be on the motorway, let alone unaccompanied.

The N7 isn't a motorway.

paulmclaughlin

guil wrote: »

The N7 isn't a motorway.

My mistake.

BMJD

I think I witnessed AGS attempting to pull over someone doing this on the M50 last night. The middle lane moron came to a stop - in the middle lane. I will post the dashcam footage later on. Most of the other cars around had the usual blue-light-panic-attack too!

yop

Happy days!

Time they tackle the muppets who travel at 50 kmph now on single lane 100kmph roads! Them Yaris drivers!

Foxhole Norman

yop wrote: »

Happy days!

Time they tackle the muppets who travel at 50 kmph now on single lane 100kmph roads! Some Yaris drivers!

Hey! :pac:

obezyana

In all fairness how do ye actually know that the person got pulled over for those offenses? They could of got pulled for anything and the Garda twitter knows a good PR stunt when they see one

Falcon L

yop wrote: »

Happy days!

Time they tackle the muppets who travel at 50 kmph now on single lane 100kmph roads! Them Yaris drivers!

And what would they stop them for? They're not breaking any laws.

BTW I agree that they shouldn't hold up the flow of traffic.

Neamhshuntasach

Improper use of lanes must be one of the biggest offences on Irish roads. The revenue from it would pay for the extra patrolling in no time and bring in a load extra. Drove to Clones the weekend up the M1 and must have been prevented from overtaking about 100 times due to people doing 100 in the overtaking lane matching the speed of the car in front of me.

v240gltse

about bloody time that they started stopping/fining these stupid drivers . One day last week i was traveling up the N7 and just before Rathcoole there were 8 cars in the middle lane and none in lane 1 or 3 . This lane hogging is a regular occurance and hopefully the hoggers will get to hear about it and MOVE OVER !!

Danjamin1

It's a particularly annoying problem on Irish roads, I actually explained the lane dynamic of a three lane motorway to someone a few weeks back and they genuinely didn't know they were supposed to keep to the left lane when driving. This person has been driving roughly 10 years so I was shocked they didn't know this, not only that but they disputed it! I picked up an RSA booklet on motorway driving from a local Garda station to show them & only then was it accepted.

Anyway, it's good to see some enforcement & hopefully there's plenty more if it to come. I'm sick of seeing people hogging the middle lane on the M50 when lane 1 is almost completely empty.

Which lanes are you actually supposed to stay in and which are for overtaking (or whatever they're for)? I'm asking for a friend...

Danjamin1

Deleted User wrote: »

Which lanes are you actually supposed to stay in and which are for overtaking (or whatever their for)? I'm asking for a friend...

http://www.rsa.ie/Documents/Road%20Safety/Leaflets/Leaf_booklets/motorway_driving.pdf

Pages 6 & 7 cover the lanes

Deleted User

Deleted User wrote: »

Which lanes are you actually supposed to stay in and which are for overtaking (or whatever they're for)? I'm asking for a friend...

Very simple, stay left unless overtaking. This applies to almost all road driving.

Chris_Heilong

Deleted User wrote: »

Which lanes are you actually supposed to stay in and which are for overtaking (or whatever they're for)? I'm asking for a friend...

Only the left most, the other lanes are for overtaking only.

ironclaw

Currently in Germany and its frankly the most relaxing thing I've ever done. A motorway cruise is a joy because even north of 200km/h, people move out of your way in time and in a prompt fashion. And with no limit, you can concentrate on actually driving.

Also, I have to say, the 'rescue alley' concept is fantastic and people actually take note of it. Basically, if there is an accident, the emergency services straddle lane 2 and 3, meaning traffic in 3 will move left and traffic in 2 move right. Creates a virtual fourth lane. A concept I can only imagine going to the dogs in Ireland.

On topic however, I regularly see Traffic Corp, marked and unmarked, cruising in lane 2 or 3. So while welcomed, this is an issue that needs more than a few retweets.

markpb

Damien360 wrote: »

Same thing with Garda escorts for money vans on N5 between mullingar and Longford doing 80kmph. Overtook the lot in steps on clear run. I was the only one.

Do you mean you were between the protection and the target from time to time (i.e. between an AGS car and Army truck or between Army truck and cash-in-transit van)? I'd have no problem overtaking a Garda car under normal circumstances but I'm not sure I'd put myself in the middle of an CIT convoy.

H3llR4iser

I don't drive the M7/M8 or M50 very often, but the few times I did there were a few hoggers, but it wasn't too bad - at least compared with the N25 in Cork, where the leftmost lane(s) was apparently paved with landmines. You will regularly meet even tractors (which should really be banned from all dual carriageways) doing 30 km/h in the middle lane.

Jumping from slip roads directly into the rightmost lane without looking is also the norm, as is driving unbelievably slow - when you see lorries having to move to overtake cars, there's something really wrong with the driving standards.

Chris_Heilong

Chris_Heilong wrote: »

Only the left most, the other lanes are for overtaking only.

What's the thought process behind this?

Special Circumstances

Deleted User wrote: »

What's the thought process behind this?

I think the notion of a "thought process" might be beyond anyone who didn't manage to grasp the "stay left" concept.

Stinicker

Now if they'd just pursue the tools who drive around with foglights on all the time they'd have the entire National Debt repaid in a matter of weeks. I wish they'd get over this obsession with speed and pursue motorists for some other bad road manners like these.

punisher5112

markpb wrote: »

Do you mean you were between the protection and the target from time to time (i.e. between an AGS car and Army truck or between Army truck and cash-in-transit van)? I'd have no problem overtaking a Garda car under normal circumstances but I'm not sure I'd put myself in the middle of an CIT convoy.

No worries about this as they no longer escourt money transitions.

Killinator

r3nu4l wrote: »

Delighted to see this...even if the pictures in the first and third tweet are exactly the same, describing different offences. Car in Pic 1 does not look like an Audi A4 either

Bake 'em away toys!

Just to go back on this, it's definitely an Audi A4(B6 body) in both tweet 1 and 3, which are both dealing with the same incident, hence 1/2 and 2/2.
The tweets just aren't in proper order.

Special Circumstances

Special Circumstances wrote: »

I think the notion of a "thought process" might be beyond anyone who didn't manage to grasp the "stay left" concept.

I find things easier to understand and remember if there are good reasons behind them. Surely there's a better reason than "that's the way it is". What's the point in putting all the traffic into one lane? I'm genuinely curious as a new driver.

Zascar

Now if only we could get these:

lertsnim

Deleted User wrote: »

I find things easier to understand and remember if there are good reasons behind them. Surely there's a better reason than "that's the way it is". What's the point in putting all the traffic into one lane? I'm genuinely curious as a new driver.

It keeps the overtaking lanes clear for you know, overtaking.

lertsnim

lertsnim wrote: »

It keeps the overtaking lanes clear for you know, overtaking.

Fair enough. I was picturing a scenario where the left lane is almost full and going slowly with everyone staying there obeying the rules. Surely in any sort of traffic it becomes a free-for-all?