Garda Traffic on Twitter

jimmycrackcorm

D Trent wrote:

Some poor bastards holiday ruined

They shouldn't have booked him. Let him get on the ferry and rang up the Gendarmarie to say we're sending you an early Xmas present.

Fred Swanson

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Atlantic Dawn

Wonder did he have the light deflectors fitted and the hiviz vest aboard? The headlights look nice and shiney.

frillyleaf

ofcork wrote: »

Saw a one today in cork drive into a yellow box blocking the junction because she didn't notice traffic had stopped as she was on the phone!

Yep, its the complete lack of awareness due to being on the phone. In my opinion its even MORE dangerous than drink driving and I am baffled as to why there are not the same measures to stop and detect it.

AndrewJRenko

frillyleaf wrote: »

Out of curiosity I've been looking at the garda twitter thread. Why isn't there many people being caught for using their phones? This is a much bigger problem than drink driving IMO....

Every morning I am at the bus stop or walking anywhere I see a shocking amount of people texting and driving - when they are in rush hour traffic, approaching pedestrian crossings and in a village with hundreds of kids going to school. I see them on M50, dual carriageways and one passed me on a corner on a back road and didn't even see me because his head was down!!

Here's a suggestion - every time you see this when you're out and about, get the driver's attention by waving or whatever, and make the 'hang up the phone' hand signal. Make it socially unacceptable to be on the phone while driving.

neonsofa

AndrewJRenko wrote: »

Here's a suggestion - every time you see this when you're out and about, get the driver's attention by waving or whatever, and make the 'hang up the phone' hand signal. Make it socially unacceptable to be on the phone while driving.

That doesn't make it socially unacceptable, they probably just think you're one weirdo busy body who is distracting them just as much as the phone would be. I've pointed to people's phones before in a similar way, especially if they almost hit my car because they're not focusing on driving, and they don't give a ****.

AndrewJRenko

neonsofa wrote: »

That doesn't make it socially unacceptable, they probably just think you're one weirdo busy body who is distracting them just as much as the phone would be. I've pointed to people's phones before in a similar way, especially if they almost hit my car because they're not focusing on driving, and they don't give a ****.

You're right, when one person does it, they think you're a wierdo busy body.

When five people do it to them, they start thinking a bit deeper.

When another five people do it the next day, the penny starts to drop. That's what I mean by 'socially unacceptable'.

AndrewJRenko

AndrewJRenko wrote: »

Here's a suggestion - every time you see this when you're out and about, get the driver's attention by waving or whatever, and make the 'hang up the phone' hand signal. Make it socially unacceptable to be on the phone while driving.

Why bother?
They obviously don't give a **** what you or anyone else think.
They can easily give you the finger, most do.
They tend to **** themselves when a Garda pulls them over and they drop the phone and get a fine, points and a bollocking.
That's a deterrent.

AndrewJRenko

Bam Bam Mickey wrote: »

Why bother?
They obviously don't give a **** what you or anyone else think.
They can easily give you the finger, most do.
They tend to **** themselves when a Garda pulls them over and they drop the phone and get a fine, points and a bollocking.
That's a deterrent.

Most people are not sociopaths. Most people DO care what other people think.

They can easily give you the finger, and they may well do. They will also get a clear message that their action is unacceptable to the majority of people. Some of them will change their habit. THat's why you should bother.

K.Flyer

Ha Ha, unashamedly lifted from YLYL.

People holding phones and driving are stupid, just some are more stupid than others...

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neonsofa

AndrewJRenko wrote: »

You're right, when one person does it, they think you're a wierdo busy body.

When five people do it to them, they start thinking a bit deeper.

When another five people do it the next day, the penny starts to drop. That's what I mean by 'socially unacceptable'.

No I know exactly what you mean but for every weirdo who gestures at them, there are five other drivers using the phone. They all cancel each other out. These people don't give a **** tbh, they only care when a member of AGS says something to them.

Atlantic Dawn

AndrewJRenko wrote: »

Here's a suggestion - every time you see this when you're out and about, get the driver's attention by waving or whatever, and make the 'hang up the phone' hand signal. Make it socially unacceptable to be on the phone while driving.

Good idea. I saw an idiot driving an articulated truck with the company owners name all over it in to an industrial estate during the week while talking on the phone in his hand. He was barely able to swing the truck in, just seconds earlier a cyclist had gone up the outside of the line of traffic I was in and I am certain would have been hit by the truck if he had been a few seconds later. Wish I had a dashcam, it would have been going up on Youtube and links posted to the truck owner, the RSA, Gardai etc, I think public shaming and career/business destruction as a result of the publicity are the easiest ways to combat it.

AndrewJRenko

neonsofa wrote: »

No I know exactly what you mean but for every weirdo who gestures at them, there are five other drivers using the phone. They all cancel each other out. These people don't give a **** tbh, they only care when a member of AGS says something to them.

You have to start somewhere. Be the change you want to see in the world.

neonsofa

AndrewJRenko wrote: »

You have to start somewhere. Be the change you want to see in the world.

Well I already said I do it. It doesn't make a difference. The gardai should be doing it.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Good idea. I saw an idiot driving an articulated truck with the company owners name all over it in to an industrial estate during the week while talking on the phone in his hand. He was barely able to swing the truck in, just seconds earlier a cyclist had gone up the outside of the line of traffic I was in and I am certain would have been hit by the truck if he had been a few seconds later. Wish I had a dashcam, it would have been going up on Youtube and links posted to the truck owner, the RSA, Gardai etc, I think public shaming and career/business destruction as a result of the publicity are the easiest ways to combat it.

Did you call the company about it?

boardsuser1

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/858774214043725824

neris

Managed to get myself into one of their tweets today. And no I wasn't the one

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/858767996046770176

pablo128

neris wrote: »

Managed to get myself into one of their tweets today. And no I wasn't the one

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/858767996046770176

Was it just the breathalyser or did they swab you too?

Damien360

neris wrote: »

Managed to get myself into one of their tweets today. And no I wasn't the one

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/858767996046770176

I count 5 cars. Their maths must be getting worse

tossy

Damien360 wrote: »

I count 5 cars. Their maths must be getting worse

Can you imagine a world where they might have stopped 5 at a time ?

neris

pablo128 wrote: »

Was it just the breathalyser or did they swab you too?

Just alcohol I thought they might have done drugs though. Surprised they only did 20 they had it fairly well set up but were taking 5cars in at a time rather then just pulling in random cars

markc1184

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/858774214043725824

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/858945642722361344

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/858980358876000256

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/858986273977114624

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/858987523523186688

Fred Swanson

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b_mac2

Fred Swanson wrote: »

No helmet is a lose your bike offence?

That bike is not road legal for a start i.e no lights or reg plate. The off road tyres I'm not sure about?

Damien360

Fred Swanson wrote: »

No helmet is a lose your bike offence?

It's not like they can issue a FCPN and tell them to drive away. Might save their life at the very least.

neris

104 in a 60 zone. The mind boggles

Fred Swanson

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pablo128

Fred Swanson wrote: »

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If its not road legal with lights and a number plate, it can't be insured or taxed.

Fred Swanson

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pablo128

Fred Swanson wrote: »

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Its pretty obvious.