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Traffic lights at the end of Patrick Street

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  • 24-10-2016 4:09pm
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    Wanderer2010
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    These have been off now for ages, I mean surely by now they could get on top of it and fix it, its a disgrace. I have tried contacting the Council three times this week to get an update and nobody seems to know whats going on. :mad::mad:


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    ei9go
    Registered Users Posts: 1,018 ✭✭✭ei9go


    Dont ever fix them, there is no traffic holdups there now


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    Wanderer2010
    Registered Users Posts: 6,689 ✭✭✭Wanderer2010


    ei9go wrote: »
    Dont ever fix them, there is no traffic holdups there now

    Its not worth it though, too many people dashing over the road, not knowing what the lights system is, then you have lots of near misses with people trying to turn right when traffic is dashing up Patrick Street. A Council worth anything would have fixed this well before now.


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    kayaksurfbum
    Registered Users Posts: 700 ✭✭✭kayaksurfbum


    ei9go wrote: »
    Dont ever fix them, there is no traffic holdups there now

    Exactly.

    Few pedestrian crossing maybe. Its great.


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    JohnC.
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    Saw them putting up a new pole outside Claire's today. Maybe related.


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    Max Powers
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    kayaksurfbum wrote: »
    Exactly.

    Few pedestrian crossing maybe. Its great.

    You mean until someone is killed.


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    kayaksurfbum
    Registered Users Posts: 700 ✭✭✭kayaksurfbum


    Max Powers wrote: »
    You mean until someone is killed.

    Where does personal responsibility end? We cant treat every one like f#%kin morons and coral people.

    Do parents still teach kids the safe cross code?


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    looksee
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    kayaksurfbum wrote: »
    Where does personal responsibility end? We cant treat every one like f#%kin morons and coral people.

    Do parents still teach kids the safe cross code?

    Traffic lights are nothing to do with personal responsibility - except to the extent that you can choose to jay-walk - they are about making life easier for everyone, even if it does slow things down a bit.


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    smaoifs
    Registered Users Posts: 508 ✭✭✭smaoifs


    Totally agree. Everything moved so much smoother without the lights working.
    I had complained to the council about the delay at them the week before they went off. Traffic backed up as far back as High St and only letting 3 cars at a time through. No sensor in place so even in the middle of the night you could spend minutes sitting at a red light.

    ei9go wrote:
    Dont ever fix them, there is no traffic holdups there now


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    Wanderer2010
    Registered Users Posts: 6,689 ✭✭✭Wanderer2010


    But that is encouraging chaos! You may as well say no traffic lights are needed anywhere because people should just use their best decision at the time- crashes would quadruple overnight, there needs to be a system to control flow at such a busy intersection. Even taking cars out of the equation, the amount of times I have seem pedestrians looking confused at that corner whilst cars decide who is going to turn, then they chance crossing and I have seen a good few near misses, Its only a matter of time before someone is hurt.

    It just isn't safe.


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    BBM77
    Registered Users Posts: 1,874 ✭✭✭BBM77


    They are back working now...

    There is a theory in urban planning that there should be much fewer traffic lights. They only cause congestion and do little for safety on many types of junctions. This is one article I found.

    http://www.citylab.com/cityfixer/2015/04/4-reasons-to-remove-traffic-lights-in-the-era-of-peak-driving/390375/


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    er1983
    Registered Users Posts: 287 ✭✭er1983


    Thank god they are back working, was an accident waiting to happen when those lights were not working, that's my route I take to work every week and have seen alot of near misses


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    Max Powers
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    kayaksurfbum wrote: »
    Where does personal responsibility end? We cant treat every one like f#%kin morons and coral people.

    Do parents still teach kids the safe cross code?

    Irish people need to be treated like morons otherwise you will have what I regularly saw at those lights, speeding cars coming from 2 directions and a complete lack of common sense , courtesy and awareness by drivers .kids are still thought the safe cross code but kids are kids, and people are too stupid to think...No lights ahead, maybe i should keep it below 50 and proceed with caution, especially since in city centre.


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