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Garda Traffic on Twitter 2

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    #212
    K.Flyer
    Registered Users Posts: 8,565 ✭✭✭K.Flyer


    There would be a huge deterrent if the car was taken from uninsured drivers and crushed.


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    #213
    punisher5112
    Registered Users Posts: 24,647 ✭✭✭✭punisher5112


    K.Flyer wrote: »
    There would be a huge deterrent if the car was taken from uninsured drivers and crushed.

    How they buy a sh1tbox or find one drive then taken then Ger another.


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    #214
    K.Flyer
    Registered Users Posts: 8,565 ✭✭✭K.Flyer


    punisher5112 wrote: »
    How they buy a sh1tbox or find one drive then taken then Ger another.

    And when they are caught again, crush that one as well.


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    #215
    Trigger
    Registered Users Posts: 17,538 ✭✭✭✭Trigger


    Mr Snow wrote: »
    https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/882983669845065729

    Im sure i saw one like this posted before in the old thread, must have been caught again.


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    #216
    Fred Swanson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21,730 ✭✭✭✭Fred Swanson


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    #217
    [Deleted User]
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    My 19 year old son was pulled over for driving "too slow" in Naas tonight. He was doing under 50 in a 50 zone. He had 4 mates in the car with him. They don't post that on twitter.


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    #218
    tossy
    Registered Users Posts: 9,590 ✭✭✭tossy


    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    My 19 year old son was pulled over for driving "too slow" in Naas tonight. He was doing under 50 in a 50 zone. He had 4 mates in the car with him. They don't post that on twitter.

    They don't do it enough. Loads of areas in Europe with minimum speed limits.


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    #219
    Danbo!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,942 ✭✭✭Danbo!


    Deleted User wrote: »
    He had 4 mates in the car with him.

    Your son or the Garda?


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    #220
    [Deleted User]
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    Danbo! wrote: »
    Your son or the Garda?

    Haha, my son. He was doing over 40kph at the time. It was just an excuse to pull over 5 young lads in a car.


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    #221
    ironclaw
    Registered Users Posts: 8,004 ✭✭✭ironclaw


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Haha, my son. He was doing over 40kph at the time. It was just an excuse to pull over 5 young lads in a car.

    This happened me many moons ago in town after a night out. 5 of us in the car, I was driving but don't drink. It was just an excuse to have a chat and see what we were at, under the guise of 'You broke a red light' even though the DVR was clear as day I hadn't.


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    #222
    tossy
    Registered Users Posts: 9,590 ✭✭✭tossy


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Haha, my son. He was doing over 40kph at the time. It was just an excuse to pull over 5 young lads in a car.

    It probably was in fairness i just wish they would pull the occasional old dear over driving down the main street of a large town at 20kph at peak times.


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    #223
    fancy pigeon
    Registered Users Posts: 4,861 ✭✭✭fancy pigeon


    Deleted User wrote: »
    My 19 year old son was pulled over for driving "too slow" in Naas tonight. He was doing under 50 in a 50 zone. He had 4 mates in the car with him. They don't post that on twitter.

    That happened to me many moons ago in a very standard E39. Was on the Tallaght bypass with 2 passengers going between 60 and 80kmh, pulled over for going to slow, asked who we were. Got some shock when they realized we were all students with degrees and not yobs out on a joyride :P

    Told them I was saving petrol, which I was, which got quite a laugh from all of us involved! Gardai drove off laughing, can't blame them :D

    Good thing the brakes didn't fail again when they pulled me up first though... Think I had got all the water out of the servo at the side of the road the first time it happened in the mountains though ;)


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    #224
    Mr Snow
    Registered Users Posts: 1,660 ✭✭✭Mr Snow


    https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/883013636901539843


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    #225
    frozenfrozen
    Registered Users Posts: 7,882 ✭✭✭frozenfrozen


    ah the N18, where else in the country can you travel for 15 minutes and come across as many possible locations for speed checks?

    3+ locations around the tunnel, either side of the road just before the flyover to cratloe, just after the cratloe flyover, at the slipway from the underpass on both sides, the last turn off before bunratty, on the bunratty flyover, just after the flyover and on both sides, then further up the road about 2 more spots before you reach the turns for shannon

    No axe to grind at all, I've never been caught speeding but its just an observation that they have a real gra for checking speed along here.


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    #226
    Mr Snow
    Registered Users Posts: 1,660 ✭✭✭Mr Snow


    astradave wrote: »
    Im sure i saw one like this posted before in the old thread, must have been caught again.

    dont know to be honest


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    #227
    boardsuser1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,196 ✭✭✭boardsuser1


    astradave wrote: »
    Im sure i saw one like this posted before in the old thread, must have been caught again.

    I'm not the only one getting that feeling of DeJa Vu so :o


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    #228
    Atlantic Dawn
    Registered Users Posts: 81,382 ✭✭✭✭Atlantic Dawn
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    Tax only out nearly 3 years...
    https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/883382239798726658


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    #229
    Mr Snow
    Registered Users Posts: 1,660 ✭✭✭Mr Snow


    https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/883610310027956224


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    #230
    [Deleted User]
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    Is it just stupidity or what?

    https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/883732052943745028


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    #231
    blackwhite
    Registered Users Posts: 8,532 ✭✭✭blackwhite


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Is it just stupidity or what?

    https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/883732052943745028

    I'm sure there'll be the usual defenders - "tax is too expensive...... sure he probably couldn't afford it...."


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    #232
    ongarite
    Registered Users Posts: 8,209 ✭✭✭ongarite


    blackwhite wrote: »
    I'm sure there'll be the usual defenders - "tax is too expensive...... sure he probably couldn't afford it...."

    If you can afford a Bentley Continental GT, paying the annual road tax is small change.


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    #233
    blackwhite
    Registered Users Posts: 8,532 ✭✭✭blackwhite


    ongarite wrote: »
    If you can afford a Bentley Continental GT, paying the annual road tax is small change.

    That's the point


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    #234
    markc1184
    Registered Users Posts: 3,077 ✭✭✭markc1184


    https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/883969786052571136


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    #235
    rabbitinlights
    Registered Users Posts: 4,002 ✭✭✭rabbitinlights


    Saw some madness on Friday evening - Marked car parked on a hard shoulder with speed gun on M6 near Athenry.

    Guard steps out onto motorway to point at a speeder (not me, I'm way back) - speeder slams on brakes, car behind swerves and nearly takes out 2 more cars.

    Don't know how it wasn't a massive crash, even the Guard had his hands on his head.

    Surely it can't be safe for the Guard to be doing that from the hard-shoulder?


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    #236
    neris
    Registered Users Posts: 20,042 ✭✭✭✭neris


    https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/884318762387861504


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    #237
    Riva10
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,280 ✭✭✭Riva10


    rabbitinlights wrote: »
    Saw some madness on Friday evening - Marked car parked on a hard shoulder with speed gun on M6 near Athenry.

    Guard steps out onto motorway to point at a speeder (not me, I'm way back) - speeder slams on brakes, car behind swerves and nearly takes out 2 more cars.

    Don't know how it wasn't a massive crash, even the Guard had his hands on his head.

    Surely it can't be safe for the Guard to be doing that from the hard-shoulder?

    Something similar was happening on the N25 Midleton to Dunkettle Roundabout section some years ago. Gardai on central reservation with speed gun stopping cars on overtaking lane. Thankfully even though there were some very near misses there was never an actual rta. Sense has prevailed over numbers required and the practice has discontinued of late.


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    #238
    RayCun
    Registered Users Posts: 15,704 ✭✭✭✭RayCun


    rabbitinlights wrote: »
    Guard steps out onto motorway to point at a speeder (not me, I'm way back) - speeder slams on brakes, car behind swerves and nearly takes out 2 more cars.

    Hope he was done for dangerous driving


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    #239
    Riva10
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,280 ✭✭✭Riva10


    RayCun wrote: »
    Hope he was done for dangerous driving

    And the Garda for reckless endangerment.


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    #240
    Marcusm
    Registered Users Posts: 10,217 ✭✭✭✭Marcusm


    blackwhite wrote: »
    That's the point

    WE need more suitable penalties; park in a disabled bay = forfeiture of car for 4 weeks plus pay towing and storage fees.


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    #241
    ELM327
    Registered Users Posts: 21,506 ✭✭✭✭ELM327


    Marcusm wrote: »
    WE need more suitable penalties; park in a disabled bay = forfeiture of car for 4 weeks plus pay towing and storage fees.
    Or simply... park in a disabled bay and be made disabled.
    That'd learn 'em :D


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