Still shaking after what I saw today on the M50

hawkelady

Just thought I'd post what I saw today on the M50 between leopardstown and cherrywood .. I'm still trying to figure it out. An articulated lorry trying to run a Nissan micra off the road ! Twice .. something straight out of a movie only this was happening two cars in front of me. No idea why but it was scary to see. The truck was going 120km too , he seemed fairly close to the micra , then he suddenly went into the fast lane went along side the micra and pushed him/her right into the hard shoulder .. I'm bloody shaking and I kept my distance ... just thought I'd put it out there. I got the trucks reg but not sure wether to get involved or not as the car went off at cherrywood , the truck was following him but at the last minute swerved back onto the motorway .. I kept behind him until I went off at bray. Mental

Grahamer666

Report the bastid.

hamsterboy

hawkelady wrote: »

Just thought I'd post what I saw today on the M50 between leopardstown and cherrywood .. I'm still trying to figure it out. An articulated lorry trying to run a Nissan micra off the road ! Twice .. something straight out of a movie only this was happening two cars in front of me. No idea why but it was scary to see. The truck was going 120km too , he seemed fairly close to the micra , then he suddenly went into the fast lane went along side the micra and pushed him/her right into the hard shoulder .. I'm bloody shaking and I kept my distance ... just thought I'd put it out there. I got the trucks reg but not sure wether to get involved or not as the car went off at cherrywood , the truck was following him but at the last minute swerved back onto the motorway .. I kept behind him until I went off at bray. Mental

REPORT THAT ASAP
Thats insane

HB

givyjoe

hawkelady wrote: »

Just thought I'd post what I saw today on the M50 between leopardstown and cherrywood .. I'm still trying to figure it out. An articulated lorry trying to run a Nissan micra off the road ! Twice .. something straight out of a movie only this was happening two cars in front of me. No idea why but it was scary to see. The truck was going 120km too , he seemed fairly close to the micra , then he suddenly went into the fast lane went along side the micra and pushed him/her right into the hard shoulder .. I'm bloody shaking and I kept my distance ... just thought I'd put it out there. I got the trucks reg but not sure wether to get involved or not as the car went off at cherrywood , the truck was following him but at the last minute swerved back onto the motorway .. I kept behind him until I went off at bray. Mental

Absolutely get involved, meaning, report the incident to the Guards. This could have easily ended in a pile up, death and involving you directly in the accident.

Toyotafanboi

I didn't think trucks could go 120kmh?

Dravokivich

I thought they were restricted to 100 km/h?

colm_mcm

What did the gardai say when you called them?

Stallingrad

Members of the public can report traffic-related incidents using the Traffic Watch lo-call number 1890 205 805.

Call them now.

Pelvis

Was there any branding on the truck? Might be an idea to let the owners know about it too.

BillyBobBS

Trucks are restricted to 90kmph. I call BS

Purple Mountain

Sounds like a Terminator scene...

seamus

There are cameras all along the M50. Don't know if they're recorded, but the sooner you report the incident, the more likely that they can try get some footage of the incident(s).

hawkelady

Blue trailer with DVC (not sure about the c bit) written on the canvass sides in big letters. It's not bs by the way , I looked at my speedometer and I was doing about 115 and I wasn't getting closer to him !
What will/can the guards do at this stage. Will they even entertain it if it's only me that calls them.

foxatron

BillyBobBS wrote:

Trucks are restricted to 90kmph. I call BS

As per what OSI said trucks are supposed to be limited to 90 but a drive down any motor way will show that there's plenty who go faster.

ION08

No doubt the Micra did something incredibly stupid to aggravate the Truck Driver. ... It's a Micra afterall.

givyjoe

ION08 wrote: »

No doubt the Micra did something incredibly stupid to aggravate the Truck Driver. ... It's a Micra afterall.

Yep, and a totally proportionate response from the truck driver?!

endacl

givyjoe wrote: »

Yep, and a totally proportionate response from the truck driver?!

Hulk smash puny Micra!

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

BillyBobBS wrote: »

Trucks are restricted to 90kmph. I call BS

:rolleyes: Because everybody follows the law to the letter, all day every day...

Report it OP, this driving is not on at all. Someday that bully in the truck could kill somebody.

archer22

Everybody that goes on the road now should have a cam...it would make every cnut think twice.

FishOnABike

hawkelady wrote: »

What will/can the guards do at this stage. Will they even entertain it if it's only me that calls them.

They might be able to review traffic camera recordings, identify the truck and micra and other vehicles whose owners could possibly be witnesses and contacted to make a statement.

The incident or part of it may have been captured on camera.

Any idiot who tries to drive someone off the road needs to be taken off the road. A collision at 115 kmh could result in a multi vehicle indident and multiple fatalities. There's no place for this type of behaviour on the roads.

ThisRegard

seamus wrote: »

Don't know if they're recorded, but the sooner you report the incident, the more likely that they can try get some footage of the incident(s).

FishOnABike wrote: »

They might be able to review traffic camera recordings,

A couple of years I witnessed a driver doing a last minute dive from the outside lane to the exit lane for the M7 one evening causing another driver to take evasive action, losing control and crashing. When giving my statement to the gardai they mentioned that there are no automated recordings. Things may have changed since as I think they said they've been asking for it a while.

neilthefunkeone

BillyBobBS wrote: »

Trucks are restricted to 90kmph. I call BS

Could get around the limiter years ago by a bit of electrical trickery.. not sure if its still do able with modern stuff..

But there are definetly trucks around the country doing more than 90 on the roads!

Del2005

givyjoe wrote: »

Yep, and a totally proportionate response from the truck driver?!

And like the thousands of videos posted where someone reacts we never see what the person with the camera did to get the reaction. It must have been something reckless for another driver to react that way never mind a HGV.

givyjoe

Del2005 wrote: »

And like the thousands of videos posted where someone reacts we never see what the person with the camera did to get the reaction. It must have been something reckless for another driver to react that way never mind a HGV.

Sorry, are you kidding? What exactly would the micra need to do to justify being run off the road by a truck?! If you think anything justifies that kind of carry on, I hope I dont encounter you on the roads and 'p!ss you off'.

Boardnashea

Report to Trafficwatch.

ION08

givyjoe wrote: »

Sorry, are you kidding? What exactly would the micra need to do to justify being run off the road by a truck?!

Brake checking

Mervyn Skidmore

Definitely report it. On a related note I advise everyone to watch the movie "Duel", great film.

seamus

Del2005 wrote: »

And like the thousands of videos posted where someone reacts we never see what the person with the camera did to get the reaction. It must have been something reckless for another driver to react that way never mind a HGV.

Unless the guy in the Micra just tried to murder the truck-driver's mother, there is absolutely no justification for attempted murder on his part. That's basically what it is. If his actions had resulted in a crash and a death, he'd be facing a manslaughter charge at a minimum.

givyjoe

ION08 wrote: »

Brake checking

Do you seriously think a micra driver would do that with a truck behind it?! I guess you think that justifies the truck driver then... christ :eek:

ION08

givyjoe wrote: »

Do you seriously think a micra driver would do that with a truck behind it?! I guess you think that justifies the truck driver then... christ :eek:

I never said it justifies the reaction , but yes, to answer your question I do think some drivers are stupid enough to brake check a truck

...especially a Micra drivers, who based one experience, rank amongst some of the most Stupid on the road.

FrancieBrady

Del2005 wrote: »

And like the thousands of videos posted where someone reacts we never see what the person with the camera did to get the reaction. It must have been something reckless for another driver to react that way never mind a HGV.

In that case the truckie should have done what I hope the OP does - report him/her. Taking the law into your own hands at 120km is lethal and criminal. I would take his licence off him and burn it.

DaveyDave

Only report them if you plan on taking the time to make a statement and be warned this can be quite tricky to do due to the shifts the Gardai work. Also keep in mind you'll have to go to the station nearest to where it happened.

Any incident where someone tries to endanger someone purposefully, i.e brake testing, serving etc will likely be brought to court.

Definitely worth reporting given the seriousness of it.

mel123

Stallingrad wrote: »

Members of the public can report traffic-related incidents using the Traffic Watch lo-call number 1890 205 805.

Call them now.

Thanks for that, i never even knew such a thing existed, im going to save it in my phone now.
As a motorway driver every day, the amount of stuff i have seen on the M50 is crazy carry on and only it wasnt safe to do so (rummaging through the handbag at 100kmh and trying to dial the guards), there is many i would have rang about.

OldMrBrennan83

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BorneTobyWilde

The D.V.C stands for Driving Very Carefully .

tedpan

This is why everyone needs to invest in a dashcam.

Did you get either license plate or any company reference on the truck? If not, nothing will be done.

BillyBobBS

Patww79 wrote: »

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Fix it all you want. I drive everyday up and down the M50 and I haven't seen a truck do over 90 in years. There was a bus company that I won't name that did fiddle the sensors on the gears a few years back but they got caught by the RSA who believe it or not run Ford focuses up and down the M50 on a regular basis analysing buses and trucks speeds.

hawkelady

I did get the reg of the lorry but as another poster has said it might require me to attend court / meet with guards at a time they say so ! It was that bad though I might do it although life goes on ....

the_pen_turner

I see trucks most days doing over 90kph

Toots

hawkelady wrote: »

Blue trailer with DVC (not sure about the c bit) written on the canvass sides in big letters. It's not bs by the way , I looked at my speedometer and I was doing about 115 and I wasn't getting closer to him !
What will/can the guards do at this stage. Will they even entertain it if it's only me that calls them.

If you ring Traffic Watch they'll follow up. I reported someone for going through a red light when there were pedestrians crossing the road, got a call back a few days later from the gardai and had to go down to give a statement. They were charged with dangerous driving and were in court a few months later. I had to attend as a witness.

hawkelady

BillyBobBS wrote: »

Patww79 wrote: »

Fixed.

Fix it all you want. I drive everyday up and down the M50 and I haven't seen a truck do over 90 in years. There was a bus company that I won't name that did fiddle the sensors on the gears a few years back but they got caught by the RSA who believe it or not run Ford focuses up and down the M50 on a regular basis analysing buses and trucks speeds.

Hey billy .. the only bs is in your username !
I'm telling it as I saw it and I was doing approx 115 km/hr and I wasn't catching the truck , maybe keeping same pace with him but not catching him. Now I'm no maths genius but your knowledge of what speed every single truck does on our roads tends to lead me to believe you put some thought into your username

BillyBobBS

hawkelady wrote: »

Hey billy .. the only bs is in your username !
I'm telling it as I saw it and I was doing approx 115 km/hr and I wasn't catching the truck , maybe keeping same pace with him but not catching him. Now I'm no maths genius but your knowledge of what speed every single truck does on our roads tends to lead me to believe you put some thought into your username

You are making it up. I work on the industry and yes years ago some companies pushed the boundaries regarding speed limiters to 100-105 klms max. It doesn't happen anymore as the penalties are harsh and enforcement is widespread.

The fact you are making it up leads me to believe your whole story is Walter Mitty material.

hawkelady

If I was making it up I'd come up with a better story , and not one that actually frightened me. So if you have nothing to add , move on..

BillyBobBS

the_pen_turner wrote: »

I see trucks most days doing over 90kph

Because your dash says 95klms an hour it doesn't mean you are doing that speed.

biko

This is getting messy with accusations flying around and a lot of guessing.

OP, do approach the Gardai with the reg and give a statement in case the Micra have filed a report.

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