Car blocking the Luas and giving the owner time to move it!

Del2005

So the Red line was suspended because some moron decided to park on the footpath and track at Jervis. The Gardai were called and decided to give the driver time to move it! The car should be dragged from the area, can't lift due to the wires, and then lifted and any damage done tough and a huge fine.

Thousands of people impacted because this country is too soft on this stuff.


http://www.thejournal.ie/luas-suspended-jervis-4040904-May2018/

ShadyAcres

What kind of idiot parks their car on the Luas line? The mind boggles.

Wheety

Who said he/she was getting away with it? They were hoping the driver would return as that's the quickest and easiest way of moving the car.

Having said that, if I was the Guard, I would have asked some of the shops if they had a forklift capable of moving it.

TheQuietFella

She was apparently shopping in M&S!
Where else was she to leave it? She was only going to be a few hours!
But they couldn't have asked her to move it then, could they?
The cheek of 'em!

brianomc

I would hope that the time they were giving the driver to move it was only the length of time it took the tow-truck to arrive. Feckin eejit

bk

There should be one of these kept permanently in the city center:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOVn_-9-3u4

flazio

bk wrote: »

There should be one of these kept permanently in the city center:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOVn_-9-3u4

Too high for the Luas line unfortunately.

Yourmama

Wheety wrote:

Having said that, if I was the Guard, I would have asked some of the shops if they had a forklift capable of moving it.

And get yourself in trouble over compo payout for car damage.

lisasimpson

There should be a special hefty fine for gob****es who park on the luas line

bk

flazio wrote: »

Too high for the Luas line unfortunately.

Is it? Doesn't look that high to me, remember our Luas lines are high enough for a double decker bus to pass under.

Yourmama wrote: »

And get yourself in trouble over compo payout for car damage.

No different then any other tow truck. In fact from what I've read about these beasts, they actually cause less damage then the traditional kind, it is one of their selling points.

cruizer101

In instances like this car should be towed and if owner can't prove it was an emergency let it be auctioned off along with other cars which are seized by CAB.

bk

bk wrote: »

There should be one of these kept permanently in the city center:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOVn_-9-3u4

Or one of these:


http://www.mwctoys.com/images2/review_hted209_1.jpg

OldMrBrennan83

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TallGlass

DCC have a 4x4 truck that could have removed it, looks like this...



Where we DCC council?

Any car like that should be moved right away and impounded down the back arse of Donegal to make sure they never do it again.

Markcheese

Yourmama wrote: »

And get yourself in trouble over compo payout for car damage.

Only if the legislation allows it, if the legislation to allow removal of badly parked vehicles says its at owners risk then tough..., a winch and a side lift would remove most things...

vg88

When I lived in prague this was great to see, no clamps just towed straight away to the police cark park with a hefty fine.

Del2005

Wheety wrote: »

Who said he/she was getting away with it? They were hoping the driver would return as that's the quickest and easiest way of moving the car.

Having said that, if I was the Guard, I would have asked some of the shops if they had a forklift capable of moving it.

Getting away with blocking public transport and the fine will be negligible compared to disruption caused.

The quickest and easiest way to have moved it was a rope through the towing eye and drag the fecking thing out of the way, any claim for damage should be laughed at. Even a group of people could have moved it clear of the tracks with zero damage.

SPDUB

Just a thought .

Could the Luas sue the driver for disruption to their business .

I presume such disruption could easily be in 4 figures

CrankyHaus

Del2005 wrote: »

The quickest and easiest way to have moved it was a rope through the towing eye and drag the fecking thing out of the way, any claim for damage should be laughed at. Even a group of people could have moved it clear of the tracks with zero damage.

Yeah the car could be moved in seconds with relative ease. If you need manpower you have a Luas load ready to go. It really annoys me that we have a culture in this country of prioritising the interests of the person causing the disruption over the many being delayed.

Atlantic Dawn

SPDUB wrote: »

Just a thought .

Could the Luas sue the driver for disruption to their business .

I presume such disruption could easily be in 4 figures

They should be able to sue for loss of earnings and delays, €50k an hour or part thereof should be minimum for such an episode.

punisher5112

TallGlass wrote: »

DCC have a 4x4 truck that could have removed it, looks like this...



Where we DCC council?

Any car like that should be moved right away and impounded down the back arse of Donegal to make sure they never do it again.

This is widely used in the USA and very easy to use.

markpb

You're all looking for solutions that are very complicated. California Highway Patrol have long mastered the art of clearing disabled vehicles from roads. All of their patrol vehicles are fitted with bull bars so they just shove offending vehicles clear of the road. No ropes, no picking up, no towing, no elegance, just brute force.

Youtube

yabadabado

Car should be towed asap, no way should the cops decide to give the driver some time to come back.
The second it's reported a tow truck shoukd be sent.

Anyone who does that deserves a massive fine .

Chris_5339762

Somewhat surprised it wasn't clamped.

RobbingBandit

SPDUB wrote: »

Just a thought .

Could the Luas sue the driver for disruption to their business .

I presume such disruption could easily be in 4 figures

Thereby creating a new legal phenomenon The Luas Chaser, barristers will hence forth rush from the four courts after every LUAS hoping a stupid motorist is blocking access.

Stephen15

moloner4 wrote: »

When I lived in prague this was great to see, no clamps just towed straight away to the police cark park with a hefty fine.

Yes we need these in Dublin. Saw one in Italy where the car was blocking a bus from getting through on a narrow. Truck with hiab showed up quickly and had the car gone in under 90 seconds. Alternatively a few people could have bounced the car onto the pavement.

HeidiHeidi

moloner4 wrote: »

When I lived in prague this was great to see, no clamps just towed straight away to the police cark park with a hefty fine.

We used to have those in Dublin in the 90's!

_Puma_

Take a look at Galway city councils treatment of public transport this weekend.

https://www.reddit.com/r/bicycling/comments/8mjgtt/galway_city_council_blocked_a_cycle_lane_with_a/?utm_source=reddit-android

Spanish Eyes

Must have been an off duty cop's car :P

Zebra3

Del2005 wrote: »

So the Red line was suspended because some moron decided to park on the footpath and track at Jervis. The Gardai were called and decided to give the driver time to move it! The car should be dragged from the area, can't lift due to the wires, and then lifted and any damage done tough and a huge fine.

Thousands of people impacted because this country is too soft on this stuff.


http://www.thejournal.ie/luas-suspended-jervis-4040904-May2018/

Hundred of millions of euro in taxpayers’ hard earned money poured into PT and brought to a halt over one selfish idiot and nobody in authority seemingly having any knowledge or right to fix the issue.

Absolute shambles.

Teyla Emmagan

That's just hard to believe.

What sort of selfish thick are you!?!