Do you flash lights at other drivers to warn them of speed vans?

pgj2015

Do you flash lights at other drivers to warn them of speed vans and Garda checkpoints?

I never do, and I think it is about time people stop this practice, over the past two days I have seen a van pull in and do a u turn because he was flashed by other drivers approaching a gosafe van. god knows why he did that, he could have just robbed a house and thought it was a garda check point up ahead.

yesterday I was travelling at 100 kilometers per hour in a 100 kmph zone, two cars passed me out doing 130-145 kmph, only for other drivers coming the other way to flash them to warn them of a go safe van up ahead. they slowed done to 80kmph and once passed they were gone at speed again.

you don't know who you are flashing, it could be some scumbag who has just robbed a house, someone transporting drugs for sale, someone who has kidnapped a child. some fool who drives way over the speed limit and puts everyones lives in danger.

people aren't stupid, they can see what the speed limits are, if they want to break them then let them and let them be caught and given penalty points or banned from the roads.

yerwanthere123

Sometimes I do, but honestly seeing the appalling and blatantly dangerous behaviour of others on the road at times makes me question if I should.

Horusire

I do but only because they tend to be in purely revenue generating spots. Ie. Where the roads drops from 80 to 50 with no change in road conditions

Been caught myself and wouldn't like it to happen to others.

Can see your point RE: criminals though but in general the vast majority are just people caught out I would presume

Twat-Badger

Yes I do.

I also pull over into the hard shoulder if there's cars behind me to let them pass. I let other cars out of side turns, zip merge, give cyclists as much room as I can and make sure to thank other motorists who extend similar courtesies to me.

It's called courteous driving. Try it some time.

The Backwards Man

Never have, never will.

If you're able to break the law without my help you're well able to face the consequences without it too.

harr

I used to do it for check points ...have stopped now since the regular check point near me stoped a very drunk driver, a driver who had no tax or insurance for nearly 3 years and two lads who had just robbed an 82 year old man.
As mentioned you just don’t know who you are warning..
A gosafe van is only good for one thing and that’s speed won’t catch the lads after robbing a house or a lad locked drunk...you need a physical check point for that..

pleas advice

I flash them even if there isn't any sign of a speed van around

pgj2015

Twat-Badger wrote: »

Yes I do.

I also pull over into the hard shoulder if there's cars behind me to let them pass. I let other cars out of side turns, zip merge, give cyclists as much room as I can and make sure to thank other motorists who extend similar courtesies to me.

It's called courteous driving. Try it some time.

I let other cars out of side turns, zip merge, give cyclists as much room as I can the same as you, I must have missed the bit about warning motorists speeding in the book about driver etiquette. Thanks for the tip though.

yerwanthere123

Twat-Badger wrote: »

Yes I do.

I also pull over into the hard shoulder if there's cars behind me to let them pass. I let other cars out of side turns, zip merge, give cyclists as much room as I can and make sure to thank other motorists who extend similar courtesies to me.

It's called courteous driving. Try it some time.

What's courteous is obeying the speed limits and not putting yourself and other road users in danger.

eviltwin

I do. I'd rather people slowed down rather than have them continue to speed.

The Backwards Man

I hope you guys letting traffic out of side roads only do if for those travelling in the same direction as you when you're already in very slow moving traffic. Beckoning is one of the most dangerously irresponsible things so-called courteous drivers do on the roads.

Graces7

Never see them where i drive. If a car flashes headlights here it is for eg sheep on the road and I always warn other drivers of that too.

PARlance

I'll make a quick judgement call. If someone is driving at a crazy speed then no warning. If I think someone might be in danger of tipping along, a little over the limit, I'll warn. Especially if it's in a sneaky spot.

I can't tell the speed of an oncoming car down to the nearest km or anything. But you can spot the lunatics.

Doctors room ghost

Twat-Badger wrote: »

Yes I do.

I also pull over into the hard shoulder if there's cars behind me to let them pass. I let other cars out of side turns, zip merge, give cyclists as much room as I can and make sure to thank other motorists who extend similar courtesies to me.

It's called courteous driving. Try it some time.

Nice to be courteous but if you’re driving in the hard shoulder to let someone pass and a tractor pulls out of a field and hits you in the hard shoulder you are fukd and Johnny tailgaiter will sail past both of ye like he’s floating on a cloud of air.youre not insured if you smash a car in the hard shoulder.
Let the fukr that’s bet up behind you tailgating learn a bit of manners and either grow some stones and pass you or else back off to a safe distance.pulling in for them gimps only encourages their pr1ckish behavior and endangers yourself and your cars occupants

_Kaiser_

I do for camera vans or speed traps on the motorway (Garda cars camped out on the on-ramp so you don't see them until you're past below), but I wouldn't for checkpoints.

ConnyMcDavid

A go safe van cover's maybe 300 metres or whatever. If you flash that warning covers a greater distance. A greater distance in which cars will slow to legal limit. Which is a good thing as far as I'm concerned.

CruelCoin

Yes.

The vast majority of the time I see these flash-for-cash vans they are in spots where you don't see them until its too late.
That's just revenue generation and not enforcement as advertised.

Ultimate Seduction

I do it for the money racket speed vans but would never flash to warn of a checkpoint

Hitman3000

I always warn people of a speed trap or animals or other hazard on the road. Why because I'm sound like that. Someone gets a warning of a speed van hopefully they are grateful in avoiding points and a fine and slow down in future.

blue note

I sometimes even do it when there's no speed van just to encourage people to drive more safely.

seamus

No, why would I?

If there's a hazard on the road like a breakdown or a tree or an animal or something I will, but not for a speed van or a checkpoint.

DEFTLEFTHAND

seamus wrote: »

No, why would I?

To help a brother out.

whisky_galore

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

To help a brother out.

When you have cnuts of 'brothers' speeding up and down with exhausts the size of dustbins outside my house at all fcuking hours I say fcuk em.

Prominent_Dawg

Depends on my mood if they look like their doing a little over the limit and I’m feeling generous I might give them a heads up, if it’s a group of lads in a car they prob can’t even afford doing 200 down the motorway, not a chance!

Doctors room ghost

whisky_galore wrote: »

When you have cnuts of 'brothers' speeding up and down with exhausts the size of dustbins outside my house at all fcuking hours I say fcuk em.

Whiskey galore does be hating on the boy racers

Rory28

Only for bikes. I wouldn't flash for a checkpoint but those speed vans are a joke. I find they are always in places that are ment to catch people out rather than enforce a speed limit.

topper75

It's all expressed best through the medium of the Erse:

Tóg é go bog é
Glac é go réidh
Tóg é go bog é
Is ná bí ag troid leat féin

ArchXStanton

They're used to be one of those vans religiously parked on the main Street of my hometown,not in my knowledge has anyone ever been knocked down on that street or a serious accident, he quickly fcuked off when a local used to stand a few metres down the road from it holding up a sign warning drivers...no revenue today

FTA69

Use the code of the border road, and flash your lights at me.

LirW

Yes I do at least locally, because there are some speed vans in spots that are made for generating cash, ie changes in speed with same road conditions on long stretches, partially overgrown signs or long road stretches that don't have a speed limit sign for a really long stretch.
Not for a checkpoint or anything else though.

Yes I do. I'm a bad person.

artanevilla

Yes for vans, no for checkpoints.

TheValeyard

Most definitely yes. Those speed vans are simply a money grabbing racket, not interested in road safety at all.

CruelCoin

topper75 wrote: »

It's all expressed best through the medium of the Erse:

Tóg é go bog é
Glac é go réidh
Tóg é go bog é
Is ná bí ag troid leat féin

Ah jaysus, get that foreign stuff out of here dude.

jamesbere

I always flash, but not my lights

Masala

Murray TheDemonic TalkingSkull wrote: »

Most definitely yes. Those speed vans are simply a money grabbing racket, not interested in road safety at all.

Yep..... scamming hard working people already paying thru the nose to the Government for fuel taxes, NCT charges, Insurance levies, motor tax, excessive VRT and if I can spare some poor sod forking out €80 + points on licence + another excuse to hike the poor sod's insurance on renewal.. then YES i certainly will flash!!

NoviGlitzko

Yes of course. To all the people who vote no with 'they should be following the law'. You bunch of miserable feckers.

whisky_galore

NoviGlitzko wrote: »

Yes of course. To all the people who vote no with 'they should be following the law'. You bunch of miserable feckers.

A shining example where rules are only there to be bent. Kind of a microcosm of what's wrong with the country.

NoviGlitzko

NoviGlitzko wrote: »

Yes of course. To all the people who vote no with 'they should be following the law'. You bunch of miserable feckers.

And I'm VERY happy to be so in this case.

But then, I know someone who died because of some irresponsible **** speeding to be home early for the weekend.

freshpopcorn

There is a speed van parked at my house. During the 1990's to early 2000's there was a lot of fatal accidents at the spot.
When the council eventually widened the road and put in proper traffic islands etc
The accidents stopped apart from one lady having a heart attack. There is still a speed van located here tough.

wexie

poll needs a 'sometimes if I'm feeling benevolent towards other humans' option

Stone Deaf 4evr

whisky_galore wrote: »

A shining example where rules are only there to be bent. Kind of a microcosm of what's wrong with the country.

yes, because the cutting back of garda funds and resources whilst subcontracting out the enforcement of speeding to a private company is a shining beacon of all thats right with the country.

whisky_galore

Stone Deaf 4evr wrote: »

yes, because the cutting back of garda funds and resources whilst subcontracting out the enforcement of speeding to a private company is a shining beacon of all thats right with the country.

I doubt that's what's going through most peoples' mind whilst doing that; more "fcuking speed vans...hurr durr"

A blow agin' the system.

TomOnBoard

pleas advice wrote: »

I flash them even if there isn't any sign of a speed van around

Yeah, especially if they're bombing it!

I love the smell of heavy braking in the morning!!:D

Yer Da sells Avon

Yes, always. I've benefited from it in the past, so it would seem pretty miserable not to extend the courtesy to others. It's the adult equivalent of shouting "sketch!" when there's a teacher on the way. If you knowingly fail to warn other drivers, you're essentially no better than a common grass.

yerwanthere123

Hapax Legomenon wrote: »

Yes, always. I've benefited from it in the past, so it would seem pretty miserable not to extend the courtesy to others. It's the adult equivalent of shouting "sketch!" when there's a teacher on the way. If you knowingly fail to warn other drivers, you're essentially no better than a common grass.

HalloweenJack

I'm not going to enable the behavior of **** who break the law. You warn them of speed vans and it won't stop them speeding. If they get caught and a fine/points, they might think twice.

Speed limits are there for a reason, it's not that hard to follow them.

Dr Turk Turkelton

Would always was other drivers of speed vans but not checkpoints.
I got added to a page on Facebook called traffic watch Meath and Westmeaath and people always posting where checkpoints were and Garda cars driving around and somehow they know where the drug squad are.
I don't agree with this page at all.

KrustyUCC

Yes for 'safety vans'

What a load of crap that designation is

Revenue generating vans is all that they are

Lot of them are in areas that just want to catch motorists not at dangerous junctions/where accidents happen etc

KrustyUCC

KrustyUCC wrote: »

Revenue generating vans is all that they are

I really don't care. I've never been charged because of them. Neither has anyone in my family. You could just keep within the limits, and not be bothered by them.

Lot of them are in areas that just want to catch motorists not at dangerous junctions/where accidents happen etc

Accidents can happen anywhere.

It's not as if Ireland was a massive country. Do some proper planning, and compensate for the traffic.

freshpopcorn

Deleted User wrote: »

I really don't care. I've never been charged because of them. Neither has anyone in my family. You could just keep within the limits, and not be bothered by them.

How do you know this?
Do the RSA write to you when a family member get penalty points?