Reporting minors driving quads on the public road

Atomic Pineapple

Do you report minors driving quads on the public road directly to the Gardai, or does it fall under Traffic Watch as a road traffic incident? Or is it completely outside of the remit of the Gardai and under something like the Health Service Authority?

Anyone any experience? And is it something the authorities are likely to even bother looking into?

punisher5112

Garda and local TD also if house they're from you could contact Tusla.

These are not toys and shouldn't be used in a public place which puts others at serious risk.

Whocare

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punisher5112

Whocare wrote: »

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. Does that actually help?

biko

https://thatsfarming.com/farming-news/13-year-old-caught-driving-quad-on-public-road-with-younger-sibling/

“Recently, the Gardaí in Arva detained a quad being driven on the public road by a 13-year-old accompanied by a younger sibling, neither of whom were wearing a helmet.”

newcavanman

punisher5112 wrote: »

Garda and local TD also if house they're from you could contact Tusla.

These are not toys and shouldn't be used in a public place which puts others at serious risk.

Dont bother calling the Gardai. They were too busy today, stopping me in my truck, and asking me the purpose of my journey. I now know for certain, the country is a safer place

Tzardine

newcavanman wrote: »

Dont bother calling the Gardai. They were too busy today, stopping me in my truck, and asking me the purpose of my journey. I now know for certain, the country is a safer place

There is no question that they are making the roads a safer place.

Look at the garda twitter account. They are identifying more drivers without licences, with defective cars, and driving under the influence as a result of the checkpoints.

To the OP. I would call the gardai about the quads, but don't expect a response.

Henry Ford III

Off road quads (and scramblers) are a pain in the neck.

No licences, and no insurance either.

newcavanman

newcavanman wrote: »

Dont bother calling the Gardai. They were too busy today, stopping me in my truck, and asking me the purpose of my journey. I now know for certain, the country is a safer place

Isn't the quad in question also being driven on a public road?

seamus

If they're just random joyriders you're encountering, then you can report it to traffic watch but by the time they get out to the road, the kids will probably be gone. If you know where they live or if it's a recurrent problem in a specific spot, then the local station is the one to contact.

bladespin

newcavanman wrote: »

Dont bother calling the Gardai. They were too busy today, stopping me in my truck, and asking me the purpose of my journey. I now know for certain, the country is a safer place

They did stop a truck in Louth yesterday too, driver was 10 times the limit though.

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/1346031922246537217/photo/1

OP I'd report it to the gardai anyway, incredibly frustrating for anyone with a genuine interest in motocross as well.

Acosta

Tzardine wrote: »

There is no question that they are making the roads a safer place.

Look at the garda twitter account. They are identifying more drivers without licences, with defective cars, and driving under the influence as a result of the checkpoints.

To the OP. I would call the gardai about the quads, but don't expect a response.

Yeah I passed one the other day where they had three cars pulled in for what I assume had nothing to do with covid restrictions. As well as turning people back.
In fairness anyone who is driving around at the moment with no tax or insurance, being under the influence, drugs in the car, vehicle defects etc deserves to be done for stupidity alone.

AUDI20

newcavanman wrote: »

Dont bother calling the Gardai. They were too busy today, stopping me in my truck, and asking me the purpose of my journey. I now know for certain, the country is a safer place

Glad to know that they are doing their job

newcavanman

Niner leprauchan wrote: »

Isn't the quad in question also being driven on a public road?

Im all in favour of them going after quads, scramblers, uninsured and untaxed vehicles no bother. But to be stopped at a checkpoint, last Tuesday, while driving a 7.5 ton truck, and be asked the purpose of your journey, is it work related? I had to bite my tongue, i really did. It was bad enough before Christmas, two evenings a week i have to head down the N7 for collections, and if you wer any later than 4pm, it wasnt unusual to have to queue for 30 minutes to get through the checkpoint at Rathcoole. It was even worse on the M1 at Balbriggan.
Utterly pointless waste of time.
If they really want to catch illegal vehicles, how about setting up outside the halting site at Darndale? That might be a bit too much like hard work tho

The Gardai are responsible for sorting out the scramblers and quads. But much like any other crime you report to the Gardai, you'll have to get the child, his passport, the bike, an engineers report stating it is a quad/scrambler and a signed confession and bring them all to the Garda station together. Then after a brief row with the Garda about it not being a civil issue, they might take dealing with it into consideration.

Del2005

Deleted User wrote: »

The Gardai are responsible for sorting out the scramblers and quads. But much like any other crime you report to the Gardai, you'll have to get the child, his passport, the bike, an engineers report stating it is a quad/scrambler and a signed confession and bring them all to the Garda station together. Then after a brief row with the Garda about it not being a civil issue, they might take dealing with it into consideration.

Even if they catch them, I saw a motorbike Garda chasing a scrambler across a field, they will get a JLO and walk out laughing at the Gardaí. Fix our "justice" system and then a lot of our problems will be solved.

Beltby

newcavanman wrote: »

Im all in favour of them going after quads, scramblers, uninsured and untaxed vehicles no bother. But to be stopped at a checkpoint, last Tuesday, while driving a 7.5 ton truck, and be asked the purpose of your journey, is it work related? I had to bite my tongue, i really did. It was bad enough before Christmas, two evenings a week i have to head down the N7 for collections, and if you wer any later than 4pm, it wasnt unusual to have to queue for 30 minutes to get through the checkpoint at Rathcoole. It was even worse on the M1 at Balbriggan.
Utterly pointless waste of time.
If they really want to catch illegal vehicles, how about setting up outside the halting site at Darndale? That might be a bit too much like hard work tho

If gardai were letting trucks through unchecked, there would be a lot more people driving trucks, trust me.

Beltby

Beltby wrote: »

If gardai were letting trucks through unchecked, there would be a lot more people driving trucks, trust me.

That's true. I have an articulated truck at the back of the garage that I keep for exactly these situations.

garv123

Beltby wrote: »

If gardai were letting trucks through unchecked, there would be a lot more people driving trucks, trust me.

Any idea where I could borrow a 20t truck to go and visit my friends?

Beltby

garv123 wrote: »

Any idea where I could borrow a 20t truck to go and visit my friends?

Dan Ryan truck rental. You can drink drive a load of cocaine across the country unhindered as garda are not stopping trucks.

dogmatix

Henry Ford III wrote: »

Off road quads (and scramblers) are a pain in the neck.

No licences, and no insurance either.

Living where I am, the sound of those 2-stroke engines reverberating around the hills each weekend is a pain alright. I believe they are legal when used off-road (unless they are trespassing on the land) but are not road-legal vehicles, even if they did have insurance and licences.

Del2005

dogmatix wrote: »

Living where I am, the sound of those 2-stroke engines reverberating around the hills each weekend is a pain alright. I believe they are legal when used off-road (unless they are trespassing on the land) but are not road-legal vehicles, even if they did have insurance and licences.

You can't insure an off road vehicle, so if they have insurance they are road legal.

The worse are the people on bicycles with 2-strokes attached. They are classed as Powered Two Wheelers, like motorcycles, and noise off them can't be legal yet they blast past Gardaí everyday and never get stopped.

bladespin

Del2005 wrote: »

You can't insure an off road vehicle, so if they have insurance they are road legal.

The worse are the people on bicycles with 2-strokes attached. They are classed as Powered Two Wheelers, like motorcycles, and noise off them can't be legal yet they blast past Gardaí everyday and never get stopped.

Just as bad, the eegits on electric bikes/scooters on the footpath, seems to have been a fave Christmas pressie, kept pace with a young fella doing 30 mph on the footpath the other day, walkers jumping out of the way.

Thinkingaboutit

Del2005 wrote: »

You can't insure an off road vehicle, so if they have insurance they are road legal.

The worse are the people on bicycles with 2-strokes attached. They are classed as Powered Two Wheelers, like motorcycles, and noise off them can't be legal yet they blast past Gardaí everyday and never get stopped.

I could instance a man somewhere in Mayo who'd go about on one, keeping up with cars on a national road. Someone suggested he should have tax, insurance and helmet, and he responded 'would you ever **** off?' He was 'away' for a while so was probably not too concerned about fine details and technicalities like legality.

Perhaps some of the youngsters are moving between parts of a farm. Land can be scattered. However, that should be for a supervising adult and the quad should be road legal.