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M7 Average speed cameras

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  • #62
    tossy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,597 ✭✭✭tossy


    It's a con.

    If there are are cameras there, most regular users of that stretch will have lost their license when all the fines are processed, putting around 15 or 16 thousand motorists off the road, most of these motorists travel to the city to work in the banking and IT sector.

    This will result in a collapse in these two sectors plunging our country back into the dark days of post 2008, there will be a general election before the summer of 2017.

    Sinn Fein will win by a landslide and immediately declare war on 'the main land' , post Brexit Britain by now on its knees and feeling the pain of being exiled from Europe is powerless to defend herself.

    In early 2018 Gerry Adams will declare that the British Isles are now the Irish Isles, Barclays will step in as sponsors of the GAA All Irish Isles Series and The Gooch cooper will become the first 10 million punt (yeah that happened too) player signing for Lanchashire county.... And all because some ejit in KCC came up with the this idea.

    Sure it'll be a bit of craic anyway.


  • #63
    The_Pete_Fella
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 92 ✭✭The_Pete_Fella


    tossy wrote: »
    It's a con.

    If there are are cameras there, most regular users of that stretch will have lost their license when all the fines are processed, putting around 15 or 16 thousand motorists off the road, most of these motorists travel to the city to work in the banking and IT sector.

    This will result in a collapse in these two sectors plunging our country back into the dark days of post 2008, there will be a general election before the summer of 2017.

    Sinn Fein will win by a landslide and immediately declare war on 'the main land' , post Brexit Britain by now on its knees and feeling the pain of being exiled from Europe is powerless to defend herself.

    In early 2018 Gerry Adams will declare that the British Isles are now the Irish Isles, Barclays will step in as sponsors of the GAA All Irish Isles Series and The Gooch cooper will become the first 10 million punt (yeah that happened too) player signing for Lanchashire county.... And all because some ejit in KCC came up with the this idea.

    Sure it'll be a bit of craic anyway.

    well that escalated quickly


  • #64
    Clearlier
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,454 ✭✭✭Clearlier


    tossy wrote: »
    It's a con.

    If there are are cameras there, most regular users of that stretch will have lost their license when all the fines are processed, putting around 15 or 16 thousand motorists off the road, most of these motorists travel to the city to work in the banking and IT sector.

    This will result in a collapse in these two sectors plunging our country back into the dark days of post 2008, there will be a general election before the summer of 2017.

    Sinn Fein will win by a landslide and immediately declare war on 'the main land' , post Brexit Britain by now on its knees and feeling the pain of being exiled from Europe is powerless to defend herself.

    In early 2018 Gerry Adams will declare that the British Isles are now the Irish Isles, Barclays will step in as sponsors of the GAA All Irish Isles Series and The Gooch cooper will become the first 10 million punt (yeah that happened too) player signing for Lanchashire county.... And all because some ejit in KCC came up with the this idea.

    Sure it'll be a bit of craic anyway.

    Or perhaps the article posted earlier quoting KCC as saying that they're trialing the equipment is true?

    Your idea is a lot more interesting though.


  • #65
    tossy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,597 ✭✭✭tossy


    Clearlier wrote: »
    Or perhaps the article posted earlier quoting KCC as saying that they're trialing the equipment is true?

    Your idea is a lot more interesting though.

    I was auditioning for a writing gig with Kildare now, i think i was at their level.


  • #66
    rameire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,313 ✭✭✭rameire


    first supporting pole is in place south bound now, just after the first flyover of junction 10.
    no cameras in place so far.

    🌞 3.8kwp, 🌞 Clonee, Dub.🌞



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  • #67
    Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,957 ✭✭✭Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime


    rameire wrote: »
    first supporting pole is in place south bound now, just after the first flyover of junction 10.
    no cameras in place so far.

    Don't worry, autumn will be here very soon. There'll be many a leaf on the car!


  • #68
    Mycroft H
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,313 ✭✭✭Mycroft H


    Passed Southbound there yesterday and it was a bit of a joke. I was cruising at 60km/h with very little obeying the signs, most were overtaking me.

    Got to the 120km/h section and I overtook a good lot who were seemingly in a rush a few minutes back. These must be the people who drive at the one speed no matter what.


  • #69
    Shint0
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    tossy, that deserves post of the day!


  • #70
    ABC101
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    Mycroft H wrote: »
    Passed Southbound there yesterday and it was a bit of a joke. I was cruising at 60km/h with very little obeying the signs, most were overtaking me.

    Got to the 120km/h section and I overtook a good lot who were seemingly in a rush a few minutes back. These must be the people who drive at the one speed no matter what.

    Good point, it is puzzling at the number of drivers who will break lower speed limits but drive below upper speed limits.

    The number of times I have been overtaken in a 100 kph zone only for me to overtake them in a 120 kph zone, with me driving at the 120 kph limit! Bizarre !

    On another point, what is the speed allowance? 124 kph and the Gardai will ignore it or 126 kph and they won't ignore it? Anybody know?


  • #71
    ironclaw
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    ABC101 wrote: »

    On another point, what is the speed allowance? 124 kph and the Gardai will ignore it or 126 kph and they won't ignore it? Anybody know?

    Any answer to this question is pure hearsay. The only one we can say for sure, and mikeecho is the poster to answer, is that of GoSafe. I believe for GoSafe it was 6km/h, its now 3km/h [mikeecho and others can confirm that] Bearing in mind that your speed is likely off by 5~10%, hence to be caught 3km/h over the limit, your car would be telling you you were 8 to 10km/h over the limit.

    Average speed camera, the tolerance should be pretty low in my opinion. Its an average, hence you have to spend more than 50% of your time above the speed limit in a given area. If you can't do this, you deserve it. Of course, few people understand this concept anyway. Nor would many cop that if you do accidentally (or purposefully) speed through the first set of cameras, you can just pull in for a few mins on the hard shoulder (You see this in Portugal for example on tolls that issue fines) The camera can't measure your speed, is the time it takes you plate to get between them. Go as fast as you want, just don't pass the second set within the time frame. Its actually a pretty fair system i.e. Don't want a fine? Just stop.


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  • #72
    One_Of_Shanks
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,436 ✭✭✭One_Of_Shanks


    rameire wrote: »
    first supporting pole is in place south bound now, just after the first flyover of junction 10.
    no cameras in place so far.

    they're certainly there now though, in all their glory.
    Most don't seem arsed at all though.

    It's a strange situation, people flying through at hefty speeds on the right lane and people crawling along like Miss Daisy on the left lane.

    The Northbound ones seemed to be adhered to a bit better for whatever reason.

    Assuming it's just a trial like promised then I don't know what the hell they're going to learn from it but at least there are people working there now.
    Getting slowed to a snails pace when nobody was working there was pretty annoying.


  • #73
    Speedwell
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,809 ✭✭✭Speedwell


    I'm an American immigrant who's had my N plates for a few months now, and I live in the West where there are no motorways local to me, but the same issue happens here when there is work on the roads, that is, slow temporary speed limits for an unnecessarily long distance even after the work has been completed and there are no workmen out. Because I don't want to come to the attention of the gardai before I apply for citizenship, I am careful to strictly obey the posted speed limits, but I clearly ruin the day of anyone driving behind me who is unable to read Arabic numerals with a red circle around them, which is just about everyone. Is there some safe strategy I should be using other than to wave genially at the scofflaws as they overtake me?


  • #74
    highdef
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    Speedwell wrote: »
    I'm an American immigrant who's had my N plates for a few months now, and I live in the West where there are no motorways local to me, but the same issue happens here when there is work on the roads, that is, slow temporary speed limits for an unnecessarily long distance even after the work has been completed and there are no workmen out. Because I don't want to come to the attention of the gardai before I apply for citizenship, I am careful to strictly obey the posted speed limits, but I clearly ruin the day of anyone driving behind me who is unable to read Arabic numerals with a red circle around them, which is just about everyone. Is there some safe strategy I should be using other than to wave genially at the scofflaws as they overtake me?

    I behave the same as you and I'm a native here. Ignore the ignorant (stupid/unobservant) ones (sounds like a contradiction!). Follow the rules of the road and you shant be punished. I find those that those who flaunt the rules of the road are ruining my day by being such imbeciles. Those who break the law are ruining the day for those who follow the rules, not the other way round. If you feel that it's ok to flaunt the rules, hand back your licence.


  • #75
    Speedwell
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,809 ✭✭✭Speedwell


    highdef wrote: »
    I behave the same as you and I'm a native here. Ignore the ignorant (stupid/unobservant) ones (sounds like a contradiction!). Follow the rules of the road and you shant be punished. I find those that those who flaunt the rules of the road are ruining my day by being such imbeciles. Those who break the law are ruining the day for those who follow the rules, not the other way round. If you feel that it's ok to flaunt the rules, hand back your licence.

    Heh, I'm from Texas, where it is well known that the police don't bother with you so long as you are going the same speed as everyone else and/or not over 10mph over posted speed limits. I haven't had a speeding ticket in twenty years and I'm not about to start now. :)


  • #76
    One_Of_Shanks
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,436 ✭✭✭One_Of_Shanks


    Speedwell wrote: »
    I'm an American immigrant who's had my N plates for a few months now, and I live in the West where there are no motorways local to me, but the same issue happens here when there is work on the roads, that is, slow temporary speed limits for an unnecessarily long distance even after the work has been completed and there are no workmen out. Because I don't want to come to the attention of the gardai before I apply for citizenship, I am careful to strictly obey the posted speed limits, but I clearly ruin the day of anyone driving behind me who is unable to read Arabic numerals with a red circle around them, which is just about everyone. Is there some safe strategy I should be using other than to wave genially at the scofflaws as they overtake me?

    You could stay in the left lane and obey the speed limit.
    Waving at "scofflaws" is not compulsory.

    You'll find that everyone can read the numerals.

    Have a nice day now.


  • #77
    Speedwell
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,809 ✭✭✭Speedwell


    One_Of_Shanks wrote: »
    You could stay in the left lane and obey the speed limit.
    Waving at "scofflaws" is not compulsory.

    You'll find that everyone can read the numerals.

    Have a nice day now.

    When your sense of humor gets back from the pub, tell it I said hello.


  • #78
    One_Of_Shanks
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,436 ✭✭✭One_Of_Shanks


    Speedwell wrote: »
    When your sense of humor gets back from the pub, tell it I said hello.

    Thought I handled it well personally, I just wanted to say "have a nice day Ya'll" at the end, but I couldn't bring myself to do the "ya'll" bit.


  • #79
    guil
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    M7 night time closure.

    http://www.kildare.ie/CountyCouncil/PressReleasesAdverts/M7NightRoadClosures.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook


  • #80
    One_Of_Shanks
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,436 ✭✭✭One_Of_Shanks


    guil wrote: »
    M7 night time closure.



    http://www.kildare.ie/CountyCouncil/PressReleasesAdverts/M7NightRoadClosures.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook



    ...closed at night from 6th until the 24th of October......


    Ya gotta love them. When I rang a couple weeks ago they told me it would be finished by the end of September :D


  • #81
    guil
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    One_Of_Shanks wrote: »
    Until the 24th of October......


    Ya gotta love them. When I rang a couple weeks ago they told me it would be finished by the end of September :D

    Doesn't start until the 6th October and it's further on past the current roadworks.


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  • #82
    One_Of_Shanks
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,436 ✭✭✭One_Of_Shanks


    guil wrote: »
    Doesn't start until the 6th October and it's further on past the current roadworks.

    Aye, In fairness it's a good thing anyway if it speeds up progress a bit rather than it dragging on much longer.
    Re-opens at 6am weekdays so hopefully shouldn't interfere with too many in the mornings


  • #83
    Mycroft H
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    Anyone else see what looks like new cameras eastbound on the N4. There seems to be a set before the Dodsboro exit.


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