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gctest50 · 26-01-2017 07:17PM

punisher5112 wrote: »

Would rather them catch ones texting and using social media.

It really needs to be drilled into them.

I don't believe in points system but the fine for using a phone should be a minimum of €500 then people may learn. €60 is nothing.

Phones have taken over.

I still find it amusing ones driving flashy expensive cars which have all the mod cons and yet people still have phone up to ear.

punisher5112 wrote: »

the fine for using a phone should be a minimum of €500 then people may learn. €60 is nothing.

Laws need a bit of an update

- the garda should be allowed take the phone on the spot

- make the networks block their phone number for a week ( divert it to "this driver was caught using a phone while driving" message )

boardsuser1 · 26-01-2017 07:40PM

LIGHTNING wrote: »

^ Ah would you stop. Taking phones off people, blocking numbers! Is the second offence breaking there fingers so they cant dial?

:pac::pac::pac::pac::pac::pac::pac:

colm_mcm · 26-01-2017 07:52PM

So much for the €1000 fine for holding a phone.

Atlantic Dawn · 26-01-2017 09:06PM

punisher5112 wrote: »

I still find it amusing ones driving flashy expensive cars which have all the mod cons and yet people still have phone up to ear.

Yes can never get my head around this, are they just thick and don't know how to connect the phone to the inbuilt bluetooth as they don't read manuals? It should be a triple fine and points for anyone caught in these cases.

Reventon93 · 26-01-2017 09:26PM

Pretty sure I passed that squad car last night. Car was on the hard shoulder of a busy dual carriageway with very low visibility. Guy in front got a shock and swerved a little to avoid the car. Might have been speeding as well, but I'm not sure. That scared me more than the car!

On the other hand not surprised at that. I see people with phones up to their ears all the times. All people need is a transmitter, plug into cigarette lighter, connect with Bluetooth, and you've a hands free kit.

boardsuser1 · 26-01-2017 10:06PM

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/824674077029892096

boardsuser1 · 26-01-2017 10:06PM

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boardsuser1 · 26-01-2017 10:07PM

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tossy · 26-01-2017 11:27PM

gctest50 wrote: »

- make the networks block their phone number for a week ( divert it to "this driver was caught using a phone while driving" message )

Welcome to North Korea, most ridiculous post of 2017.

languagenerd · 26-01-2017 11:50PM

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Yes can never get my head around this, are they just thick and don't know how to connect the phone to the inbuilt bluetooth as they don't read manuals? It should be a triple fine and points for anyone caught in these cases.

Ah but you can't read/reply to texts, scroll through Facebook, open Snapchats or flick through Spotify from a hands-free kit. Glad to see the guards cracking down on this - it's terrifying how common it is these days!

Zatoichi · 26-01-2017 11:52PM

Fred Swanson wrote: »

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It's the HGV drivers swerving on the road because they're texting that they need to eliminate. While it's good they're actually stopping people, a €60 fine is nothing, and three points isn't commensurate with the offence.

bazz26 · 26-01-2017 11:52PM

tossy wrote: »

Welcome to North Korea, most ridiculous post of 2017.

Ah come on, the North Korean's are a great bunch of lads.

boardsuser1 · 26-01-2017 11:59PM

Zatoichi wrote: »

It's the HGV drivers swerving on the road because they're texting that they need to eliminate. While it's good they're actually stopping people, a €60 fine is nothing, and three points isn't commensurate with the offence.

I wouldn't tar all HGV drivers with the one brush now to be fair!

There is a bad egg in every batch.

And yes I am a HGV driver.

flazio · 27-01-2017 05:43AM

Regarding phones. I said this before on the emergency services forum and I emphasise, I don't blame the Garda in the car, but I've seen plenty of Gardaí driving their cars with the phone up to the ear. I know it's on official business and they're authorised, but it does look bad. An earpiece can be got for around €20, a basic radio with built in Bluetooth around €60 (but most modern cars have built in Bluetooth anyway) if the high ranking want the ground troops to catch out phone users, give them the tools to lead by example.

Special Circumstances · 27-01-2017 08:11AM

flazio wrote: »

Regarding phones. I said this before on the emergency services forum and I emphasise, I don't blame the Garda in the car, but I've seen plenty of Gardaí driving their cars with the phone up to the ear. I know it's on official business and they're authorised, but it does look bad. An earpiece can be got for around €20, a basic radio with built in Bluetooth around €60 (but most modern cars have built in Bluetooth anyway) if the high ranking want the ground troops to catch out phone users, give them the tools to lead by example.

You can rule out the standard in car built in Bluetooth solutions anyway.
A) how many phones can a given unit sync with before some must be deleted.

I don't think a speaker blurting out sensitive details is a great idea. (Doesn't every body have that neighbour that sits in their drive to finish a conversation with the speakers at 110dB?)

A quality ear piece would be good but providing them with that would be acknowledgment that the gardai need to use personal mobiles to carry out their business. Ie if you officially provide them with Bluetooth shouldn't you officially be providing them with a phone? Android? Windows? Apple? Can't see it happening!

D Trent · 27-01-2017 02:24PM

This is the country we live in guys

18 months imprisonment for causing death even though he had 483 previous convictions.
http://www.donegaldaily.com/tag/shane-patton/

Riva10 · 27-01-2017 02:31PM

D Trent wrote: »

This is the country we live in guys

18 months imprisonment for causing death even though he had 483 previous convictions.
http://www.donegaldaily.com/tag/shane-patton/

Not much of a deterrent there.

Fred Swanson · 27-01-2017 02:43PM

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punisher5112 · 27-01-2017 02:49PM

Fred Swanson wrote: »

He will only do 12 months.

Less

Fred Swanson · 27-01-2017 02:52PM

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ohnonotgmail · 27-01-2017 03:23PM

that is somebodies insurance screwed for a very long time.

Riva10 · 27-01-2017 04:19PM

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

that is somebodies insurance screwed for a very long time.

And hopefully his licence for longer

Atlantic Dawn · 27-01-2017 05:11PM

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

that is somebodies insurance screwed for a very long time.

Next time they look for a quote will be fun :pac:

punisher5112 · 27-01-2017 05:12PM

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Next time they look for a quote will be fun :pac:

Probably be on boards asking who will insure them in 2 years. Or will go fcuk it don't need it.

Atlantic Dawn · 27-01-2017 05:14PM

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/825016353862017025

Driver "unaware", wtf like? :rolleyes:

edburg · 27-01-2017 05:18PM

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Next time they look for a quote will be fun :pac:

Be straight on to petition website's with 'Irish insurance what a con' petition.

boardsuser1 · 27-01-2017 05:46PM

:D:D

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/825036247110393857

boardsuser1 · 27-01-2017 05:47PM

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boardsuser1 · 27-01-2017 05:48PM

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boardsuser1 · 27-01-2017 05:48PM

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