Garda Traffic on Twitter

Guards were kept busy in Buncrana today.

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/849301073353469957

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/849301820296097796

https://twitter.com/GardaTraffic/status/849298847717347329

billie1b wrote: »

Has no affect on the policy at all

Until you come to claim. I know someone who had full comprehensive insurance who skidded while driving alone on a Provisional licence. Hit a wall, €2,000 worth of damage, insurance company wouldn't pay out. But the company still renewed for the following year at the same price!

It's all bull**** - apparently no problem getting insurance when driving on a Provisional, but I've been refused a quote by two companies (Post Insurance and 123.ie) because my car is 2001. Full NCB, full licence, no penalty points :mad:

Fred Swanson wrote: »

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That location they picked from the Dutch police book "How to shoot fish in a barrel" by the looks of it.

inforfun wrote: »

That location they picked from the Dutch police book "How to shoot fish in a barrel" by the looks of it.

125 in a 100 zone at the end of a dual carriageway where both lanes merge into one is pushing it a bit though. If they were issuing FCPNs for doing 105 I'd say they were being harsh but at one and a quarter times the posted limit you can't complain.

inforfun wrote: »

That location they picked from the Dutch police book "How to shoot fish in a barrel" by the looks of it.

How do they have the balls to post anything on their twitter account, now that everyone knows what they've been up to? :mad:

Banana republic

Prinks wrote: »

Banana republic

someone needs to google banana republic

smelly sock wrote: »

Pinch Flat wrote: »

Depends on the terms of the insurance. Some insurance companies write it in the policy that when you hold a provisional licence you must gave a fully licensed driver with annual insurance cover to accompany you at all times."

There was a case in the High Court a few years back - provisional driver was stopped by Gardai. They were convicted of driving without a licence, but not convicted of having no insurance as it was not a specific term in their policy.

Can you link that case? I don't believe it.

Driving on a learner permit on your own has no affect on your policy. None.

The case is DPP vs Spendlove [2014] IEHC 558.

http://www.bailii.org/ie/cases/IEHC/2014/H558.html

See 16(2).

16(2). The defendant should not be convicted of an offence contrary to s. 56(1) and (3) of the Road Traffic Act 1961, as amended by s. 18 of the Road Traffic Act 2006, or failure to produce a certificate of insurance or exemption in respect of the use of his vehicle on 19th November, 2012, contrary to s. 69(1) of the Road Traffic Act 1961, as amended, because he had a certificate of insurance which covered him on the date which was not made conditional in its terms on the accused complying with the terms of a learner permit licence.

FishOnABike wrote: »

I figured out where it is. N51°50.60' W08°31.858'

At the end of the hatched area visible on the left in the picture there's a short right-turn / u-turn lane, a garage entrance / exit on the left, slow traffic entering and exiting the garage and traffic crossing from the opposite side to access the garage.

Just after that again the hill gets steeper and there's a climbing lane + overtaking lane. No need for hurtling into a hazardous bottleneck.

It's one location I'd have to say was well placed for road safety purposes where there are multiple hazards.

Thanks for clarifying the location. Rather than let everyone draw a conclusion that the guards are muppets based on a single photograph that does not explain other important information with regards to the surrounding areas, you're GPS co-ordinates allow anyone to look at the aerial and ground photography via google Earth/Maps.

I completely agree that this does look like a very justified place to ensure that people are not speeding or trying to out-race other vehicles past the merge at the last second, due to all the other reasons you mention. Dare I say it but with that very short right turn/u-turn lane immediately after the merge, 100 might be a little bit too high with cars turning right potentially decellerating quite rapidly.

And as you say, just a little bit further on there is an overtaking lane to get by......any big artics will struggle to get anywhere near their 90kmph limit there, thereby making it relatively safe and easy to get by without breaking any limits.

Listen, if you can't have a little fun at your job,you're in the wrong job.