€7000 in fines for doing donuts.

James Bond Junior · 05-09-2017 10:10PM #1

https://www.rte.ie/news/2017/0905/902559-garda-boy-racer-investigation/

Some sting for these two doughnuts with a €3.5k fine each and a limiter to be fitted to their cars to a max of 100km per hour. I think the limiter is a bit of an overkill, it actually could be dangerous in some situations such as safe overtaking and such but the fine might deter others in future. The Garda in question must have had a real bee in his bonnet about catching these lads as he tracked them down via facebook.

I know a few people living outside Killarney and they basically have to say goodbye to sleep whenever the lakes are on because of these clowns. I've no problem with drifting or doing donuts, I've been known to try it once of twice myself but not on a public road ffs.

amcalester · 05-09-2017 10:12PM

Good enough for them.

And eh, if they can't safely overtake then they shouldn't overtake. Limiter or not.

Hal1 · 05-09-2017 10:12PM

King of the cone!

Pkiernan · 05-09-2017 10:13PM

They should be banned for 12 months.
Typical Kerry judge and Famine Era poor box justice.

mikeecho · 05-09-2017 10:14PM

Delighted

colm_mcm · 05-09-2017 10:15PM

"Handbrake spins!"

Limiting to 100kmph is hardly going to stop them doing donuts!

This is a bit of a silly sentence but they could have easily injured someone and I suppose they want to send out a message.

Atlantic Dawn · 05-09-2017 10:21PM

And drive the wrong way up a motorway and your fined a massive €80.

Neilw · 05-09-2017 10:22PM

A speed limiter isn't going to stop them doing rings.

JC01 · 05-09-2017 10:25PM

colm_mcm wrote: »

"Handbrake spins!"

Limiting to 100kmph is hardly going to stop them doing donuts!

This is a bit of a silly sentence but they could have easily injured someone and I suppose they want to send out a message.

How? How could they easily have injured somebody?

Doltanian · 05-09-2017 10:26PM

Hal1 wrote: »

King of the cone!

Springs to mind! for these eejits.

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colm_mcm · 05-09-2017 10:27PM

All cos someone uploaded it to YouTube

JimmyMcGill · 05-09-2017 10:27PM

amcalester wrote: »

Good enough for them.

And eh, if they can't safely overtake then they shouldn't overtake. Limiter or not.

Nothing safer than spending longer than necessary driving on the wrong side of the road.
Lack of speed kills too.

Atoms for Peace · 05-09-2017 10:28PM

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

And drive the wrong way up a motorway and your fined a massive €80.

It more to send out a message I'd imagine as Killarney is a tourist town, having a bunch of louts around the town on a bank holiday weekend isn't good for businesses.

CiniO · 05-09-2017 10:30PM

I honestly think there's way too much public hate toward people doing donuts, skids, handbrake turns and other funky stuff.

Sure - should be penalised when doing in public busy place, but what harm is it, if lads find a rural spot at night where no one is going to be around anyway?

Fines of €3500 seems crazy for what it is - just few lads playing, learning skills, and risking damaging their wheels or suspension when hitting the kerb... nothing more.

It's not as bad as people think.

colm_mcm · 05-09-2017 10:31PM

CiniO wrote: »

I honestly think there's way too much public hate toward people doing donuts, skids, handbrake turns and other funky stuff.

Sure - should be penalised when doing in public busy place, but what harm is it, if lads find a rural spot at night where no one is going to be around anyway?

Fines of €3500 seems crazy for what it is - just few lads playing, learning skills, and risking damaging their wheels or suspension when hitting the kerb... nothing more.

It's not as bad as people think.

Doing it with a crowd around you isn't that clever though

amcalester · 05-09-2017 10:32PM

JimmyMcGill wrote: »

Nothing safer than spending longer than necessary driving on the wrong side of the road.
Lack of speed kills too.

This is a special kind of stupid.

punisher5112 · 05-09-2017 10:32PM

I would say biggest worry now will actually been able to stay on the road legally.

Insurance will be a sh1tstorm.

Doughnuts isn't as bad as they can make out.

Yes they should have done off road but it is great fun to watch and the noise and smell is something you will never forget.

Many a car cruise I went to and the cops would even sit by and watch.

Now in these cases it was off road on private grounds for most and some industrial estates which were empty.

JimmyMcGill · 05-09-2017 10:39PM

amcalester wrote: »

This is a special kind of stupid.

Spend as long as you want overtaking another car, I'd sooner get the whole process over as fast as possible.

James Bond Junior · 05-09-2017 10:43PM

I've done it a few times on a deserted and private beach in herselfs 1 series. It is great craic, there is no denying it but not on a public road lads!

rebel456 · 05-09-2017 10:43PM

Good work by the Garda involved in tracking them down. While some may just see it as a 'bit of fun' the lads are blocking a public road and endangering those around them, cars could spin out of control etc. (Yes, I know people voluntarily go and watch them). More importantly it serves as a warning to those who do this in even more dangerous places such as town squares, motorways, etc that law enforcement isn't just for when you are caught 'red handed' but you can be tracked down via video evidence.

I've mixed feelings about the fine, a road ban would have been more appropriate given the offences committed. The limiter is interesting, never heard of that type of punishment handed out by judges - on an old car such as the AE86 would it have to be mechanical in nature?

amcalester · 05-09-2017 10:44PM

JimmyMcGill wrote: »

Only a dopey mong wouldn't understand what I mean.
Spend as long as you want overtaking another car, I'd sooner get the whole process over as fast as possible.

If you can't do it safely then don't do it.

It's pretty simple really, applies to loads of other aspects of life too.

Speed limits still apply when overtaking as well.

BorneTobyWilde · 05-09-2017 10:47PM

And here I was thinking that cops love donuts .

listermint · 05-09-2017 10:51PM

I'd love to live out beside where some planks burn their tires and wheel bearings out every weekend. Sounds class sign me up.

Awesome way to get some sleep and live a peaceful life....

ted1 · 05-09-2017 10:54PM

JimmyMcGill wrote: »

amcalester wrote: »

Good enough for them.

And eh, if they can't safely overtake then they shouldn't overtake. Limiter or not.

Nothing safer than spending longer than necessary driving on the wrong side of the road.
Lack of speed kills too.

The limit is the limit regardless of weather or not you are overtaking , if it's not safe to overtake within the limit you don't overtake

Bigus · 05-09-2017 10:55PM

CiniO wrote: »

I honestly think there's way too much public hate toward people doing donuts, skids, handbrake turns and other funky stuff.

Sure - should be penalised when doing in public busy place, but what harm is it, if lads find a rural spot at night where no one is going to be around anyway?

Fines of €3500 seems crazy for what it is - just few lads playing, learning skills, and risking damaging their wheels or suspension when hitting the kerb... nothing more.

It's not as bad as people think.

Not too clever in an uncontrolled environment as below

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/639001/car-ploughs-into-crowds-people-knocked-down-donut-error-shocking-video

mezzz · 05-09-2017 10:57PM

Nice twin.cams

Leonard Hofstadter · 05-09-2017 11:00PM

JimmyMcGill wrote: »

Nothing safer than spending longer than necessary driving on the wrong side of the road.
Lack of speed kills too.

I agree, and as others have pointed out, putting a speed limiter into the car isn't going to stop them from doing doughnuts, you don't need to be going that fast to do one... typical Ireland like!

gctest50 · 05-09-2017 11:01PM

rebel456 wrote: »

.......

The limiter is interesting, never heard of that type of punishment handed out by judges - on an old car such as the AE86 would it have to be mechanical in nature?

Easy to do :

colm_mcm · 05-09-2017 11:01PM

I've never seen a twin cam speeding to be fair.

rebel456 · 05-09-2017 11:02PM

gctest50 wrote: »

Easy to do :

Cheers. Looks as easy to bypass too!

brightspark · 05-09-2017 11:02PM

JimmyMcGill wrote: »

Nothing safer than spending longer than necessary driving on the wrong side of the road.
Lack of speed kills too.

Judging from the tyre marks I've seen when doing donuts they spend time unnecessarily on the wrong side of the road already.

€7000 in fines for doing donuts.

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