dashoonage wrote: **** me lads, let it go.
Cookiemunster wrote: » Except that it is illegal. Road Traffic Act, 1961 . 98.—(1) A person shall not do any act (whether of commission or omission) which causes or is likely to cause traffic through any public place to be obstructed. (2) A person who contravenes subsection (1) of this section shall be guilty of an offence. (3) Where a person is charged with an offence under this section, it shall be a good defence to the charge for him to show that there was lawful authority for the act complained of or that it was due to unavoidable accident.
Cookiemunster wrote: » Pedestrianised streets and footpaths are for people. Public roads are for cars. On this occasion the driver was right and the protesters were wrong as they were illegally blocking a public road.
Granadino wrote: Hi folks. I'll be getting on a plane in a week and looking for a FFFP2 or KN95 mask for the airport and plane. Anyone know of a shop or pharmacy with these in stock in Limerick or surrounds?
Granadino wrote: » Hi folks. I'll be getting on a plane in a week and looking for a FFFP2 or KN95 mask for the airport and plane. Anyone know of a shop or pharmacy with these in stock in Limerick or surrounds?
kilburn wrote: » Try James McMahon or the Coop stores
Irish Wolf wrote: » One of the places Google pointed to is here.
Moses Raspy Safari wrote: » Except that the law can't override the right of citizens to assemble peaceably and without arms granted by Article 40.6.1.ii of the Constitution, which grants a perfect defence to the above. :pac: You might find the ICCL guidelines useful, although they are not legal advice. https://www.iccl.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Know-Your-Rights-Protest.pdf
During a protest, Gardaí may intervene.... if they think the protest is causing too much disruption to other people or to traffic. They may do this if protesters: block traffic for a very long time and traffic cannot be diverted onto another route;
Parades and processions are not illegal but it is a public nuisance to obstruct a highway.
Mc Love wrote: » You're wrong on that, very wrong. Pedestrians, cyclists and horse-riders have a right to be on the road. Motorists on the other hand have to a licence to operate a vehicle on the road. Go look it up
46. (1) A pedestrian shall exercise care and take all reasonable precautions in order to avoid causing danger or inconvenience to traffic and other pedestrians. 4) Subject to sub-article (5), save when crossing the roadway, a pedestrian shall use a footway if one is provided, and if one is not provided, shall keep as near as possible to the right edge of the roadway.
kilburn wrote: » I can hear Elsa singing right now...... Let it go..... I believe this thread was originally set up to discuss Covid 19 in Limerick and not the Road Traffic Acts. Back on topic there is a very interesting new map by electoral region to view case numbers by area.
Cookiemunster wrote: » S.I. No. 182/1997 - Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) Regulations, 1997 Pedestrians have a right to be on the road once they follow the rules laid down in the statute books.
Mc Love wrote: » No - one was being severly inconvenienced though to be fair. The other side of Catherine St could be accessed by Roches St. Or they could get out of the car and walk to where they were going. This thread was indeed started to discuss COVID19 in limerick and the pedestrianisation for Catherine st was to allow pedestrians to safely distance themselves from others without being cramped on the narrow sidewalks. 4 lanes dedicated to motor traffic and two 1 metre wide footpaths isnt suitable for supporting businesses while the cabal of traders that objected to it are on generous pedestrian areas.
phog wrote: » There are two cabals here, the traders that voiced their opinion on the proposal and then you have the unelected, self appointed individuals that took the law into their own hands and gave the two fingers to our health workers with their inconsiderate blockade/gathering.
dashoonage wrote: » link us up with this very interesting new map ?
geotrig wrote: » what he said !
ChewBerecca wrote: » Phog we know how you feel at this stage, your also saying the exact same line multiple times on Twitter so forgive me for saying you're repeating yourself. The Council gave two fingers to the public when they didn't look at a single submission for the proposed plan and instead bowed to the pressure of a select few retailers who seem hellbent on keeping Limerick from thriving.
phog wrote: » We know how you & McLove feels too so why are you repeating yourselves? You seem to only want a gang of happy clappers or group think but why should I be silenced, I'm entitled to my views and entitled to express them here and on other Social Media? Do you want to block our views being expressed too just like you blocked the streets? We also know what the council did but why should that allow a cabal to throw caution to the wind and invite people into a gathering that contravenes current Covid19 regulations and show blatant disregard to the health workers. If you're ire is with the council, take the protest to the council and leave the health workers out of it. Do you or McLove think for one minute that the council were inconvenienced by the illegal blocking of the street on Saturday.
Cookiemunster wrote: » The council don't need to commandeer something they already own.
martyc5674 wrote: » Could the council improve the priority @ pedestrian lights during the current social distancing we are to be adhering to? I am often @ traffic lights waiting for the green man(sometimes with no traffic in sight), by the time I get a green man there will often be several people now waiting and trying to social distance. By not prioritizing pedestrians it is ensuring "pods" of people are walking into town who were otherwise social distancing. Surely it would be an easy fix. Marty.
ChewBerecca wrote: » Sensor systems would work as well, if cars approach priority switches back to clearing the road but otherwise default cycle prioritises the green man. These tend to be capable of being triggered by emergency services as well so little chance of an incident or delay to an ambulance if the sensor fails. What you're saying is true though and not everyone can cross at a red light if traffic is light (such as those visually and physically impaired, parents with kids etc). More should be done to allow for social distancing.
Berty wrote: » The city uses Traffic Solutions LTD mostly for those jobs so you'd imagine that a public tender would be needed for that job so it's not going to happen anytime soon.
