Is it illegal to drive through gas station to avoid red light?

FrankC21 · 15-12-2020 07:23PM #1

Rush hour, turning left at a junction car front of me and red light. Petrol station empty went through to avoid red light is that illegal?

meath4sam · 15-12-2020 07:24PM

FrankC21 wrote: »

Rush hour, turning right at a junction car front of me and red light. Gas station empty went through to avoid red light is that illegal?

Sure I only drove in realised I forgot my wallet then kept going

Harry Palmr · 15-12-2020 07:25PM

Gas station? Are you running on LPG?

StevenToast · 15-12-2020 07:27PM

Gas station?

P*ss off yank

walshtipp · 15-12-2020 07:27PM

FrankC21 wrote: »

Rush hour, turning left at a junction car front of me and red light. Gas station empty went through to avoid red light is that illegal?

Are you in America?

flazio · 15-12-2020 07:27PM

Illegal, no. Rude, most certainly.

is_that_so · 15-12-2020 07:30PM

You often think you need something in a service station anyway but it could be busy that you don't hang around! Incidentally, is this the service station in Ballybough in Dublin? I can understand that as those lights are a law onto themselves.

colm_mcm · 15-12-2020 07:31PM

Nothing wrong with it. Drive on.

elperello · 15-12-2020 07:36PM

If you legally enter the forecourt of the gas station and legally exit the forecourt of the gas station it's hard to see what offence you could be charged with.

That's a bit of a challenge to any member of AGS witnessing your little excursion.

Maybe a roadside check of your documentation, road worthiness of your vehicle etc. etc. would make you think twice.

Andrewf20 · 15-12-2020 07:38PM

Here was famous for it near Fairview:

https://www.google.com/maps/@53.3620751,-6.2422544,3a,20.4y,342.72h,86.59t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sAdVy75a6GwefkqlIQHTiPg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

is_that_so · 15-12-2020 07:41PM

Andrewf20 wrote: »

Here was famous for it near Fairview:

https://www.google.com/maps/@53.3620751,-6.2422544,3a,20.4y,342.72h,86.59t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sAdVy75a6GwefkqlIQHTiPg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

It still happens but it's usually busy so people are better off waiting for the lights.

bazz26 · 15-12-2020 08:14PM

Hand yourself in Frank. It's the right thing to do.

I Am The Law · 15-12-2020 08:16PM

Kinsale?

CoBo55 · 15-12-2020 09:07PM

Frank strikes again. Time to get back to work Frank...

mad m · 15-12-2020 09:10PM

Rathmines / Rathgar road junction notorious for it.

biko · 15-12-2020 09:11PM

It's a douchebag thing to do, but not illegal.
There is a filling station here in Galway where it's rampant because douchebags try to skip ahead.
Instead of course they create yet another gridlock, but this time inside the filling station forecourt.

colm_mcm · 15-12-2020 09:14PM

biko wrote: »

It's a douchebag thing to do, but not illegal.
There is a filling station here in Galway where it's rampant because douchebags try to skip ahead.

I think I know the one. Is it on a left turn kinda near salthill? Sorry my geography isn’t great

FrankC21 · 15-12-2020 10:55PM

Andrewf20 wrote: »

Here was famous for it near Fairview:

https://www.google.com/maps/@53.3620751,-6.2422544,3a,20.4y,342.72h,86.59t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sAdVy75a6GwefkqlIQHTiPg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

Jaysus, that is exactly where it is

biko · 15-12-2020 11:29PM

colm_mcm wrote: »

I think I know the one. Is it on a left turn kinda near salthill? Sorry my geography isn’t great

This one is the Sweeney Oil by Maldron Hotel. I'm sure there are more around the city.

Victor · 15-12-2020 11:57PM

Potentially it is trespass, but simple trespass isn't a crime.

If doing it as a means of skipping a queue, it could be construed as conduct likely to lead to a breach of the peace, which is a crime

It can be unsafe.

johndaman66 · 16-12-2020 12:08AM

biko wrote: »

There is a filling station here in Galway where it's rampant because douchebags try to skip ahead.
Instead of course they create yet another gridlock, but this time inside the filling station forecourt.

Seems standard practice for Galway so:p It strikes me any time I'm up there that the standard of driving in Galway is particularly bad. Not that the standard of driving is exceptional in the country as a whole.

In Limerick at the end of the Childers road coming onto the Ballinacurra road the traffic lights used to stay red for an age. I seen quite a few cars used to flake through the Greenpark SC carpark to get out onto the Ballinacurra road quicker. The lights don't seem to stay red for as long these days and don't seem to see anyone taking the quick route.

the14thwarrior · 16-12-2020 12:10AM

its actually illegal in USA to do this; 100%
but not in ireland

Marcusm · 16-12-2020 12:43AM

mad m wrote: »

Rathmines / Rathgar road junction notorious for it.

And quite regularly exploited by squad cars; one nearly ran me down as I was leaving the shop to return to my car. No doubt it was not exceeding the speed limit but the driver paid no attention to the likelihood of people on foot!

NoviGlitzko · 16-12-2020 01:02AM

mad m wrote: »

Rathmines / Rathgar road junction notorious for it.

I do this the whole time here

never realised it was a dick move.

Victor · 16-12-2020 02:24AM

NoviGlitzko wrote: »

I do this the whole time here never realised it was a dick move.

1. If heading northbound, you do realise you could have taken the previous turn onto Grosvenor Road?
2. If heading westbound, it can be unsafe, as people come around the corner from the Garda Station with limited visibility.

vandriver · 16-12-2020 07:38AM

Victor wrote: »

1. If heading northbound, you do realise you could have taken the previous turn onto Grosvenor Road?
2. If heading westbound, it can be unsafe, as people come around the corner from the Garda Station with limited visibility.

Does anyone in Ireland use NSEW as directions?
It doesn't strike me as helpful.

spurious · 16-12-2020 08:00AM

Similar situation with lights at the Beaumont House, though there it is through the pub car park.

Wishbone Ash · 16-12-2020 08:31AM

vandriver wrote: »

Does anyone in Ireland use NSEW as directions?
It doesn't strike me as helpful.

That's a very strange question/comment. How can it not be helpful? I use it all the time as it's clear and unambiguous.

What would you prefer?

Risteard81 · 16-12-2020 08:35AM

I always avoid red lights where possible. Not just with filling stations - another trick is to use a filter lane to turn left and then immediately turn there and take another left turn avoiding the obstacle (red light). No laws broken. Ingenuity being used. Most of the silly drivers are just jealous that they didn't think of it.

Wanderer78 · 16-12-2020 08:37AM

Risteard81 wrote:

I always avoid red lights where possible. Not just with filling stations - another trick is to use a filter lane to turn left and then immediately turn there and take another left turn avoiding the obstacle (red light). No laws broken. Ingenuity being used. Most of the silly drivers are just jealous that they didn't think of it.

Oh great one, we 're not worthy of your existence!

Wishbone Ash · 16-12-2020 08:44AM

Risteard81 wrote: »

... No laws broken. Ingenuity being used. Most of the silly drivers are just jealous that they didn't think of it.

What a pathetic attitude.

.....and I suppose you also hide in the toilet when it's your round in the pub?

Is it illegal to drive through gas station to avoid red light?

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