Boy racers...

Psychlops · 23-05-2021 8:41pm #1

Whats the craic with these now? Seems to be around Town/Salthill these past few Sundays, Salthill was jammed with them today, some were hanging out the passenger windows & through sun roofs, its all over Twitter, actually Salthill was trending on Twitter over this.

Wiggywiggle · 23-05-2021 8:55pm

Can’t see how there breaking any laws apart from adding to the traffic. They’ve paid tax and insurance, as much right to use the roads and car parks as the dry robes

Frozen Veg · 23-05-2021 9:03pm

Alot of laws being broken. Cars being revved, skids on the road etc.

Pity it's happening in Salthill this time of year.

Could they not go to Glenamaddy.

punisher5112 · 23-05-2021 9:05pm

To be honest they could definitely be doing worse....

The past year has been insane.

Restrictions after more restrictive measure.... People are fed up, I like anything with an engine myself and can understand somewhat.

Yes of course some are absolutely mad and complete tools but find they're using their time better then thieving scum and junkies etc ...

Wiggywiggle · 23-05-2021 9:09pm

punisher5112 wrote: »

To be honest they could definitely be doing worse....

The past year has been insane.

Restrictions after more restrictive measure.... People are fed up, I like anything with an engine myself and can understand somewhat.

Yes of course some are absolutely mad and complete tools but find they're using their time better then thieving scum and junkies etc ...

Exactly, young lads spending there money into things they’re clearly passionate about is to be applauded. The gardai should be out directing traffic and encouraging young people to be interested in this sort of thing. Yea there is some tools. They show up to the ploughing championship aswell

SqueakyKneecap · 23-05-2021 9:35pm

Wouldn't be a fan of the lads hanging out the windows/revving engines but aside from that they're no more dangerous than the usual yuppie BMW 5 Series drivers that swing their doors wide open to oncoming traffic.

French Toast · 23-05-2021 10:09pm

Look up "Salthill Sundays" on social media. A weekly drive around to meet similar heads and take photos. Based on something similar which happens way up North in Portrush.

While lads shouldn't be standing up in sunroofs or hanging out windows, it's relatively harmless. Organisers had a group cleaning up the black box carpark this evening, so it seems they are largely decent sort who want this to continue.

bertsmom · 23-05-2021 10:26pm

After the year that's been I don't think its any harm. Tax and insured and spending their money on their cars is pretty much the extent of it.
I don't think Salthill is just for families with kids or walkers or the dry robe gang etc I think its for everyone be they noisy boy racers or GAA fans etc
Galway traffic is always terrible anyway.

dundrum23 · 23-05-2021 11:00pm

I was in Galway and the noise from them was unbelievable, really disturbing. They tore up and down local roads, dangerous. They blocked up the prom road completely, 1000 cars was the word out. Insane revving and fumes. They looked barely 16 or 17 years old and all were drinking beer in the cars. Children were intimidated and families left. Buses and elderly people were stuck for an hour trying to get from A to B. They’re planning it for every weekend over the summer in Salthill. Local businesses are raging as their paying customers were driven away by it, so I heard. Yeah it’s not nice for hard working locals who want to relax by the sea to have this obnoxious constant noise and fumes, not to mention speeding risks, going on all day. Why can’t they go to Galway airport or somewhere similar and show off and do their beloved doughnuts there? The Council and Gardai are apparently meeting about it in next day or two to prevent recurrence.

Wiggywiggle · 23-05-2021 11:07pm

dundrum23 wrote: »

I was in Galway and the noise from them was unbelievable, really disturbing. They tore up and down local roads, dangerous. They blocked up the prom road completely, 1000 cars was the word out. Insane revving and fumes. They looked barely 16 or 17 years old and all were drinking beer in the cars. Children were intimidated and families left. Buses and elderly people were stuck for an hour trying to get from A to B. They’re planning it for every weekend over the summer in Salthill. Local businesses are raging as their paying customers were driven away by it, so I heard. Yeah it’s not nice for hard working locals who want to relax by the sea to have this obnoxious constant noise and fumes, not to mention speeding risks, going on all day. Why can’t they go to Galway airport or somewhere similar and show off and do their beloved doughnuts there? The Council and Gardai are apparently meeting about it in next day or two to prevent recurrence.

How were they speed if traffic was at a standstill?
How about GCC improve traffic measures to help the flow, cycling, walking etc (works in other cities)
Pubs are closed, are you against the on street drinkin on Dominic street?
Is the sea only for local people now?
Local buisness? You mean coffee shops!
Have you the same complaints when the local gaa team win a match?

con747 · 23-05-2021 11:09pm

I'm fairly sure if they are hanging out windows and sunroofs they would not be wearing a certain legal requirement "seatbelts" so are breaking the law.

bertsmom · 23-05-2021 11:14pm

I don't think any one group has the right to the prom. If it was blocked up by traffic it can ge blocked up by GAA fans on match days, concert goers on concert days and families and tourists on sunny days.
I don't understand why a group of young people in cars are any different to any other group.
If families went home that was their choice. I'm not a car enthusiast myself, I don't think my Toyota would light up anyone's day but I just don't get why this group are being treated differently to other groups.

Wiggywiggle · 23-05-2021 11:14pm

con747 wrote: »

I'm fairly sure if they are hanging out windows and sunroofs they would not be wearing a certain legal requirement "seatbelts" so are breaking the law.

Throw a like on this comment if you’ve never broken the speed limit. People love curtain twitching

con747 · 23-05-2021 11:17pm

People also hate eejits.

Stihl waters · 23-05-2021 11:21pm

They're almost as bad as the men and women(mostly women tbf) blocking up the roads every morning double parking outside schools instead of letting their little darlings walk from a place they can park safely and out of the way, but we live with it just like we can live with a few youngsters in cars once a week, more power to them

Zzippy · 23-05-2021 11:21pm

Imagine a crowd of petrol heads forced the city council's hand and they went and pedestrianised the prom on Sundays for the rest of the summer...

LillySV · 23-05-2021 11:24pm

Spotted them all along the dyke road this eve.. they were getting boisterous before cops turned up ... there was loads powering up along roads too .... my house just off a main road and loads of roaring exhausts , dump valves , and dropping gears /reving etc ... lots acting the ass etc ... but I don’t think I encountered anyone driving overly dangerous in all fairness ... good to see loads out enjoying themselves

dundrum23 · 23-05-2021 11:25pm

bertsmom wrote: »

After the year that's been I don't think its any harm. Tax and insured and spending their money on their cars is pretty much the extent of it.
I don't think Salthill is just for families with kids or walkers or the dry robe gang etc I think its for everyone be they noisy boy racers or GAA fans etc
Galway traffic is always terrible anyway.

Traffic is normally nothing like it was today and last Sunday due to boy racers. What if someone living along the strip needed an ambulance or fire brigade out?

dundrum23 · 23-05-2021 11:26pm

Wiggywiggle wrote: »

How were they speed if traffic was at a standstill?
How about GCC improve traffic measures to help the flow, cycling, walking etc (works in other cities)
Pubs are closed, are you against the on street drinkin on Dominic street?
Is the sea only for local people now?
Local buisness? You mean coffee shops!
Have you the same complaints when the local gaa team win a match?

As I said, speeding up side roads

bertsmom · 23-05-2021 11:28pm

dundrum23 wrote:

Traffic is normally nothing like it was today and last Sunday due to boy racers. What if someone living along the strip needed an ambulance or fire brigade out?

Nobody can dictate who is allowed to be traffic. If road tax paid and fully insured and legal everyone has a right to be on the road whether your a boy racer or a local pillar of the community.
I imagine if an ambulance needed to get through it would happen just like in any crowd situation. They have training and lights and sirens.

Wiggywiggle · 23-05-2021 11:29pm

dundrum23 wrote: »

Traffic is normally nothing like it was today and last Sunday due to boy racers. What if someone living along the strip needed an ambulance or fire brigade out?

Traffic is due to the city having bottle necks and no traffic management system. Anyone with uptodate tax and insurance is entitled to drive on the roads

PsychoPete · 23-05-2021 11:34pm

Those goddamn street racers again

Bubbaclaus · 23-05-2021 11:38pm

What's the story with them putting things like "fanny smashers" across the back window of their **** car?

ben.schlomo · 23-05-2021 11:45pm

Here's some of the 'legends'. Classy.

extra gravy · 23-05-2021 11:48pm

Stihl waters wrote: »

They're almost as bad as the men and women(mostly women tbf) blocking up the roads every morning double parking outside schools instead of letting their little darlings walk from a place they can park safely and out of the way, but we live with it just like we can live with a few youngsters in cars once a week, more power to them

When was the last time you saw someone on the school run revving their engines for hours and shouting vulgar abuse out the window at mostly female passersby? Shower of attention seeking idiots is all they are.

punisher5112 · 23-05-2021 11:48pm

dundrum23 wrote: »

I was in Galway and the noise from them was unbelievable, really disturbing. They tore up and down local roads, dangerous. They blocked up the prom road completely, 1000 cars was the word out. Insane revving and fumes. They looked barely 16 or 17 years old and all were drinking beer in the cars. Children were intimidated and families left. Buses and elderly people were stuck for an hour trying to get from A to B. They’re planning it for every weekend over the summer in Salthill. Local businesses are raging as their paying customers were driven away by it, so I heard. Yeah it’s not nice for hard working locals who want to relax by the sea to have this obnoxious constant noise and fumes, not to mention speeding risks, going on all day. Why can’t they go to Galway airport or somewhere similar and show off and do their beloved doughnuts there? The Council and Gardai are apparently meeting about it in next day or two to prevent recurrence.

Oh really 1000 cars, come off it

Fitz* · 24-05-2021 12:12am

Going by some posts on boards / social media, a lot of the people complaining about the traffic and gridlock in Salthill today was from people who drove to Salthill today. The irony is hilarious.

I mean surely it's fair game who can drive down a public street. Just because you don't like their form of socialising means you can ban it. The boy racers might not like fans driving to GAA games or people driving their dogs across the county for a walk on the prom. Should they kick up a fuss to get those events banned too?

Not that I exactly support the group, but just playing devils advocate here.

punisher5112 · 24-05-2021 12:15am

Fitz* wrote: »

Going by some posts on boards / social media, a lot of the people complaining about the traffic and gridlock in Salthill today was from people who drove to Salthill today. The irony is hilarious.

I mean surely it's fair game who can drive down a public street. Just because you don't like their form of socialising means you can ban it. The boy racers might not like fans driving to GAA games or people driving their dogs across the county for a walk on the prom. Should they kick up a fuss to get those events banned too?

Yeah I do find that quite funny, if I drive contribute to traffic...,

As I've said they could well be out murdering, thieving, beating, selling drugs etc etc... Yet they in most cases pay their way,btax, NCT and insure their vehicles...

Yes of course some are gobsheens and could do with growing up, but I'd rather this then the other

Stihl waters · 24-05-2021 12:32am

extra gravy wrote: »

When was the last time you saw someone on the school run revving their engines for hours and shouting vulgar abuse out the window at mostly female passersby? Shower of attention seeking idiots is all they are.

I'm sure they were harmless enough

dockysher · 24-05-2021 12:34am

Great bunch of lads

dockysher · 24-05-2021 12:42am

dundrum23 wrote: »

I was in Galway and the noise from them was unbelievable, really disturbing. They tore up and down local roads, dangerous. They blocked up the prom road completely, 1000 cars was the word out. Insane revving and fumes. They looked barely 16 or 17 years old and all were drinking beer in the cars. Children were intimidated and families left. Buses and elderly people were stuck for an hour trying to get from A to B. They’re planning it for every weekend over the summer in Salthill. Local businesses are raging as their paying customers were driven away by it, so I heard. Yeah it’s not nice for hard working locals who want to relax by the sea to have this obnoxious constant noise and fumes, not to mention speeding risks, going on all day. Why can’t they go to Galway airport or somewhere similar and show off and do their beloved doughnuts there? The Council and Gardai are apparently meeting about it in next day or two to prevent recurrence.

I live on the prom, yes noise was annoying but same amount of traffic as any gaa day in pearse stadium and no one says anything. They done no harm to anyone and let them at it

retro:electro · 24-05-2021 1:00am

Surely this falls under some kind of anti social behaviour? I was about one hour today going from Knocknacarra to city centre because of this. The city was completely clogged up with this shlt. What is the actual point of it? A bunch of young ones going around revving at each other and shouting out their windows for what purpose? It’s all grand until you’re stuck in traffic for an hour because of it

dockysher · 24-05-2021 1:03am

retro:electro wrote: »

Surely this falls under some kind of anti social behaviour? I was about one hour today going from Knocknacarra to city centre because of this. The city was completely clogged up with this shlt. What is the actual point of it? A bunch of young ones going around revving at each other for what purpose? It’s all grand until you’re stuck in traffic for an hour because of it

That's there social output and what they like to do. Doing no harm. Same on any match day nd nothing said.

retro:electro · 24-05-2021 1:06am

dockysher wrote: »

That's there social output and what they like to do. Doing no harm. Same on any match day nd nothing said.

Matches serve a purpose. What is the actual point to this, only to completely grid lock the city and piss everyone off? If this is going to be the case all summer long it is going to do a lot of harm. Sorry but it’s completely unacceptable to take over the city like that and act like you own the place

dockysher · 24-05-2021 1:10am

They might not play gaa so serves a purpose to them. Each to their own. I live right on prom so noise annoys me to but it's good see people living again.

bertsmom · 24-05-2021 1:14am

It's actually so similar to what happens on match days ie. the young lads revving engines as opposed to beeping their horns, the general revelry and just harmless messing that I can't understand the people getting so worked up about it. The talk of all the what if someone needed an ambulance and if older people needed to go somewhere and families leaving Salthill all just seems a bit ott.
It's been a ****show of a year It's just great to see people having the craic and enjoying themselves. It's not my type of craic and I don't really love cars but what harm. They have as much right to enjoy the prom and Salthill as me and my friends and family.

dockysher · 24-05-2021 1:14am

bertsmom wrote: »

It's actually so similar to what happens on match days ie. the young lads revving engines as opposed to beeping their horns, the general revelry and just harmless messing that I can't understand the people getting so worked up about it. The talk of all the what if someone needed an ambulance and if older people needed to go somewhere and families leaving Salthill all just seems a bit ott.
It's been a ****show of a year It's just great to see people having the craic and enjoying themselves. It's not my type of craic and I don't really love cars but what harm. They have as much right to enjoy the prom and Salthill as me and my friends and family.

Facts

Atlantic Dawn · 24-05-2021 1:20am

ben.schlomo wrote: »

Here's some of the 'legends'. Classy.

The diesel 105bhp powerplant, surprised it can even manage to hit motorway speeds with that cargo.

Mrs OBumble · 24-05-2021 2:03am

retro:electro wrote: »

Matches serve a purpose.

What purpose, apart from keeping cognitively challenged people occupied in peacetime? The car rallys are doing much the same thing.

ben.schlomo · 24-05-2021 7:34am

Mrs OBumble wrote: »

What purpose, apart from keeping cognitively challenged people occupied in peacetime? The car rallys are doing much the same thing.

Didn't know you were a GAA fan.

As for those saying it's doing no harm and is the same as matches, it really, really isn't. Match days contribute economically to Salthill. This shower contribute heavy traffic to the entire city and then noise and obnoxious behaviour in Salthill itself, nothing more. I'm also fairly confident in saying that there are more choices out there for them than murdering etc, as was claimed above.

It'll most likely be stopped anyway once Keith has his say on the radio today you'd imagine, the outrage will be tangible.

Bubbaclaus · 24-05-2021 7:56am

dockysher wrote: »

That's there social output and what they like to do. Doing no harm. Same on any match day nd nothing said.

I don't think shouting obscene things at random women passing by on the street is "doing no harm". The "fanny smashers" as per their self declaration on the back window of their cars could do with some harassment courses.

Certainly haven't witnessed that on any match day.

Notch000 · 24-05-2021 7:57am

No harm done good to see a big of colour & activity round town. If there was 34,000 boggers at a GAA match in salthill with tailbacks out to Oranmore or headford no one would notice.
+ yesterday was absolutely the busiest day down town post covdi since Christmas so i don't think there entirely to blame for the shambolic traffic.

24-05-2021 8:27am

Notch000 wrote: »

No harm done good to see a big of colour & activity round town. If there was 34,000 boggers at a GAA match in salthill with tailbacks out to Oranmore or headford no one would notice.

If there was a big match in Salthill every Sunday, plenty would take notice. If the Galway Races were on every week, plenty would take notice.

LillySV · 24-05-2021 8:40am

Bubbaclaus wrote: »

I don't think shouting obscene things at random women passing by on the street is "doing no harm". The "fanny smashers" as per their self declaration on the back window of their cars could do with some harassment courses.

Certainly haven't witnessed that on any match day.

I’d doubt a whole group of car drivers can be accused of sexual harassment ... From what I seen yesterday a good majority of the cars had some women in them, and indeed many of the cars drove by women. I’m sure there could be an odd lad who goes above and beyond showing off... but that happens when groups of lads going to the gaa matches also .... and groups of women have been known to whistle at lone men before without it being called sexual harassment ...

of course in the current climate there’s too many of our new easily offended generation who wants to view and label everything as either sexist, racist or discriminatory ... they should stay at home and update their Facebook accounts and leave their hatred and bile there ..

fergiesfolly · 24-05-2021 9:25am

Mrs OBumble wrote: »

What purpose, apart from keeping cognitively challenged people occupied in peacetime? The car rallys are doing much the same thing.

I don't know if your latest schtick is to purposefully troll people into hurling personal insults at you, but I'd say you're getting close.

1/10 Tries hard, but lacks imagination and coherent argument.

24-05-2021 9:30am

Salthill’s got no capacity at the best of times, it certainly has no access being beyond the Sean Molvoy chokepoint. Terrible location.

ratracer · 24-05-2021 9:41am

dundrum23 wrote: »

I was in Galway and the noise from them was unbelievable, really disturbing. They tore up and down local roads, dangerous. They blocked up the prom road completely, 1000 cars was the word out. Insane revving and fumes. They looked barely 16 or 17 years old and all were drinking beer in the cars. Children were intimidated and families left. Buses and elderly people were stuck for an hour trying to get from A to B. They’re planning it for every weekend over the summer in Salthill. Local businesses are raging as their paying customers were driven away by it, so I heard. Yeah it’s not nice for hard working locals who want to relax by the sea to have this obnoxious constant noise and fumes, not to mention speeding risks, going on all day. Why can’t they go to Galway airport or somewhere similar and show off and do their beloved doughnuts there? The Council and Gardai are apparently meeting about it in next day or two to prevent recurrence.

Are these the same local businesses who done their best to ensure a cycle lane couldn't even be trialled along the prom, because it would take away parking spaces for cars? :rolleyes::rolleyes: Or maybe parking spaces aren't for those cars.
I wouldn't be surprised if it was those pesky cyclists that are organinsing these events just for petty revenge:p:p:p

IK09 · 24-05-2021 9:51am

No problem with boy racers

No problem with young lads spending their money on something they're passionate about...

Do have a problem with a seriously loud and obtrusive exhaust. Especially when its as pointless as was on display yesterday.

Loud exhaust on a ferrari...probably necessary given the engine size...

Loud exhaust on a VW Bora...get a grip.

Zzippy · 24-05-2021 10:08am

fergiesfolly wrote: »

I don't know if your latest schtick is to purposefully troll people into hurling personal insults at you, but I'd say you're getting close.

1/10 Tries hard, but lacks imagination and coherent argument.

There is a facility to ignore/mute posters you find annoying or think are trolls. I find it very useful; unfortunately you still see their posts when other people quote them...

frozenfrozen · 24-05-2021 10:12am

They could do a no revving rule and sort most of their issues so

Same too for any dangerous driving or drinking etc to just keep it family friendly it could be a nice thing

I wasn't at it but was in the motorway traffic with some of them heading home from somewhere else and it was very good. About 20 cars doing 121km/h using the correct lanes with lights on, indicating, proper following distances.

Big upgrade on the usual standard of motorway driving. Whatever anyone got up to in galway I didn't see anything bad.

extra gravy · 24-05-2021 10:31am

bertsmom wrote: »

They have as much right to enjoy the prom and Salthill as me and my friends and family.

How exactly are they enjoying the prom? People go there for the fresh air, the walk and the view. How is revving engines for 4 hours enjoying it? If that's what they want to do then let them pïss off to somewhere more suitable.

Boy racers...

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