JC Decaux signs start appearing - Shocking.

AlekSmart wrote: »

Incredible stuff.This just HAS to be stopped in it`s tracks immediately before the City Councils actions are DIRECTLY responsible for serious injury or death.

Surely as City Manager,Mr Tierney is required to exercise some form of professional overview over his councils decisions ?

Let there be NO doubt but that in the event of any such serious accident in the vicinity of these Advert Frames then the City Manager PERSONALLY will have to account for his PERSONAL decision to ignore and,it would appear,subvert the planning and approval process which is there to PREVENT scenario`s such as this occurring.

The actions of Dublin City Council under his stewardship has allowed this scheme to proceed in the face of serious concerns from within and without the council chamber.

5. The developer shall comply fully with the following requirements of the Roads & Traffic Planning Division; a) The proposed structure shall not impede any road signs, traffic lights, pedestrian crossings, vision along kerb edge lines or any other road infrastructure. This may require a slight adjustment in the proposed location as submitted.

Grossly negligent management causing death:
A high managerial agent may be guilty of grossly negligent management causing death if he knew or ought to have known of a substantial risk of death or personal harm and failed to take reasonable efforts to eliminate that risk. Penalties for grossly negligent management include:

A fine; and/or
Up to 12 year's imprisonment; and or
A Disqualification Order whereby the managerial agent may be disqualified from acting in a management capacity by the court for a period not exceeding 15 years.

Breach of the order gives rise to a fine of €3,000,000 and/or 2 years imprisonment and/or further disqualification for 10 years.

MadsL wrote: »

The City Council just passed a emergency motion (unanimously and agreed as without debate) that;

All work be halted on the JC Decaux scheme until a complete health and safety report has been issued (words to that effect)

One of the councillors mentioned the emails and texts that he received - so thank you all that made the effort.

:D:D

monument wrote: »

Can you qualify that statement in any meaningful way? What does real dangerous mean?

Yeah, they do. But from my experience of spending most of my time on a bike in Paris on normal roads or in bus lanes, Dublin isn't too far behind.

Can you spell out what you're trying to suggest here?... I'm guessing you're not tying to say that tourists can't make up their own minds???

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

It’s just one more excuse for people to want a credit card. Notice in the picture I posted there are advertisements promoting VISA on the side of several bicycles. I’m sure the greedy banks will jump in on the bandwagon and will do great promotions to get 1st year students on to credit cards in their fresher year. i.e. free usage of bicycles for several months in exchange for signing up.

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

Another thing one must consider is the returning facilities, e.g., When these bikes are returned to a point, what would happen if there was a glut of bikes and not enough docking facilities, You can't just leave your bike or else you will lose your e150 deposit, you will end up cycling around the city looking for another one and walking 1/2 a mile back to the Dart station defeating the whole purpose. This has already being a major problem in Paris.

Fresh controversy erupted over Dublin's "billboards for bikes" scheme after one of the new advert panels became an instant traffic hazard.

The sleek electronic "metropanel" was placed directly in front of a set of traffic lights and pedestrian crossing at a busy city junction.

Dublin City Council has ordered advertising giants JC Decaux to immediately remove the structure that outraged locals and councillors.

Calls have now been made for a halt to all work on the scheme until the newly-erected signs are safety-tested.

The 2.5-metre ad panel at the notorious junction of Dorset Street and Synott Place was one of a series of billboards being installed in a scheme backed by Dublin City Council.

The council has now requested the removal of the offending billboard and JC Decaux has undertaken to do so in the next 24 hours.

obstruction

"The sign was an obstruction to the traffic lights and as such its sitting was not in accordance with the terms of the grant of planning permission at this location", a council spokesman said.

"Recent improvement works along Dorset Street has altered the width and alignment of the footpath at this location resulting in the approved sign, which was erected in the correct location, obstructing views for pedestrians and motorists".

He stressed that a safety audit under the terms of the planning permissions granted is being compiled by JC Decaux and where any sign fails the audit they will be removed.

However, Councillor Emer Costello said: "I am outraged by what I have seen, especially as there has been a huge number of incidents at those particular traffic lights".

JC Decaux proposed funding a free bicycle scheme similar to other European capitals in return for around 150 billboards, though this was later dropped to under 100.

Dublin City Council eventually agreed to 72 sites and some were appealed. In February, An Bord Pleanala overturned permission for 18 billboards, but endorsed six of the 2.5-metre high structures.

He stressed that a safety audit under the terms of the planning permissions granted is being compiled by JC Decaux and where any sign fails the audit they will be removed.

erected in the correct location

Dublin City Council eventually agreed to 72 sites