Double Speeding Fine

astraboy · 11-09-2008 07:14PM

MYOB wrote: »

Did my posts say that at all? No. Did you read them or did you just skim them and bash your keyboard to put out the standard 'high horse :rolleyes:' response we get from certain parties any time something contrary to their views is said?

I've no issue with contrary views to my own, I do however have issues with people coming on here, asking a simple question, and getting 10 posts of "you should'nt have been speeding" and others telling him what a bold little boy he was. If you don't think there are a ridiculous number of high horses on this forum, just go back over any number of the speeding threads on here. You swear some of the people were never so much as .01Kph over the limit from their attitudes. Attitudes, that have simply wrecked this forum. A decent motoring forum should be both informative and be frequented by those with a genuine love of cars. 'Motors' sees these people less and less, which is a shame.

peasant · 11-09-2008 07:17PM

Constantly giving out about "high horses" doesn't exactly improve the quality or motoring related content of this forum either, now does it ?

D_murph · 11-09-2008 09:06PM

astraboy wrote: »

I've no issue with contrary views to my own, I do however have issues with people coming on here, asking a simple question, and getting 10 posts of "you should'nt have been speeding" and others telling him what a bold little boy he was. If you don't think there are a ridiculous number of high horses on this forum, just go back over any number of the speeding threads on here. You swear some of the people were never so much as .01Kph over the limit from their attitudes. Attitudes, that have simply wrecked this forum. A decent motoring forum should be both informative and be frequented by those with a genuine love of cars. 'Motors' sees these people less and less, which is a shame.

X2^ :rolleyes:

someone comes on here to ask a question about speeding and gets hammered by the usual suspects. it gets boring pretty quickly :rolleyes: and of course these posters dont speed at all themselves

to the OP, you were unlucky that you got hit twice in one week but think how much worse it could have been. due to the haphazard way you were notified (3 months later :rolleyes:) you could have ended up like that woman that got the 12 points without even knowing it :eek:

kikel wrote:

My sister gives me crap for travelling a few MPH over the speed limit. I love telling her that every time she drives her car she is breaking the law by not having a fully qualified driver with her. That shuts the b%$"£H up.
Also the people that hog the fast lane. Use their fog lights incorrectly, don't indicate at junctions. Cashmn1 is right. Most people break the law every time they drive.

@ highlighted portion

have to agree with you on the rest also. fast lane hogs have no excuse end especially when theres no cars in the left lane :mad: but that has been done to death on here.

in the last few days ive seen unbelievable amounts of drivers that cant be bothered to indicate at junctions etc here also and dont get me started at the dangerous buggers that pull out in front of you at the last second at junctions also like rabbits :eek:. these are the drivers that pose the most danger of causing an accident. not someone going slightly over the limit on a major road but theres no laser speed guns for detecting that i suppose :rolleyes:

peasant · 11-09-2008 09:27PM

topic, oh topic ...where art thou ?

Esel · 11-09-2008 11:09PM

kikel wrote: »

Also the people that hog the fast lane.

D_murph wrote: »

fast lane hogs have no excuse end especially when theres no cars in the left lane

Hi Ho, Silver! :pac:

D_murph · 11-09-2008 11:13PM

esel wrote: »

Hi Ho, Silver! :pac:

i drive a car, not ride a horse

or a high one either :P

Esel · 11-09-2008 11:52PM

^ Whoosh.

Wossack · 12-09-2008 12:40AM

well fingers crossed OP that there's not another one in the post tomorrow

kikel · 12-09-2008 07:29AM

esel wrote: »

Hi Ho, Silver! :pac:

More High horse boards rubbish. Somebody uses the wrong term\phrase and somebody just feels the need to point it out. Get over it. Many people call it the fast lane even if it is technically called the overtaking lane. Ya knew what i meant. I haven't checked my spelling and grammer. Any problems for you there?

Esel · 12-09-2008 04:10PM

^ Double whoosh!

:D

Mr. Presentable · 12-09-2008 04:15PM

IrishSpeedTraps wrote: »

It's happens all the time on this board. I think some people sit around all day looking at the forum hitting refresh waiting for a chance to get on their high horse. :rolleyes:

Please. If we all had horses there'd be no problem

D_murph · 12-09-2008 04:21PM

kikel wrote: »

More High horse boards rubbish.

X2^

Somebody uses the wrong term\phrase and somebody just feels the need to point it out. Get over it. Many people call it the fast lane even if it is technically called the overtaking lane. Ya knew what i meant.

ah but that wouldnt be PC now would it :rolleyes:?

TBH i think ill call it the fast lane in future just cos it pi$$es them off

:P

I haven't checked my spelling and grammer. Any problems for you there?

dunno man, i was able to understand you just fine though

Mr. Presentable · 12-09-2008 04:23PM

astraboy wrote: »

I've no issue with contrary views to my own, I do however have issues with people coming on here, asking a simple question, and getting 10 posts of "you should'nt have been speeding" and others telling him what a bold little boy he was. If you don't think there are a ridiculous number of high horses on this forum, just go back over any number of the speeding threads on here. You swear some of the people were never so much as .01Kph over the limit from their attitudes. Attitudes, that have simply wrecked this forum. A decent motoring forum should be both informative and be frequented by those with a genuine love of cars. 'Motors' sees these people less and less, which is a shame.

If it's so terrible why do you live here? And what's with the "high horses" schtick - over and over like a broken record.

The solution for all drivers who get the occasional points is to drive as though you are on 10.

OP, You cannot claim ignorance as a defence - you should not have to be pulled over to be advised of the speed limit. If, however, the signage is missing, why, then you have no way to know and can contest!

Esel · 12-09-2008 04:24PM

^post 43^ Hat-trick whoosh!

:D:D Is it ever going to stop?

D_murph · 12-09-2008 04:37PM

esel wrote: »

^post 43^ Hat-trick whoosh! :D:D Is it ever going to stop?

maybe when you grow up

fast lane FTW

brianomurphy · 12-09-2008 05:39PM

I feel your pain, just got points in the post today, offence was on 13th July, so i receive it 3 months later, some jip that is.

Was doing 84kph in a 60kph zone. No real excuses I guess.

Thing is though, there's a huge discrepancy on it. It says M1 Santry, if it's the M1 surely on a motorway the speed limit would be 110?

Anyone drive there regularly and know anything about speed-checks and limits, as I'm rarely out that way?

kikel · 12-09-2008 06:11PM

brianomurphy wrote: »

I feel your pain, just got points in the post today, offence was on 13th July, so i receive it 3 months later, some jip that is.

Was doing 84kph in a 60kph zone. No real excuses I guess.

Thing is though, there's a huge discrepancy on it. It says M1 Santry, if it's the M1 surely on a motorway the speed limit would be 110?

Anyone drive there regularly and know anything about speed-checks and limits, as I'm rarely out that way?

Closer to town the speed limit is lower that 120Kph. 60Kph sounds right.

L1011 · 12-09-2008 06:14PM

The M1 has 60, 80 and 120 sections on it - 80 at the airport merge, 60 on the airport spur - and I think 60 at the tunnel, e.g. Santry. 120 from airport to the mesh with the N1 HQDC at Ballymascanlon.

ardmacha · 12-09-2008 06:30PM

It says M1 Santry, if it's the M1 surely on a motorway the speed limit would be 110?

Since no road in the ROI has a speed limit of 110, it could be that you are not paying attention to limits in general.

brianomurphy · 12-09-2008 06:40PM

ardmacha wrote: »

Since no road in the ROI has a speed limit of 110, it could be that you are not paying attention to limits in general.

Amazing the way you get more replies to typos.

btw. thanks to MYOB and kikel

biko · 12-09-2008 06:56PM

I see the anti-high-horse brigade is out in force today. If octane.ie is so much better why are you even here?

OP, sorry about the points but you'll want to slow down if you're not sure what the speed limit is.

Mylow · 12-09-2008 06:58PM

brianomurphy wrote: »

I feel your pain, just got points in the post today, offence was on 13th July, so i receive it 3 months later, some jip that is.

Was doing 84kph in a 60kph zone. No real excuses I guess.

Thing is though, there's a huge discrepancy on it. It says M1 Santry, if it's the M1 surely on a motorway the speed limit would be 110?

Anyone drive there regularly and know anything about speed-checks and limits, as I'm rarely out that way?

I would check that fine. Its 80km from exit of Tunnel (Start of M1), from Whitehall Church to Tunnel exit is 60Km, but that is N1. You sure its not typo in your OP. The limit then rises to 120km past the airport going north bound.

There was a case of motorists being done in Drogheda on the N1 for 80km, the actual limit is 100km.

gman2k · 12-09-2008 06:58PM

I think I've four points on the way from the one Gatso van, one morning travelling in both directions...only half an hour apart. Was only on the way back up that I spotted the fecker! was doing about 35mph in both directions I'd day, in a 30mph zone (Thats 50km/h for you metric folks!)
So, taking it on the chin will the way it's gotta be!

It's very hard to drive just at 30mph in some cars, 3rd gear is revving, and 4th gear will take you over the speed limit too easily.

kikel · 12-09-2008 07:15PM

brianomurphy wrote: »

Amazing the way you get more replies to typos.

ROFL

ardmacha · 12-09-2008 07:19PM

The mainline M1 is not 60kmh in general, but are there not some roadworks around the M50/M1 junction, these could have this limit.

Or perhaps the road was the N1, in which case you have a defence.

L1011 · 12-09-2008 07:51PM

The airport spur is 60km/h - they may have a fuzzy defintion of 'Santry'!

You could call the points office and ask for the full location of the offence, there is a chance they messed up here.

brianomurphy · 15-09-2008 02:06PM

Mylow wrote: »

I would check that fine. Its 80km from exit of Tunnel (Start of M1), from Whitehall Church to Tunnel exit is 60Km, but that is N1. You sure its not typo in your OP. The limit then rises to 120km past the airport going north bound.

There was a case of motorists being done in Drogheda on the N1 for 80km, the actual limit is 100km.

After mailing npo, I got the following details:

With regard to your query outlined below, please be advised that the location we have for the Mobile Gatzo Unit that day was "Between the entrance of the port tunnel and the fly over for Santry heading inbound".

So is the Santry fly-over before the port tunnel heading inbound towards Dublin?

Zube · 15-09-2008 03:23PM

gman2k wrote: »

It's very hard to drive just at 30mph in some cars, 3rd gear is revving, and 4th gear will take you over the speed limit too easily.

3rd gear is "revving" at 30 mph? In what?

Alun · 15-09-2008 03:26PM

Zube wrote: »

3rd gear is "revving" at 30 mph? In what?

Obviously one of the many people who believe their car will spontaneously combust if their engine goes over 3,000rpm.

ardmacha · 15-09-2008 03:38PM

With regard to your query outlined below, please be advised that the location we have for the Mobile Gatzo Unit that day was "Between the entrance of the port tunnel and the fly over for Santry heading inbound".

this sounds very much like the N1, not the M1, where the speed limit is indeed 60.

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