Traffic Blues - RTE1 - May 31st

ScubaDave · 16-06-2009 01:53PM

gdamedic wrote: »

Anyone notice the student with the bicycle jacket?

I did!

How the hell did she get that??

Terrontress · 16-06-2009 07:45PM

What would happen if the lady with the five kids in the back were to be stopped again before she got home? Can she drive round now with impunity as she has been allowed to proceed?

Turner · 16-06-2009 08:16PM

Terrontress wrote: »

What would happen if the lady with the five kids in the back were to be stopped again before she got home? Can she drive round now with impunity as she has been allowed to proceed?

No, she could get another ticket.

However if she didnt pay both and was summonsed to court the judge would most likely strike out one of the summonses or take it into consideration.

goldie fish · 16-06-2009 09:36PM

It is interesting to note the amount of foreign drivers that have been included in the show so far. If you took it as a cross section you'd swear the paddy didn't break a single law.....

APM · 17-06-2009 09:54PM

next weeks show looks extremely exciting!
"a car takes off at a checkpoint in drogheda"
"a woman using a mobile phone is pulled over"
"and a driver in donegal is stopped for speeding"

Honestly, is this the best footage they could get in the whole time they spent with the gardai? Pathetic!

17-06-2009 10:01PM

APM wrote: »

next weeks show looks extremely exciting!
"a car takes off at a checkpoint in drogheda"
"a woman using a mobile phone is pulled over"
"and a driver in donegal is stopped for speeding"

Honestly, is this the best footage they could get in the whole time they spent with the gardai? Pathetic!

I was thinking the same way but then I thought maybe the ones that are shown are ones that have paid their FCPS' and have court cases finished?

donvito99 · 22-06-2009 03:21PM

foreign wrote: »

Could she have examined his tacograph...

She can examine my tachograph whenever she wants...

Our man in Havana · 22-06-2009 03:29PM

Loads of whinging in Legal Discussion over last nights show.

Terrontress · 22-06-2009 05:04PM

No sign of it on youtube this week?

DubMedic · 22-06-2009 06:05PM

Terrontress wrote: »

No sign of it on youtube this week?

RTE Player , it's up there at the moment.

http://www.rte.ie/player/#

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donvito99 · 23-06-2009 12:12PM

I have to say that I was getting all excited about episode 4 with the 'car takes off at a checkpoint' etc, but was of course disappointed when they lost him..

This post is from a different thread and from a while back,

rondeco wrote:

I have it on great authority from a mate of mine that they recorded a massive chase that started in tallaght and went to dundrum back to tallaght and up the mountains before 'crashing'!!! [

Only 2 episodes left for this to happen....

Our man in Havana · 23-06-2009 02:49PM

That would be for the season finale.

Hooch · 23-06-2009 04:29PM

Bond-007 wrote: »

That would be for the season finale.

And I bet that the ''chase'' will be the usual footage shown by AGS of patrol cars following at a safe distance travelling at 30mph.....nothing exciting.

O and the usual intro.....This week on traffic blues, a high (slow) speed chase through Dublin, a motorist is caught with no NCT (o god the horror), another motorist drives from a checkpoint only to be lost (come on lads the camera is rolling make some effort) and for the season finale (yes you guessed it) ANOTHER DRUNK DRIVER!!!!

DubMedic · 23-06-2009 05:02PM

nice guy always wrote: »

O and the usual intro.....This week on traffic blues, a high (slow) speed chase through Dublin, and for the season finale (yes you guessed it) ANOTHER DRUNK DRIVER!!!!

Don't forget the part where the drunk driver is arrested for, wait for it, being drunk :eek:.
'I can smell alcahol off you , okay.'

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Sully · 24-06-2009 01:44AM

Never knew you could operate a speed check at cars not travelling directly in front of the speed camera. Always thought thats how the machines operated - by pointing in the direction of the car is travelling (front facing) rather then at the back as it passes!

TheNog · 24-06-2009 09:12AM

Sully wrote: »

Never knew you could operate a speed check at cars not travelling directly in front of the speed camera. Always thought thats how the machines operated - by pointing in the direction of the car is travelling (front facing) rather then at the back as it passes!

Oh yeah we can detect a vehicles speed as it travels away from us. If you noticed on the programme (I think) the speed was 141KPH but it can seen on the Laser as -141KPH. The - indicates the vehicle was travelling away from the Garda's location.

Sully · 24-06-2009 10:18AM

TheNog wrote: »

Oh yeah we can detect a vehicles speed as it travels away from us. If you noticed on the programme (I think) the speed was 141KPH but it can seen on the Laser as -141KPH. The - indicates the vehicle was travelling away from the Garda's location.

Do members know this? That was the first ever speed check iv seen operate in a different direction.

TheNog · 24-06-2009 10:39AM

Sully wrote: »

Do members know this? That was the first ever speed check iv seen operate in a different direction.

Yeah members know this.

For speed checks on Motorways it is better to do it from the on ramp. Not cos its sneaky but it is easier and quicker to catch up to speeders.

Our man in Havana · 24-06-2009 10:51AM

TheNog wrote: »

Oh yeah we can detect a vehicles speed as it travels away from us. If you noticed on the programme (I think) the speed was 141KPH but it can seen on the Laser as -141KPH. The - indicates the vehicle was travelling away from the Garda's location.

Also the laser will also show the distance to the vehicle at the time of measurement, e.g. -141 KPH at -267M.

Sully · 24-06-2009 10:51AM

Sneaky feckers ye

Now I have to slow down approaching ramps as well as keep my eyes peeled in the distance! (I kid, I kid!

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TheNog · 24-06-2009 05:33PM

Bond-007 wrote: »

Also the laser will also show the distance to the vehicle at the time of measurement, e.g. -141 KPH at -267M.

Not entirely true. While the speed will be preceeded by a -, the distance does not

Check this vid from Traffic Blues at about 1 minute 15 secs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WNVBELslfs

Roadrat · 25-06-2009 12:43AM

TheNog wrote: »

Not entirely true. While the speed will be preceeded by a -, the distance does not

What Bond 007 says is correct ...the distance is also given as can be seen on the gun-monitor showing 135.0 metres. :pac:

TheNog · 25-06-2009 01:31AM

Roadrat wrote: »

What Bond 007 says is correct ...the distance is also given as can be seen on the gun-monitor showing 135.0 metres. :pac:

Ha smartass

Bond 007 was saying the distance would be - 135m where I said the distance shows as 135m even if the car is going away from the speed check :pac::D:p

I mightn't always be right but Im never wrong!!!

anyone who posts links of my posts where I was wrong faces instant paddling

DubMedic · 25-06-2009 01:44AM

TheNog wrote: »

Ha smartass

anyone who posts links of my posts where I was wrong faces instant paddling

Anyone up for 6 o' the best on the bottom , from our very own Nog?.:pac:

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deadwood · 25-06-2009 07:59AM

Sully wrote: »

Never knew you could operate a speed check at cars not travelling directly in front of the speed camera. Always thought thats how the machines operated - by pointing in the direction of the car is travelling (front facing) rather then at the back as it passes!

Just don't do one of these when you're on foot. Unless you're a naturally gifted sub-1-minute 100 metre sprinter like me.

The lads on the border tend not to use it this way so much when the cars are travelling north!

Sully wrote: »

Do members know this? That was the first ever speed check iv seen operate in a different direction.

Only the traffic lads know about the "minus" reading. It's their negative attitude.

bigass · 25-06-2009 08:49AM

nice guy always wrote: »

And I bet that the ''chase'' will be the usual footage shown by AGS of patrol cars following at a safe distance travelling at 30mph.....nothing exciting.

O and the usual intro.....This week on traffic blues, a high (slow) speed chase through Dublin, a motorist is caught with no NCT (o god the horror), another motorist drives from a checkpoint only to be lost (come on lads the camera is rolling make some effort) and for the season finale (yes you guessed it) ANOTHER DRUNK DRIVER!!!!

Your damed if you do and damed if you don't!!

As we well know the show is not a 100% true picture of what traffic corps do, if yee go to easy your not doing your job...
And if your doing your job, yer to hard on joe public..

I wonder does the camera add ten pounds!!!!!!lol

bigass · 25-06-2009 08:52AM

Sully wrote: »

Sneaky feckers ye Now I have to slow down approaching ramps as well as keep my eyes peeled in the distance! (I kid, I kid! )

Haha that's the first thing I learned in templemore, sneaky training..lol

Hooch · 25-06-2009 09:59AM

bigass wrote: »

Your damed if you do and damed if you don't!!

As we well know the show is not a 100% true picture of what traffic corps do, if yee go to easy your not doing your job...
And if your doing your job, yer to hard on joe public..

I wonder does the camera add ten pounds!!!!!!lol

Its nothing like what we do in traffic.....they must have picked the worst locatons for any bit of action and the members....well I wouldnt put them in traffic. Their knowledge of the RTA is shockingly poor.

The show is a great idea, but its OTT for liency and shows mundane incidents

O o and deadwood says I do a great job!!!!

bigass · 25-06-2009 10:43AM

nice guy always wrote: »

Its nothing like what we do in traffic.....they must have picked the worst locatons for any bit of action and the members....well I wouldnt put them in traffic. Their knowledge of the RTA is shockingly poor.

The show is a great idea, but its OTT for liency and shows mundane incidents

O o and deadwood says I do a great job!!!!

In all fairness you didnt think they were going to show every little detail of what yee do.

RTE presents "A Day with Nice Guy".

Deadwood= comedian...lol
Wouldnt take it serious niceguy, as long as you feel you do!!

Hooch · 25-06-2009 12:03PM

bigass wrote: »

In all fairness you didnt think they were going to show every little detail of what yee do.

RTE presents "A Day with Nice Guy".

Deadwood= comedian...lol
Wouldnt take it serious niceguy, as long as you feel you do!!

Ya but the members could have been a bit more professional!! At least looked at the law books before heading out!!!

''A day with nice guy''........emmmm it has a ring to it!!

Traffic Blues - RTE1 - May 31st

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