Dangerous driving...hope the Guards can get the reg numbers

rugbyman · 12-09-2010 11:54AM

indeed. +1

rugbyman

mark renton · 12-09-2010 11:57AM

Diddler1977 wrote: »

Is what they were doing legal?

I'm no law expert, however if im driving down the road and there is a horse/cart or sulkie then near me then i believe its me that has to give way - i do believe this form of transport was around before vehicles

mickydoomsux · 12-09-2010 11:58AM

john47832 wrote: »

unbelievable how many knobs congregate on 1 thread simultaneously

actually that is a tradition that has occurred long before vehicles existed and in some cases the horses racing are worth more than what most people here would earn in a year - believe it or not the travellers in the vans/cars are protecting both horses and motorists

Oh, it's tradition. Well that's alright then :rolleyes:

These 'people' are uneducated inbred savages who are somehow above the law and the rules of society. It's 2010, we live in houses now, not in caravans on the side of the road.

The police would do nothing with the information in this video. "Ah shure dere ony trav-lurrs. Dey do dis all the time".

mickydoomsux · 12-09-2010 12:00PM

john47832 wrote: »

i do believe this form of transport was around before vehicles

A 'vehicle' is a form of transport and vise versa.

Diddler1977 · 12-09-2010 12:00PM

john47832 wrote: »

I'm no law expert, however if im driving down the road and there is a horse/cart or sulkie then near me then i believe its me that has to give way - i do believe this form of transport was around before vehicles

Well obviously if it was just a horse and cart on the road you would give way.

However, what we are seeing on the video is obviously not just a horse and cart traversing down the road.

What can be seen on the video is a horse race taking place on a public road. I hardly think this is legal???????

Drummerboy08 · 12-09-2010 12:01PM

Diddler1977 wrote: »

What can be seen on the video is a horse race taking place on a public road. I hardly think this is legal???????

The fact that there is a convoy of Jeeps and Vans right across the road doesnt really help.

mickydoomsux · 12-09-2010 12:04PM

Diddler1977 wrote: »

What can be seen on the video is a horse race taking place on a public road. I hardly think this is legal???????

Silly you. It's tradition. If there's an accident and they kill a passer-by it doesn't count because, you know, tradition.

oldyouth · 12-09-2010 12:10PM

john47832 wrote: »

unbelievable how many knobs congregate on 1 thread simultaneously

actually that is a tradition that has occurred long before vehicles existed and in some cases the horses racing are worth more than what most people here would earn in a year - believe it or not the travellers in the vans/cars are protecting both horses and motorists

Why is it being a knob to criticise illegal driving activity? The 'tradition' of harness racing may have been around for a long time, but that is why society continues to make and adapt laws to suit the world we live in today.

The only constant 'tradition' I see on display in that video is the 2 fingers the participants and their type give to the rest of society, while insisting that we fund their lifestyle

fonecrusher1 · 12-09-2010 12:15PM

mickydoomsux wrote: »

Silly you. It's tradition. If there's an accident and they kill a passer-by it doesn't count because, you know, tradition.

Yeah sure they have loads of traditions.

- causing trouble in pubs, - turning wherever they stop into rubbish strewn wastelands, - ignoring common law & generally doing whatever the fcuk they want because they're untouchable.:pac:

Sub-human is a bit much but they do try my patience.

ejmaztec · 12-09-2010 12:40PM

As those idiot Limerick boy-racers from a few weeks ago, managed to get nailed by the Guards for pissing around, and uploading the Youtube video, then these people should get the same treatment. Let's have some equality.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 12-09-2010 12:44PM

john47832 wrote: »

I'm no law expert, however if im driving down the road and there is a horse/cart or sulkie then near me then i believe its me that has to give way - i do believe this form of transport was around before vehicles

I'm no law expert either, but I'm pretty sure driving in the middle of the road, driving on the wrong side of the road and driving in the hard shoulder are offences.

fonecrusher1 · 12-09-2010 12:53PM

ejmaztec wrote: »

As those idiot Limerick boy-racers from a few weeks ago, managed to get nailed by the Guards for pissing around, and uploading the Youtube video, then these people should get the same treatment. Let's have some equality.

The law can do very little.

Travellers are getting smart. Because they are claiming they are a separate culture & should be recognised as a different race theres all sorts of discrimination accusations just waiting to be unleashed upon anyone who dares oppose them these days.

Nothing will come of this unfortunately. There not all bad. Im willing to give anyone a chance but this kind of behaviour strains societies tolerance to breaking point.

If they want people to treat them as equals they're going to have conform to something close to acceptable public behaviour.

Tradition or not, whats being recorded in the video is dangerous, inconsiderate, illegal & justifiably fuels people's dislike of travellers.

omerin · 12-09-2010 01:02PM

john47832 wrote: »

unbelievable how many knobs congregate on 1 thread simultaneously

actually that is a tradition that has occurred long before vehicles existed and in some cases the horses racing are worth more than what most people here would earn in a year - believe it or not the travellers in the vans/cars are protecting both horses and motorists

What if an ambulance was caught behind them or worse still a doctor making an emergency house call?

Idiots

ejmaztec · 12-09-2010 01:03PM

fonecrusher1 wrote: »

The law can do very little.

Nothing will come of this all bad. Im willing to give anyone a chance but this kind of behaviour strains societies tolerance to breaking point.

Travellers are getting smart. Because they are claiming they are a separate culture & should be recognised as a different race theres all sorts of discrimination accusations just waiting to be unleashed upon anyone who dares oppose them these days.

If they want people to treat them as equals they're going to have conform to something close to acceptable public behaviour.

Tradition or not, whats being recorded in the video is dangerous, unfortunately. There not inconsiderate, illegal & justifiably fuels people's dislike of travellers.

I think it's more of "the law won't do anything", than "the law can do very little."

BluesBerry · 12-09-2010 01:06PM

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

I'm no law expert either, but I'm pretty sure driving in the middle of the road, driving on the wrong side of the road and driving in the hard shoulder are offences.

And if that was you or me doing something like that the guards would be all over us like a rash

They think they are above the law and think they can do what they want

And as for tradition , racing them could easily be done in a field away from motorists just going about their daily business , they created tailbacks and forced people to swerve on the road

Horses might have been the traditional way of transportation but this is the 21st century and horses are in danger on roads now

TestTransmission · 12-09-2010 01:12PM

This is pretty much old news,it made the papers a few months ago.
I think some of them were prosecuted (I might be wrong)

fonecrusher1 · 12-09-2010 01:16PM

ejmaztec wrote: »

I think it's more of "the law won't do anything", than "the law can do very little."

The latter is the reason "the law won't do anything".

All they have to do is claim their 'culture' & 'traditions' are being oppressed through discrimination & hey presto you have a sh!tstorm of human rights allegations being used as big stick to bash anyone who dares confront them.

El Weirdo · 12-09-2010 01:16PM

TestTransmission wrote: »

This is pretty much old news,it made the papers a few months ago.
I think some of them were prosecuted (I might be wrong)

This video was only put on YouTube last week.

jack presley · 12-09-2010 01:55PM

Cock-fighting was probably a 'tradition' too.

Cookie_Monster · 12-09-2010 02:41PM

Diddler1977 wrote: »

Is what they were doing legal?

no

Illegal:
Driving in the hard shoulder
Driving 2-3 abreast on the carriageway
Driving on the wrong side of the road
Racing on public roads
Causing an unnecessary obstruction

Töpher · 12-09-2010 04:10PM

omerin wrote: »

What if an ambulance was caught behind them or worse still a doctor making an emergency house call?

Idiots

Real doctors use horses.

They were around before vehicles, don't ya know boy?

dee o gee · 12-09-2010 11:20PM

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

no

Illegal:
Driving in the hard shoulder
Driving 2-3 abreast on the carriageway
Driving on the wrong side of the road
Racing on public roads
Causing an unnecessary obstruction

Add to that that at least one of them isin't wearing a seatbelt and hanging out the window.

mickydoomsux · 12-09-2010 11:22PM

dee o gee wrote: »

Add to that that at least one of them isin't wearing a seatbelt and hanging out the window.

That's tradition.

miyanda · 12-09-2010 11:57PM

Poor horses

Of course the Gardai will not do anything about this, why would they? sure it's all us 'settled' people just blocking the travelling community from trying to maintain their culture,, blah blah blah... :pac::pac:

I have yet to see a member of the travelling community driving anything less than a brand new van, jeep, or vw golf... tax/insurance? your'e having a laugh, do you really think they hand over money for that every month?

next we will be told they have bank accounts and pay mortgages/rent.. :rolleyes: