Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie
Hi all,
Vanilla are planning an update to the site on April 24th (next Wednesday). It is a major PHP8 update which is expected to boost performance across the site. The site will be down from 7pm and it is expected to take about an hour to complete. We appreciate your patience during the update.
Thanks all.

Near misses - mod warning 22/04 - see OP/post 822

1…257258260262263…334

Comments

  • #7772
    Eamonnator
    Registered Users Posts: 6,561 ✭✭✭Eamonnator


    Ray Bloody Purchase wrote: »
    Were they rotating them around from location to location years ago?

    Yes, there were more locations and boxes than there were cameras.
    And taking the one at Dunleer on the M1 as an example, if you set it to capture speeds of say 133kph in 120kph zone, the film would be used up in very short order.


  • #7773
    Ray Bloody Purchase
    Closed Accounts Posts: 689 ✭✭✭Ray Bloody Purchase


    Eamonnator wrote: »
    Yes, there were more locations and boxes than there were cameras.
    And taking the one at Dunleer on the M1 as an example, if you set it to capture speeds of say 133kph in 120kph zone, the film would be used up in very short order,

    The whole idea of using film seems rather quaint and that was only a couple of years ago!

    I think there used to be one on the M4/N4 between Lucan and the turn off for Sallins.


  • #7774
    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 48,205 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    Ray Bloody Purchase wrote: »
    The whole idea of using film seems rather quaint and that was only a couple of years ago!
    at least you got arty shots of the speeders, and no need for an instagram filter in court.


  • #7775
    Hurrache
    Registered Users Posts: 10,146 ✭✭✭✭Hurrache


    Hurrache wrote: »
    The lines are either gone now, or I just don't notice them anymore at this stage. As far as I know there were never actual cameras in place at either of those locations.

    This evening I was made aware the lines are still there before the Firehouse exit northbound when the car infront braked for no apparent reason.


  • #7776
    buffalo
    Registered Users Posts: 8,046 ✭✭✭buffalo


    Cycling to the train station this morning, I was overtaken with a wide berth by a guy in a black Audi, yellow reg. Very nice, I thought, thank you. Driver stopped at the T-junction ahead, right indicator on, going same direction as myself.

    I'll just move up on his left, there's plenty of space - I don't want to block his view out the passenger side, but want to be ready to follow. Then the passenger door swings open in the middle of the road as someone hops out. I'm already slowing to a stop, so no harm, but passenger pretends I'm not there as she avoids eye contact.

    Car then stays stopped in the middle of the junction so the driver can make sure the passenger crosses to the top of the T okay, leaving me to awkwardly make my way past the car and across the front where I pray he doesn't decide that now is the right moment to start driving again.


  • Advertisement
  • #7777
    downtheroad
    Registered Users Posts: 2,718 ✭✭✭downtheroad


    There was an ambulance just inside the car park of Super Valu Killester this morning with a bike leaning against it, hopefully all ok.


  • #7778
    What Username Guidelines
    Registered Users Posts: 2,139 ✭✭✭What Username Guidelines


    Took primary position in bus lane this morning, or at least thought I did, along the north quays between four courts and capel street. A bus was stopped a good bit ahead, so I moved *slightly* right to prepare to overtake. Still very much in the lane. Bus began to move off so I didn't signal and went to move back to centre when I realised the car that had been tailgating, was taking this opportunity to undertake me, dreadfully close. Threw his hands up in the air as if to say "what am I supposed to do?"

    https://streamable.com/523rr


  • #7779
    Seth Brundle
    Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 38,752 Mod ✭✭✭✭Seth Brundle


    What Username Guidelines wrote: »
    Took primary position in bus lane this morning, or at least thought I did, along the north quays between four courts and capel street. A bus was stopped a good bit ahead, so I moved *slightly* right to prepare to overtake. Still very much in the lane. Bus began to move off so I didn't signal and went to move back to centre when I realised the car that had been tailgating, was taking this opportunity to undertake me, dreadfully close. Threw his hands up in the air as if to say "what am I supposed to do?"

    https://streamable.com/523rr
    I would report him.
    His mirror was very close to you and effectively left you with no room were you to have to suddenly swerve.
    He is also illegally driving in a bus lane and passing on the left. Plenty there for the gardai to choose from!

    Registration|05D47105
    Make|NISSAN
    Model|ALMERA
    Description|1.5 SVE 4DR Euro 3
    Engine Capacity|1498


  • #7780
    Duckjob
    Registered Users Posts: 2,856 ✭✭✭Duckjob


    What Username Guidelines wrote: »
    Threw his hands up in the air as if to say "what am I supposed to do?"

    I love those sort of reactions - its like: "What am I supposed to do, Take responsibility and be a safe and competent driver ?"

    No, its: - WAH WAH, but CYCLISTS WAH WAH middle of of teh road WAH WAH road tax WAH WAH red lights

    Stunningly ignorant to their own duty of care on the road, and to the meaning of the pink slip of card in their pockets.


  • #7781
    Chiparus
    Registered Users Posts: 2,254 ✭✭✭Chiparus


    Could it have been a guard?


  • Advertisement
  • #7782
    AndrewJRenko
    Registered Users Posts: 28,297 ✭✭✭✭AndrewJRenko


    Duckjob wrote: »
    I love those sort of reactions - its like: "What am I supposed to do.

    I got this verbatim from the young lady who cut me up on Eden Quay to make her left turn at Liberty Hall. I caught up at the lights, as usual, and politely asked why she had to cut me up. When she asked 'what am I supposed to do' and I answered that 'well, you could just wait behind, and we'd both still be here at the same time', I could visibly see the cogs working in her brain as she realised that she could indeed have waiting behind and she would be no worse off. Maybe next time....


  • #7783
    Seth Brundle
    Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 38,752 Mod ✭✭✭✭Seth Brundle


    Chiparus wrote: »
    Could it have been a guard?
    I'm fairly sure that gardai are not allowed to drive in a manner that endangers vulnerable road users!


  • #7784
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭[Deleted User]


    Seth Brundle wrote: »
    I'm fairly sure that gardai are not allowed to drive in a manner that endangers vulnerable road users!

    Wasn't there a video from along the quays from a year or so ago of one tailgating a cyclist in his own car in the bus lane when the cyclist had a go at him pointed to his badge? I'll see if i can dig it out.


  • #7785
    Eamonnator
    Registered Users Posts: 6,561 ✭✭✭Eamonnator


    Chiparus wrote: »
    Could it have been a guard?

    Could it have been a farm labourer?


  • #7786
    Seth Brundle
    Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 38,752 Mod ✭✭✭✭Seth Brundle


    Enfilade wrote: »
    Wasn't there a video from along the quays from a year or so ago of one tailgating a cyclist in his own car in the bus lane when the cyclist had a go at him pointed to his badge? I'll see if i can dig it out.
    I had a garda flash a badge on me when I challenged him for being a prick but as there was no video, it couldn't go any further.
    With a video, it should stand, I'd have thought.


  • #7787
    amcalester
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,121 ✭✭✭amcalester


    Enfilade wrote: »
    Wasn't there a video from along the quays from a year or so ago of one tailgating a cyclist in his own car in the bus lane when the cyclist had a go at him pointed to his badge? I'll see if i can dig it out.

    I remember that, think there was some outrage at the time and he might have been reprimanded but not much ever came of it.


  • #7788
    Chiparus
    Registered Users Posts: 2,254 ✭✭✭Chiparus


    Seth Brundle wrote: »
    I'm fairly sure that gardai are not allowed to drive in a manner that endangers vulnerable road users!

    Remember a garda pulled in a small car for driving in the bus lane in the quays a few years ago, driver showed Id and was waved on.


  • #7789
    RobertFoster
    Registered Users Posts: 9,115 ✭✭✭RobertFoster


    Enfilade wrote: »
    Wasn't there a video from along the quays from a year or so ago of one tailgating a cyclist in his own car in the bus lane when the cyclist had a go at him pointed to his badge? I'll see if i can dig it out.
    Looks like the video has been removed: https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=99679281


  • #7790
    ED E
    Registered Users Posts: 36,163 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    Detective flashed his badge for parking in a clearway/cyclelane in D2 a few years back. He was getting coffee in Centra.


  • #7791
    Mc Love
    Registered Users Posts: 14,015 ✭✭✭✭Mc Love


    Had a near miss with a pedestrian, which was strange as she approached a set of traffic lights, looked right (i presume she saw me coming) and then proceeded to walk across the road. Give her a little ring ring to hurry her out of my way.

    Quite funny to use the bell for someone that you'd think would have seen me, but didnt.


  • Advertisement
  • #7792
    Seth Brundle
    Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 38,752 Mod ✭✭✭✭Seth Brundle


    Mc Love wrote: »
    Had a near miss with a pedestrian, which was strange as she approached a set of traffic lights, looked right (i presume she saw me coming) and then proceeded to walk across the road. Give her a little ring ring to hurry her out of my way.

    Quite funny to use the bell for someone that you'd think would have seen me, but didnt.
    Breakdancing gorilla!


  • #7793
    AndrewJRenko
    Registered Users Posts: 28,297 ✭✭✭✭AndrewJRenko


    ED E wrote: »
    Detective flashed his badge for parking in a clearway/cyclelane in D2 a few years back. He was getting coffee in Centra.

    I'm sure he was buying supplies for the prisoners being held in the cells at the station. That's the standard excuse response.


  • #7794
    sy_flembeck
    Registered Users Posts: 882 ✭✭✭sy_flembeck


      AndrewJRenko wrote: »
      I'm sure he was buying supplies for the prisoners being held in the cells at the station. That's the standard excuse response.

      Sorry to disappoint but that is indeed generally the case


    • #7795
      Breezer
      Registered Users Posts: 3,228 ✭✭✭Breezer


      Seth Brundle wrote: »
      I had a garda flash a badge on me when I challenged him for being a prick but as there was no video, it couldn't go any further.
      With a video, it should stand, I'd have thought.

      I'd one of these Garda incidents as a pedestrian earlier, I posted it in Commuting and Transport.
      Breezer wrote: »
      Slightly off topic, but just had an interesting one. I'm on foot crossing a side road on Dublin, at an unsignalised T junction. A guy in a car comes along as I'm half way across the road and turns across my path. He's going slowly enough and is obviously going to yield to me, but he gets close enough before he stops and throws his hands up in the air in a "WTF?" gesture. So I stop and have a little chat with him about his duty to yield to pedestrians already crossing.

      He responds by firing up his undercover siren. I tell him I don't care if he's a guard, he's still wrong. There's a bit of back and forth and him acting the hard man telling me he hopes to see me on a coroner's desk some day.

      If I'd had more time I might have suggested we discuss it with his superintendent but I didn't want the eejit taking me up on it for the sake of his ego, since I actually did have somewhere to be, so we agreed to disagree.

      Wonderful attitude from Ireland's finest though.


    • #7796
      AndrewJRenko
      Registered Users Posts: 28,297 ✭✭✭✭AndrewJRenko


      sy_flembeck wrote: »

        Sorry to disappoint but that is indeed generally the case

        Really? Based on what?

        And even if it is the case, do you think it's good practice? Do you think it could generally be avoided by finding an outlet with legal parking, such as the many petrol station shops around the place?


      • #7797
        Diemos
        Registered Users Posts: 1,417 ✭✭✭Diemos


        Mc Love wrote: »
        Had a near miss with a pedestrian, which was strange as she approached a set of traffic lights, looked right (i presume she saw me coming) and then proceeded to walk across the road. Give her a little ring ring to hurry her out of my way.

        Quite funny to use the bell for someone that you'd think would have seen me, but didnt.

        I've had that with pedestrians and drivers, they look for vehicles, they see straight through you cos they are not looking for cyclists.

        I scared the sh!t out of a lady in an A3 once, she pull out on my into stopped traffic, there was nothing beside or behind me.
        Its day time but I have my lights on and i'm wearing a high vis coat and a white helmet.
        I knocked on her window and she jumped a mile.
        I was polite and asked if she had seen me, she said no, I believed her.

        People just don't look for bikes.
        It's scary how many people drive on auto pilot.


      • #7798
        micar
        Registered Users Posts: 1,876 ✭✭✭micar


        Just back from 2 hour spin from Drogheda to Annagassin and back..just over 60km.

        Heading back 4km from Drogheda on the Termonfeckin road, a man in a small white van decided to overtake me at same time a car was coming in the opposite direction giving me about 3 inches of space. Unbelievable. Let out a big roar at him. What a fu(c)king pr1ck.


      • #7799
        [Deleted User]
        Posts: 0 ✭[Deleted User]


        ^ The road is reasonably straight around there isn't it ? So he's likely have seen oncoming traffic and simply just couldn't be arsed waiting to pass you. Muppet.


      • #7800
        micar
        Registered Users Posts: 1,876 ✭✭✭micar


        Enfilade wrote: »
        ^ The road is reasonably straight around there isn't it ? So he's likely have seen oncoming traffic and simply just couldn't be arsed waiting to pass you. Muppet.

        Totally.....it couldn't be more straighter.


      • Advertisement
      • #7801
        tuxy
        Closed Accounts Posts: 14,983 ✭✭✭✭tuxy


        The only safe option on roads like that is to take a position where they must cross into the other lane to overtake.


      This discussion has been closed.
      Advertisement