Comments on: Gardai Traffic Corps Take Advantage Of Riverfest http://www.limerickblogger.ie/blog/2008/05/gardai-traffic-corp-take-advantage-of-riverfest Latest happenings from Limerick City and County Sat, 10 Jul 2010 22:06:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Hoof http://www.limerickblogger.ie/blog/2008/05/gardai-traffic-corp-take-advantage-of-riverfest/comment-page-1#comment-53232 Hoof Thu, 08 May 2008 18:44:36 +0000 http://www.limerickblogger.org/blog/?p=5168#comment-53232 @30mph.....Having been twice hit by our wardens in Farranshone during rugby matches. Magners League in my case. OK was on a double yellow, so guilty and paid up, but was not obstructing anyone. Contrast that to when there's a match on in the Gaelic Grounds, cars are what I can only call littered about the place, across driveways, on corners, on playgrounds or abandoned on a main road. For example. Some years ago on my way out to a match there I saw some shower of yahoos "atin" dinner out of the boot of their car blithely ignoring a Caherdavin resident whose gateway was blocked by their 4x4, yer man said he was calling the Guards, which elicited a guffawed response of "and who do you think we are" from the brawn sangwige brigade. Maybe they don't like giving out tickets on Sunday, for further evidence a trip anywhere near the vicinity of the Domincan Church on Sunday during mass is a must. Pavements, the pedestrian area of Baker Place are cluttered up with cars. On Pery Street and Square cars are double and treble parked. James St. completely blocked off by bad parking. Never see anyone get a ticket, never will either........wonder why (not). @30mph…..Having been twice hit by our wardens in Farranshone during rugby matches. Magners League in my case. OK was on a double yellow, so guilty and paid up, but was not obstructing anyone. Contrast that to when there’s a match on in the Gaelic Grounds, cars are what I can only call littered about the place, across driveways, on corners, on playgrounds or abandoned on a main road.

For example. Some years ago on my way out to a match there I saw some shower of yahoos “atin” dinner out of the boot of their car blithely ignoring a Caherdavin resident whose gateway was blocked by their 4×4, yer man said he was calling the Guards, which elicited a guffawed response of “and who do you think we are” from the brawn sangwige brigade.

Maybe they don’t like giving out tickets on Sunday, for further evidence a trip anywhere near the vicinity of the Domincan Church on Sunday during mass is a must. Pavements, the pedestrian area of Baker Place are cluttered up with cars. On Pery Street and Square cars are double and treble parked. James St. completely blocked off by bad parking. Never see anyone get a ticket, never will either……..wonder why (not).

]]> By: 30mileanhour? http://www.limerickblogger.ie/blog/2008/05/gardai-traffic-corp-take-advantage-of-riverfest/comment-page-1#comment-53121 30mileanhour? Wed, 07 May 2008 19:09:19 +0000 http://www.limerickblogger.org/blog/?p=5168#comment-53121 Lette, good of you to bring up this one. I saw at Thomand park (Old Cratloe road to be precise) where traffic wardens were sent out the day of a heiniken cup match to give as many tickets out as the could. Some got doubles. None of the line of cars I saw hit were causing any problem. Its a revenue gathering exercise. On the same road anyday of the week you will see the little boyracers breaking the speed limit one after another. Traffic Core where are you ?. On the handy traps to gather more revenue from easy targets. Infact I dont know when I last saw a speed check within the city. Lette,
good of you to bring up this one. I saw at Thomand park (Old Cratloe road to be precise) where traffic wardens were sent out the day of a heiniken cup match to give as many tickets out as the could. Some got doubles. None of the line of cars I saw hit were causing any problem. Its a revenue gathering exercise. On the same road anyday of the week you will see the little boyracers breaking the speed limit one after another. Traffic Core where are you ?. On the handy traps to gather more revenue from easy targets. Infact I dont know when I last saw a speed check within the city.

]]> By: Lette http://www.limerickblogger.ie/blog/2008/05/gardai-traffic-corp-take-advantage-of-riverfest/comment-page-1#comment-53053 Lette Tue, 06 May 2008 19:14:49 +0000 http://www.limerickblogger.org/blog/?p=5168#comment-53053 Ahboy Hayes, I agree, the law is for everyone! and yet the gardai seem to pick and choose when they want to use the law most fittingly! Ahboy Hayes, I agree, the law is for everyone! and yet the gardai seem to pick and choose when they want to use the law most fittingly!

]]> By: starkie http://www.limerickblogger.ie/blog/2008/05/gardai-traffic-corp-take-advantage-of-riverfest/comment-page-1#comment-53050 starkie Tue, 06 May 2008 19:01:15 +0000 http://www.limerickblogger.org/blog/?p=5168#comment-53050 a traffic warden did book guards private cars outside henry st, station in the 70s. he caused uproar, he was on the late late show, does anyone remember that, onne guard sent him a hostile letter, but he woulnt give in he said the law was for everyone, his name was hayes, i knew him well a traffic warden did book guards private cars outside henry st, station in the 70s. he caused uproar, he was on the late late show, does anyone remember that, onne guard sent him a hostile letter, but he woulnt give in he said the law was for everyone, his name was hayes, i knew him well

]]> By: Hoof http://www.limerickblogger.ie/blog/2008/05/gardai-traffic-corp-take-advantage-of-riverfest/comment-page-1#comment-53021 Hoof Tue, 06 May 2008 14:25:31 +0000 http://www.limerickblogger.org/blog/?p=5168#comment-53021 No need to go behind Henry St. Barracks, Anonymoose. They're triple or quadruple parked outside the front of it and down as far as the bus stop outside Hibernian House (and sometimes in the bus stop!) - and for good measure there are cars inevitably parked ON the corner / over pavements etc. at the Lr. Glentworth St. junction. Try crossing the road there for fun sometime! Rich pickings indeed for the brave soul who'd hand out parking tickets in that quarter........life in Achill is so quiet during the ten-month winter. No need to go behind Henry St. Barracks, Anonymoose. They’re triple or quadruple parked outside the front of it and down as far as the bus stop outside Hibernian House (and sometimes in the bus stop!) – and for good measure there are cars inevitably parked ON the corner / over pavements etc. at the Lr. Glentworth St. junction. Try crossing the road there for fun sometime!

Rich pickings indeed for the brave soul who’d hand out parking tickets in that quarter……..life in Achill is so quiet during the ten-month winter.

]]> By: Organ Donor http://www.limerickblogger.ie/blog/2008/05/gardai-traffic-corp-take-advantage-of-riverfest/comment-page-1#comment-53020 Organ Donor Tue, 06 May 2008 14:02:28 +0000 http://www.limerickblogger.org/blog/?p=5168#comment-53020 LargeLadd:No worries :-) If you want to meet the cream of pickpocketing greatness,go to Barcelona its nearly an artform there... LargeLadd:No worries :-)

If you want to meet the cream of pickpocketing greatness,go to Barcelona its nearly an artform there…

]]> By: Angry Man http://www.limerickblogger.ie/blog/2008/05/gardai-traffic-corp-take-advantage-of-riverfest/comment-page-1#comment-53007 Angry Man Tue, 06 May 2008 10:22:43 +0000 http://www.limerickblogger.org/blog/?p=5168#comment-53007 Fluking Baxtards Fluking Baxtards

]]> By: Anonymoose http://www.limerickblogger.ie/blog/2008/05/gardai-traffic-corp-take-advantage-of-riverfest/comment-page-1#comment-53003 Anonymoose Tue, 06 May 2008 08:31:50 +0000 http://www.limerickblogger.org/blog/?p=5168#comment-53003 If it's easy pickings they're after then there's always a load of cars parked behind Henry street Garda station on the Quay. There's a double yellow line there and every day, and this weekend was no exception, there are loads of cars parked on it. Although I think the cards are probably owned by guards as iot's right outside the Henry street garda station car park which is always full. I suppose they're entitled to park their private cars on double yellow lines. If it’s easy pickings they’re after then there’s always a load of cars parked behind Henry street Garda station on the Quay. There’s a double yellow line there and every day, and this weekend was no exception, there are loads of cars parked on it. Although I think the cards are probably owned by guards as iot’s right outside the Henry street garda station car park which is always full.
I suppose they’re entitled to park their private cars on double yellow lines.

]]> By: LargeLADD http://www.limerickblogger.ie/blog/2008/05/gardai-traffic-corp-take-advantage-of-riverfest/comment-page-1#comment-53000 LargeLADD Tue, 06 May 2008 07:12:01 +0000 http://www.limerickblogger.org/blog/?p=5168#comment-53000 Sorry to offend you Organdonor that's just the only place i've experienced that type of crime. Still i shouldn't have said that considered it retracted., Sorry to offend you Organdonor that’s just the only place i’ve experienced that type of crime. Still i shouldn’t have said that considered it retracted.,

]]> By: Mike http://www.limerickblogger.ie/blog/2008/05/gardai-traffic-corp-take-advantage-of-riverfest/comment-page-1#comment-52999 Mike Tue, 06 May 2008 05:44:01 +0000 http://www.limerickblogger.org/blog/?p=5168#comment-52999 Firstly in the past it hasn't been entirely the Guards fault for ticketing of illegally parked cars. A guard once told me that Taxi drivers will regularly make official complaints to the guards about cars theee illegally parked. The guards are then obliged to respond to the complaint. The taxi drivers get more business if people can't bring their cars into town and so it is in their interest to make it as difficult as possible for people to bring card into the city centre. However there is also an element of easy pickings for the guards. It's a bank holiday. Nice weather. Lets walk around town for an hour, ticket 100 cars and it will seem like a busy day on paper. It's the same mentality that sees speed points on dual carriage ways and motorways but never on the backroads where young people die in their hundreds every year. Firstly in the past it hasn’t been entirely the Guards fault for ticketing of illegally parked cars. A guard once told me that Taxi drivers will regularly make official complaints to the guards about cars theee illegally parked. The guards are then obliged to respond to the complaint. The taxi drivers get more business if people can’t bring their cars into town and so it is in their interest to make it as difficult as possible for people to bring card into the city centre.

However there is also an element of easy pickings for the guards. It’s a bank holiday. Nice weather. Lets walk around town for an hour, ticket 100 cars and it will seem like a busy day on paper. It’s the same mentality that sees speed points on dual carriage ways and motorways but never on the backroads where young people die in their hundreds every year.

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