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Sporty1
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Posted: 28-February-2008 at 13:24 |
This doesn't look good....... |
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UJM3
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Might as well give up. 2k a year road tax. main motorway is a 2 lane car park trying to bring in a congestion charge in Dublin when the public transport is sh!te VRT is gonna cost me 6k Emigration is the only option |
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kbannon
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from http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/motors/2008/0227/1203619480 467.html
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kbannon
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I think the most important line in that article is the last one!
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dryle
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© 2008 The Irish Times this one?? |
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Dave Ryle
"The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it." -- George Bernard Shaw |
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kbannon
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yeah!
Not the one about the new system reaping €70 million per annum! |
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Sporty1
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At least Dick Turpin wore a mask. |
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Fey!
Bavarian-Board Contributor Funs over, Scotty; beam down my clothes! Joined: 28-February-2005 Location: Galway Status: Offline Points: 4161 |
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"The cameras will be moved around approximately 600 roads and junctions identified by gardaí as being "prone to collisions". Decisions on when and where to site a camera will be taken by gardaí."
May I suggest that whenever anyone sees one of these new cameras, you use a camera or cameraphone to take a picture of it, and note where and when you saw it. Then send the picture and the details to each of your local TDs, as well as to the minister of justice, asking for details of at least 3 collisions at that spot in the previous 2 years, and see what the response is. |
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lukeduke
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their just out to get us ... bleed us dry!!!
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dryle
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doh |
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Dave Ryle
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thepits
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"A speed camera working group estimated that the revenue accruing to the Exchequer from speed cameras will be about €70 million." So that will easily pay to fill in all the potholes Now, before you all start to laugh, think about it....... fill in all the pot-holes.... smooths out the road.... increases the average speed.... = more speeders = more money. See! Logic at it's best |
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larzyh
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Revenue collecting in disguise of safety-awareness; I can already see speed-cameras up and down the nation's dual-carriageways and motorways. The figures from Britain on the effectiveness of speed-cameras in reducing road fatalities is inconclusive to say the least. An expected reduction of 20% is ridiculously optimistic. |
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Larzyh.
Previously or currently, in the family: '77 E21 320, '78 E21 320, '79 E21 320, '87 E28 520i, '88 E30 325iC, '95 E34 525i, '98 E39 528i, '98 Z3 2.5, '98 E38 740iL, '95 E36 Compact, '99 E36 318iT, '02 E46 318iT, '96 E34 525tdsT, '98 E38 740iL... |
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irelandoffline
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Mmm, it says nothing about saving lives or preventing road deaths.
It does mention "junctions identified by gardaí as being "prone to collisions"", so it's save to assume now that we have loads of cameras to take pictures of collisions. Maybe they should use that €70 million in "revenue"(easy money), to vet the gobsh*tes who know very little about actual driving or of "the rules of the road". The funniest line in that extract has to be this one... "Last year 198,820 motorists were caught for the offence", note the word caught. Edited by irelandoffline |
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Daveco
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I would have no problem in destroying these scameras; it is grossly unfair that the people who pay the most to use the roads are being penalised the most. So the next question is, what would be most effective?
-Expanding foam? -Hammer & chisel? -Spray painting the lens? -Setting them on fire? |
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dryle
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Dont be like the guy in Holland who was caught on camera busting one because he was done so many times. |
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Dave Ryle
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dryle
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Hit the road from porthsmouth to holyhead, along a 4 mile stretch I counted about 8/10 cameras |
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Dave Ryle
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Fey!
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Wasn't it Gordon Ramsey who cling-filmed a camera, so that the "damage" wasn't obvious to a casual glance?
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thepits
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Expanding foam
(so I've been told) |
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The blue bullet
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We can learn a lot from the UK on this matter http://www.speedcam.co.uk/welcome.htm Incidentally Captain Gatso drives a M3. bless you sir. |
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beemerchris
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Thanks good link very informative. Think it's time to buy a petrol driven cutter expanding foam and a jammer and join the club of MAD Chris |
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Chris
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