Irish Taxi Forum
Public Area => Taxi Talk => Topic started by: john m on September 08, 2020, 01:19:35 pm
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We would like to advise motorists to please take note of upcoming full closures of the M50 mainline for works in the next week.
Thursday 10/09/20 – Full closure at J7 southbound, traffic diverted off the M50 and via N4 / R113 / R136 / N7 and back onto M50 (22:00 to 06:00)
Friday 11/09/20 – Full closure at J7 southbound, traffic diverted off the M50 and via N4 / R113 / R136 / N7 and back onto M50 (22:00 to 06:00)
Monday 14/09/20 – Full closure at J9 northbound, traffic diverted off the M50 and via N7 / R136 / R113 / N4 and back onto M50 (22:00 to 06:00)
Tuesday 15/09/20 – Full closure at J7 northbound, traffic diverted off the M50 and via N4 J2 and back onto M50 (22:00 to 06:00)
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Oh no. Traffic might be horrendous.
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If only Marto worked nights!!
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Thursday 10/09/20 – Full closure at J7 southbound, traffic diverted off the M50 and via N4 / R113 / R136 / N7 and back onto M50 (22:00 to 06:00)
Maybe its just me but are we supposed to know where these junction are?
I dont... J this a R that, can they not just say the red cow junction or firhouse junction?
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Google Maps.
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Google Maps.
+1 Rats, there again good Taxi Drivers should know their Junction Numbers, perhaps the test should incorporate this going forward.
BTW , I'd be fcuked then
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... and fail all them bleedin' immigrants for not knowing where junction 8 is.
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... and fail all them bleedin' immigrants for not knowing where junction 8 is.
Trick Q !!!
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Thursday 10/09/20 – Full closure at J7 southbound, traffic diverted off the M50 and via N4 / R113 / R136 / N7 and back onto M50 (22:00 to 06:00)
Maybe its just me but are we supposed to know where these junction are?
I dont... J this a R that, can they not just say the red cow junction or firhouse junction?
They're in the county of Dublin. Ref: Area Knowledge Test.
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Thursday 10/09/20 – Full closure at J7 southbound, traffic diverted off the M50 and via N4 / R113 / R136 / N7 and back onto M50 (22:00 to 06:00)
Maybe its just me but are we supposed to know where these junction are?
I dont... J this a R that, can they not just say the red cow junction or firhouse junction?
That is exactly why I would fail my PSV test if I had to do it again, like any Taxi driver I know my home area inside out, but I haven't a clue what numbers any of the roads or junctions are called.
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Thursday 10/09/20 – Full closure at J7 southbound, traffic diverted off the M50 and via N4 / R113 / R136 / N7 and back onto M50 (22:00 to 06:00)
Maybe its just me but are we supposed to know where these junction are?
I dont... J this a R that, can they not just say the red cow junction or firhouse junction?
That is exactly why I would fail my PSV test if I had to do it again, like any Taxi driver I know my home area inside out, but I haven't a clue what numbers any of the roads or junctions are called.
It's a load of bollox. They should move with the times and the technology. I'd say 99% of us have a map at the click of a button if needed. With Eircode, apps etc it'd be harder NOT to find somewhere than it would be to find it. The country places would now be the tricky ones these days. The only way you know some of those places is through experience. I've often left people home to the top of the cooley mountains who've lived down a bog road that was off another bog road that was off a lane off another lane off the mountain road off the "main" road (which was hardly main, just an L or R road). It's OK leaving them home. Finding your way out is the hard part. In my early days I used to be going around in circles trying to find a way out, often having passed the same house twice! Sat navs were useless up there back then. These days it's fine- pretty much, though as I say experience is second to none.
A tourist once asked one of our drivers why we have no "zip" codes. Sez he "cos the postman knows where we live". Can't substitute for experience.
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Some of the roads down my way dont show up on Google maps so even if you had the sat nav on it would tell you your in the middle of a bleeding field
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Some of the roads down my way dont show up on Google maps so even if you had the sat nav on it would tell you your in the middle of a bleeding field
I remember going over the border years ago into the heart of South Armagh. 3 in the morning. Left the couple to their door and your man gives me directions to find my way out of the main road. He was bladdered. Half an hour later and I found myself rapping them up out of bed to help me again. I was nearly crying for me ma. I hate being in places where you're out of your comfort zone. Going across the border can be like that a lot. Esp They're a different breed up there, even though at the closet point it is only 10 minutes from me. Another time I took three young ones up to Banbridge on a night out. Its a mixed area but this was the middle of the marching season. I had to stop at an atm in the main street. I thought they'd never hurry up. You might as well have a tricolour hanging out your window as have a ROI number plate. Never again
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There are no junction numbers on the PSV tests AFAIK.I'm barely ever on it these days anyway.
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You should be required to provide the address for any given Eircode.