Cops huh?

[silverbullet]

I picked up a few punters from the Uber App last night on Dame St. They had Kilmainham as the desto.
My car was facing Trinity so I spun around and headed west.
At the traffic lights just past the spar, I saw blue flashing lights and a cop smiling at me.
He gestured for me to stop. He got out and told me it was illegal to cross a solid white, flashing his brand-new iPad.

While I mentioned the desto and pointed out the light-footed passengers I said "Aah guard, cut me a break here"

His reply was, "OK just this once".

On the way back into Dame street the same unmarked silver Hyundai i40 had a guy pulled in on Christchurch Place.

The young boy was being trained how to be a cunt, or how to be magnanimous.

[Taxi driver42]

I got done doing dame thing 3 yr ago outside the spar
Now I ask where they going before I let them in
Anybody not going direction I'm facing is told to cross the road

[Rat Catcher]

There's definitely a need for ongoing driving assessments for taximen/drivers.

[Octavia1]

I picked up a few punters from the Uber App last night on Dame St. They had Kilmainham as the desto.
My car was facing Trinity so I spun around and headed west.
At the traffic lights just past the spar, I saw blue flashing lights and a cop smiling at me.
He gestured for me to stop. He got out and told me it was illegal to cross a solid white, flashing his brand-new iPad.

While I mentioned the desto and pointed out the light-footed passengers I said "Aah guard, cut me a break here"

His reply was, "OK just this once".

On the way back into Dame street the same unmarked silver Hyundai i40 had a guy pulled in on Christchurch Place.

The young boy was being trained how to be a cunt, or how to be magnanimous.

You've got in it in  one bullits ... the guardai are also turning a blind eye to the reality of the invasion of criminals... its easier to pretend yur doin a moralistic worthwhile job whilst fixated on yur salary an pension  pointin out to a taxi driver who must change direction he's crossing a white line ....than it is to go after real criminals on the  run from the rest of the world....
 A Shakespearean tragedy doesn't even come Close to that  depth of despairity.. the level of betrayal is without limit

 

[mercenary for hire]

The only place the markings break along there is at the central bank.I'd be checking the ground regularly as the council might just join the line someday and not tell anyone.They did it on North King Street a few weeks ago ruining one of my favourite short cuts leading to the flats on church street.Bit by bit they're making harder to navigate through the  city without taking ages.


@SB don't be surprised if you still get a ticket.All they need is your reg...a copper gave me points on Dame street a few years ago after agreeing not to.They have quotas to fill for all the extra overtime they're getting lately.

[Rat Catcher]

If the taxi driver wasn't crossing the white line that wouldn't be an option, Octy.

We don't bring a whole lot to the table in terms of skill, the ability to drive in accordance with the rules of the road isn't much to ask.

[Belker]

As there is a birra Garda Bashing going on here, I would like it to be on record that during my incident in 2020, I was treated unbelievably respectfully by every Garda member from the Rank and file whom first attended the scene, to the Armed response unit who made the arrests, to the detective who interviewed me twice at lenght and prosecuted the case, right up to the Garda state solictor who prosecuted the case in court.

[Belker]

.... You've got in it in  one bullits ... the guardai are also turning a blind eye to the reality of the invasion of criminals... its easier to pretend yur doin a moralistic worthwhile job whilst fixated on yur salary an pension  pointin out to a taxi driver who must change direction he's crossing a white line ....than it is to go after real criminals on the  run from the rest of the world....
 A Shakespearean tragedy doesn't even come Close to that  depth of despairity.. the level of betrayal is without limit

 

There's definitely a need for ongoing driving assessments for taximen/drivers.

[mercenary for hire]

The cops look at us as a cash machine to cover their overtime bills.One copper on Dame street could generate a couple of grand in fines in a shift.The problem is they're inconsistent so you could get away with for years before you see another copper in the same spot.

All you can do is check your mirrors twice before doing anything stupid.Fines are just part of the job.

[Rat Catcher]

... or don't do anything stupid!

As a full-time professional driver you should be setting an example for all the amateurs in their private cars.

[silverbullet]

The only place the markings break along there is at the central bank.I'd be checking the ground regularly as the council might just join the line someday and not tell anyone.They did it on North King Street a few weeks ago ruining one of my favourite short cuts leading to the flats on church street.Bit by bit they're making harder to navigate through the  city without taking ages.


@SB don't be surprised if you still get a ticket.All they need is your reg...a copper gave me points on Dame street a few years ago after agreeing not to.They have quotas to fill for all the extra overtime they're getting lately.

I believe you have to drive to Foster Place to do a legal u-turn.

I was hailed opposite the Gay Spar facing Trinity.

Gardai in fairness don't generally target their own. RC is right, obey the rules of the road until you get a full licence, then all bets are off.

[mercenary for hire]

I may be wrong but there's certainly a break in the continuous white lines at the central bank.I think it's a legal move that's overlooked.Thanksfully my new yoke turns very tightly so if yer quick you can get a turn in.

[silverbullet]

Almost all cabs on Camden/Wexford St do the u-turn with impunity.