Comments on: Gaybo, road safety and taking the pledge http://wicklow.wordpress.com/2006/03/27/gaybo-road-safety-and-taking-the-pledge/ Live from Wicklow, Ireland Wed, 02 May 2007 20:51:08 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: wicklow http://wicklow.wordpress.com/2006/03/27/gaybo-road-safety-and-taking-the-pledge/#comment-15 wicklow Wed, 05 Jul 2006 20:56:52 +0000 http://wicklow.wordpress.com/2006/03/27/gaybo-road-safety-and-taking-the-pledge/#comment-15 I think people are over the shock factor now. It's too easy to tune out when an ad comes in. Actually, people DO tune out when ads are on so I would question their effect really. I think people are over the shock factor now. It’s too easy to tune out when an ad comes in. Actually, people DO tune out when ads are on so I would question their effect really.

]]> By: Martin http://wicklow.wordpress.com/2006/03/27/gaybo-road-safety-and-taking-the-pledge/#comment-14 Martin Wed, 05 Jul 2006 12:06:21 +0000 http://wicklow.wordpress.com/2006/03/27/gaybo-road-safety-and-taking-the-pledge/#comment-14 What do you think of the road safety advertisements. Do they work? What is their role? Are graphic images and shock the best way to communicate the message? What do you think of the road safety advertisements. Do they work? What is their role? Are graphic images and shock the best way to communicate the message?

]]> By: () http://wicklow.wordpress.com/2006/03/27/gaybo-road-safety-and-taking-the-pledge/#comment-13 () Mon, 12 Jun 2006 06:35:43 +0000 http://wicklow.wordpress.com/2006/03/27/gaybo-road-safety-and-taking-the-pledge/#comment-13 More trains - less cars More trains – less cars

]]> By: wicklow http://wicklow.wordpress.com/2006/03/27/gaybo-road-safety-and-taking-the-pledge/#comment-8 wicklow Tue, 11 Apr 2006 21:02:09 +0000 http://wicklow.wordpress.com/2006/03/27/gaybo-road-safety-and-taking-the-pledge/#comment-8 I'm constantly amazed too at the amount of tailgaiting that goes on and it the phenomenon is no respecter of age. I see all types of drivers doing it and I can only shake my head and wonder why. I hit the road in the morning and just basically take it as some quiet time before the day starts, there's no point in rushing. The situation re: trucks I remember hearing something on the Matt Cooper show on Today FM about it. It's a crazy situation too. I bet drivers from the continent are amazed/appalled . Opening the lay bys sounds like something that could be done tomorrow but I'm guessing that local authorities don't want to do that in case travellers move in? I’m constantly amazed too at the amount of tailgaiting that goes on and it the phenomenon is no respecter of age. I see all types of drivers doing it and I can only shake my head and wonder why. I hit the road in the morning and just basically take it as some quiet time before the day starts, there’s no point in rushing.

The situation re: trucks I remember hearing something on the Matt Cooper show on Today FM about it. It’s a crazy situation too. I bet drivers from the continent are amazed/appalled . Opening the lay bys sounds like something that could be done tomorrow but I’m guessing that local authorities don’t want to do that in case travellers move in?

]]> By: James Lane http://wicklow.wordpress.com/2006/03/27/gaybo-road-safety-and-taking-the-pledge/#comment-7 James Lane Tue, 11 Apr 2006 18:51:54 +0000 http://wicklow.wordpress.com/2006/03/27/gaybo-road-safety-and-taking-the-pledge/#comment-7 yes i would i think its a great idea.i also agree with all the other comments made. i am at present in touch with all the political parties the nra the dept of transport re lack of places for trucks to park to take the required breaks as required by law all the lay-bys are blocked off with height barriers so we cant get in to park to rest/sleep over night we have to park on the hard shoulder which is as far as i know illegal and also highly dangerous you cant relax always afraid something will run under the truck always tired from lack of proper rest/sleep and still having to driving hundreds of miles every day theres a massacure out there just waiting to happen imagiene the scene a 40 ton truck and a bus full of kids or adults its just frightening to even think of the out come the nra is looking at putting rest/service areas in place on motorways/dual carriage ways in the future this will take years to come about. this will do nothing for the rest of the roads in the country which are single carriage way theres a solution there already to this problem open the lay-bys so the trucks can pull in of the road at least until they come up with something better this would get rid of the danger of trucks parked on the side of the road and the drivers could get proper rest/sleep as required by law (the drivers hours regulation) which is a EU directive this means a driver of heavy goods vehicles can drive for four/half hours he/she must then stop for 45 mins rest they can then drive for another four/half hours a total of nine hours in any one day they must then stop for 11 hours rest and this is when we bunk down and try to get to sleep trying to find a safe place to do this is almost impossible you could have passed 6/7 lay-bys along your route and have failed to gain access to any one of them because of the height barriers surely removing the barriers would at least help to get rid of two dangers from the roads trucks parked on the side of the road and tired drivers driving hundreds of miles every day would you agree with my train of tought would you think i might be right if so i would be delighted if you would get on to the relevent spokepersons on transport/roadsafety from each policital party the NRA the dept of transport the road safety council (gaybo) and make your feelings know to them surely anything we can do to make our roads safer and help to put a stop to the carnage on our roads can only be right or mabey you might have some ideas yourselfs on my toughts and how we could improve things looking forward to your replies.( Worried Trucker) yes i would i think its a great idea.i also agree with all the other comments made. i am at present in touch with all the political parties the nra the dept of transport re lack of places for trucks to park to take the required breaks as required by law all the lay-bys are blocked off with height barriers so we cant get in to park to rest/sleep over night we have to park on the hard shoulder which is as far as i know illegal and also highly dangerous you cant relax always afraid something will run under the truck always tired from lack of proper rest/sleep and still having to driving hundreds of miles every day theres a massacure out there just waiting to happen imagiene the scene a 40 ton truck and a bus full of kids or adults its just frightening to even think of the out come the nra is looking at putting rest/service areas in place on motorways/dual carriage ways in the future this will take years to come about. this will do nothing for the rest of the roads in the country which are single carriage way theres a solution there already to this problem open the lay-bys so the trucks can pull in of the road at least until they come up with something better this would get rid of the danger of trucks parked on the side of the road and the drivers could get proper rest/sleep as required by law (the drivers hours regulation) which is a EU directive this means a driver of heavy goods vehicles can drive for four/half hours he/she must then stop for 45 mins rest they can then drive for another four/half hours a total of nine hours in any one day they must then stop for 11 hours rest and this is when we bunk down and try to get to sleep trying to find a safe place to do this is almost impossible you could have passed 6/7 lay-bys along your route and have failed to gain access to any one of them because of the height barriers surely removing the barriers would at least help to get rid of two dangers from the roads trucks parked on the side of the road and tired drivers driving hundreds of miles every day would you agree with my train of tought would you think i might be right if so i would be delighted if you would get on to the relevent spokepersons on transport/roadsafety from each policital party the NRA the dept of transport the road safety council (gaybo) and make your feelings know to them surely anything we can do to make our roads safer and help to put a stop to the carnage on our roads can only be right or mabey you might have some ideas yourselfs on my toughts and how we could improve things looking forward to your replies.( Worried Trucker)

]]> By: Aileen http://wicklow.wordpress.com/2006/03/27/gaybo-road-safety-and-taking-the-pledge/#comment-6 Aileen Tue, 11 Apr 2006 14:12:14 +0000 http://wicklow.wordpress.com/2006/03/27/gaybo-road-safety-and-taking-the-pledge/#comment-6 I agree with all the above. In particular, I can't understand how learner drivers are allowed on our roads, unaccompanied. A Learning to Drive module should compulsory and should form part of the curriculum in secondary schools sooner rather than later. We, as Irish people seem to have little if any regard for the Penalty Point System- driving home yesterday, I counted five drivers on their mobiles, one of whom, while stuck in traffic, almost rolled back into me -his telephone conversation must have been so interesting he forgot to pull up the handbrake!! One last point I would like to raise is Irish drivers seem to be more agressive in their driving i.e speeding, driving right up behind the other car etc - or is that me just getting old??? Slow down folks and chill out! I agree with all the above. In particular, I can’t understand how learner drivers are allowed on our roads, unaccompanied. A Learning to Drive module should compulsory and should form part of the curriculum in secondary schools sooner rather than later.

We, as Irish people seem to have little if any regard for the Penalty Point System- driving home yesterday, I counted five drivers on their mobiles, one of whom, while stuck in traffic, almost rolled back into me -his telephone conversation must have been so interesting he forgot to pull up the handbrake!!

One last point I would like to raise is Irish drivers seem to be more agressive in their driving i.e speeding, driving right up behind the other car etc – or is that me just getting old??? Slow down folks and chill out!

]]> By: wicklow http://wicklow.wordpress.com/2006/03/27/gaybo-road-safety-and-taking-the-pledge/#comment-3 wicklow Wed, 29 Mar 2006 23:01:31 +0000 http://wicklow.wordpress.com/2006/03/27/gaybo-road-safety-and-taking-the-pledge/#comment-3 Agree with all the above as well. I couldn't find email for the RSA either so I just sent it to info@transport.ie and asked for it to be passed along to the chairman. Also since posting my idea, I did a search on google and found there is a group with a pledge idea running but it doesn't seem to have had a great lot of advertising or support to get widespread coverage. I think one of the newspapers in Ireland could get behind some campaign as well. It is beyond a joke especially the learner driver situation. Agree with all the above as well. I couldn’t find email for the RSA either so I just sent it to info@transport.ie and asked for it to be passed along to the chairman. Also since posting my idea, I did a search on google and found there is a group with a pledge idea running but it doesn’t seem to have had a great lot of advertising or support to get widespread coverage.

I think one of the newspapers in Ireland could get behind some campaign as well. It is beyond a joke especially the learner driver situation.

]]> By: Mick http://wicklow.wordpress.com/2006/03/27/gaybo-road-safety-and-taking-the-pledge/#comment-2 Mick Wed, 29 Mar 2006 15:07:36 +0000 http://wicklow.wordpress.com/2006/03/27/gaybo-road-safety-and-taking-the-pledge/#comment-2 good idea well done think it can only help. have a few ideas myself how did you get in touch with Road Safety Authority. Can't seem to find any email address for them. Would like to submit my thoughts to them. Here they are- · A dedicated traffic police force. Good remuneration – make it an attractive career move. · 450,000 provisional drivers on the roads is a shambles. Privatise test system – copy English model (6 weeks waiting time on average there). · New state-licensed driving instructor system. Instructors to partake in an extensive course themselves before being licensed to give lessons. · Minimum 8 driving lessons before provisional driver can drive unaccompanied. Instructors to give you certificate when you have completed this programme. · If you fail your test, more lessons required before sitting it again – maybe 5 more lessons? · More checkpoints to check for unaccompanied provisional drivers and see whether they have their “Lessons Certificate”. · Checkpoints at high-risk times in high-risk areas. E.g. Rural roads after midnight at weekends. A speed-check on a sunny Sunday afternoon on a relatively safe piece of road where the limit is probably too small anyway is not saving too many lives. · Checkpoints for drink-driving in built-up areas and near car parks of well known pubs. I know it sounds simple but I am out and about a lot and never see this happen. E.g. A check for drink-driving outside Barry’s pub in Douglas, Cork on a Friday or Saturday night would catch huge amount of people I guarantee you. · Advertising campaign along the lines of the Australian model – “Drink and Drive: Bloody Idiot” etc… · Speed cameras all over the place. · Stricter penalty points system – current set-up gives bad drivers too many chances. good idea well done think it can only help. have a few ideas myself how did you get in touch with Road Safety Authority. Can’t seem to find any email address for them. Would like to submit my thoughts to them.

Here they are-

· A dedicated traffic police force. Good remuneration – make it an attractive career move.

· 450,000 provisional drivers on the roads is a shambles. Privatise test system – copy English model (6 weeks waiting time on average there).

· New state-licensed driving instructor system. Instructors to partake in an extensive course themselves before being licensed to give lessons.

· Minimum 8 driving lessons before provisional driver can drive unaccompanied. Instructors to give you certificate when you have completed this programme.

· If you fail your test, more lessons required before sitting it again – maybe 5 more lessons?

· More checkpoints to check for unaccompanied provisional drivers and see whether they have their “Lessons Certificate”.

· Checkpoints at high-risk times in high-risk areas. E.g. Rural roads after midnight at weekends. A speed-check on a sunny Sunday afternoon on a relatively safe piece of road where the limit is probably too small anyway is not saving too many lives.

· Checkpoints for drink-driving in built-up areas and near car parks of well known pubs. I know it sounds simple but I am out and about a lot and never see this happen. E.g. A check for drink-driving outside Barry’s pub in Douglas, Cork on a Friday or Saturday night would catch huge amount of people I guarantee you.

· Advertising campaign along the lines of the Australian model – “Drink and Drive: Bloody Idiot” etc…

· Speed cameras all over the place.

· Stricter penalty points system – current set-up gives bad drivers too many chances.

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