Since getting 2 points and €80 fine for doing 10km/h over the limit, I have been determined not to get caught again for such a petty offence, I stick strictly the limits. I have seen other driver behind me impatiently trying to pass, I have seen them cross a single white line to get past me at speed, how do they get away with it?
Today I got caught again, everyone including myself was doing 80km/h through the road works between the West Cork roundabout and the Sarsfield roundabout. This would normally be a 100km/h stretch but it is temporarily 60 because of the road works at either side. Stuck at the side of the road halfway in the construction site where you would never expect was a GoSafe camera Van.
I now know it is all about money, they are supposed to be on accident black spots (Garda statement: Go safe will only operate on sections of road which have a history of collisions occurring where speed was a contributory factor) I would also question the legality of a temporary sign.
The traffic was continuous so the camera must have been going about every 5 second, which is 720 times per hour @ €80 a shot = €57,000 per hour.
It looks like we are funding the new fly-overs as well.
The Insurance companies are also taking atvantage of this increase in penalty points for petty offence, to increase our premiums.
Today I got caught again, everyone including myself was doing 80km/h through the road works between the West Cork roundabout and the Sarsfield roundabout. This would normally be a 100km/h stretch but it is temporarily 60 because of the road works at either side. Stuck at the side of the road halfway in the construction site where you would never expect was a GoSafe camera Van.
I now know it is all about money, they are supposed to be on accident black spots (Garda statement: Go safe will only operate on sections of road which have a history of collisions occurring where speed was a contributory factor) I would also question the legality of a temporary sign.
The traffic was continuous so the camera must have been going about every 5 second, which is 720 times per hour @ €80 a shot = €57,000 per hour.
It looks like we are funding the new fly-overs as well.
The Insurance companies are also taking atvantage of this increase in penalty points for petty offence, to increase our premiums.