Not that any of you ever speed........

[philip]

It has to be a pissed off cop who compiled this


Not that any of you ever speed anyway but...........Speed Traps in Dublin and surrounding areas:

> > >

> > > Avondale Road - regular garda presence, for traffic travelling

> > > towards Dun Laoghaire direction, usually on the left hand side.

> > >

> > >

> > > Ballymun Road - It seems the Gardai are at the narrow road facing

> > > the Esso Station, just parallel to Albert College Park catching motorists

> > > that don’t realise the speed limit is 30 mph.

> > >

> > >

> > > Balbriggan to Swords dual-carriageway - There is a fixed position

> > > Gatso speed camera in the following location; when travelling

> > > towards Swords from Balbbriggan the road becomes single lane for a

> > > few miles after the new bypass, just as it then becomes

> > > dual-carriageway you will see a Staoil station on the left; approx. 200 metres past the Staoil is the

> > > Gatso unit. See main page and Gatso page for photos.

> > >

> > >

> > > Belgard Road - Approaching Tallaght on the Belgard Rd outside the

> > > fire station there is a JEEP on several occassions during the day time.

> > > Be careful because the road sweeps left handed as you drive from

> > > Newlandscross and you wont see them until its too late.40Mph on the

> > > Belgard Rd.

> > >

> > >

> > > Belgard road - one of the Gatso vans (the green 97D Transit) has

> > > been spotted by number of people in one of the lay-bys here

> > > recently.

> > >

> > >

> > > Blanchardstown - coming from blanchardstown (heading to

> > > Dunshaughlin)the second last bridge is a great hide out for the Gardai, they

> > > can hide out behind the bridge.

> > >

> > >

> > > Brighton Road - Hiding in a gate opposite Kerrymount Avenue on

> > > Brighton Road Carrickhill Road Portmarnock at the entrance to

> > > ardilaun and also at the entrance to woodlands getting traffic coming up

> > > from the village. 30mph also. Both these locations get checks two

> > > to three times a week and the times vary every time.

> > >

> > >

> > > Chapelizod - This stretch of road runs parallel to that between

> > > the river and the side of the Phoenix park 40 mph zone and then

> > > changes to 30mph just as you near Chapelizod village itselfaway from town, be

> > > warned on the spot fines of 65 euro not uncommon.

> > >

> > > Chapelizod by-pass - on the N4 heading into Dublin city as you

> > > sweep around those high speed bends (usually under the pedestrian

> > > bridge before the traffic lights at Con Colbert road), 50 MPH

> > > limit.

> > >

> > >

> > > Churchtown - On a few occasions lately there has been a Garda

> > > speed check just past the Glenside pub towards lower Churchtown

> > > road.

> > >

> > >

> > > Dundrum - on the road that links Milltown with Windyarbour.

> > > Located right at the top of the hill with laser gun.

> > >

> > >

> > > The hole in the wall road Donaghmeade facing traffic coming off

> > > the M50 sliproad towards Portmarnock/Malahide direction. Good few

> > > checks here over the last few weeks. 30 mph also.

> > >

> > >

> > > Enniskerry road - past Whites cross coming into Stepaside village,

> > > the speed limit drops to 30MPH. Garda standing just inside the

> > > entrance to the Garda station checking for speeders.

> > >

> > >

> > > Firhouse - The green 97D Ford hi-back Transit has been parked on

> > > the Ballycullen Road in Firhouse. Its a long straight road down,

> > > apart from a slight left turn, the van is usually parked up on the

> > > grass.

> > >

> > >

> > > Finglas on the N2 there does be either a green 00-D reg laguna r a

> > > wine 00-D mondeo parked on the south bound side just after u come

> > > off the M50 once or twice a week

> > >

> > >

> > > Foxrock -Westminster road travelling towards the dual-carriageway

> > half-way up the road from either side at the crest of a hill. Motorcycle

> > > Garda with radar.

> > >

> > >

> > > Griffith Avenue - has recently become a 30MPH zone, so the

> > > Whitehall Gardai are out in force, they pick random points on the

> > > avenue.

> > >

> > >

> > > Kilternan - Opposite Ambrose Glass motors.They sit in the turn

> > > from Johnny Foxes and catch cars both ways. This is a stretch of road that

> > > goes from 60 to 30 in bothways. The road goes from Enniskerry to

> > > Stepaside.

> > >

> > >

> > > Lucan by-pass - On the N4 main Dublin to Galway road, anywhere

> > > from the M50 roundabout to the Newcastle road intersection, 40 MPH

> > > limit. M11 heading southbound - the first exit for Bray appears.

> > > It is at this point where cars start leaving the motorway, that

> > > there is a small clearway hidden from motorists by some bushes

> > > where the speedtrap has operated. The marked car is unseen because of the bushes,

> > > but one officer usually stands out using radar.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > Upper kilmacud rd - out side benildus collage heading towards

> > > Dundrum (Regular speedtrap)

> > >

> > >

> > > Lower kilmacud rd - gardai on bikes hideing in the bus stops in

> > > both directions near drumartin post office.(Regular Speedtrap)

> > >

> > >

> > > The Malahide/Swords road - (The streach of road from Mcallisters

> > > garage malahide to the N1 swords roundabout). Mostly on fri. sat.

> > > nights at the Seabury traffic lights getting traffic coming from

> > > malahide direction. Great open road but a 30 mph enforced.

> > >

> > >

> > > M1- as you approach the airport roundabout after exiting the

> > > M1(Northbound). They will get you as you come around the

> > > bend(40MPH).Only spotted this once so far in mid-August. ALSO

> > > watch out for parked Garda cars on the ramps as you

> > > approach(northbound) and

> > > leave(Southbound) the Estuary bridge on the new M1.

> > >

> > >

> > > M50 ,off- from the Ballymun roundabout going towards Ballymun

> > > flats on the left just before the turn off for Santry lane (before the Statoil

> > > garage) the 97D green Ford Transit Gatso van sits on the grass

> > > verge midweek.

> > >

> > >

> > > M50 - watch out on Sunday afternoons for some members of the

> > > Dublin traffic corps, between the Castleknock turn off and

> > > Malahide road roundabout with a laser gun.

> > >

> > >

> > > M50 North bound - Just before you reach the speed camera at the

> > > airport slip-lane, An unmarked escort on the grass-verge which

> > > separates north and south bound traffic.

> > >

> > >

> > > M50 Northern Parkway - Just before you get to the airport exit

> > north-bound are some big signs stating that the limit is now 50MPH, watch out

> > > on the left hand side as you approach these signs for a fixed

> > > installation Gatso unit; (near cart city).

> > >

> > >

> > > M50 Northern Parkway - south-bound near above, just after the

> > > first slip road/fly-over is another fixed installation Gatso.

> > >

> > >

> > > M50 - About 150m or so from the Gatso on the northbound section of

> > > the M50 at the airport end, there is a Garda car Mondeo Estate sitting in

> > > a section of the median that is surfaced, they have range up to

> > > the Ballymun Flyover bridge.

> > >

> > >

> > > Road linking the M50 to the Malahide Road - on both sides

> > > regularly motorcycle Gardai with what looks like laser are

> > > spotted.

> > >

> > >

> > > N1 - on the old single carriage road between the Swords

> > > Dual-carriageway and the Balbriggan by-pass is south facing fixed

> > > installation Gatso, just past the fruit farm on the right.

> > >

> > >

> > > N2 - Outside the Old Finglas Road entrance to Glasnevin Cemetary.

> > > Motorbike Garda. Hidden by a long bend. Just after the area goes

> > > from 40-30mph he's sitting waiting for you.

> > >

> > >

> > > There is also a gatso camera on the N2 just after the coolquay pub

> > > and the emo garage when ur headin north-bound its hid in the bushes and

> > > anyone whos knows about it thinks it dead but the f$cker flashes there is

> > > no markings on the road. I know its live cause the beamer in front

> > > of me got flashed last nite.

> > >

> > >

> > > Also under the bridge on the N2 in finglas a speedy does b waitin

> > > wit a speed gun 2 catch u as u come round the bend on the finglas

> > > by-pass

> > >

> > >

> > > N3 - On the Navan Road between the Blanchardstown and Clonee exits

> > > on the dual carriageway, citybound. Jeep with laser.

> > >

> > >

> > > N4 Lucan by-pass -There is a fixed GATSO installed on the Dublin

> > > bound

> >

> > > carriageway of the N4 just after the Lucan exit (opposite the Spa

> > > Hotel).

> > >

> > >

> > > N4, Lucan by-pass - A garda trap is under the flyover just before

> > > Woodies on the Eastbound side of the carriageway (towards Dublin

> > > city).

> > >

> > >

> > > N7 - On the Naas road coming from Dublin, about 3 miles before

> > > Kill after a petrol station, Garda are twice/three times weekly

> > > sitting in a gateway with radar/laser guns.

> > >

> > >

> > > N7 Naas road - On the new 3 lane section watch out for a Gatso

> > > van, usually the green Transit.

> > >

> > >

> > > N7 - At least three times a week, mostly at the roadstone exit on

> > > the

> > Naas

> > > road the green Gatso van is there, also after the new bridge at

> > > Rathcoole their is a weighbrige where a Garda on a bike hides most

> > > days.

> > >

> > >

> > > N11 - There have been 4 or 5 speed traps in the past few weeks

> > > located

> >

> > > on the Stillorgan dual-carriageway at the traffic lights by the

> > > Montrose slip-road (by Fosterbrook and before the Fosters avenue

> > > junction). They are catching people coming out of town under UCD

> > > bridge and picking them up at the lights.

> > >

> > >

> > > N81 - Garda speed trap on the Tallaght by-pass heading towards

> > > Templeogue on Sunday's located after the Tallaght Village junction

> > > just around the corner before the next roundabout.

> > >

> > >

> > > N81 - Tallaght by-pass on the way into the City Centre. Just after

> > > Tallaght village as the by-pass sweeps left about 50 yards after

> > > that

> > turn

> > > is a regular spot for the traps. They try to catch you as you come

> > > around the sweeping bend so be careful. Green Gatso van has been

> > > spotted in this location recently.

> > >

> > >

> > > Newtown Park Avenue - goes from 40MPH to 30MPH and a Garda Stands

> > > on the inside of his 4 x 4 with a laser gun on a Tripod. The 4 X 4

> > > is parked on the Path of a Blind Left Handed Turn. Newtown park

> > > avenue is

> >

> > > the road on the opposite side of the N11 to Leopardstown Race

> > > Course.

> > >

> > >

> > > Portmarnock - In the past few weeks there has been speed traps

> > > most days on lower Strand road, Co. Dublin. Between the stables

> > > and the village.

> > >

> > >

> > > Pembroke Street in Dublin 4. Got 2 penalty points and 80quid fine.

> > > It's a new trap as I've been driving that road now for 2 years

> > > without

> >

> > > trouble. It's a 30 zone btw. Its easy to go over the limit there,

> > > I was caught at 45!

> > >

> > >

> > > Raheny - Every Tuesday and Thursday between 7.30 and 8.45AM there

> > > is a

> >

> > > speed trap on the Sybil Hill Road in Raheny located at the

> > > entrance to

> > the

> > > car park to St. Annes Park.

> > >

> > >

> > > Raheny Village - Twice a week half way between Raheny village and

> > > The > Old Shieling Hotel there is a trap (laser on a tripod) out

> > > of the back

> >

> > > of a Isuzu Trooper or a Mondeo estate, the trap can be pointing in

> > > either direction (town or Howth), as you come up from Howth the

> > > 40mph zone ends just before the lights after the Shieling.

> > >

> > >

> > > Raheny Village - Howth road and entrance into maywood.Garda with a

> > > laser gun catching people coming from the black banks direction

> > > rowards town

> > >

> > >

> > > St. Johns road - On the N4 approaching Heuston train station, they

> > > have

> > an

> > > unmarked car there between the taxis with a Laser Gun as your

> > > heading

> > into

> > > town from the west

> > >

> > >

> > > Stillorgan dual-carraigeway - south-bound, just past the Montrose

> > > hotel, 1st bus shelter on right hand side, Garda on bike hides

> > > behind the bus shelter, very hard to spot in time.

> > >

> > >

> > > Strand Road Portmarnock. They vary from Outside the B+B across the

> > > stables, Half way down strand road towards the village, and they

> > > have

> > been

> > > outside the entrance to the Portmarnock hotel in the early hours

> > > of the morning. Savage straight road with only a 30 mph limit so

> > > they have a field day.

> > >

> > >

> > > Swords- At Motorola/Celestica plant. As you come from Applewood

> > > village

> > > (30MPH) they are parked in at either the entrance to Celestica or

> > > at

> > the

> > > bus stop a little further down. Have seen them here at both 8 AM

> > > and

> > 12

> > > PM.

> > >

> > >

> > > Tallaght - Speed trap at Glenview/Bolbrook pedestrian lights on

> > > Tallaght by-pass city bound. Speed limit 40 mph commencing from

> > > Old Bawn junction of Bye pass. Trap in hard shoulder with laser on

> > > tripod.

> > >

> > >

> > > Torquay Road - Radar gun, usually during the day. operates on the

> > > last

> >

> > > long straight on Torquay road at the Leopardstown Road end of the

> > > road.

> > >

> > >

> > > UCD bridge on the Stillorgan dual carriageway - There are garda

> > > cars near UCD or on the bridge with scanners catching speeders on

> > > their way

> >

> > > into

> > the

> > > city.

> > >

> > >

> > > N1 - just north of Dublin airport is a small roundabout at

> > > "TheCoachmans Inn" it is a favourite hiding spot for motorcycle

> > > cops with radar, its a 50MPH zone.

> > >

> > >

> > > Whitehall - End of the M1 Motorway, the speed limit changes from

> > > 70 to

> >

> > > 40 mph. There is a set of pedestrian lights just at Whitehall

> > > Church, and there are usually two Gardai there with a speed camera

> > > directed at

> > traffic

> > > travelling south into the City.