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Updated: 13.15
THE LUAS RED line service has been disrupted after a collision between a tram and a car.
The incident occurred just off Queen Street in the city centre.
Kirstie McDermott / TwitterRuh oh luas crash pic.twitter.com/uh8gEARk3I
— Kirstie McDermott (@kirstie) May 22, 2015
Earlier, trams were only running from Saggart/Tallaght to Blackhorse and from Smithfield to the Point.
Service has since resumed, but delays are expected until about 2pm.
The Luas released a statement apologising for any inconvenience caused.
Tickets were valid on Dublin Bus, and the Luas Green Line was not affected.
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It’s just so easy to miss that massive silver tram with ringing bells travelling along the train tracks when you’re driving around town. How does this keep happening?
Simple really, how many people see an amber light and go faster? and then are much to fast to stop for the red light. Amber means stop if safe to do so, you should stop unless you are going to fast to safetly stop.
Also the number of times I gotten the finger and or a horn, because I refused to move onto and block a juction (aka there traffic on the other side stopped and I have no where go) is mind blowing. People seem to have to get as far as head as possible even if in the end they only get 5 feet and cause block others. selfishness is the problem
I will admit the timing on traffic lights here seem to be set to have you stop on most of them which just cause people to get annoyed and speed. I leave my house at 6:25 and can see the traffic lights are green (no traffic on the road) and the second they see my car they start going red, then the next one get me too, again the road is empty with no other traffic most morning, The light stop be set up try to have as few people stop as possible because it makes traffic flow better, doesn’t piss people off as much. and if someone is speeding then the lights should be set to change to red then. Aka if you traffic at the speed limit you are rewards by as few stop as possible…. my little rant over
It would piss me off if the culprit beside me or coming in opposite direction is breaking the speed limit and lights change to red because of someone else speeding.
Andrew, what I really took from your rant is that you commute along the N11, and I fully agree!
It looks like the motorist was trying to break the light’s while turning right into the oncoming Luas. Traffic light’s are there for a reason not a game of Russian Roulette.
Roman , in the civilised world an Orange light mean you hit the brake. In this country it means you hit the accelerator.
The luas was halfway through the junction, the amber light had long gone..
I was always told it means prepare to stop, but Irish drivers seem to think Orange means “quick quick get through before it changes to red quick!!!!!!”
Maybe they didn’t see the lights – it’s just flat road is it ?
Sometimes you can be distracted by something ahead and you lapse into “open road” mind – or just look at something at the point where you should notice the lights – speed bumps Ted ! sure it’s 30 m.p.h. zone why not ?
I wonder how much of a pension an engineer from Dublin Council or C.I.E. gets ?
Should read car broke red light, hopefully the driver will get a nice fine as well as a shake up.
Do you drive in Dublin? It’s a nightmare
and……..
If you find driving in Dublin too difficult, take the bus or get more lessons.
Plus the simple concept of red, orange and green.
In the 11 years of Luas I am only aware of one accident which was human error on the Luas side and that was the Dublin Bus crash.
Or you could just hope the driver isn’t hurt
If you run a red light and hit a tram then you should be taking the tram, bus or bicycle for a long stretch instead of driving. Careless Driving and Dangerous Driving charges need to be dished out more often and idiots taken off the road – I include inability to use roundabouts and motorway lanes under Careless Driving as well.
That junction, and indeed that stretch of the line seems to have more rtas than others
All the junkies on the Red line must’ve got a “deadly buzz”
Yes cause being in an accident for anyone is great craic.
Have you ever actually been on the Red Line? You’d swear every second person is a junkie, and there’s a stabbing every day. There’s nothing wrong with it. You get a few dodgy characters, but it’s nothing like people say it is. That’s just stereotypes and rumours.
Hopefully everyone involved in the crash is okay.
Not all junkies, but lots of cumbags young and old
Cumbags you say? Time to ride the red line a bit more often.
Oh Diarmuid you are such a funny boy…
Bad week for the luas !
The junction at Queen Street again. It’s nearly always at this spot.
I saw a cyclist with earphones cycle across the line in Smithfield last weekend and a Luas coming up behind him. Idiot!!!
Why has Dublin not got decent underground system like every other city of similar size in Europe
Most cities have trams to, stop making excuses!
@paul. It’s simple. Population is not big enough. Dublin would need at least another few million people for an underground system to be a viable option.
That’s a paddlin.
Rubbish… Comparable cities all over Europe like ; Copenhagen, Munich , Brussels all have had extensive metro and underground rail networks for years.
These backyard farmers in FG have a serious problem with Dublin. Dubliners need to wake up.
Really? Brussels has over twice our population and a higher density so don’t see how that is comparable. Same with Munich. Copenhagen similar population but again higher density.
Kalpers.
Don’t confuse national density figures with local.
Belgium has has over 2 1/2 times Ireland’s density.
Brussels has similar density to Dublin.
Denmark has a population of just over 5 million
ROI has a population of just over 4.5 million
Copenhagen has an almost identical population to Dublin
Presumably you’re free ry of rural Ireland and you’re part of the “we all hate Dublin” brigade.
Dublin city’s official population is probably less than 800k . Taking in the GDA, that population reaches approx 1.6 to 1.8
Maybe you’ll give Belfast some credit. The official population of Belfast is less than 300k. The GBA population is closer to 800k.
Dublin isn’t in the league of Limerick or the beautiful city of Galway, despite what you’re anti Dublin mentality would like to believe.
Less anti Dublin b……t, more realism please.
Bloody cyclists!
Hopefully no one is hurt enough so they have to claim.
#claimculture #sad
Them Luas trams need steering wheels.
Any driver running a red light and causing a crash should be put off the road for twelve months and made to resit their driving test.
Alan, assuming they have ever passed a test.
Should be written into the Road Traffic Act that anyone found at fault in one of these accidents (provided they’re not too seriously injured or worse) should be mad to make a public apology from the base of the spire, through a megaphone, while wearing a be safe be seen Hi-Vis.
Guarantee you it’ll never happen again.
Red line is great for dealys
I live at that junction for a year, I was regularly woken by trams beeping at motorists parked on the track, no doubt a impatient driver trying to beat the lights.
Thats the no claims bonus gone.
They are looking for an cheap claim # caught red handed
Looks like a BMW driver…as usual
You meant Opel Insignia right?
Typical woman, what type of car was it? Silver
They need to fence off the LUAS from traffic
Luas investigate the incidents so no surprise its always the drivers fault
Ask luas how many times trams have driven through a junction when the tram signal was showing Stop.
Lot’s of stuff buried by luas management I understand. Would make a good investigative report
Ironballs mcginty
You have proof of this happening go to the Gardaí with your evidence as you might prevent a serious accident or death
If a Luas brakes a stop light against it a safety feature activates to apply the brakes, I think it was introduced after the Dublin Bus crash, so not sure how your claims can be technically possible
Luas management have the reports and the statistics to hand but nobody’s asking so theyre not showing!
Since a luas drove past its signal and crashed into a Dublin bus on oconnell st causing brain injuries to one person and miraculously no deaths, the trams have done the same thing at least twice at the same place . Ask luas.
Thats completely incorrect.Dont know where you got that from but 100percent wrong. There is no automatic braking on a luas tram. Its entirely dependant on the drivers actions.
More than one crash has happened at that very junction
I was on that tram and it was terrible the shock not one person including the security asked us if we were ok
Did you ask them if they were okay?
If no one is hurt
Why the big delay get the car off the track exchange details and get on with your day
Gates ?? raised flashing warning lights ?? needed at this junction . Far too regular an occurence .
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