Rules of the Road - Revised Version - Post Public Consultation

L Plates are rectangular plates or signs bearing the letter ‘L’ not less than fifteen centimetres high in red on a white background and a border of at least 2 centimetres.semi-stealth L plates are allowed

The following vehicles are not required to display an insurance disc-
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• A vehicle registered outside the State. :rolleyes:

As a driver, you must not put a pedestrian at risk.
A driver must not put cyclists or motorcyclists at risk.

Clearance
When overtaking cyclists or motorcyclists, drivers should give ample clearance. but no examples even though many drivers don't at present

A significant number of children cycle to school. LOL - it's been a while since they did the last one ..

A hard shoulder is normally provided where this edge of
carriageway marking is provided. The hard shoulder is
not an extra traffic lane and should not normally be
used as such by traffic other than cyclists and
pedestrians. If a driver wishes to allow a following
vehicle to overtake, temporary use may be made of the
hard shoulder to pull in if there are no cyclists/pedestrians
already using it and provided that
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there is no junction or entrance in the vicinity.
yes it's legal to pull into the hard shoulder on normal roads to allow traffic to pass. But don't do it on motorways unless you want points.


The basic rule states:
“A vehicle shall not be driven at a speed exceeding that which will enable its driver
to bring it to a halt under control and on the correct side of the road within the
distance which the driver can see to be clear.”



A speed limit of 80 kilometres per hour applies to:
1. A vehicle that accommodates more than 8 passengers, excluding the
driver, in the vehicle class coach, minibus, or single deck bus not carrying
standing passengers.
2. A goods vehicle that has a design gross weight exceeding 3,500 kilograms,
and
3. Any vehicle towing a trailer, caravan, horsebox, etc, and,



Before we start, lanes are numbered starting at the hard shoulder from 1. So on a 3-
lane motorway Lane 1 is the lane nearest the hard shoulder and Lane 3 is nearest the
central median.


A cyclist may suddenly need to avoid uneven road surfaces and obstacles whilst on
the road. Because of this, motorists should give cyclists as much room as they can
when overtaking
Insert diagram of driver overtaking a cyclist in a correct manner
with baited breath I wait to see the diagram


Warning Signs for roadworks. (bi-lingual text must be used on road works signs,)