Rules of the Road - Revised Version - Post Public Consultation

Victor

http://www.transport.ie/viewitem.asp?id=8342&lang=ENG&loc=1225

Rules of the Road - Revised Version - Post Public Consultation
23 October 2006

The Rules of the Road - Revised Version - Post Public Consultation has been sent to the Road Safety Authority for redesign and printing and is placed on the Department website pending completion of the process of publication.

Capt'n Midnight

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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-
...
• 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,)

cyclopath2001

Victor wrote:

http://www.transport.ie/viewitem.asp?id=8342&lang=ENG&loc=1225

They're still showing an illustration of the non-legal 'Shared Cycle/Pedestrian Track' sign (the one with a bicycle and pedestrians on it).

Wishbone Ash

Capt'n Midnight wrote:

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.

Yes but motorways have a continuous amber line seperating the hard shoulder from lane 1 signifing that it is illegal to cross it (except in exceptional circumstances). Most other roads have a broken amber line.

cast_iron

Wishbone Ash wrote:

Yes but motorways have a continuous amber line seperating the hard shoulder from lane 1 signifing that it is illegal to cross it (except in exceptional circumstances). Most other roads have a broken amber line.

I thought motorways had a dashed amber line

Wishbone Ash

cast_iron wrote:

I thought motorways had a dashed amber line

No it's continuous. Otherwise it would not be illegal to cross it. Have a look at the line in the attached photograph (of a GATSO van).

Seth Brundle

its not illegal to dross it.
If it was then you would be in trouble for breaking down!

Wishbone Ash

kbannon wrote:

its not illegal to dross it.
If it was then you would be in trouble for breaking down!

Well, I did say "except in exceptional circumstances" in my first post.


Road Traffic General Bye-Laws Regulations 1983 (Motorways)

40. (1) A driver on a motorway shall not—

(a) drive a vehicle against the direction of traffic flow,
(b) drive a vehicle on or across any part of the motorway which is not a carriageway,
(c) stop or park a vehicle on any part of the motorway,

Seth Brundle

I had read post #6 without carefully reading post #4!