Free Rules of The Road book?

Michael Collins · 27-06-2007 8:12pm #1

I seem to remember before the election Gaybo or someone harping on about the new Rules of The Road book been sent to every home in Ireland free of charge...what's happened with that?

zAbbo · 27-06-2007 8:14pm

it's online somewhere
oasis.gov or whatever it's called now.

Wishbone Ash · 27-06-2007 8:23pm

€4 in all good bookshops.

Posy · 28-06-2007 12:58am

I had heard that too but decided just to buy it. €4 isn't that much and I can't be bothered waiting to see if I get one for free..

Michael Collins · 28-06-2007 10:08am

Karyn wrote:

I had heard that too but decided just to buy it. €4 isn't that much and I can't be bothered waiting to see if I get one for free..

Yeh that's what I did myself, but I just out of curiousity wanted to know what happened with it.

In case anybody wants the online PDF version, here's the link from the RSA website:

http://www.rsa.ie/publication/publication/upload/017024-RoTR2nd.pdf [25 MiB]

squishywishy · 29-06-2007 2:51pm

i recently heard that as a result of printing issues this will be delayed

Dont hold your breathe and buy one yourself....in this country delayed could end up meaning never going to happen!
:L

Posy · 29-06-2007 11:28pm

They're waiting for the underground DART to be completed so they can have it in the finished draft.

Dord · 30-06-2007 9:38pm

Michael Collins wrote:

Yeh that's what I did myself, but I just out of curiousity wanted to know what happened with it.

In case anybody wants the online PDF version, here's the link from the RSA website:

http://www.rsa.ie/publication/publication/upload/017024-RoTR2nd.pdf [25 MiB]

Thanks very much!!

Wishbone Ash · 30-06-2007 10:28pm

joe robot wrote:

Thanks very much!!

The online version has been available on a sticky on this forum since last March!

Seth Brundle · 30-06-2007 11:37pm

zabbo wrote:

it's online somewhere
oasis.gov or whatever it's called now.

Wishbone Ash wrote:

€4 in all good bookshops.

I know its online and in the shops but Graybo did promise it and the excuse that there are printing issues sounds like rubbish. The Govt were able to send out a white paper on foreign policy or something recently and all the election candidates were able to get their lies printed and distributed, so why ecxactly can't the RSA?
The RSA have an uphill battle trying to sort out the mess on our roads and delaying something like this is not good. Most people will not download or buy a copy of the ROTR but tey still need to read them which is why I believe that its imperative that these be sent out to everyone (not just licenceholders) ASAP.

Dord · 30-06-2007 11:58pm

Wishbone Ash wrote:

The online version has been available on a sticky on this forum since last March!

So it has...oh well. I've downloaded it now.

Michael Collins · 01-07-2007 2:50pm

Wishbone Ash wrote:

The online version has been available on a sticky on this forum since last March!

Yep and in fact is only one fifth of the size (5 MiB compared to 25 MiB) of the one I linked to, but still the same content.

flogen · 01-07-2007 8:42pm

kbannon wrote:

I know its online and in the shops but Graybo did promise it and the excuse that there are printing issues sounds like rubbish. The Govt were able to send out a white paper on foreign policy or something recently and all the election candidates were able to get their lies printed and distributed, so why ecxactly can't the RSA?
The RSA have an uphill battle trying to sort out the mess on our roads and delaying something like this is not good. Most people will not download or buy a copy of the ROTR but tey still need to read them which is why I believe that its imperative that these be sent out to everyone (not just licenceholders) ASAP.

While some simply wouldn't think of looking online or in shops, many others simply couldn't be bothered. How many copies do you think will actually be read by drivers with full licences, even if they do land on their doorsteps?

It'd be useful for every house to have one as a reference point, no doubt, but the ones that need to read it most are the ones that'll be the first to throw it in the bin.

Victor · 01-07-2007 8:56pm

flogen wrote:

It'd be useful for every house to have one as a reference point, no doubt, but the ones that need to read it most are the ones that'll be the first to throw it in the bin.

Make it mandatory to have one in your vehicle.

wheresthebeef · 03-07-2007 11:07pm

yeah great idea. people could read it whilst driving in slow moving traffic!

macplaxton · 03-08-2007 11:54am

Well I've just stuck my head outside into the porch to check the post before leaving the house. As well as a few letters, there was a new Golden Pages, a new Phone Book and one copy of Rules of the Road!

Seems like they've finally got their finger out and distributing them (at least here in Lucan)

Cheers,
Rich