Ladder in Car.

Sam Quentin

What are the legalities of carrying a ladder in the boot of your car with rear and front seats down and ladder in as far as it will go, tho protruding/sticking out about 3'Foot out rear of car with fluorescent jacket tied to end of ladder.
Like if someone tried to cross behind your car and bumped into the ladder and got injured!? Or someone hit your ladder with their car from behind.. Who's responsible as in insurance and legality?
Obviously the carrier is if they maybe turn a corner and ladder swings round and collides with people or property.

Mr. Incognito

Is this a piss take.

Seriously?

What are the legalities of sticking a ladder in your boot with a jacket ?

Are you driving to the special school?

Kristopherus

Mr. Incognito wrote: »

Is this a piss take.

Seriously?

What are the legalities of sticking a ladder in your boot with a jacket ?

Are you driving to the special school?

I doubt it. Afaik a protruding item cannot protrude more than 1 metre from the rear of the carrying vehicle and it must be covered by a flourescent material to warn approaching traffic/persons.

Victor

Kristopherus wrote: »

I doubt it. Afaik a protruding item cannot protrude more than 1 metre from the rear of the carrying vehicle and it must be covered by a flourescent material to warn approaching traffic/persons.

Wasn't there a time when this was meant to be a red cloth or similar?

Mr. Incognito

RSA

http://www.rsa.ie/en/RSA/Professional-Drivers/Driving-Safely/Managing-for-safety/Securing-Vehicle-Loads/

http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1963/si/190/made/en/print

Section 13

13 Rear overhang.


13. (1) This article applies to every vehicle other than—


(a) an articulated vehicle,


(b) a tractor,


(c) a works truck,


(d) a cycle,


(e) a vehicle which is steered by movement of the rear wheels,


(f) a vehicle registered before the 1st day of July, 1964, which complies with the provisions of the regulations under Part II of the Road Traffic Act, 1933 , regarding rear overhang which were in operation immediately prior to the coming into operation of these Regulations.


(2) The rear overhang of a vehicle shall not exceed—


(a) one half of the length between the plane, perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle, which passes through the centre or centres of the front wheel or wheels and the foremost vertical plane from which rear overhang is to be measured under sub-article (3) of this article, or


(b) where the rear overhang of a vehicle does not exceed seven twenty-fourths of the overall length of the vehicle, 18 inches and one half of the length between such planes.


(3) In this article "rear overhang" means the distance measured horizontally and parallel to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle between—


(a) a vertical plane at right angles to such axis passing through the centre point of the rear axle or (in the case of a vehicle having three or more axles) the centre point of a straight line joining the centre points of the rear and second rearmost axles, and


(b) a vertical plane at right angles to such axis passing through the rearmost point of the vehicle, exclusive of any ladder forming part of a turntable fire escape or a luggage carrier fitted to a passenger vehicle having passenger accommodation for not more than 8 persons.

Sam Quentin

So basically it can stick out the same distance as the length of distance between you rear wheels and rear most point of said car....
ok got it.
Thanks Lads :-)

Del2005

Sam Quentin wrote: »

So basically it can stick out the same distance as the length of distance between you rear wheels and rear most point of said car....
ok got it.
Thanks Lads :-)

Where's your number plate? If it's not visible when the boot is open then it's not legal to be on the road. Can you get a roof rack?

Pat Mustard

Mr. Incognito wrote: »

Are you driving to the special school?

Mod:

I think that your own subsequent answer demonstrates that even if the question does not appear to make sense on the face of it initially, an appropriate response can often be made.

What has been quoted above is not a civil response.

Sam Quentin

Just for future reference..

3 metres is legal. After 1 metre must have warning flag or fluorescent.

the_pen_turner

it is strange that it only tells you to mark the end of the overhang during the day. surely you need something reflective at night