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3 Ramps - Rules?

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  • 18-05-2016 2:54pm
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    Dobbit
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    Does anyone know if there are rules about how to drive over ramps when there are the 3 little ones going across the road. I know most people sort of swerve around them (if it's safe to do so) so you're driving closer to the kerb or the middle of the road.

    My husband did his driving test this morning (and passed thankfully) but the tester told him he was supposed to swerve around them and not drive over them which sounds wrong to me and defeats the purpose a bit? Just curious if anyone knows what the real rule is.


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    LXFlyer
    Registered Users Posts: 17,563 ✭✭✭✭LXFlyer


    Dobbit wrote: »
    Does anyone know if there are rules about how to drive over ramps when there are the 3 little ones going across the road. I know most people sort of swerve around them (if it's safe to do so) so you're driving closer to the kerb or the middle of the road.

    My husband did his driving test this morning (and passed thankfully) but the tester told him he was supposed to swerve around them and not drive over them which sounds wrong to me and defeats the purpose a bit? Just curious if anyone knows what the real rule is.

    They're there to allow buses not be impacted by the ramps.

    It's the first I've heard of cars being supposed to swerve!


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    seamus
    Registered Users Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    They're called bus cushions.

    Good practice would be to drive (not swerve) around them where conditions allow - i.e. you're not going to be swerving erratically all over the road or making yourself a danger to oncoming traffic.


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