Official Rules of the Road for Ireland, from the Road Safety Authority.
THE OFFICIAL IRISH RULEBOOK
Following the Rules of the Road saves lives and prevents injury. Written in straightforward language and aimed at all road users – drivers, pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists and horseriders – the Rules of the Road sets out the laws, and details best driving practice.
INCLUDES
- Vehicle Safety
- Road Signs, Markings & Lights
- Speed Limits
- Motorways
- Penalty Points
- Rules & Advice
- Good Driving Practice & Safety.
Rules of the Road Official RSA Guidebook: Essential for anyone using Irish roads, cycle tracks or
footpaths, including: those looking to take out their first learner permit, those who are learning to drive, those who are preparing for their practical driving test and those who are already licensed drivers.
A valuable reference for every road user.
CLEAR . CONCISE . COMPLETE
Also available: The Driving Instructor's Handbook.
Table of Contents:
Foreword
Introduction
Section 1: Driving licences and categories of vehicles
Categories of vehicles and minimum age
for a first learner permit
Conditions attached to categories
Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (Driver CPC)
Learner permit
If your learner permit expires
‘Six-month rule’
Full driving licence
Carrying a driving licence
Driving legally
Tax
Insurance
National car test
Section 2: The learner driver
Conditions for learner permit holders
If your learner permit runs out
Section 3: The driving test
How to apply for your driving test
Section 4: Vehicle safety
Tyres
Lights and reflectors
Windscreens
Mirrors
Safety belts
Child restraint systems
Roof racks and roof boxes
Vehicle registration plates
Other safety responsibilities
Section 5: Good driving practice
Moving off
Your position on the road
Changing traffic lanes
Overtaking
Reversing
U-turns
Slowing down or stopping at the side of a road
Towing
Driving at night
Using a horn
Section 6: Traffic signs and road markings
Regulatory signs
Stop and Yield signs
Traffic lane control signs
One-way streets
Road markings
Warning signs
Information signs
Traffic calming signs
Special signs and markings for buses, trams, rail and light rail
Bus signs
Trams and light rail signs
Railway level crossings
Railway bridges and overhead structures
Road tunnel signs
Section 7: Traffic lights and signals
Traffic lights
Signals by motorists and cyclists
Hand signals
Section 8: Speed limits
Driving safely in traffic – the two-second rule
Speed limits
Speed limits on roads
Speed limits for vehicles
Stopping distance for cars
Section 9: Junctions and roundabouts
Junctions
Yellow box junctions
Junctions and dual carriageways
Roundabouts
Section 10: Parking
Parking
Section 11: Motorways and tunnels
General rules
Motorway speed limits
Joining the motorway
On the motorway
Leaving the motorway
Rest areas, lay-bys and motorway services
Stopping and parking
What to do if your vehicle breaks down
Tunnels
Section 12: Assisting Gardaí
Signals
Instructions
What to do when an emergency service vehicle approaches
Section 13: Factors that affect safe driving
Alcohol
Drugs
Driver tiredness and fatigue
Road rage and aggressive driving
Litter
Section 14: Correct behaviour at the scene of an incident
What drivers must do at an incident or in an emergency
What to do if you arrive at the scene of an incident
Incidents involving dangerous goods
Section 15: Penalty points, fixed charges and driving bans
Penalty points
Fixed charge system
Driving bans
Section 16: Rules for motorcyclists
Licence
Insurance and tax
Carrying passengers
Personal protective equipment
Riding a motorcycle
Tactics for surviving as a motorcyclist
Section 17: Rules for cyclists, e-scooter users and L1e-A e-moped riders
Powered personal transporters
Electric scooters
Electric bikes
E-mopeds
Keeping your bicycle/e-bike roadworthy
Bicycle/e-bike checklist
Protective clothing and equipment
Bicycle trailers
Cycling safely
Rules on cycle tracks for other road users
Cycling offences included in the fixed charge system
E-Scooter offences included in the fixed charge system
Cyclists on roundabouts
Section 18: Rules for pedestrians
Walking beside or along a road
Crossing the road
Taking care near buses or trams
Safe crossing places
Section 19: Respecting other road users
Pedestrians
Cyclists and motorcyclists
Cycle tracks and parking
Shared spaces
Animal traffic
Section 20: Other road users
Emergency services vehicles
People using agricultural machinery
People in charge of animals
Section 21: Regulatory traffic signs
Section 22: Warning traffic signs
Section 23: Warning signs for roadworks
Section 24: Information signs
Section 25: Motorway signs
Appendix 1: List of medical report requirements
Appendix 2: Laws covering road traffic and safety
Appendix 3: Useful websites
Appendix 4: Penalty points and fixed charge offences
Appendix 5: Representative vehicles for the driving test
Glossary
Index
