Rules of the Road - 2007
Revision No. 1: February 2008
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Section 24

Information Signs

This section includes road signs showing directions and the location of services or other places of interest to tourists..

Advance Direction Signs

Motorway

National road

National road

Regional road

Direction Signs
(at junctions)

Motorway direction sign

National road direction signs

Regional road direction sign

Regional road direction sign

Local road direction sign

Destination distance sign

Town or Village Sign

Slow lane sign

Cul-de-sac

Industrial estate symbol

Disabled persons parking bay

Airport symbol

Ferry symbol

Alternative route for high vehicles

Lay-by ahead sign

Hospital ahead sign

Lay-by sign

Hospital sign

Carpark with facilities for disabled persons

SOS lay-by

Advance information sign for low clearance

Traffic calming sign

Traffic calming sign

Supplementary plate

Ramps on road

Tourist Information Signs

Advance sign for facilities in lay-by

Advance sign for lay-by with tourism information

Sign for Oige youth hostels

Advance direction to local services

Signing to approved tourist information

Tourist advanced direction sign

Tourist attraction direction sign

Pedestrian sign to a tourist attraction

Pedestrian sign to a car park

Sign to approved tourist information points

More Signs

Motorway Signs Regulatory Signs

Warning Signs Road Works Signs

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• ROTR
  Foreword:
• ROTR
  Introduction:
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  Contents:
• Section 1
  Driving licences and categories of vehicles
  • Categories of vehicles and minimum age for a first provisional licence
  • Conditions attached to categories
  • Learner Permit
• Section 2
  Before you are a Fully licensed Driver
  • To obtain a learner permit
    Driver theory test
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• Section 3
  Driving Test
  • Applying for your
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• Section 4
  Vehicle Safety
  • Vehicle Safety.
    Tyres.
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  • Safety Belts.
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    Vehicle registration plates.
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• Section 5
  Good Driving Practice
  • Moving off.
    Your position on the road.
    Changing traffic lanes.
    Overtaking.
    Reversing.
    U-turns.
    Slowing down or stopping.
    Towing.
    Driving at night.
    Using a horn.
    
• Section 6.
  Traffic Signs and Road markings
  • Regulatory Signs:
    Stop and Yield signs:
    One-way streets:
    Road markings:
    Warning signs:
    Information signs:
    Traffic calming signs:
    
  • Special signs and markings for buses, bicycles, trams, rail and light rail signs:
    Bus signs:
    Trams/light Rail Signs:
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    Railway Bridges Signs:
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• 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:
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• Section 9
  Junctions and Roundabouts
  • Junctions:
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  • Yellow box junctions:
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• Section 10
  Parking
  • Parking Restrictions and Prohibitions,
    
• Section 11:
  Motorway and Tunnels
  • Motorways,
    Driving on a Motorway:
    Joining a Motorway,
    On the Motorway,
    Leaving the Motorway,
    Breakdowns,
    Stopping and Parking
    Tunnels
• Section 12:
  Assisting Garda.
  • Garda Signals
    and Instructions
• Section 13:
  What not to do.
  • Alcohol,
    Drugs,
    Fatigue,
    Road Rage
• Section 14:
  Correct behaviour at the scene of an accident
  • What drivers must do at an accident or emergency
• Section 15:
  Penalty Points,
  Fixed Charges
  • Penalty Points
    Fixed Charges
    Driving Ban
• Section 16
  Motorcyclists
  • Licence
    Insurance and Tax,
    Carrying passengers,
    Personal protection equipment,
    Riding the Motorcycle,
    Ten tactics for surviving as a motorcyclist
• Section 17
  Rules for Cyclists
  • Keeping your bicycle roadworthy:,
    Bicycle checklist:
    Protective clothing and equipment:
    Cycling safely:
    Rules on cycle tracks for other road users:
    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
    Animal traffic
    
• Section 20
  Other road users
  • Emergency services vehicles,
    People using agricultural machinery
    People in charge of animals
• Section 21
  Regulatory Signs
  • Regulatory
    Traffic Signs
• Section 22
  Warning Signs
  • Warning
    Traffic Signs
• Section 23
  Road Work signs
  • Warning Signs for Road Works
• Section 24
  Information Signs
  • Information
    Signs
• Section 25
  Motorway Signs
  • Motorway
    Signs
• Appendix +
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    List of medical report requirements
  • Appendix 2:
    Laws covering road traffic and safety
  • Appendix 3:
    Useful websites
  • Appendix 4:
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  • Appendix 5:
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