Written answers

Tuesday, 28 March 2006

Department of Transport

Road Traffic Offences

11:00 pm

Photo of Eamon RyanEamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)
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Question 305: To ask the Minister for Transport in relation to the Road Traffic Act of 2002, Part 4, offence reference number 25, his plans to extend this offence in order that it also applies on dual carriageways. [11952/06]

Photo of Martin CullenMartin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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I have no proposals to extend the application of this measure to non-motorway roads.

Photo of Eamon RyanEamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)
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Question 307: To ask the Minister for Transport if, in relation to the Road Traffic Act of 2002, Part 4, offence reference number 5, this offence also relates to incorrect usage of lanes on a roundabout; and if so, if he has issued, or plans to issue, instructions to the National Roads Authority and the local authorities to standardise the use of lane markings and signage giving advance warning of lane markings at roundabouts. [11954/06]

Photo of Martin CullenMartin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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The offence at reference number 5 relates to contraventions of article 11 of the Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) Regulations 1997, SI 182 of 1997, and relates to requirements for turning at junctions. The advice in the current Rules of the Road is that a driver should treat a roundabout as a normal junction which means he or she must yield right of way to traffic approaching on the roundabout. Provisions regarding the use of traffic signs, including roadway markings, are set out in the Traffic Signs Manual. The manual currently is being subjected to detailed examination with a view to having the provisions revised as necessary.

Photo of Eamon RyanEamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)
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Question 308: To ask the Minister for Transport if, in relation to the Road Traffic Act of 2002, Part 4, offence reference number 6, he will specify the situations when it is permitted to reverse onto a main road; when it is not permitted to reverse onto a main road; and the definition of the term "main road". [11955/06]

Photo of Martin CullenMartin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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Section 12 of the Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) Regulations 1997, SI 182 of 1997, provides the following provisions in relation to the reversing of a vehicle: before reversing, a driver shall ensure that to so reverse would not endanger other traffic or pedestrians; a driver shall not reverse onto a major road from another road; and (3) a driver shall not reverse from a place adjacent to a public road onto a public road save where it is clear to the driver that to so reverse would not endanger other traffic or pedestrians. The term "major" road is not defined in the regulations so the prohibition not to reverse from a side road on to a major road will depend on the prevailing circumstances at any given junction location.

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