Road Traffic General Bye-Laws, 1964.
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: Citation and revocation.
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paragraphs: Interpretation.
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paragraphs: Signals and directions by Garda SÃ­ochÃ¡na to override these bye-laws.
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paragraphs: Special traffic regulation to override these bye-laws.
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paragraphs: Application of bye-laws.
PART II.
TRAFFIC SIGNS AND ROADWAY MARKINGS.
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paragraphs: Stop signs, Yield Right of Way signs, and stop lines.
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paragraphs: Traffic signs indicating direction to be taken at junctions.
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paragraphs: Dual-carriageway signs.
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paragraphs: Continuous white lines.
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paragraphs: Broken white lines on centre of roadway.
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paragraphs: Parallel white lines on centre of roadway.
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paragraphs: Traffic lane markings.
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paragraphs: Traffic lights.
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paragraphs: Level crossings.
PART III.
VEHICULAR TRAFFIC.
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paragraphs: Use of footways.
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paragraphs: Use of cycle tracks.
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paragraphs: Obligation to drive on the left and to use traffic lanes.
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paragraphs: General obligation regarding speed.
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paragraphs: Overtaking.
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paragraphs: Turning at junctions.
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paragraphs: Entering a roundabout.
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paragraphs: When right of way to be yielded.
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paragraphs: Signals by drivers.
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paragraphs: Signals by pointsmen.
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paragraphs: Reversing.
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paragraphs: Rules for parking.
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paragraphs: Removal of vehicle in breakdown or accident.
PART IV.
CYCLE TRAFFIC.
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paragraphs: Cycle tracks.
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paragraphs: Driving two abreast.
PART V.
ANIMALS ON ROADS.
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paragraphs: Driver's duty when passing animals.
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paragraphs: Duties of drover.
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paragraphs: Horses to be led on right side of road.
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paragraphs: Duties of drovers in darkness.
PART VI.
DUTIES OF PEDESTRIANS.
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paragraphs: Pedestrians to exercise care.
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paragraphs: Rules for pedestrians.
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paragraphs: Pedestrians crossing roadway.
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paragraphs: Pedestrian lights.
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paragraphs: Use of zebra crossing.
S.I. No. 294 of 1964.
ROAD TRAFFIC GENERAL BYE-LAWS, 1964.
I, DANIEL COSTIGAN, Commissioner of the Garda SÃ­ochÃ¡na, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 88 of the Road Traffic Act, 1961 (No. 24 of 1961), hereby, with the consent of the Minister for Local Government, make the following bye-laws :
PART I. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
1 Citation and revocation
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paragraphs: —(1) These bye-laws may be cited as the Road Traffic General Bye-laws, 1964.
(2) The General Bye-laws for the Control of Traffic, 1937 to 1959, are hereby revoked.
2 Interpretation
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paragraphs: (1) In these bye-laws—
" authorised ", in relation to a traffic sign or a roadway marking, means, save where otherwise expressly stated, authorised by the appropriate Article of the Road Traffic (Signs) Regulations, 1962 ( S.I. No. 171 of 1962 ) ;
" animal " does not include a cat or a dog ;
" cycle track " means part of a road designed for use by pedal cycle only ;
" lighting-up hours " means the period commencing one half-hour after sunset on any day and ending one half-hour before sunrise on the next day ;
" major road " means—
(a) a road in respect of which there is an authorised traffic sign indicating that the road is a major road, or
(b) a road forming part of a road junction and which, because of the volume of traffic it normally carries, is the principal road of those intersecting or meeting at the junction ;
" overtaking " includes passing out, and cognate words shall be construed accordingly ;
" pedestrian lights " means lights authorised by Article 14 of the Road Traffic (Signs) Regulations, 1962 ;
" pointsman " means a member of the Garda SÃ­ochÃ¡na in uniform and on traffic control duty ;
" roadway " does not include a cycle track ;
" slow vehicle " means—
(a) a vehicle which is not mechanically propelled,
(b) a mechanically propelled vehicle to which an ordinary speed limit of not more than twenty miles per hour applies, and
(c) a mechanically propelled vehicle so constructed or adapted as to be incapable of exceeding 24 miles per hour on a level road ;
" stop line " means a roadway marking authorised by Article 11 of the Road Traffic (Signs) Regulations, 1962 ;
" Stop sign " means the authorised traffic sign No. 202 ; " traffic " does not include pedestrians ;
" traffic light " means a traffic sign authorised by Article 13 of the Road Traffic (Signs) Regulations, 1962 ;
" Yield Right of Way sign " means the authorised traffic sign No. 201 or the authorised traffic sign No. 201A ;
" zebra crossing " means a portion of a roadway on which roadway markings authorised by Article 9 of the Road Traffic (Signs) Regulations, 1962 ( S.I. No. 171 of 1962 ), have been provided, and at which beacons authorised by that Article have been provided.
(2) For the purposes of such of these bye-laws as refer to a driver, a person leading or riding an animal (whether or not the animal is pulling a vehicle) shall be deemed to be a driver.
(3) For the purposes of these bye-laws, every drover accompanying an animal on a road shall be deemed to be a person in charge of that animal.