Road Traffic (Signs) Regulations, 1962

• Jurisdiction: Ireland
• Citation: IR SI 171/1962
• Year: 1962

S.I. No. 171 of 1962.
ROAD TRAFFIC (SIGNS) REGULATIONS, 1962.
The Minister for Local Government, in exercise of the powers vested in him by sections 5 , 86 , 95 and 96 of the Road Traffic Act, 1961 (No. 24 of 1961) hereby makes the following Regulations :—
PART I PRELIMINARY AND GENERAL
	1 Citation and Revocations.	1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Road Traffic (Signs) Regulations, 1962.
(2) The Traffic Wardens Regulations, 1955 ( S.I. No. 246 of 1955 ), the Traffic Signs Regulations, 1956 ( S.I. No. 284 of 1956 ), the Traffic Signs (Amendment) Regulations, 1959 ( S.I. No. 57 of 1959 ) and the Traffic Signs (Amendment) Regulations, 1961 ( S.I. No. 67 of 1961 ) are hereby revoked.
	2 Definitions.	2.—(1) In these Regulations, save where the context requires otherwise, the following expressions shall have the meanings hereby assigned to them :—
" the Act " means the Road Traffic Act, 1961 (No. 24 of 1961);
" bus stop sign " means a sign to indicate a stopping place or stand for omnibuses provided under or in pursuance of section 86 of the Act;
" design " when used in relation to an upright sign means the layout of the sign and includes the relative size and position of any symbols, figures, letters or other markings shown thereon.
" dual carriageway " means a road the roadway of which is divided centrally so as to provide two separate carriageways, on each of which traffic is required by a road regulation to proceed in one direction only;
" informative sign " means an upright sign which gives information in regard to a road, including the places to which the road leads and the distances to or from such places;
" left " and " right " shall be construed with reference to the direction in which traffic is facing;
" the Minister " means the Minister for Local Government;
" one-way roadway " means a roadway the traffic on which is for the time being required by a road regulation to proceed in one direction only;
" pedestrian crossing " means a portion of the roadway specially marked for use by pedestrians crossing the road;
" regulatory sign " means an upright sign which indicates the existence of a road regulation in relation to a road, or implements such a regulation, or both, or which indicates that a built-up area speed limit applies or ceases to apply to a road or roads;
" road " means a public road;
" road regulation " shall have the same meaning as that assigned to it by subsection (1) of Section 95 of the Act.
" roadway markings " means markings placed on the surface of the roadway;
" roundabout " means a road junction so constructed that traffic which enters it must proceed slowly in a circular direction;
" route letter and number " means the route letter and number assigned to the route comprising such road by the Minister in any classification of roads made by him under subsection (2) of section 17 of the Ministry of Transport Act, 1919;
" staggered road junction " means a sequence of two road junctions in close proximity, the second junction occurring on the opposite side to the first;
" traffic " does not include pedestrians, and where " traffic " is referred to as having rights or obligations the word shall connote the persons driving the vehicles concerned, or driving, riding, managing or controlling the animals concerned;
" traffic refuge " means a refuge for pedestrians on a roadway provided by a raised pavement, guard posts or similar means;
" traffic sign " shall have the same meaning as that assigned to it by subsection (1) of section 95 of the Act.
" upright sign " means a traffic sign (other than a lamp, roadway or wall marking, or instrument for giving signals by mechanical means) erected on or beside a road, or suspended over a road;
" warning sign " means an upright sign which warns persons of danger in relation to a road, or advises the precautions to be taken against such danger, or both;
(2) For the purposes of Chapters IV and V of Part II and of Part III of these Regulations—
(a) " white " includes stainless steel and polished aluminium;
(b) " black " includes the colour of the surface of the roadway where that colour offers a reasonable contrast to white;
(c) a continuous line, or a segment of a broken line, may be effected by placing studs side by side or end to end.
PART II REGULATIONS WITH RESPECT TO TRAFFIC SIGNS PURSUANT TO SECTION 95 OF THE ACT
Chapter I Informative Signs
	3 Informative Signs.	3.—(1) An informative sign shall show the information given in black letters, figures and markings on a white background surrounded by a black border.
(2) Place-names shall be shown in Roman letters in Irish and in English and where the spelling of a place-name is the same in both languages one inscription only need be shown on the sign.
(3) The shapes, dimensions and designs of informative signs, and the significance to be attached thereto, shall be as set out in Parts I, IV and VII of the First Schedule hereto.
(4) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs (1) and (3) of this Article an informative sign to indicate the name of a city or town on an important route may show the information given in white letters on a dark background surrounded by a white border, the dimensions of the sign and of the letters being varied to suit the circumstances.
Chapter II Warning Signs
	4 Warning Signs.	4.—(1) A warning sign shall consist of a yellow diamond (being a square with one diagonal vertical, the corners being rounded), on which shall be shown in black a symbol to indicate the nature of the hazard to be met, the yellow diamond being surrounded by a black border.
(2) The following shall be as set out in Parts II, V and VII of the First Schedule hereto:—
(a) the dimensions and designs of warning signs;
(b) the symbols to be used thereon;
(c) the significance to be attached thereto.
Chapter III Regulatory Signs
	5 Major Road Ahead Sign.	5.—(1) The regulatory sign to indicate that a road ahead is a major road, the traffic on which has the right of way over traffic approaching from the road on which the sign is provided, shall consist of a red inverted equilateral triangle with rounded corners, the space inside the triangle being coloured white on which shall be shown in black letters the words " Yield Right of Way " or " Géill Sli ";
(2) The dimensions and design of the sign to which this article applies shall be as set out in Section A of Part III and in Part VII of the First Schedule hereto.
	6 Stop Sign.	6.—(1) The regulatory sign to indicate—
(a) that a road ahead is a major road, the traffic on which has the right of way over traffic approaching from the road on which the sign is provided, and
(b) that traffic so approaching the road ahead must halt before entering it,
shall consist of a red octagon with a white border and showing the word " Stop " in white letters.
(2) The dimensions and design of the sign to which this article applies shall be as set out in Section B of Part III and in Part VII of the First Schedule hereto.
	7 End of Speed Limit Sign.	7.—(1) The regulatory sign to indicate the end of a stretch of road to which a built-up area speed limit or a special speed limit applies shall consist of a white disc crossed obliquely by a black bar.
(2) The dimensions and design of the sign to which this article applies shall be as set out in section C of Part III and Part VII of the First Schedule hereto.
	8 Other Regulatory Signs.	8.—(1) A regulatory sign (other than a major road ahead sign, a stop sign or an end of speed limit sign) shall consist of a white disc with a red border, appropriate symbols, figures or letters being shown in black on the disc, an oblique red bar being added whenever a prohibition is indicated.
(2) The following shall be as set out in section D of Part III and in Parts VI and VII of the First Schedule hereto :—
(a) the dimensions and designs of signs to which this article applies;
(b) the symbols, figures and letters to be used on such signs;
(c) the significance to be attached to such signs.
Chapter IV Pedestrian Crossings
	9 Pedestrian Crossings Signs.	9.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this article, the traffic sign to indicate a pedestrian crossing shall consist of roadway markings formed by two parallel continuous white lines each approximately six inches wide and not less than six feet nor more than twenty feet apart, extending, where there is no traffic refuge at the crossing, across the full width of the road and, where there is a traffic refuge at the crossing, from the edge of each side of the roadway to the nearer limit of the traffic refuge.
(2) The traffic signs to indicate a pedestrian crossing at which traffic is not normally controlled by traffic lights or by a member of the Garda Síochána in uniform and at which pedestrians have the right of way when traffic is not so controlled shall consist of—
(a) the roadway markings described in paragraph (1) of this article and
(b) a beacon at or near each end of the crossing and, where there is a traffic refuge at the crossing, a beacon on the traffic refuge, each beacon emitting, save as is provided in paragraph (3) hereof, at regular intervals flashes of yellow light at the rate of not more than forty-five and not less than thirty-five flashes a minute, and
(c) roadway markings consisting of alternate black and white stripes drawn parallel to the line of the roadway within the limits of the roadway markings described in paragraph (1) of this article and extending longitudinally to within approximately six inches of each of the said markings, each stripe being not less than one foot nine inches and not more than two feet three inches wide except the stripe at the edge of each side of the roadway which shall be not less than two feet and not more than four feet wide and shall be black in colour.
(3) The requirement...