Talk:Road signs in the Republic of Ireland

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'There are no longer any "end of speed limit" signs in Ireland, the normal speed limit merely being posted at the end of local restrictions. Prior to metrication in 2005, "end of speed limit" signs were a white circle with black diagonal line.'

This, while true officially and generally observed, is ignored in some Border areas (along with paying road tax and registering your vehicle in this State). Hence, the original signs (on the Irish side of the Border)can be seen just before you cross the Border, in some cases immediately after new signs which are effectively only applied to a few metres of road this side of the Border.

[edit] "Unique" signs

Some mandatory signs (one way, left turn only, right turn only) are unique to Ireland.

Not true. They are found in other parts of the world, too, but belong to a different convention from that used elsewhere in Europe. Inter alia, Brazil, Mexico, and several south-east Asian countries use the same principles in regard to mandatory signs. See here: [1] (Laos). -- Picapica 16:09, 11 March 2006 (UTC)

In relation to the reference 'end of speed limit' sign. The sign in question is in fact an international road traffic sign, its ultimate legal meaning and interpretation is with the various UN Conventions on Road Traffic, Road Signs and Signals. It is catalogued as "C,17a".

This is what I've discussed elsewhere in relation to it, (see link below).

This includes the so called UK (and NZ) 'Open Road Sign' - contracted by GB as meaning "END OF ALL LOCAL PROHIBITIONS IMPOSED ON MOVING VEHICLES", hardly "open road limit". The convention allows very similar designs, such as with or without a border or rim, and allows for a series of parted diagonal lines such as (///) or a solid one as shown.

The answer is for GB and The Republic of Ireland to initiate REMOVAL of the subject sign from their road network, and legislation, UNLESS it accepts the UN Convention meaning as contracted, for the length of road to which it is fixed.

The world *must* have uniformity of design and meaning with its primary road signage. Safety is not improved in international traffic when individual countries, their respective road authorities, act to give 'different meaning' to an international road traffic sign to their residents, to that understood everywhere else.

IF States Parties, or their jurisdictions, cannot come to terms with having a length of road without an absolute speed limit, for whatever reason or reasons, then it must NOT use the particular sign, nor it's sister sign, the C,17b I might add.

If it does however, and accepts the meaning, it CAN choose to impose, as part of "License Conditions" a speed limit maximum for certain categories of drivers, applicable when they in turn pass the sign, such as for an L-plater (Learner driver) or P-Plater (Provisional/s), or for HEAVY vehicles and coaches by way of 'speed limiters', since these are vehicle construction regulatory issues.

Jeremy Pritchard Mot Adv-NSW

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