New Rules Of The Road

Seth Brundle

Anyone received their promised copy throough the letterbox yet?

Feachan

I gather Rules will be delivered in Autumn to houses free of charge. Online version on RSA website at www.rsa.ie

PauloMN

No, I'd forgot about it actually, did they say when they were going to deliver them?

Seth Brundle

I was under the belief that they would be posted within a few weeks of coming out - which was over a couple of weeks ago.
I know they eventually were put online - Im just trying to see if anyone got their paper copy as promised.

unkel

Feachan wrote:

Online version on RSA website at www.rsa.ie

See the sticky on the top of the motors forum for a direct link to downloading the 2007 ROTR

seamus

230 pages :eek:

Not a bad little book at all...

DMC

Its available in all good bookshops for €4 or €5.

DMC

seamus wrote:

Not a bad little book at all...

Comprehensive. Vastly superior to the last edition featuring an ageless Brendan Howlin.

A lot of people don't look at the rules of the road once they pass their test. People should, just to refresh themselves, or if they see something on the road that makes them think "was that the right manoeuvre?" I think its great that it will be sent to all homes.

Seth Brundle

Im aware its in bookshops. It may be confusing but all Im trying to find out is if anyone received their copy by post as promised!

embraer170

Don't know anyone who has.

DMC

kbannon wrote:

Im aware its in bookshops. It may be confusing but all Im trying to find out is if anyone received their copy by post as promised!

Nope, no sign of it in the post. You might've be aware that the new version is in bookshops, but it wasn't mentioned in this thread until I did, for anyone else interested.

OfflerCrocGod

Nope still no sign of it for us - I'm a cheapskate I don't want to buy it if it's going to be posted to me

Wishbone Ash

DMC wrote:

featuring an ageless Brendan Howlin

Or Sylvester Barret in my one (1979)!

Pherekydes

kbannon wrote:

Im aware its in bookshops. It may be confusing but all Im trying to find out is if anyone received their copy by post as promised!

As mentioned earlier in the thread, it's not being posted until the Autumn.

Irish Indo wrote:

ROAD safety supremo Gay Byrne promised one for everyone in the country- but he didn't say when.

At the launch of the new Rules of the Road a month ago it was announced that the book would be sent to all 1.7m homes by post free of charge.

However, don't hold your breath.

The book will not be coming through the letter box until after the summer, the Irish Independent learned yesterday.

And it will be the end of the year before every home has its own copy.

Road Safety Authority spokesman Brian Farrell said yesterday that the mail drop would involve 20 trailers, each 40 feet long.

It has been decided not to send them out during the summer when many people would be on holidays. "People will have their copies in the post by the end of the year," he said. Anyone about to take their driving test can buy a copy for €4 in bookshops or download it for free from the Road Safety Authority's website, www.rsa.ie

The new Rules of the Road replaces the old version which features Labour's Brendan Howlin as Minister for the Environment, 14 years ago. It covers modern driving conditions such as motorways, metric signs, and road rage.

Seth Brundle

Cheers.
The spin at the time was that they would arrive within weeks of the publishing date!

ciarsd

It was on the news yesterday morning that it will now be the end of the year before people receive their copy in the post...

unkel

kbannon wrote:

The spin at the time was that they would arrive within weeks of the publishing date!

Elections, elections, elections

Victor

DMC wrote:

Its available in all good bookshops for €4 or €5.

Has anyone seen them in a bookshop?

RobertFoster

Victor wrote:

Has anyone seen them in a bookshop?

I saw them in Easons a couple of weks ago.

Roundabouts still only have 4 exits unfortunately.