Rules of the road download-> pdf

dawballz · 17-11-2005 10:57PM #1

Just made this here over the last hour.
GF borrowed a ROTR book from someone and has to give it back now.
I will need it in the future so I made myself a copy.

Uploaded it to rapidshare if anyone wants to download it.

PDF format and under 5MB.

fletch · 17-11-2005 11:00PM

Nice One....why the Dept of Transport don't have it on their site is beyond me!

fletch · 17-11-2005 11:02PM

Oh my god....you scanned in 69pages! You must have some patience!

dawballz · 17-11-2005 11:22PM

fletch wrote:

Oh my god....you scanned in 69pages! You must have some patience!

Nope, took photos.
Only took me an hour.

fletch · 17-11-2005 11:27PM

dawballz wrote:

Nope, took photos.
Only took me an hour.

lol lol lol....good man yerself..

drdre · 17-11-2005 11:45PM

well he has the balls(dawballz)

to do it in 1 hour. i wouldnot have te patience:D

ando · 18-11-2005 09:19AM

links gone down

_Kaiser_ · 18-11-2005 10:10AM

Worked for me just now...

MercMad · 18-11-2005 10:13AM

Nice one !

Downloaded 22 times already !

Thansk for that ! (BTW I know them all off by heart .......honest ! )

dahamsta · 18-11-2005 10:14AM

Rapidshare's a pain in the hole. I'll host it for a few weeks, unless there are any objections. If someone wants to take the time to scan it properly, I'll register a domain to host it permanently (until the muppets in the DoT tell me to take it down that is).

adam

Hagar · 18-11-2005 10:16AM

This should solve a few arguments around here in the future.

el tel · 18-11-2005 10:19AM

Some job making that, although there might be a page missing, the one with the copyright statement

The booklet should be in Post Offices for €3

DoctorEdgeWild · 18-11-2005 10:21AM

Cheers for posting that. At least in picture form we can photoshop it to prove any argument right!

_Kaiser_ · 18-11-2005 10:58AM

Ken Shabby wrote:

Rapidshare's a pain in the hole. I'll host it for a few weeks, unless there are any objections. If someone wants to take the time to scan it properly, I'll register a domain to host it permanently (until the muppets in the DoT tell me to take it down that is).

adam

I might scan it over the weekend.. a friend wants to borrow my copy anyway

Borzoi · 18-11-2005 12:46PM

Hagar wrote:

This should solve a few arguments around here in the future.

With that in mind, I'll sticky this for a while, before merging it into the resources thread

Top man dawballz

wanwarlock · 22-11-2005 06:01PM

thanks for this dawballz!

Victor · 23-11-2005 01:04AM

Realise that this version is substantially out of date (even if it is the most recent).

Seth Brundle · 23-11-2005 01:09PM

Victor - the entire book is out of date.
Apparently they are working on a newer version but civil servants being the way they are, it will be a long time before they release another version.
Speeds are in mph.
Braking distances still use old technologies.
Is there reference to the new licence categories?
is there mention of the NCT?

feck it - I'll go out and buy a new one now!

Seth Brundle · 28-11-2005 01:01PM

I got the new book the other day and have the following comments:-
* It does say that it is not an interpretation of the law but also says that its purpose it to set down...the prohibitions which road traffic law imposes on all road users. The book however, is recommended by various Govt. related driving info e.g. oasis.gov.ie, drivingtest.ie, etc.

* It was last released in June 1995 (republished many times since) - the foreword is from brendan Howlin!
* the driving licences categories don't refer to newer categories (i.e. M/Mopeds)
* the book refers to then necessity of having both tax and insurance - no reference to NCT. There is a vehicle safety section which may cver many things under the NCT but still!
* Speed limits are still generally referred to in mph. no reference to the fact that almost a year ago we went metric. No reference to the new speed limits for certain commercial vehicles also.
* Stopping distances are only slightly different to those suggested by the DVLA in the UK. I wonder did the DoE complete its own research and if so can it be viewed? Seemingly, the UK stopping distances are taken from an 1965 Ford Anglia which had cross ply tyres and all round brake drums. Modern cars have radial tyres and use (at least) front discs - possibly vented - and better friction surfaces, etc.

How it can take so long to produce a simple booklet is beyond me. However, the fact that this low quality document is not online is also bizarre. Have a look at www.highwaycode.gov.uk which is so much superior compared to our system.
However, what baffles me the most is that the Govt is trying to encourage all road users to drive within the laws, yet it won't make the simple move to update the main public reference on the matter!

Lump Basher · 22-01-2006 12:58AM

dawballz wrote:

Nope, took photos.
Only took me an hour.

Wow - your life must suck ass if you had nothing better to do than photograph 69 pages of the Rules of the Road book - lol. Seriously dude - get a freakin' life.

Borzoi · 22-01-2006 06:43PM

Lump Basher wrote:

Wow - your life must suck .

Have a ban for personal abuse.

As for the copyright issue - none of the links are to boards.ie and this site cannot be held responsible for other site contents

Furthermore the RotR is a very useful item for all motorists to refer to.

CuLT · 22-01-2006 10:10PM

As I posted in Feedback, here's a legal copy of the rules online: http://www.lireland.com/

Litcagral · 22-01-2006 10:11PM

el tel wrote:

Some job making that, although there might be a page missing, the one with the copyright statement
The booklet should be in Post Offices for €3

€2.54

Borzoi · 23-01-2006 01:10PM

CuLT wrote:

As I posted in Feedback, here's a legal copy of the rules online: http://www.lireland.com/

Nice one CuLT, that's a better job. I'll edit out the other links

Alun · 23-01-2006 01:20PM

Actually, I'm wondering who "Lireland.com" really are, and whether their "version" of the ROTR (although nicer looking) is actually any more legal than the scanned version already linked to? They do have a rather dodgy looking "Approved by the Irish Government" (!) logo at the top of their website, but otherwise not even a hint that I can find of who they actually are. Any ideas?

dahamsta · 23-01-2006 01:29PM

I was wondering this too, i.e. how and by whom it was approved.

Hobbes · 23-01-2006 02:37PM

lireland are owned by nuatech.

Information from that site is compiled by a number of sources which are all listed as well as (c) for each area.

dermot_sheehan · 24-01-2006 02:23AM

Alun wrote:

Actually, I'm wondering who "Lireland.com" really are, and whether their "version" of the ROTR (although nicer looking) is actually any more legal than the scanned version already linked to? They do have a rather dodgy looking "Approved by the Irish Government" (!) logo at the top of their website, but otherwise not even a hint that I can find of who they actually are. Any ideas?

Copyright covers only the expression of ideas and not the ideas themselves. So if the site composed their version of the rules by reference to the various Road Traffic Acts and Statutory Instruments (Which as legislation are in the public domain and not subject to protection), they would not be in violation of Copyright law.

Posting scanned images of the booklet however violates the Copyright held by the Department of the Environment in the expression of the various laws in the rules of the road booklet, the chances of them taking enforcement action for this technical violation would be extremly remote though.

manor15 · 28-01-2006 02:37PM

Hi all - we have launced a new motoring website for anyone interested in learning to drive a car, motorbike etc. Looking for your help in getting the message out there. If anyone has any ideas or content they think may help please drop us a line - forward any comments or ideas to info@irishmotoring.ie - We have a complete copy of the Rules of Road hosted online, let us know what you think

Manor 15

CyberGhost · 17-02-2006 11:17PM

Does anyone know where can I download that PDF book please?

manor15 · 20-02-2006 01:35PM

Check out the following link http://irishmotoring.ie/cms/publish/index_rulesoftheroad.php
Best of luck
Manor 15

CyberGhost · 20-02-2006 02:23PM

Thank You!

Welcome to the forums btw.

jtiernan · 22-05-2006 12:51PM

Here is another excellent website that has a mock test using official random questions, tips and other. I found it very useful!! http://www.soyouwanttodrive.com/b.php?b_cat=1&level=1

CyberGhost · 23-05-2006 05:14PM

Thank You!

Seth Brundle · 01-06-2006 09:08PM

IIRC there was something the other day about a draft of the new ROTR going up on www.transport.ie by tomorrow. Kep an eye out! It should be interesting reading - I bet someone a virtual pint that they will use similar braking distances to the last copy of the rules.

Seth Brundle · 02-06-2006 10:53AM

Here they are...
Rules of the Road Draft Version for Public Consultation
Will spend my lunch going through them!

Kimbot · 02-06-2006 10:59AM

Or you could go to www.drivinginfo.ie for the rules of the road aswell!!

dahamsta · 02-06-2006 11:30AM

Reading has become such a troublesome menace these days, hasn't it? I look forward to the day when no-one reads anything anyone else has written, ever. Forums will be such fun!

Thanks for that Mike. (Oh no, I read his post. The horror!)

J_R · 12-08-2006 04:59PM

Hi,

Just to clarify the copyright situation regarding the "Rules of the Road"

Received following from the Dept

the Department of Transport has no objections to any request from a copyright perspective as long as the material is accurately reproduced and recognition of source i.e. the Department of Transport is given.

Regarding the Theory Test Book and/or the CD. These are copyright and may not be reproduced or published.

techguy · 08-10-2006 03:15PM

is the link still about??

manor15 · 10-10-2006 03:08PM

You can find the current rules of the road as well as the proposed new draft at the folling link http://www.irishmotoring.ie/car/rulesoftheroad.php

Its also a great site if you are looking for information on the driving test.

miju · 14-01-2007 11:10AM

dont suppose theres a linky still about , i've misplaced my book and wouldnt mind brushing up on all the bits and bobs for my test next week

amazing thats theres no where you can download it in full from a government site

dananos · 20-03-2008 09:03AM

You can download the official version from RSA here

http://www.rulesoftheroad.ie/pdf-downloads/english/Rules-Of-The-Road.pdf

Save the rainforests ... don't print it all out unless you really have to.

Alun · 20-03-2008 09:36AM

That's the low-res version in which the illustrations have been overly compressed, making them a bit 'fuzzy roundthe edges'. There's a much better version available at http://www.rsa.ie/publication/publication/upload/017024-RoTR2nd.pdf

Steve · 20-03-2008 10:07AM

Someone's been grave digging:rolleyes:

miju · 20-03-2008 08:20PM

though for once it's actually useful grave digging

unkel · 20-03-2008 09:23PM

dananos wrote: »

You can download the official version from RSA here

Please read the forum rules before posting here any further, dananos. You'll find links to several versions of the ROTR in there to

Rules of the road download-> pdf

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