Foreword
The purpose of the Rules of the Road is to save lives and prevent injury on our roads. The rules apply to all road users: drivers, pedestrians, motorcyclists, horse riders, cyclists and those in charge of animals.
Any reference to cyclists throughout the rules applies to cyclists of pedal bicycles and electric bicycles (or e-bikes), as well as electric scooter (or e-scooter) users and L1e-A e-moped riders.
The rules ask us to take personal responsibility for our use of the road, and in doing so become better, safer and more socially responsible road users.
The Rules of the Road book is designed in an easy-to-read format and is written in plain English. It is your responsibility to read the rules and know them. You can find a glossary of terms we use on page 256. These will help you. The rules are also published in Irish.
The rules comply with and reflect the Road Traffic Law as at 1 March 2025. Where we know about changes to the law, we have included a comment telling you about this in the appropriate section. It is important to check the relevant
We can save lives and prevent injury by changing our behaviour. Reading these rules and applying them will help achieve this goal.
It’s our responsibility.
It’s our choice.