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In Ireland, the highest category of road is a motorway (mótarbhealach, plural: mótarbhealaí), indicated by the prefix M followed by a one- or two-digit number (the number of the national route of which each motorway forms a part). The motorway network consists entirely of motorway-grade dual carriageways and is largely focused upon Dublin.
Rules of the Road (Ireland) The Rules of the Road (Irish: Rialacha an Bhóithre) is the official road user guide for Ireland published by the Road Safety Authority. It is available in English and Irish.
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The Road Safety Authority was established in September 2006, charged with the task of improving safety on Ireland's roads, under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006, in response to the high number of deaths on Irish roads.
National routes (both primary and secondary) use white text on a green background, with the specific route number in yellow text. Regional and local county roads use black text on white background. Signs to points of interest (services, institutions, tourist sights) have white text on a brown background.
A single yellow line is a road marking that is present on the side of the carriageway across the British Isles. In the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man and Ireland, it indicates that parking or waiting at that roadside is prohibited at certain times of day. The exact times vary by area and are indicated by signs at the roadside, or by Controlled ...
Local Roads are broken into three classes, Local Primary (LP) 23,789 km (14,782 mi), Local Secondary (LS) 33,366 km (20,733 mi) and Local Tertiary LT 42,675 km (26,517 mi) For a combined public road network length of 99,830 km (62,031 mi) in 2018. The Republic's major road network is focused on Dublin.
The Light Locomotives on Highways (Ireland) Order 1896 then set a maximum national speed limit of 12 mph (19 km/h) with a speed limit of 6 mph (9.7 km/h) for traffic in villages, towns and the Dublin Metropolitan Police District. Vehicles weighing more than 2 tons (unladen) were restricted to 5 mph (8.0 km/h) in these areas.