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New Regulations in the Free State
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Governing the Classification and Lighting of Vehicles, Drivers' Licences and Speeds
1—IN Monday next, July 2, Parts 2, 3, k-,4, 8 and 10 of the Irish Free State
Road Traffic Act, 1933, de ling with the classification and lighting of vehicles, drivers' licences and speed limits, come into operation.
Part 2 provides that a mechanically propelled pneumatic tyred threewheeled vehicle weighing not more than 8 cwt, unladen shall be classified as a motorcycle ; that a pneumatic-tyred machine weighing less than 3 tons unladen is a light motor vehicle; that all vehicles which do not exceed 71 tons in unladen weight, or, when used for hauling trailers, the combined weights of the drawing and drawn units do not exceed 91 tons, shall be called heavy motor vehicles, and that all other mechanical vehicles shall be locomotives.
Drivers licences for light motors will be issued only to persons over 17 years of age. Licences for driving all other motor vehicles, except heavy motors and locomotives carrying passengers for reward, may be held by persons over 18 years of age, and drivers' licences in respect of any type of vehicle may be issued to persons over 21.
There is no general speed limit applicable to motorcycle or light motor vehicles not drawing trailers. A maximum speed of 25 m.p.h. is, however, imposed on all light motors drawing trailers. Heavy motor vehicles will be restricted to 25 m.p.h., or 20 mph. when drawing a trailer. If the trailer be not equipped with pneumatic 'tyres, the limit is 10 m.p.h., and if the hauling vehicle be without pneumatics on all road wheels, the maximum Speed allowed is 5 ni.p.h, Locomotives are allowed to travel at 10 m.p.h. when drawing one trailer and 5 m.p.h. when hauling more than one vehicle. Doubledeck buses are'permitted 20 m.p.h. and single-deckers 35 m.p.h.
Part 10 standardizes the lights to be shown on all vehicles.
It is expected. that Parts 7 and 8 of the Act, which deal with the regulation of public service vehicles, will come into force about next September.