A poster in a public forum brought to my attention, that "...posted speed limit signs are NOT recommended speeds". Jaaayyyzzzusss, if I would have known that earlier ! And there is me trying my damnest to fly around corners matching the announced speeds :-) Good job somebody told me - I could have killed myself in the near future...
Folks - this blog is not to be taken too serious, but it is still also supposed to show that EU-rules for traffic signage don't necessarily match with Irish roads: an Irish "N"-road is a National Road in EU-terms, something like a Bundesstraße in Germany or a Nationalstraße in Switzerland or a route nationale in France or a carretera national in Spain, or, or, or. And there is no problem to get to the speed limit of 100 km/h simply because most of them are much better than any Irish "N"-road. And that is what a lot of drivers expect when they see a 100 km/h sign - never mind the "R"-roads, which typically have an 80 km/h sign in Ireland. But you certainly can't take it for granted that you can do 80km/h on an "R" road in Ireland. Traffic/speed signs are normally used in the EU to announce a change of the general rule or speed, not to show the standard. That can be a dangerous misunderstanding when you are travelling on Irish roads.
So much for the serious side - now where is a sign for sheep-crossing or even deer-crossing (and who is selling deer in Ireland) ?
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Dear Sven,
thanks a lot for this blog, due to the fact that I will travel across the green isle i was very pleased to found this information, please give more details about the irish traffic signs
thanks again
jet
Ha ... culchie! There are several "deer crossing" signs in the Phoenix Park! As to the sheep, it is in your mail!
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