asked the Minister for Local Government whether he is aware that the majority of lorries now in use have a prescribed speed of not less than 40 miles an hour in high gear, while under the present regulations it is forbidden to drive a lorry faster than 25 miles an hour; and whether, pending the enactment of the proposed amending legislation, he will make an Order under the Road Traffic Act, 1933, increasing the speed limit to 40 miles an hour.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Speed of Lorries.
The variation of an ordinary speed limit under the Road Traffic Act, 1933, requires the approval of each House of the Oireachtas. The whole question of ordinary speed limits has been reviewed and will be subject of a proposal in the forthcoming Road Traffic Bill. I do not think it would be appropriate to deal with the matter piecemeal in the meantime.