Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 April 2004
633 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Transport if he proposes to change the traffic signs indicating end of speed limits when in the case outside the speed limit in the next zone which motorists are entering, in view of the fact that the signs at present are ambiguous as there are speed limits on all roads. [12000/04]
View answerA broadly based working group established last year to review speed limit policies against the backdrop of the adoption of metric values for speed limits has presented a comprehensive report that incorporates a wide range of recommendations. The report is available on my Department's website and in the Oireachtas Library. The working group recommended that with the changeover to metric values each speed limit sign should display the actual speed limit value in numerals together with the units "km/h" to clearly indicate that the value being displayed is metric. I intend to bring forward the necessary legislative proposals needed to support new speed limits structures based on the working group's report before the Oireachtas shortly. Arrangements will follow to put appropriate traffic signs regulatory provisions in place.
