Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 26 September 2007
487 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport and the Marine his plans to introduce a law that when there are five or more cars in a tailback behind a tractor that it must pull over and allow the tailback pass; if he has considered the banning of tractors from roads between the hours of 8 am and 9 am and 5 pm and 6 pm in view of the congestion problems that these tailbacks cause; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20199/07]
Amharc ar fhreagraI have no proposals at present to apply driving rules for the users of agricultural tractors to accommodate overtaking by other vehicles in the type of scenario that the Deputy refers to or to apply time based bans on the use of public roads by agricultural tractors. The Road Safety Authority is currently undertaking a review of the use of Agricultural and Works Vehicles on Irish Roads and I will await the outcome of that review to consider if any new regulatory road traffic measures are warranted.
