Machinery
To date, two test centres have been authorised to carry out road-worthiness tests on 'fast'...
Concerns over new criteria for road-worthiness testing of 'fast' tractors, will be heard at a department and stakeholders meeting next month.
The Road Safety Authority (RSA) has urged farmers to ‘switch off’ their work lamps before taking to the road this winter.
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A range of requirements must be satisfied and quads must also comply with vehicle standards regulations in order to drive on the road.
Rural Life
Have you brushed up on the revised rules of the road for tractors and agricultural equipment?
If you are driving a tractor on the motorway and towing a trailer, the trailer must be capable of being drawn at a speed of 50km/h or higher.
According to the Road Safety Authority (RSA) you cannot drive on the motorway if your tractor cannot travel at at least 50km/h.
The Minister for Transport, Paschal Donohoe, has recently signed legislation which introduces revised standards for agricultural vehicles.
Agriland poll of almost 1,000 farmers found that most pull do in to let traffic pass when driving a tractor.
Traffic tailbacks behind tractors during the summer months can be common place across the country.
The Road Safety Authority (RSA) will soon publish guidelines on towing trailers safely.
Revised braking and lighting regulations will come into effect from January 1, 2016 which apply to tractors, trailers.
Debate surrounding the legal age at which children should be allowed to operate a tractors has often been devisive
The Road Safety Authority (RSA) have highlighted their revised tractor and trailer braking requirements.
