Against the law.
Gardaí in Clare stopped a tractor on Monday for driving too slowly on the motorway.
The farmer was taking a shortcut between their land by travelling via the motorway but unfortunately for the driver, their tractor wasn’t able to do the 50km/h speed limit required to travel on the motorway.
The farmer was driving a John Deere that can only go 35km/h.
Clare RPU:
‘Lads! You can’t be doing that!!! Tractor stopped on M/way (tractor only able to
do 35km/h) Driver was taking a shortcut between farms.NOTE: Vehicles must be able to maintain a speed of 50km/h on
a M/way pic.twitter.com/cRKn4VqXNE— An Garda Síochána (@GardaTraffic) January 21, 2019
It should be noted that tractors are permitted to drive on the motorway provided they can travel 50km/h, and each tractor is fitted with a speed disc which indicates what speed it can do.
For those of you looking to brush up on the rules of the road, you may not enter a motorway if:
- you are a learner driver or do not hold a full licence for the category of vehicle you are driving
- your vehicle cannot travel or maintain a speed of at least 50km per hour;
- your vehicle has an engine capacity of 50cc or less;
- you drive a tractor that cannot travel at or maintain a speed of at least 50km/h
- your vehicle does not use in ated tyres;
- you are walking, cycling or moving animals;
- you drive a motorised wheelchair (also known as an invalid carriage).
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