It recommended the introduction of a "rural speed limit" sign, to emphasise that the statutory maximum speed was not necessarily a safe speed. The Rural Speed Limit Sign (RUS 041A) consists of a 450mm diameter white disk with a black border and oblique parallel black bars (not to be confused with the 'end of speed limit' sign in existence in Ireland prior to the 2004 Road Traffic Act).
It proposed adding a "rural speed limit" sign, emphasizing that the statutory maximum speed might not always be safe. The Rural Speed Limit Sign (RUS 041A) includes a 450mm diameter white disk with a black border and oblique parallel black bars (not to be confused with the 'end of speed limit' sign in Ireland prior to the 2004 Road Traffic Act).