Obstruction

Question 0

What is obstruction as per Construction and Use Regs 1995?

Answer 0

No person in charge of a motor vehicle or trailer shall cause or permit the vehicle to stand on a road so as to cause an unnecessary obstruction on a road

Question 1

What is obstruction as per article 32 RTO 1995?

Answer 1

If a person in charge of a vehicle causes or permits the vehicle or a trailer drawn by it to remain at rest on a road in such a position or in such circumstances or in such condition as to involve a danger or injury to other persons using the road

Question 2

What is obstruction as per restriction on waiting order 1982?

Answer 2

Not within 15m
Not in bus stop
Not obstruct access to premises

Doesn't apply to vehicles
Filling up with fuel
Maintaining roads
Fire brigade
Recovery vehicle

Question 3

What is obstruction as per article 88 Roads NI Order 1993?

Answer 3

Any person who without lawful authority or reasonable excuse in any way intentionally or negligently obstructs the free passing along a road shall be guilty of an offence

Question 4

What ways can you cause damage to a road?

Answer 4

By depositing anything on it.
By digging it
By raising it
By taking away any stone, sand or gravel from side of it

Question 5

What can you be told to do of you do cause damage to a road?

Answer 5

Repair it

Pay for cost of repair

Question 6

What is depositing things on a road?

Answer 6

Any person who deposits or causes or permits to be deposited building materials, rubble rubbish compost fing or other thing whatsoever on a road in such a position to cause or be likely to cause any obstruction or danger shall be guilty

Question 7

Is it an offence to play games on a road?

Answer 7

Any person who plays a game on a road o the danger of any person using the road shall be guilty of an offence

Question 8

What two ways can you commit offence of allowing animals to wander?

Answer 8

Turn loose any animal on to a road OR

By negligence or ill usage in driving any animal on a road cause anyone to be injured or property damaged

Question 9

Are there defences to allowing animal to wander?

Answer 9

Yes.

Show took all reasonable precautions to prevent animal wandering

That animal wandered from unfenced land and that

i) land does not require to be fenced
ii) had right to have animal there