Stop signIreland
14. Stop sign
A stop sign requires drivers to bring their vehicle to a complete stop and give way before entering or crossing the road ahead. The stop must be made at the stop line or another legally prescribed position.
After stopping, the driver may continue only when this can be done safely and without interfering with traffic that has priority. The sign does not create priority for the driver who has stopped.
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Must I stop completely at a stop sign in Ireland?
Yes. Come to a complete stop when the applicable stop sign controls your approach, even when you cannot see another road user. Slowing to a crawl is not a stop. The stopping duty is separate from the duty to give way before continuing.
🔗 rsa.ie • RSA Rules of the Road — guidance, law date 1 March 2025; read with later amendments
Stop and give way.
English • RUS 027 • Stop. You must stop before entering the major road and give way to traffic on it. Stop at the stop line where one is provided.
Sources
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🔗 Roadguidelines.ie • Department of Transport • Traffic Signs Manual • RUS 027
🔗 Irishstatutebook.ie • Road Traffic (Traffic Signs) Regulations 2025 (EN)
SVG source: Government of Ireland – Department of Transport • Public domain • Original revision 2021-12-02. Wikimedia original unmodified.
Artwork verified against Roadguidelines.ie • official published diagram RUS 027.
Where must I stop at a stop-controlled junction in Ireland?
Stop at the stop line. Without a stop line, stop before the junction at the prescribed safe position. Look for pedestrians and cyclists as well as motor traffic before moving into the other road.
🔗 rsa.ie • RSA Rules of the Road — guidance, law date 1 March 2025; read with later amendments
Does stopping first give me priority at a stop sign in Ireland?
A complete stop does not, by itself, give you priority. Give way to the road users entitled to pass under the junction’s signs and rules, check pedestrians and cyclists, and proceed only when the gap is safe. Do not follow another stopped vehicle through without satisfying your own stopping and yielding duties.
🔗 rsa.ie • RSA Rules of the Road — guidance, law date 1 March 2025; read with later amendments

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