Pierse on Road Traffic Law (Fifth edition)

Pierse on Road Traffic Law (Fifth edition) by Robert Pierse

This 5th edition of this well-known work of the author includes 3 major new Road Traffic Acts (as well as the 23 previous Acts) since the last edition in 2018 i.e. 2018 RT Act (6 sections); RTRA 2023 (59 sections); Road Traffic Act 2024 (15 sections). The book seeks to deal with what is in force in fact up to 1/9/2026.

There are many ( since 2018) statutory instruments referred to.

Many old sections in prior Acts are amended and additional powers given to Gardaí e.g. s 53 and s 109A of the 1961 RTA.

Many new cases since 2018 are set out e.g. DPP v Kelly (licence), DPP v Heneghan [2026] (re judges duty), DPP v O’Brien [2025] (speed), O’Neill v DPP [2025], DPP v McGuiness [2024], Ratkinski v DPP [2025] and DPP v Flanagan (1/7/2026).

The book deals with personal powered transporters (PPT’s) including e-scooters (up to 4/9/2026 (vests and helmets etc)) and scramblers (Grace’s Law), many of which are controversial and under review.

The book attempts to provide an up-to-date helpful book for the very many legal professionals, bodies and persons concerned about the confused and segmented Road Traffic Law.