Rules of the Road

Rules of the Road
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Gripping, emotional and uplifting – a novel about the true power of friendship.‘Tender, emotional and uplifting … I loved it’ Lucy Diamond’A superb writer – the Irish Jojo Moyes’ Irish ExaminerThe simple fact of the matter is that Iris loves life. Maybe she’s forgotten that. Sometimes that happens, doesn’t it? To the best of us? All I have to do is remind her of that one simple fact.Tuesday morning starts like any other – until Terry discovers her best friend Iris has gone missing. Finding her takes Terry, Iris and Terry’s confused father Eugene, into an extraordinary journey – one that will change all of their lives. And, along the way, what should be the worst six days of Terry’s life turn into the best.Because friendship teaches us all to be brave. And, sometimes, the rules are made to be broken.

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Ciara Geraghty. Rules of the Road

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Dedication

1. SIGNAL YOUR INTENT

2. YOU MUST ALWAYS BE AWARE OF YOUR SPEED AND JUDGE THE APPROPRIATE SPEED FOR YOUR VEHICLE

3. DON’T MOVE FROM ONE TRAFFIC LANE TO ANOTHER WITHOUT GOOD REASON

4. BUMPS ON THE ROAD

5. YOU MUST NOT PARK IN ANY WAY WHICH INTERFERES WITH THE NORMAL FLOW OF TRAFFIC

6. IF YOU ARE APPROACHING A JUNCTION WITH A MAJOR ROAD, YOU MUST YIELD

7. BEFORE YOU START YOUR JOURNEY, YOU SHOULD PLAN WHERE YOU WILL STOP TO REST

8. MAKE SURE YOUR VEHICLE IS ROADWORTHY

9. EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED

10. BE PARTICULARLY CAREFUL OF FEATURES THAT MAY HINDER YOUR VIEW OF THE ROAD AHEAD

11. ALWAYS CHECK YOUR BLIND SPOT

12. YOU SHOULD CHECK YOUR MIRRORS REGULARLY TO OBSERVE WHAT IS GOING ON BEHIND YOUR VEHICLE

13. NEVER DRIVE IF YOU ARE FIGHTING SLEEP

14. DETOURS SHOULD BE CLEARLY MARKED TO AID THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC

15. IF YOU ARE TOWING ANOTHER VEHICLE, MAKE SURE THE TOW BAR IS STRONG ENOUGH

16. BEFORE YOU START TO MANOEUVRE, YOU MUST EXERCISE DUE CARE AND ATTENTION

17. EVEN WITH THE BEST HEADLIGHTS, YOU CAN SEE LESS AT NIGHT THAN DURING THE DAY

18. IT IS ADVISABLE TO DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE IN A DEFENSIVE MANNER. BE PREPARED TO STOP, SOUND THE HORN AND BRAKE

19. TIRED DRIVERS ARE A MAJOR ROAD SAFETY RISK

20. IF YOU APPROACH A STOP SIGN, YOU MUST STOP COMPLETELY

21. YOU SHOULD ALWAYS TAKE THE PREVAILING ROAD CONDITIONS INTO ACCOUNT

22. DRIVERS ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO FORESEE AND REACT TO HAZARDS

23. WHAT TO DO IF YOU ARE DAZZLED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE’S HEADLIGHTS: SLOW DOWN AND STOP IF NECESSARY

24. WHEN APPROACHING A TOLL, REDUCE YOUR SPEED APPROPRIATELY

25. AVOID USING PERSONAL ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEMS WHICH CAN DISTRACT YOU, AND MAY PROVE DANGEROUS

26. IF ANOTHER DRIVER IS ATTEMPTING TO PROVOKE YOU, DON’T REACT

27. IF YOU FIND YOURSELF DRIVING AGAINST THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC, PULL IN IMMEDIATELY TO THE HARD SHOULDER AND STOP

28. YOUR VEHICLE MUST HAVE MIRRORS FITTED SO THAT YOU ALWAYS KNOW WHAT IS BEHIND AND TO EACH SIDE

29. ON THE MOTORWAY, YOU MUST ONLY DRIVE AHEAD. NO TURNING OR REVERSING IS PERMITTED

30. SIGNAL YOUR INTENTION TO CHANGE COURSE AND PULL IN

31. MOTOR VEHICLES MUST BE TESTED FOR THEIR ROADWORTHINESS

32. BE ALERT IN CASE THE OVERTAKING VEHICLE SUDDENLY PULLS BACK IN FRONT OF YOU

33. DIVERGING TRAFFIC AHEAD

34. YIELD RIGHT OF WAY

EPILOGUE

About the Author

Also by Ciara Geraghty

About the Publisher

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For my mother, Breda

who gave me roots to grow.

.....

Say I went.

I can’t go.

.....

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