A copy of the updated Rules of the Road, which is being published today, is to be sent to every home in the country free of charge.
The new edition of the book, which has been expanded from 68 pages to 288 pages, includes new sections on road rage, the penalty point system and metric speed limits.
The rules will be published in English and Irish while there are plans to also make them available in Polish, Mandarin Chinese and Russian.
It is the first update of the rule book since 1995.
Last October the Department of Transport sent a revised version to the Road Safety Authority for redesign and printing following a public consultation period launched earlier in the year.
The Chairperson of the Road Safety Authority, Gay Byrne has said the message to people not to drink and drive has not yet registered with motorists.
Commenting at the launch of the booklet, Mr Byrne said the attitude that gardaí and the RSA are trying to spoil people's fun in rural Ireland will have to go.
He added that the realisation that people will be caught will eventually sink in.
