special area on the carriageway called crosswalk.It is necessary to move the pedestrians from one side to the other street.Usually it is isolated in any way.Sometimes it may be artificial structures arrayed over the road or beneath it.Traffic regulations require that the designated crosswalk road signs - or special markings.
"Zebra" and signs for people, usually placed in front of an intersection or near a trolleybus or tram stop.They can be found in other places where too intense stream of passers-by.It is so important to strictly follow the requirements of the SDA.In accordance with the laws of the traffic police (formerly Inspectorate) regulates the changes on the roads and ensure order.
Systematics pedestrian areas
Where drawn markings "zebra" pedestrian passage called the ground.This is where people can move from one to the other side of the street.This portion of the bridge can be allocated otherwise.
The simplest are unregulated pedestrian crossings.It is on these drivers of cars and other vehicles must give way to passersby.Transitions of this kind made in the streets, where the flow is relatively small car.And what use is a sign?Crosswalk unregulated indicated by a 5.19.Very often, these stretches of road are equipped with traffic lights.But these devices are either disabled or have flashing yellow lights only.
way, at such transitions since 2010, especially in metropolitan areas with heavy traffic of cars, began to use additional funds allocation.Now, they look so:
- Zone pedestrians is illuminated as brightly as possible.
- Before proceeding can be found "speed bump."
- above the roadway sign posted duplicates.
- Installed flashing yellow lights.
- sign "Pedestrian crossing" is surrounded with yellow-green reflective piping.
- Beside him sometimes there are noisy bars, four or five "speed bumps" that are at different distances.Moreover, the frequency of placement increases depending on the proximity to the junction.
- "Zebra" emerges white stripes interspersed with additional orange.
- Used light animation characters.
regulated pedestrian crossing equipped with serviceable called operating in the ordinary mode, traffic lights, road sections.As a rule, they are placed on lines of street intersection.Vehicle and pedestrian traffic lights combine.Such transitions can be found outside the intersections.But traffic lights are equipped with a button that includes a green signal on demand.
off-street pedestrian crossings can be placed on the same level with the road, and different.They are divided into elevated and underground.The construction of such facilities very costly.Just so both overhead and underground pedestrian crossing can be found only in the streets with great avtopotokom.After all, "zebra", applied to the roadway in such places would lead to a reduction in road capacity.
Pedestrian underground build not only a carriageway motorways, but also under the w / e ways.
Aerial corridors have parameters of the bridge or viaduct.They are equipped with overhead and over, and over the w / e ways.
Terms
How is the passage of pedestrian crossings, if not working or not working traffic lights?According to Article 14.1.Rules of traffic on the roads of Russia (SDA RF), the driver is obliged to pass people walking on the roadway.
Transitional crosswalk also states that if "Zebra" has a traffic light for cars or people, you should wait until the green lights enable signal - and only after that start moving.In addition, the driver must pass passersby walking across the street on which it turns.This is evidenced p.13.1.SDA RF.
for walks
What is called a pedestrian zone?It is urban land, designed exclusively for men.They are not allowed to travel by motor vehicles.Excluding cars only make up a route of transport, special services, municipal vehicles, cars for disabled people, for maintenance shops.And, of course, only when the cars have no alternative route.It should be noted that the first zone of this kind appeared in Europe in the 1950s.
Under Russian rules
as meaning all transition footbridge?Guests need to post signs on each side of the street near its borders.And what a pedestrian zone in the Russian practice?This area, which from all sides of the perimeter of the sign 5.33.By the way, until it was used sign 3.2 "Movement is prohibited."Typically, this border area is where a road sign installed 5.34 "The End of the pedestrian zone."In this area it is prohibited by any means of transportation to travel.But sometimes you can find Tram-pedestrian alleys.In this case, an exception is made for trams.
first pedestrian street in Moscow was the Arbat.Driving on it is forbidden for a long time in the car.
Bridges population
elevated pedestrian crossings are called off-street corridors for pedestrians.They are made in the form of a bridge.As it can only move people.It has such a transition usually over the railroad tracks or carriageways.
Advantages walking bridges:
- security level is much higher than that of the ground pedestrian crossings.
- Compared with underground corridors for people to have lower cost.
- No need to change the underground communications.
- Hour lighting is used.After all, everything that happens in the transition, perfectly visible from the outside.
main drawback of such passages is a large height difference, which is not true of the underground structures.
road sign "elevated pedestrian crossings" for the guests of the Russian Federation included in the category of signs bearing information, and has № 6.7.
Construction
underground subways to passers-by, as a rule, consist of a tunnel that is located under the railway or roadway.To him are steps from the footpaths.Very often, this ladder has special slopes for bicycles, wheelchairs and prams.Near it is always possible to see the sign of the transition.
The Soviet underground corridors used by people in accordance with their functions.After the collapse of the Soviet Union, they began to build shops, there were billboards.Some are too big in size subways converted into shopping centers.Inputs they are usually closed for the night.In the big cities, where there is underground, such corridors combined with the nearest metro station.
road sign "Going underground pedestrian" GOST Russia falls into the category of signs for information and has № 6.6.
Advantages and disadvantages of underground structures
to the benefits of the underpass is its small depth of about two or three meters.An excellent opportunity for the development of small and medium enterprises is the use of the space beneath the streets for commercial purposes.
disadvantage of these structures is too expensive construction.Indeed, during the construction of the street cover, being excavated, and sometimes even require relining engineering highways.
Interesting facts
first subways were built in Moscow in 1959.In St. Petersburg, also have such facilities.The longest originates from the subway station "Vyborg", located on the surface of the earth.
traffic violations
Since September 2013, according to the latest release of the table of penalties, tougher penalties for ignoring passersby.Article 12.18 of the Administrative Code clearly states: the penalty for a pedestrian crossing is 1500 rubles.So many will pay the driver who does not want to give way to people or cyclists.
If the regulated transition the driver violates this rule, the punishment will be much more serious.Namely art.12.12 h. 1, which deals with the movement of the red light, reduce your budget for 1000 rubles.But if there is a repeated offense, the penalty is paid in the amount of 5,000 rubles, and the right to withdraw for 4-6 months.I do not stop before the stop line?According to Art.12.12 h. 2, the incident lighten your wallet by 800 rubles.
Oh, this crosswalk!SDA state that, approaching the "zebra", near which there is no traffic light, the driver is required to slow down and miss the people, even if they started the movement on the opposite side of the street.
Pedestrians pay a fine?
it always in accidents on road crossings to blame the drivers?After all, when the car in front suddenly popping up passers-set.In fact, a person must first assess the situation on the roadway and only then start moving across the street.Usually the sign "Pedestrian crossing" placed at a convenient distance, in the redistribution of visibility to the people it was easier to move around.
Car owner can use the DVR.This device will help him prove that a passerby suddenly jumped in front of car.Motorist will be able to demonstrate that, in accordance with the instructions, it reduces the speed and assessed the situation on the road.And then a pedestrian can expect a fine of 500 rubles.This option is suitable for those cases where people rush to cross the road, and the traffic lights still burning red.Practice has shown that pedestrians talking very difficult, especially if it is the elderly.Therefore emergency situations it is better not to create.Just need a little bit to understand human psychology.It is better to show a gesture citizen, you miss it than to pay fines.Especially in the city streets are now many cameras videofiksatsii.
If you are stopped by an inspector, ask them to call the pedestrian.After all, only he can tell whether you are forced to change speed and direction?You can find a pedestrian, was whether the transition of "zebra" a danger for him or not.After all, he had no right to start moving across the street at prohibitive traffic sign or even where there is no transition.The inspector of traffic police is obliged to inform the victim that according to Art.51 of the Constitution is the right against him not to testify.After clarification passerby would argue that the noise you do not create it, but the sign "Pedestrian crossing" He appreciates and honors.Well, at least he will just keep quiet.
If the traffic police do not want to talk with the victim, ask for a written report, "Inspector inviting pedestrian refused. By this action he has violated my right of presentation of evidence in accordance with Art. 25.1 of the Administrative Code. I do not interfere with pedestrians. The evidence of the offense is not".
Who is the regulator and why you need traffic
adjuster can turn any intersection in the regulated pedestrian crossing.Pictures, indicating it can be found in the SDA.If you have seen on the road traffic police, it is necessary to submit to his actions, not traffic lights.
Electronic usually demonstrates a special gesture:
- overhead raised right hand - in this case prohibited the movement of pedestrians.
- If adjuster right hand stretched forward - people are allowed to go from his back.
- And if he stretched his arms in opposite directions with the letter T?This gesture means that pedestrian traffic is allowed and rear adjuster, and in front of him.
In practice, the traffic police are quite different gestures.Very often, they allow the movement of passers-usual waved in the right direction.
But what regulates the traffic light intersection?To perform this function, it must operate in the red-yellow-green.
There is a special pedestrian traffic.It is made of two sections, which show red and green men.This allows traffic to go to citizens, if enabled in the green light, and forbids them to move if enabled in the red.Disobeying signal device is a violation of traffic rules, for which a pedestrian may impose an administrative fine.
Unregulated "zebra"
Transitional crosswalk unregulated rather strict, but fair.They say that the person must take care of the safety of their movement.Do not throw under the wheels of approaching vehicles, as most Russian pedestrians.
Crossing highway far from the transition, it is necessary to take care of their own security.After all, there is no markup "Crosswalk".Remember that you can not go out for other vehicles.You must not interfere with the movement of cars.It is necessary in such places to cross the road at a sufficient distance from approaching vehicles.Far from the transition is almost always pedestrians are to blame for road accidents.
Crossing roadway
continue to explore the crosswalk.SDA prohibited to make stops while crossing the road.And only when it is necessary to ensure traffic safety, you have the right to stay.Theoretically, each person may at any time to rest on the roadway at a special refuge, referring to the rule.But in practice such tricks prodelyvat not recommended.
can stop at the line separating the opposite direction of traffic.It is not recommended to do it on the road with heavy traffic.It is better to pre-calculate their strength and overcome the roadway completely.
By the way, the line that separates opposing directions of traffic, is an imaginary line which you are encouraged to identify yourself, not the road markings on the pavement.
Finally, a person walking on a pedestrian crossing should not give way to machines that have only included flashing beacons and no special sound.
