The Supreme Court puts an end to it: is it possible to bypass a bus at a stop through a solid road?

There are often situations when a bus is located at a stop in such a way for boarding and disembarking passengers that it completely blocks the passage for the driver. At the same time, overtaking or detour is not allowed in this case.

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It is important to deal with this point in advance, and also to decide in advance for what exactly the traffic police officers will have the right to punish the driver of the vehicle.

What does solid mean?

Today, various marking schemes are used on public roads.

They simultaneously perform several different functions:

• mark acceptable trajectories for drivers;
• indicate the possibility of performing certain maneuvers;
• other.

It is very important for every driver to know what exactly this or that marking means. And also the color.

Since depending on it, the designation of this type of traffic order will differ. For example, if the markings are yellow, this has a special meaning.

You need to be especially careful with continuous markings. Since violation of the traffic regime through it in some cases implies not just a fine, but also deprivation of a driver’s license.

For example, such a maneuver as turning or turning across a solid marking line will imply the deprivation of a driver's license. A solid marking line is designated as 1.1.

It is important and is interpreted taking into account two points at once:

• road markings of this type are usually used in the “inner” part of the road surface, and not along the edge;
• Marking 1.1 is strictly not allowed to be crossed from any side - and in any case, not only when turning or overtaking.

It is on the basis of the points outlined above that it is necessary to “use” such markings. Moreover, it is worth noting that there are a number of combination options for continuous markings.

The most common options:

• solid single type – used on roads with two or three lanes – indicates a prohibition on entering the oncoming lane, regardless of various circumstances;

  

• if the markings on sharp turns become intermittent after which it becomes solid again - this does not mean a change in its meaning; the ban on entering the oncoming lane will still apply.

  

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For violation of the rules regarding maneuvers through markings, in some cases a fine or imprisonment is implied.

Moreover, the assignment of any specific punishment directly depends on the exact circumstances in which a particular violation takes place.

Moreover, it is important to distinguish between the following two concepts, which are often deliberately confused by traffic police officers when classifying a violation:

• avoiding obstacles on the road, getting ahead;
• overtaking.

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The standards outlined in the traffic rules are not clear from the first reading. Some situations require a comparison of phrases from traffic rules contained in different sections.

The question of whether it is possible to bypass a bus stopped at a bus stop is covered by different articles of traffic rules, which must be compared and understood as you study.

So, it will be important to find out in solving the situation:

1. What is a stop and what is a vehicle parking.
2. What can be considered an obstacle on the road.
3. In what cases is it possible to detour into oncoming traffic?
4. What sanctions are provided for incorrectly performing a detour or overtaking a bus at a bus stop across a continuous road?

Overtaking or bypassing a bus standing at a stop

It is necessary to understand the term “overtaking” in advance. The legislation and traffic rules provide a fairly clear and precise definition of what constitutes overtaking.

This maneuver involves entering the oncoming lane of traffic by changing lanes and returning to it. Advancing is moving at a speed exceeding the speed of the vehicle driving next to you.

It is equally important to understand the meaning of the term “obstacle avoidance”. This refers to a maneuver involving leaving the occupied lane into the oncoming lane and then changing lanes. In this case, there must be an obstacle.

Often there is no pocket at the bus stop. For this reason, it is necessary to detour around it. And in the absence of a broken marking line, this will be a serious violation.

It is worth remembering that driving in violation does not imply deprivation of your driver's license. At the same time, overtaking through a solid line means 100% deprivation of your driver's license.

That is why traffic police officers usually try to create a detour for overtaking. Moreover, they do this deliberately, often with the aim of extorting money.

Therefore, it is important to familiarize yourself with the regulatory documentation, traffic rules and the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation in advance. This will allow you to independently protect your own rights. Prevent a variety of other problems.

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Video: Detour of a bus through a continuous road

One of the “black holes” in traffic rules is overtaking a bus at a stop, while the driver enters the oncoming lane through a solid lane.

In this case, the motorist can be considered a “hostage” of other people’s mistakes, since there is an unacceptable organization of traffic, which entails a violation. But despite the fact that since 2021, traffic police officers began to actively hold such drivers accountable, arguing that they violated traffic rules in terms of crossing a double solid line.

What is the right thing to do in this situation if there is no pocket for stopping?

Situations where road infrastructure is not properly thought out arise quite often. And often the bus becomes an obstacle when it boards passengers.

If there is a broken marking line, this will not be a big problem - it will be enough to just go around.

The presence of a broken line in the absence of prohibitory signs implies the possibility of overtaking. In the absence of oncoming traffic.

But if there is a continuous marking line and the bus is blocking the passage, then the optimal solution would be to simply wait for it to pass.

Because otherwise it is possible:

• imposition of a serious fine on the driver;
• confiscation of a driver's license through the court.

Before performing any maneuver, it is important to pay attention to the signs and markings. Violation of the rules is not permitted under any circumstances. But it often happens that the driver still crosses the solid road when the bus stops on the roadway.

If the traffic police officers recorded this moment, then there is no point in conflict. It is necessary to sign the protocol, but it is important to pay attention to the classification of the violation.

It is important to remember that driving around an obstacle not according to the rules only implies a fine of a certain amount. This point is regulated by Art. No. 12.15.3 Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation.

In turn, overtaking through a continuous road is classified as a more serious violation.

And it implies the following administrative penalties:

• a fine of a certain amount;
• revocation of a driver's license.

This moment is regulated by the following articles of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation:

• 12.15.4 – overtaking through a continuous road;
• 12.15.5 – overtaking through continuous markings again.

If traffic police officers classify an obvious detour through a solid obstacle as overtaking, you must sign the protocol and also make the appropriate inscription “I do not agree with the data.”

Only in this case will it be possible to successfully challenge this kind of decision of the traffic police.

It is equally important to understand what is meant by the term “obstacle.” It is an immovable object in the traffic lane where the driver’s car is located.

An obstacle may mean:

• immovable object – a faulty, damaged vehicle;
• foreign objects or something else similar.

The reason for imposing a fine is that a bus located at a stop for loading and unloading passengers is not classified as an obstacle.

It is on this basis that many traffic police officers classify this situation as overtaking.

It is important to note that the definition of “obstacle” does not include a traffic jam or a car stopped in the traffic lane in accordance with the rules of the road.

If the bus driver turns on the hazard warning lights, again, not everything will be clear.

Another ambiguous situation is overtaking a bus at a stop through a continuous road with one wheel. Today, in such a situation, one should be guided by clause 9.7 of the Traffic Regulations, clause 1.1.

Appendix No. 2 to these Traffic Rules. Today it is prohibited to drive beyond such markings into the oncoming lane.

It is important to note that the markings themselves are not classified as road surfaces. That is why it is possible to hit one.

At the same time, if even one wheel touches the oncoming lane through a solid line, such an action already falls under the relevant sections of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation. Therefore, such situations should not be allowed.

In order to deal with this situation as accurately as possible and avoid any troubles, it is necessary to avoid such violations.

Today, judicial practice shows that a violation involving driving one wheel into oncoming traffic in 100% of cases means deprivation of a driver’s license.

If the recording was carried out directly by a traffic police officer. It is important to familiarize yourself with all traffic rules in advance and avoid situations that can be interpreted in two ways.

This will save time and money, as well as protect your own driving license.

Stop and stop

A “stopped” vehicle and one that made a “Stop” or “Parking” are different concepts.

“Stop” - deliberate stopping of movement

vehicle for up to 5 minutes, as well as for longer if this is necessary for boarding or disembarking passengers or loading or unloading the vehicle. “Passenger” is a person, other than the driver, who is in (on) a vehicle, as well as a person who enters (gets on) the vehicle or exits (gets off) the vehicle.

A vehicle stopped in a traffic jam does not stop and is not an obstacle. Similarly, vehicles stopped in accordance with the requirements of the Rules are not an obstacle and do not stop, namely :

3.3. When approaching a stationary vehicle with a blue flashing light on, the driver must reduce speed in order to be able to stop

if necessary.

6.11. A request to stop a vehicle is made using a loudspeaker device or a hand gesture directed at the vehicle. The driver must stop

at the place indicated to him.

If an inspector stops you in a place where stopping is prohibited, he will not be able to punish you for violating the rules of stopping, because this is not an intentional stop of movement, but a stop in accordance with the requirements of the Rules

6.13. When there is a prohibiting signal from a traffic light (except a reversible one) or a traffic controller, drivers must stop

in front of the stop line (sign 6.16)

For example, imagine that a traffic light is installed in the area covered by the “No Stopping” sign, and you stopped in this area, further than the first row, closer than 3 meters from the solid marking line and closer than 5 meters in front of the pedestrian crossing.

Stopping at a red traffic light

11.6. If, outside populated areas, overtaking or ahead of a slow-moving vehicle, a vehicle transporting large cargo, or a vehicle moving at a speed not exceeding 30 km/h is difficult, the driver of such a vehicle must take as far to the right as possible, and if necessary stay

to allow vehicles behind him to pass.

14.2. If a vehicle stops or slows down in front of an unregulated pedestrian crossing, then drivers of other vehicles moving in the same direction are also required to stop

or reduce speed. It is allowed to continue driving, taking into account the requirements of paragraph 14.1 of the Rules.

15.4. In cases where movement through a crossing is prohibited, the driver must stop

at the stop line, sign 2.5 or traffic light, if there are none, no closer than 5 m from the barrier, and if there is no barrier, no closer than 10 m to the nearest rail.

If blinded, the driver must turn on the hazard warning lights and, without changing lanes, reduce speed and stop

.

As you can see, “Stopping in accordance with the requirements of the Rules” is not a “Stopping” by definition. A “Forced Stop” is also not a “Stop” by definition, with the only difference being that it has a separate term.

So, how many cases of traffic stops described in the Rules occur?

Stopping movement:

• when making a stop - deliberate cessation of movement by definition;
• when parking - deliberate cessation of movement for a long time by definition;
• when making a forced stop - forced cessation of movement by definition;
• in a traffic jam;
• in accordance with the requirements of the Rules.

As stated in the traffic rules

The traffic rules indicate the following points:

• It is prohibited to overtake or bypass a bus through a continuous marking line - when it is located for disembarking passengers on the traffic lane;
• It is not allowed to drive even one wheel onto the road surface beyond the marking line.

You should be especially careful with the intersection of a solid line. Since recording can be carried out not only by traffic police officers, but also by video cameras and other devices.

Traffic rules

The traffic rules fully disclose every situation on the road, but it happens that when determining the punishment, it is also necessary for the driver to clearly explain what is his fault.

When making a detour around a bus that was at a stop at the time of the maneuver, the inspector will need to tell the violator:

1. That driving into the oncoming lane is prohibited
2. That a bus stopping at a stop to pick up/drop off passengers is an obstacle
3. That overtaking a bus that has already started moving from a stop through a continuous road is punished much more severely.

Punishment for breaking the rules

The penalties for this type of violation are as follows:

In case of repeated violation of this kind, deprivation will take place for 12 months. Today, overtaking through a continuous road promises serious problems for the driver.

Therefore, it is necessary to carefully study the traffic rules and not violate them - in order to avoid a serious fine, as well as deprivation of a driver’s license.

How double overtaking is prescribed in the traffic rules is explained in the article: double overtaking. Where the overtaking prohibited sign ends, see the page.

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What to do?

Obviously, choose the lesser of two evils. Let's start with the case when a continuous line separates oncoming flows.

In this case:

• if you drive around a bus through a continuous oncoming lane, then you will be fined 5,000 rubles or deprived of your license for 4-6 months under Part 4 of Article 12.15 of the Code of Administrative Offenses,

  

• if you want to drive around a bus at a stop on the side of the road or sidewalk (with the risk of hitting people getting off the bus), then there will be a fine of 1,500 rubles (sidewalk) or 2,000 rubles (sidewalk), but it’s unlikely that you will be physically able to do this on public transport stop,

  

• You can also turn around through the solid road and go back - the fine will be 1,000-1,500 rubles under Part 2 of Article 12.16 of the Administrative Code,

  

• if you wait until the bus starts moving and moves on, it will be a prohibited stop (closer than 15 meters to a public transport stop) - punishable by a fine of 1,000 rubles; and this is where the inspector, even if he sees a violation, is unlikely to fine you for it, because there is no evidence of guilt.

Thus, the most reasonable thing in a situation where the bus has stopped at a stop, and you can only get around it through a continuous road, is to wait.

In the case where a solid line simply divides an adjacent lane, only one point from the above changes changes - crossing a continuous line can lead to a fine of only 500 rubles for violating the marking regulations.

Bus obstacle?

The fact that a bus stopped at a bus stop is an obstacle is not clear from the first reading of the traffic rules.

In the traffic rules, the definition of “obstacle” states that it is a stationary object that interferes with free passage in its lane. As an example, traffic rules indicate a broken down car, a damaged section of the road, or foreign objects.

The definition also clarifies that an obstacle is not a traffic jam or a vehicle stopped in accordance with the rules.

What does “stopped according to the rules” mean?

The DD rules have clause 12.4, which states that a stop carried out according to the rules must occur so that there is at least 3 m from the edge of the vehicle to the continuous markings.

Consequently, a bus that stops at a stop that is not designed as a pick-up slot, but is marked on the route, violates traffic rules.

If there is less than three meters left from its side and a solid line, then other vehicles go around it as an obstacle.

Definitions

Stopping a vehicle is an intentional cessation of movement for a period of up to five minutes. If we talk about vehicles carrying passengers, then the concept of a stop can also include a time exceeding the specified period, but only if this is necessary for boarding and disembarking people.

Parking – complete cessation of movement by the driver for a period of five minutes. When parked, the engine usually turns off, and the driver can leave the vehicle and go about his business.

An obstacle is a defect on the road, i.e. repair work, an accident of other cars, or simply a stopped broken vehicle can be an obstacle.

Detour is a maneuver aimed at avoiding obstacles on the road. A detour can be made either within your own lane or by entering the oncoming lane. It must be remembered that driving through a continuous lane between streams of cars traveling in the opposite direction is punishable by fines.

What can be considered an obstacle on the road?

Traffic rules clearly define an obstacle. It can only be considered a stationary object standing in the traffic lane. Among the most common options for such objects:

• Broken car. In this case, its driver must turn on the hazard warning lights and display a sign. Its task is to remove an obstacle to movement, but often this cannot be done quickly;
• Any object that blocked the road or impeded traffic;
• A broken road, the potholes of which are dangerous to cross, can damage the car or put the life of the driver and passengers in danger. Often such obstacles are the basis for disputes with traffic police officers;
• Repair work on the road.

Sometimes an incorrectly parked car is also considered an obstacle. According to traffic regulations, you can stop on the roadway only if there are at least three meters left to the solid line, that is, a distance sufficient for a car to pass.

However, according to the rules, an incorrectly parked car cannot be considered an obstacle of the kind that is permissible to drive around in the oncoming lane.