Road rules 2021 signs

These signs warn you that you are approaching:

The main sign “Railway crossing with barrier” outside populated areas is installed at a distance of 150 to 300 m before the crossing, in addition, the same sign is installed again at a distance of at least 50 m before the crossing.

“Approaching railroad crossing” signs provide additional warning that you are approaching a railroad crossing. They are used only outside populated areas.

How many meters away are they installed?

Within the boundaries of a populated area, warning signs are installed once at a distance of at least 50 meters from the railway tracks. Outside the city, signs must warn the driver twice - 200 meters and 50 meters.

It is equally important to know where to stop before a railway crossing. The answer depends on the type of move:

Can you outrun a tractor?

Overtaking is prohibited at railway crossings and closer than 100 m in front of them. Since the railway crossing is located outside the populated area, the signs “Railway crossing without a barrier” and “Approaching a railway crossing” are installed at a distance of 150-300 m before the crossing. Therefore, you can start overtaking the tractor in this situation if the overtaking is completed 100 m before the crossing.

Railway crossing boundaries

Good afternoon, dear reader.

This is the first article in the series “ Rules for crossing railway crossings ”, which discusses the traffic rules governing the passage of railway tracks in various situations.

First of all, I would like to remind you that accidents at railroad crossings occur much more often than most drivers realize.

For example, last year there were 260 collisions with trains.

Compared to the number of collisions between cars, this is quite a small number, but traffic accidents involving a train always have very serious consequences for both the car and the people in it. Therefore, railway crossings deserve special attention.

These signs warn you:

In front of you is a sign for a railway crossing without a barrier. The sign “Approaching a railway crossing” with three stripes installed underneath is only an additional warning about approaching the crossing. Outside populated areas, this combination of signs is installed at a distance of 150 to 300 m before the crossing.

Railway crossing boundaries

Borders of a railway crossing with a barrier

The boundaries of a railway crossing with a barrier are quite easy to determine. They are indicated by the barriers , located on different sides of the crossing.

Borders of a railway crossing without a barrier

To mark the boundaries of a railway crossing without a barrier, there are special signs that are installed on different sides of the crossing:

1.3.1 “Single-track railway”, 1.3.2 “Multi-track railway”. Designation of a railway crossing not equipped with a barrier: 1.3.1 – with one track, 1.3.2 – with two tracks or more.

Based on these signs, you can determine the boundaries of the crossing .

Every driver must be able to find the boundaries of a railway crossing, because... these boundaries form another zone (the most dangerous), in which it is necessary to comply with additional requirements of traffic rules. However, they will be discussed in the next article.

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What signs are installed immediately before a railway crossing?

Answer

The correct answer is Only B.

Road sign 1.4 “Approaching a railway crossing”

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A railway crossing is a rather dangerous section of the road where serious accidents regularly occur. Therefore, it is extremely important to warn the driver in advance that he is approaching this object. This function is performed by warning road signs 1.1 and 1.2, which in populated areas are installed 50 - 100 meters before the crossing, and beyond them - 150 - 300 meters before it. In addition, outside the populated area, these signs must be duplicated at a distance of 50 meters before the crossing.

The difference in distances between the sign and the designated object is explained by the fact that cars outside the city, as a rule, move at higher speeds, therefore, the driver needs to travel a greater distance in order to adequately react to the sign.

But so that the driver does not get confused throughout the entire section of the road from the first sign warning about the proximity of the crossing to the crossing itself and does not lose the idea of ​​how much distance remains to the dangerous section, signs 1.1 and 1.2 outside the boundaries of populated areas are supplemented with road sign 1.4 “Approaching to the railway crossing."

Unlike other warning signs that have a triangle shape, this sign has a rectangular shape, as well as the traditional white color with a black border for signs of this category. The sign depicts red diagonal stripes ranging from one to three.

Strictly speaking, sign 1.4 is more than one. And six signs, differing in the number of stripes and their inclination. The more stripes on the sign, the greater the distance from it to the crossing. The slope of the stripes is different for signs installed on different sides of the road.

Signs 1.4.1 and 1.4.4 have three stripes each. The first of them, 1.4.1, is installed on the right side of the road, the second, 1.4.2, on the left. These signs are installed together with signs 1.1 and 1.2, directly below them. The distance to the crossing in this case will be 150 - 300 meters.

Signs 1.4.2 and 1.4.5 each have two stripes and are installed independently approximately halfway between the first and second “Railway Crossing” signs. As in the previous case, sign 1.4.2. is placed to the right of the road, sign 1.4.5 is to the left.

Signs 1.4.3 and 1.4.6 have one lane each. They are installed together with duplicate signs 1.1 and 1.2 (directly below them) at least 50 meters before the crossing.

Sign 1.4 “Approaching a railway crossing” is an auxiliary sign and does not require any additional actions from the driver other than reducing speed from sign to sign, as well as increased attention and concentration.

Which driver violated the parking rules?

Both drivers violated the Rules, since parking is prohibited within 50 m on either side of railway crossings.

Fine for overtaking at a crossing 2021

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Clause 11.4. Traffic regulations regulate the rules for overtaking vehicles. According to traffic regulations, overtaking is prohibited:

• at controlled intersections, as well as at unregulated intersections when driving on a road that is not the main one;
• at pedestrian crossings;
• at railway crossings and closer than 100 meters in front of them;
• on bridges, overpasses, overpasses and under them, as well as in tunnels;
• at the end of a climb, on dangerous turns and in other areas with limited visibility.

For violations of the rules of overtaking or passing, motorists are punished under Article 12.15 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation, Part 4.

Let us remind you that overtaking is a maneuver in which the driver, while ahead of the car, moves into the oncoming lane, and after completing the maneuver, returns to the original lane.

Penalty for overtaking at a crossing and for overtaking less than one hundred meters before the crossing:

• 5000 rubles or
• deprivation of the right to drive a car for a period of 4 to 6 months.

The most common punishment is deprivation of rights for six months.

Repeated overtaking at a railway crossing is punishable by deprivation of license for one year. (Article 12.15 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation, part 5)

However, the law is more lenient if the driver enters the oncoming lane in order to avoid an obstacle. This maneuver is less dangerous, which means the driver can be punished less severely. And so, the fine for avoiding an obstacle by entering the oncoming lane at a railway crossing and less than 100 meters before it:

1000 - 1500 rubles. (Article 12.15 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation, part 3)

Overtaking other road users near railway tracks is extremely dangerous. High-speed maneuvers can lead to participants flying onto the railway. A collision with a train carries a high probability of death or serious harm to the health of those involved in the accident.

Is such a maneuver allowed?

The driver of the truck stopped in accordance with the requirements of the Rules - no closer than 5 meters from the barrier, and passing vehicles standing in front of the crossing into oncoming traffic is prohibited.

Moving equipment

Railway crossing with a barrier, Germany
Railway crossing without a barrier, Germany

Railway crossing without a barrier, Latvia

At the first crossings, the signalman played the role of equipment. When a train approached, he used a flag or a lantern (in the dark) to signal road users to stop. Later, manually or electrically operated special gates or barriers were used. At a time when large numbers of livestock were often driven along the roads, a physical barrier was necessary. In the United States, the first patent for a railroad crossing gate was issued on August 27, 1867, to J. Nason and J. F. Wilson of Boston.

At the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries, automobiles began to spread rapidly. At the same time, driving cattle along the roads has become a rather rare occurrence. In such conditions, there was no longer a need for gates and barriers, so they began to be replaced with barriers, or simply light signals, relying on the awareness of drivers.

Initially, the barriers were moved manually - they were opened and closed by the crossing attendant. Such barriers blocked the entire width of the road. Later, manual barriers began to be replaced by automatic ones. In many countries, automatic barriers are halfway wide so that a car cannot be locked at a crossing between two barriers (after all, there is no one on duty at automatic crossings who could open the barrier if necessary).

Before any crossing, at a certain distance, road signs “Railway crossing with a barrier” (a white triangle with a red edge and a silhouette of a fence) or “Railway crossing without a barrier” (a white triangle with a red edge and a silhouette of a steam locomotive) are installed. Immediately before the crossing, a sign in the shape of St. Andrew's cross is installed. Only on the most inactive railways is the equipment of crossings limited to road signs. At most crossings, a sound signal is also installed that operates synchronously with it. At crossings with busy traffic, barriers are installed in addition to traffic lights. There are crossings equipped with alarming infrasound acoustics.