Blue and white locality sign. “...And along the road there are lumberjacks with saws! There are 60 road signs along the highway solution

Recently, it was proposed to reduce the size of road signs in Russia by as much as 30%. According to members of the government commission on traffic rules, such a solution will optimize the urban environment and save budget funds. In addition, the installation process will be simplified. At the same time, according to officials, such an innovation will not bring harm. The idea was supported by the traffic police, so reduced-sized road signs will begin to be introduced on Russian roads by the end of the year. After the experiment in several cities, this practice will be spread throughout Russia. ((material_120762)) However, Muscovites were able to try out small signs in action at the beginning of the year. In January, reduced-sized road signs appeared on 5 streets of the capital. Instead of the standard GOST “No Stopping” and “Parking” signs measuring 700x700 mm, 500x500 mm signs appeared on 3 streets, and on two even smaller ones - 400x400 mm. The “Paid Services” sign was reduced from 700x350 mm to 500x250 mm. A pilot project on the use of international standard road signs has also started in St. Petersburg, which will last 4 months. In agreement with the regional traffic police, 190 new road signs were placed on the street. Mayakovsky, st. Zhukovsky and st. Nekrasova from Liteiny Ave. to Ligovsky Ave. At the same time, the traffic management scheme remained the same. The main goal of the experiment is to determine the feasibility of introducing new standard sizes of road signs for the development of the urban environment and subsequent savings in budgetary funds; assessment of safety and throughput indicators; studying the perception of these road signs by road users in dense historical buildings. A study of the visibility of road signs was carried out back in 2014-2015; as a result, a proposal was developed to make changes to GOST standards. There is an option to reduce signs 3.27 “No Stopping” and 6.4 “Parking” from 700 x 700 mm to 500 x 500 mm, and sign 8.8 “Paid Services” - from 700 x 350 mm to 500 x 250 mm. The State Public Institution “Center for Traffic Organization” claims that smaller road signs will fit better into the city architecture and will cause less inconvenience to pedestrians, since they will be installed higher and closer to the roadway. Legislation will also be changed to accommodate smaller signs: by the end of the year, changes will be made to state standards, after which such signs can be installed throughout Russia. But whether this will really save regional budgets is a moot point.((person_12_I would like to draw attention to the current GOST, which provides for a maximum service life of signs from 5 to 7 years, depending on the materials used. It would be logical and correct to carry out the transition taking into account these standards - not everywhere within 1-2 years, but as the planned expiration of the service life of old signs. This would save money)) Also, according to the expert, in the future it would be worth changing the interval between sign updates in GOST, increasing it to 10 years. Modern materials that can be used in manufacturing now will allow them to be used for a longer period. Moreover, there are still signs on the roads (especially in rural areas) that are 20 or more years old, but they still perform their functionality. Another problem with reduced signs on the roads is their poor visibility. Situations where bushes along the roads obscure the signs are not even worth examining: with a reduced format, they simply will not be visible. Another thing is that reduced road signs can be placed only in areas where the actual speed of cars will not exceed 60 km/h. The fact is that drivers’ perception of road signs depends on weather conditions, as well as on driving speed. The higher the speed limit, the larger the road sign should be. It is no wonder that in European cities the signs are small, because the permitted speed there is usually limited to 50 km/h. In Russia, in fact, they drive at 80 km/h.((person_51_I am impressed by the assurances of MADI experts who conducted a study on the visibility of reduced-sized road signs. They say that their readability for drivers will not deteriorate. However, in my opinion, with the introduction of a new format of signs nevertheless, it is also advisable to monitor the traffic situation, track accident statistics and, based on the analysis, continue to introduce new technical means that are in demand for drivers, designed to further improve traffic regulation)) In urban conditions, where speeds are low, perhaps reducing signs makes sense. As for driving on the highway, where speeds reach 110 km/h, and sometimes up to 130 km/h, it is appropriate to install small signs only in test sections. Moreover, they should be regularly monitored for accidents. Russia also supported the decision to reduce the total number of signs on the streets. We are talking about auxiliary signs, for example, the number of parking spaces and various additional information. However, the timing of the implementation of this project and the dismantling of the signs has not yet been announced.

Some Pole liked my felt works, so I went to look at his photographs. I saw the clean, tidy roads of Poland and wiped away a stingy tear. Well, look for yourself:

October, Bialystok. There is no dirt or dirt on Polish roads. In rural areas, paths are laid along local roads for pedestrians. They are clean, smooth and without holes. Mystic huh? Even in the Moscow region we have a problem with paths for people; we are not talking about other regions at all.

Here you can see the road that runs in the suburbs. I really like this mesh to keep deer people from running across the road. These nets are vital on Moscow avenues. But for some reason I only met them in Krylatskoye (this is a special area, there are strictly their own rules for organizing life) and a little in the area of ​​Vernadsky Ave., a scanty patch.

I also like the high curb that physically separates different traffic flows. But in Moscow, on the contrary, they are trying to get rid of flow separators. Are we not implementing the plan for cemeteries? I understand that there are 7 billion of us on Earth, that we are multiplying very quickly. But it is better to increase people's education in the field of contraception than to increase their mortality in this way.

And pay attention to the bright markings. In Poland they skimp on night lighting of the tracks, but this is more than compensated for by excellent markings made with reflective paint. Visibility is excellent, the signs are cleaned and washed, and the reflectors on the bumpers are restored if lost. At night on the roads of Poland, white, red and blue colors help the driver, creating something between a disco and a runway.

This is what Polish roads look like at night.

This is a highway.
Perfectly smooth asphalt. Excellent bright markings. It is bulky and noisy when you cross it. Good for waking up a sleepy or distracted driver.

The quality of the reflective paint can be clearly seen here. Again, evaluate the road surface.

This paint is visible very far.
Russia, apparently, has its own technology for creating roadside signs. Or the road services simply don’t clean or replace them.

Signs are clearly visible in the distance.
Let me remind you that this is a local rural road. Do you remember what the Russian federal highway "Kyiv" looks like, passing through the Pskov region? I hope you won't have any reason to collect potholes there. What about the local roads of the Tver province? They prefer to drive on the side of the road rather than on the asphalt.

In case of repairs, a whole battery of striped bollards are placed along the road. They are clearly visible from afar. In Russia, unfortunately, this cannot be found.

Would you like me to show you how road repairs are fenced off in Russia? Gorkovskoe highway, we are going towards Vladimir.
There are dirty red and gray plastic things along the highway. At night they are not visible at all. For example, such plastic crap without proper lighting was simply crushed and scattered by trucks along the Moscow-St. Petersburg highway. Imagine, it’s night, there are no markings on the road, there are no signs for repairs or detours, and then a kicked piece of crumpled plastic flies into your car.

Funny columns between streams of cars. The one who designed them and ordered their installation probably naively believes that the bollard can stop a speeding car. No, the pillars are simply demolished. Drivers don't care.

Now look at how the problem of safely separating traffic flows in Germany has been solved. The highway is being repaired. Yellow markings are temporary. The flows have a speed of 60 km/h. A high metal barrier is installed between the streams.

And this is a Russian local road. From Polenovo (Tula region) we go onto the highway. The asphalt surface leaves much to be desired, there are no markings, no fog bollards, and the entire side of the road is covered in mud (trucks pick it up very well in the form of dust).

Tver province. Local road towards Kalyazin. Or rather, the direction. There was nothing left of the road except traces of asphalt.

Even trucks drive around on the side of the road.

The concept of “Settlement” in the Traffic Rules is somewhat different from the administrative-territorial or geographical understanding of this term.

According to clause 1.2 of the traffic rules, a populated area is (we quote!) “a built-up area, the entrances to and exits from which are marked with signs 5.23.1 - 5.26.”

Consequently, the criterion for classifying a particular road section as a populated area is the presence of paired signs of special instructions of three types installed on the road with the same names “Beginning of a populated area” and “End of a populated area.”

However, let’s return to the topic of the comment and try to consider only the “Beginning of a settlement” sign.

If you look closely at the texture of the signs, you can distinguish two main types of signs indicating the beginning of a populated area: 1) black text or image - on a white background; 2) white text - on a blue background.

And all the same, the question is quite logical: “Why do the Rules provide for two types of signs with the same names?” And the answer to this question is very simple.

Road signs 5.23.1 (name of the locality) and - “black on white” - are used to mark the beginning of the locality in which the Traffic Rules are in force, establishing a special traffic order. Namely, movements in a populated area.

To put it simply, the “Settled Area” signs – “black on white” – indicate that the driver is entering a “REAL” populated area, where the traffic rules in the populated area apply.

That is, all sections and paragraphs of the traffic rules in which the phrase “in a populated area” appears refer to the section of the road marked with a black and white sign “Beginning of a populated area.”

This can be most clearly demonstrated using the example of speed limits. When following sign 5.23.1, the driver must reduce the speed to the permitted 60 km/h, because he has entered a “real” populated area.

In turn, sign 5.25 “Beginning of a populated area” - “white on blue” – indicates that the driver is entering a “NOT REAL” populated area and, according to the Rules, continues to move along the road OUTSIDE the populated area.

A logically thinking person will have doubts about the appropriateness of this sign. Why is it needed at all? We will answer this burning question in the appropriate commentary.

And - believe me! — we will be able to convince the suffering of its necessity. At the moment, we only need to understand that the white and blue sign “Beginning of a populated area” indicates traffic conditions OUTSIDE a populated area.

Consequently, the speed limit here must be appropriate: for example, for cars of category “B” (both before the sign and after it), the speed is limited to 90 km/h.

Let's try to draw a conclusion on the topic of the comment - road sign 5.23.1 “Beginning of a populated area.”

Thus, the sign we are interested in “Beginning of a populated area” (black name of a populated area on a white background) indicates to the driver that he is entering a section of the road where traffic rules apply specifically in a populated area.

The road will maintain this status until the corresponding “End of a populated area” sign is installed (5.24.1).

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To the question of concerned Magadan residents about the legality of deforestation near the federal highway "Kolyma" on the Magadan - Sokol section, the head of the branch in Magadan of the FKU Uprdor "Kolyma" Sergei Krivoshein answers.

Recently, several residents of Magadan and its environs contacted the editor with a request to clarify the following question.

“In the area of ​​the 1990th km of the Kolyma highway, between Magadan and Sokol, a disgrace is happening: the forest is being cut down! – one of those who applied, Magadan resident Andrei Pryakhin, stated very emotionally. – Right along the road, whole clearings!

The larches and poplars are then cleared of branches and transported somewhere, and the branches are dumped in a nearby quarry.”

“Who does this and by what right? – Nina Tikhonova was perplexed. – Whose trees bothered? The leaves have just blossomed, such beauty, and this beauty is at the root! Wherever the forest guard looks! Find out who did this and write about them!”

It didn’t take long to find out: the situation was explained by the head of the branch in Magadan of the Federal State Institution Uprdor “Kolyma” Sergei Krivoshein.

“On the 1990-1995 km section of the Kolyma federal highway, work has begun on major repairs,” said Sergei Alekseevich. – The length of the major repair area is 4.2 km.

At the moment, in this area, forests are being cut down in the right of way and in the roadside strip for the construction of temporary detours in those places where the roadway will be opened for major repairs of culverts.

Temporary road signs indicating that major repairs are being carried out in this area have been installed. Perhaps not all Magadan residents noticed them, since some hooligans got into the habit of knocking over the signs at night. Every morning, road workers put them in place. In principle, if a forest is cut down near a highway, this is normal. This is called "right-of-way clearing", for example to open closed corners.

According to the standard, there should be no vegetation at all within the right of way, and we are striving for this. Another thing is that we don’t always have time. So nothing supernatural is happening on our route,” assured S.A. Krivoshein.

Taking this opportunity, we asked the head of the branch about the full scope of repair work planned this summer on the federal highway passing through the Magadan region.

– If we talk about the capital type of coverage, namely, areas with asphalt coverage, then we have two planned for this year. You already know one - major repairs 1990-1995 km, the second - 2017-2021 km (near the stele at the entrance to Magadan). Repair work will be carried out there.

In addition, we are carrying out a major overhaul of the bridge on the Razvalny stream, where in 2014, under the influence of the passage of “heavy weights,” the slabs of the spans collapsed.

With the support of the Federal Road Agency, we were able to begin major repair work as soon as possible: less than two years passed from the intention to carry out a major overhaul of the bridge to the start of this work, noted S.A. Krivoshein. “This time was enough for us to develop design and estimate documentation, wait for a positive conclusion from the state examination, include the project in the state program, receive funding from Rosavtodor and start work from the beginning of summer.

Also this year, as part of the overhaul, we are rebuilding 18 culverts and repairing four sections with a transitional type of coating: three sections with a length of 16 km and one with a length of 8 km.

Regarding the amount of funding for road repairs and overhauls in 2016, Sergei Krivoshein said that compared to 2015, it increased by about 10 percent and currently amounts to just over 1 billion rubles.