Where is it forbidden to reverse and how not to create an accident?
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Why do we need to know where reversing is prohibited? In fact, the most unpredictable accidents are associated with this, because, moving backward, we see the road in the mirrors. So it is better to prevent this danger than we will now deal with.
Why should traffic laws be observed?
On the road, motorists perform many maneuvers: overtaking, turning around, turning and others. One such maneuver is reversing. This action is rare on the road. Every car owner knows how to perform this maneuver, but not everyone remembers when this cannot be done, because such an action is often simply not safe. Because of this, restrictions on reversing were introduced at the legislative level.
A driver who makes such a maneuver on the road must pass absolutely all: Cars passing by, vehicles turning around, or vehicles making any other maneuver. Reversing is permitted only if this maneuver cannot interfere with other vehicles. This is also stated in section 8, paragraph 8.12 in the rules.
In addition, if the driver has a rather dangerous situation of leaving the roadway by reversing (for example, leaving the yard), then, in order to avoid an emergency, he must use the help of an outsider. This may be a passenger or a passerby. Otherwise, the driver again violates the rule of paragraph 8.12.
This rule can also be used on the road, but only if there is no threat to life for the human assistant. If this maneuver is difficult to perform, then it is better to refuse it.
Places where driving in reverse is prohibited
In addition, the driver must be aware that there are no markings or other lanes limiting it for reversing. But there are places that are absolutely precisely spelled out in the traffic rules that prohibit this maneuver. These include intersections, tunnels, railroad crossings, bridges and other. The entire list of these places is provided in paragraphs 8.11, 8.12 and 16.1 of the relevant regulatory document.
This list was not created by chance. For example, the situation on the road: the driver was moving forward to the bridge, and suddenly he realizes that he did not go there - he had to go under the bridge, and he drove into it. In this case, with the help of reverse gear, he will not be able to go back, and he will also not be able to turn around. Both of these maneuvers will interfere with other drivers, and an emergency will be created accordingly. By the way, in any driving school you will be told that the road needs to be thought out in advance for this very reason.
Tricks to get around in a one-way street
Some drivers believe that reversing is generally prohibited by traffic rules, but they are deeply mistaken. For example, if a driver enters a road with a one-way traffic sign and needs to make a maneuver - to reverse, then he may well do it. After all, the rules have restrictions only that two-way traffic is prohibited on such a road, and it is forbidden to make a U-turn on this section, and nothing is said in the law that it is impossible to move backwards.
But recently, traffic police inspectors began to fine drivers who made such maneuvers on such a section of the road. They explained their actions by the fact that there is a law that prohibits oncoming traffic in a one-way section. The fine for such an offense is not small: 5000 rubles or even deprivation of rights.
There is such a situation in the parking lot that the car in front blocks the exit for the driver, so he is forced to back out. It is for such situations that paragraph 8.12 applies, which does not say that such a maneuver is prohibited. Thus, in order not to violate the accepted norms, it is necessary to follow all changes in the legislation, as well as to know the rules that are in the traffic rules. But even there, the rules are constantly changing, so even experienced drivers should periodically re-read these approved laws.
