Rules for the carriage of goods by car: traffic rules, fines

Since a car is not a luxury, but a means of transportation, its scope is not limited to one trip from work to work, or country walks with the whole family. Even the smallest A-class compact hatchback can be used to carry a variety of useful items. Which is exactly what a lot of people do.

However, drivers often break the rules:

• they overload their cars - by doing this they only make things worse for themselves;
• misplaced luggage;
• trying to transport items that exceed the size of the car and so on.

The Code of Administrative Offenses is not too strict with such violators, since the fine is quite small - 500 rubles (12.21 part 1). There are also more significant fines for improper transportation of bulky, heavy and oversized cargo, but they apply to truck drivers, and we talked about these fines on the pages of our car portal Vodi.su.

How to avoid fines? How to properly transport goods in a car - let's try to figure it out in this article.

SDA - transportation of goods

This topic is devoted to the 23rd section of the traffic rules of the Russian Federation, articles 23.1-23.5.

First of all, we read that overload should not be allowed. If the maximum allowable weight is, for example, one and a half tons, then it cannot be exceeded, since this will not only lead to breakdowns in the vehicle suspension or increased fuel consumption, but also to a deterioration in driving characteristics:

• management will become more difficult;
• shift in the center of gravity, the car may tip over if the driver does not adhere to the speed limit;
• increase in stopping distance.

In paragraph 23.2 we read: the owner of the car must make sure that the load is well secured before starting the trip. Indeed, at speed, luggage placed on the roof is strongly affected by the headwind and can shift or even fall on the pavement, thus creating an emergency and obstructing other drivers.

Important information is contained in paragraph 23.3: the cargo is secured so that it:

• did not block the view;
• did not complicate the management process;
• did not negatively affect the stability of the car on the track;
• did not pollute the environment, did not produce dust and did not leave marks on the coating.

Another important requirement is also given here - lighting devices and registration plates should not be covered. If it is impossible to do without it, then the luggage is placed in such a way that it does not interfere with the correct perception of other drivers by hand signals.

Accordingly, if it is not possible to properly place the luggage, you must either stop and take measures to eliminate this problem, or even abandon further movement.

Requirements for the dimensions of the transported cargo

Often, car drivers have to transport various types of products that exceed the dimensions of the vehicle. We can talk about anything: pipes, reinforcement bars, lining, long spare parts for agricultural machinery (knives for combines reaching 5-6 meters).

How to be in that case?

We find the answer in the traffic rules:

If an object protrudes beyond the dimensions of the vehicle by more than one meter in front or behind, or by more than 0,4 meters on the sides, then it must be marked with a special plate - “Oversized cargo”. If there is no such plate with you, then it is enough to tie a piece of red fabric. At night, at the same time, reflectors are hung in front, reflective lights in white, and in the back - red.

The height of such a loaded car should not be more than 4 meters from the road surface. It would seem that such a big thing can be put on the roof of your Lada or Opel? But those people who have ever transported foam will agree that it can be folded to a sufficiently high height, although you will have to go very, very slowly.

Thus, if you do not want to be subject to Article 12.21 of the Code of Administrative Offenses. Part 1 and pay a fine of 500 rubles, then follow these rules. In extreme cases, you can always call a cargo taxi - many people earn money on their own Gazelles in this way.

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