Sign "Roadworks" - how not to violate the rules of the road?
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It is very important to know at what distance from an unsafe place the sign "Roadworks" is installed. After all, it refers to warning signals, and in the rules of the road it is listed under the number 1.25.
What does the Road Works sign warn about?
The main purpose for this sign is to warn motorists about approaching a site where road construction or repair work is being carried out: specialized vehicles are operating and people are involved. The road sign "Repair work" is installed in the following cases:
- if the existing pavement is being repaired or new asphalt is being laid;
- cleaning of infrastructure facilities and curbs from dirt;
- replacement of light bulbs in traffic lights;
- pruning of trees growing along the roadside is carried out;
- in other cases.
This sign may communicate the fact that specialized machinery may be on the carriageway along with a large number of workers who are quite easily identifiable by their reflective uniforms. On the designated section of the road, construction or repair is literally seething, equipment and people are in motion, and it is on the carriageway or directly next to it.
Road sign Repair work: requirements for drivers
When a motorist sees this sign, he should begin to slow down and carefully monitor the situation on the road. By the way, you need to know that employees of road maintenance services have all the relevant rights of a traffic controller. They can stop the flow of vehicles at any second or independently indicate the way to avoid obstacles.
As already mentioned, the "Roadworks" sign is necessary in order to ensure traffic safety on certain sections of the road (pictures are attached). Moreover, safety is required both by the workers themselves and their mechanisms, and directly by road users. By the way, this pointer is almost always temporary.
Do not forget that a temporary sign on the road takes precedence over markings, as well as over other icons and symbols used to regulate traffic on this section. The pointer can often be installed together with a badge numbered 3.24 (limits the maximum allowable speed), or an auxiliary sign indicating the distance to a dangerous section of the road.
This pointer warns the motorist in advance, in order to give him all the opportunities to organize the movement in the necessary way. Sign 1.25 can be set multiple times.
Where is this sign placed?
Outside the boundaries of the settlement, for the first time, such a sign is installed 150-300 m before the place where the road is being repaired. The second time - less than 150 m to the place that is being warned about. In the settlement itself, for the first time, this badge is placed no further than 50-100 m to a dangerous place, and the second time - directly in front of the site itself, where road work is carried out.
In addition, quite often the sign is installed directly in front of the place where the road surface is being repaired without an early indication of the emergency zone. This happens when emergency services carry out short-term repairs. At the same time, it is worth knowing that regardless of the distance to the dangerous segment, this is a warning about possible interference that will definitely lie in wait ahead. Therefore, in order not to create an emergency situation, it is imperative to reduce the speed limit and increase vigilance.
If there is a sign about the need to reduce speed (its number 3.24), we must follow it until it is canceled, and in the absence of such a sign, we switch to a speed at which it is possible to adequately respond to a sudden change in the situation on the road (traffic jam, potholes, pits, etc. ). Immediately after crossing the repaired section of the road, which is indicated by the icon with the corresponding image, you should not lower your vigilance. It must be remembered that the main causes of accidents are carelessness and negligence of drivers.
