In Russia, they found a way to deal with traffic jams: Society: Russia: Lenta.ru
The Association of Transportation Engineers has found a way to combat congestion by empowering motorists. The organization proposes to change the current GOST and allow combined traffic regardless of the traffic intensity at intersections. Writes about it Kommersant…
We are talking about a mandatory standard that prohibits until April 2020 the organization of the so-called single-phase regulation at intersections – when the car turns right at the same time as a pedestrian crossing moment. The ban was partially lifted by the new version of GOST. However, the introduction of such an order is possible only at low traffic intensity. In addition, traffic light sections with a moon-white arrow must be installed before the turn. The Association advocates to make this point recommendatory. The proposal was sent to the Russian Road Research Institute ROSDORNII, subordinate to the Ministry of Transport.
The initiative of the authorities of Moscow, St. Petersburg and Yekaterinburg, this allows the car to move faster, and pedestrians do not waste time waiting for a permitting traffic signal, however, they emphasize, this does not affect traffic safety.
The press service of ROSDORNII pointed out that the excess of the passing values in GOST. “Both will negatively affect security,” they say.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs has not yet given an official answer, but according to the newspaper, the department does not support easing the rules. Lenar Gabdurakhmanov, head of the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate for Tatarstan, said that “the traffic capacity of the crossroads, but we are not ready to sacrifice traffic safety to it.” He drew attention to the fact that in practice the number of accidents is used, which is used when the car turns in one traffic light phase at regulated pedestrian crossings.
Earlier it became known that the Ministry of Justice has prepared a new draft Code of Administrative Offenses, in which fines of up to 50 thousand rubles are provided for motorists. In an interview with “Lenta.ru” auto lawyer Lev Voropaev said that the new fines for the violator of traffic rules are fully justified, provided that the traffic police, for their part, will also act within the law.