Pedestrians can safely cross the carriageway by means of special crossings, marked with markings or equipped with special signs. In order to reduce the number of road accidents, new technologies and ideas are constantly being invented and implemented.
Instructions
Step 1
One of the most common crossings is unregulated, the so-called "zebra". It includes a pedestrian crossing sign, a striped road, and sometimes a color-coded crossing area. Changes in national standards from 2013-09-01 added yellow stripes to the traditional "zebra", additional signs on a reflective yellow-green background, flashing lights near schools and other educational institutions, duplicate signs on all traffic lanes.
Step 2
Interesting new items appeared in large cities of Russia - a rubber pedestrian crossing. A frost-resistant, non-fading, abrasion-resistant rubber covering creates a slight bump on the road. Practice shows that clear boundaries of such crossings help pedestrians to better comply with traffic rules.
Step 3
A controlled crossing is called if it is equipped with a traffic light. It is usually located at crossroads and combines signals for cars. Two-color traffic lights are intended for pedestrians, sometimes they are equipped with a sound signal indicating the time of crossing. If the crossing is not at an intersection, it may have a green light button. Sometimes you can find an intelligent transition equipped with human detection sensors - it turns the green light on and off by itself.
Step 4
According to the rules of the road, the driver is obliged to give way to people if they start moving or are closer than 2 meters to the unregulated pedestrian crossing, even if they are standing. At the same time, the pedestrian must make sure of the safety of movement by looking to the right and left.
Step 5
Underground and overground pedestrian crossings are considered safer. The underground one consists of a tunnel under the road and steps leading to it, it is equipped with a special sign No. 6.6. The elevated one is a bridge or viaduct over the road.
Step 6
It is especially worth noting the intersections where the traffic controller works, his signals also apply to pedestrians. If his arms are extended or lowered, pedestrians are allowed to cross the carriageway from the left and right sides, and from the side of the chest and back are prohibited. An outstretched right hand means that you can cross the road behind his back. A raised hand completely prohibits movement. I must say that, given the road illiteracy of most pedestrians, the traffic controller most often just waves his hand in the right direction.
