To remind drivers of the boundaries of the territory where it is necessary to observe a certain speed limit and order, set the sign "Residential area". The SDA clearly spells out all the requirements for speed, the principle of travel, priorities within the zone. Violation of the rules entails the deprivation of a driver’s license and a fine.
General concept
In traffic rules, a residential zone is the territory on which houses, communal or social facilities, and vehicle parking are located. Also included in this territory are health and education facilities, garage cooperatives and other places associated with human habitation. This concept includes yard areas, planting zones.
According to the SDA, a residential zone is a territory indicated by a corresponding sign. Usually at the entrance to such territory sign 5.21 “Residential area” is set. In the place where the 5.22 sign is installed, the territory ends, the action of traffic rules in the village begins. In practice, such signs are not found everywhere. By default, the territory of the residential area starts from the entrance to the courtyard to houses, hospitals, schools, etc. Section 17 of the SDA strictly regulates the requirements for drivers who move around the residential area.
In fact, a residential area is a housing estate, the entry and exit of which are indicated by the corresponding signs. This zone may have a network of its local streets.
The sign for a residential area may:
- be installed in front of the yards of the sleeping area;
- designate the territory of a densely populated private sector;
- set aside a shopping or business area.
How to ride
Pedestrians have the advantage of moving around the living area. According to the SDA "Residential Zone" applies to the entire site: sidewalks, the roadway located within the zone. Pedestrians have the right to travel absolutely anywhere, and the driver must pass them, and even more so he can not interfere with citizens when they move. According to the SDA, the movement in the residential areas of cyclists is regarded as pedestrians, that is, they have advantages over road transport. However, a person has no right to stand on the roadway to talk on the phone, thereby creating an obstacle to the vehicle.
What not
According to the definition of traffic rules, the residential area has a number of special instructions. So, drivers are prohibited from:
- Parking with the engine on for more than 5 minutes.
- Prohibited through traffic. In films, you can often see how the car tries to get away from the chase or catch up with someone, cutting it off through the yards. You can’t do this, for this you can lose your driver’s license. If the driver makes a stop for a couple of minutes, and then continues to move, then this is no longer considered to be through traffic. However, the rules say that you can call in the yard and stop at the entrance to the porch or in another place for disembarking passengers. In this situation, stopping in the wrong place is permitted.
- You can not turn around, take it back. However, these maneuvers are allowed, but only in those cases when the car has reached a dead end.
- According to the rules of the SDA, instructional riding is prohibited in the residential area.
Trucks must park in a special parking lot.
Features of the movement
During movement in a residential area, the speed should not be more than 20 km / h. When entering and leaving the zone of action of the zone, drivers must stop and give way to other road users, that is, they must pass all cars traveling along the main road, as well as pedestrians, motorcyclists, cyclists.
If there is a solid line at the exit, then you cannot cross it.
Parking
By definition, parking is the termination of a vehicle for more than 5 minutes. In this case, the engine of the machine can be turned on or off. However, in the residential area everything is different, and a fine may be imposed for violating the parking rules.
According to traffic rules, parking in a residential area can only be in specially designated places. It is forbidden to put vehicles on lawns, flower beds, within the playgrounds. Vehicles may only be parked in designated areas.
The following is said about parking in a residential area in traffic rules:
- Do not park the vehicle in green areas.
- It is forbidden to park vehicles during which an obstacle is created for the movement of special services vehicles.
- Lorries weighing more than 3.5 tons should not be parked in yards if there is no specially equipped parking space.
- Do not park the car in places where they will interfere with pedestrians and other vehicles.
Usually in the residential area there are special parking places where you can put the car.
If a parked vehicle interferes with pedestrians or other traffic participants, then after notifying the owner of the car who ignores the request, penalties will be applied and the car will be evacuated.
The rest of the parking rules are the same as in other areas in the village.
Penalties
If you violate the rules of movement in the residential area, the driver faces:
- Fine. If the driver violated the rules of entry or exit from the residential area, didn’t let the pedestrian pass, or left the car with the engine turned on, let alone park it on the playground or in another prohibited place, then the penalty is a fine.
- Withdrawal of a driver’s license. In cases where the driver exceeds the permissible speed of movement in the residential area, the deprivation of a driver's license for a period of 1 year is provided.
Drivers constantly take advantage of the fact that traffic police or traffic police inspectors rarely call in residential areas. Because of this, they constantly exceed speed, put cars where they want, and not in parking lots. Often you can see a standing car on the lawn, and this is a violation of DD rules. It is important to understand that there may always be some well-wisher who will report a violation to the traffic police, providing evidence of the driver’s guilt. In this case, the punishment is not averted, you have to pay for breaking the rule.
In the winter season, when drivers warm up the engine of their car in the yard, they violate traffic rules. But if five minutes after turning on the engine the car goes, then there will be no violations, traffic rules are observed.
Pedestrians in priority
Having seen the sign "Residential zone", the driver must reduce the speed to 20 km / h and be extremely careful, because in this zone he loses all his advantages. According to the rules, no vehicle should interfere with pedestrians who have the right to travel on the carriageway.
If the driver sees the sign, as well as in cases when it will not be, and the car will drive up to such a zone, it is necessary to give way to cyclists, pedestrians. Entrance to the line of the residential zone is possible only if necessary: if you live in one of the houses or have arrived to visit, pick up the child from the kindergarten, school, etc.
To summarize
In order not to lose your rights or not get a fine, you must follow the rules of the movement in the residential area, namely:
- observe the speed limit in the residential area;
- give way to pedestrians and cyclists;
- comply with the rules of parking and parking.
Observing traffic rules, the driver can be confident in the safety of his driver’s license and in the absence of a fine. Nowadays, there are a lot of cars, there are not enough parking spaces at all, and many break the rules. And here the choice is only for the owner of the car: pay a fine or quarrel with neighbors with whom you can not share a parking space.