Rules of the road speed limit. Driver reaction speed

One of the measures that ensure traffic safety is the speed limit for vehicles. The speed limit on the highway is determined by traffic rules, speed limit signs or car operating instructions. Vehicle.

Who is lobbying to increase the speed of traffic on the roads of Russia?

Until 2009, there was only one state institution in Russia that was entrusted with the functions of managing federal highways - Rosavtodor, which is part of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation. The total length of Russian highways of federal significance is no less than 51,000 km.

And in the summer of 2009, a special Federal Law No. 145 created another state structure directly subordinate to the government of the Russian Federation in the field of road management - the Avtodor company. Only 2.7 thousand roads are transferred to it for management, among which the most “delicious” from the point of view of further commercialization are the M1, M3, M4, M11 routes.

Already, there are toll sections on the M1 and M4 highways, for which the driver trucks pays Avtodor up to 400 rubles. Naturally, the higher the speed of movement, the greater the income of the state-owned company. That is why its leadership, back in December 2012, applied to the traffic police with a proposal that max. the speed limit on the highway was raised from the current value of 110 km/h to the value of 130 km/h.

The traffic police, in response, demanded guarantees that the roads controlled by Avtodor correspond to the class “Highway” according to GOST. And this means the presence of four or more lanes 3.75 m wide with a central dividing lane and a multi-level intersection of other roads.

Why the permitted speed on the highway of 130 km/h does not suit the Ministry of Transport

At the same time, at the beginning of 2013, representatives of the relevant ministry intervened in the matter, who opposed the adoption this decision. The fact is that in addition to the concept of "permitted maximum speed on the highway", which is mainly used by road maintenance workers and the traffic police, there is also the concept of "maximum design speed on highways". It is mainly used by designers and road builders.

With the existing traffic rules and the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation, drivers can, without fear of punishment, increase the speed above the maximum permitted by 20 km / h. It turns out that if the allowed speed on the highway is 110 km/h, then the real one, with which vehicles can drive along it, reaches 130 km/h, and if the allowed speed is up to 130 km/h, then its real value reaches 150 km /h Designers and builders should be guided by it.

Naturally, with an increase in this indicator, the cost of building roads increases. Here the interests of various departments clashed on this issue. Avtodor, controlled directly by the government, lobbied for an increase in speed, but the Ministry of Transport, which supervises it, apparently opposed this.

Prime Minister intervenes

Litigation departments dragged on until the summer of 2013, until at the end of July, Prime Minister Medvedev signed new changes to the traffic rules, which came into force in early August of the same year. Recall that it was he who signed the law on the creation of Avtodor in 2009. The changes established that for cars and trucks weighing up to 3.5 tons, the owners of highways (Avtodor again!) Can set the maximum speed limit on the highway at 130 km / h. Such a road must be marked with signs 5.1 - "Motorway". The route, which is marked with signs 5.3 - “Road for cars”, allows the same vehicles to drive along it with maximum allowable speed 110 km/h

How will the dispute between supporters and opponents of increasing the speed of movement end?

While the budget of the Russian Federation in 2013 and the first half of 2014 was deficit-free, everything seemed to be going smoothly. Avtodor expanded the number of sections of its roads, on which the speed limit on the highway increased, and Rosavtodor, which is part of the Ministry of Transport, on which 48,000 km of Russian roads unnecessary to Avtodor remained, tried to repair them and even build new sections. But the situation in connection with the sanctions against Russia has changed. Financing for Rosavtodor was cut, but no one canceled the order of the President of the Russian Federation to double the volume of road construction.

At the end of March of this year, the Ministry of Transport, through the lips of Deputy Minister Oleg Belozerov and Deputy Head of Rosavtodor Igor Astakhov, again spoke about the need to reduce the estimated maximum speed from 150 km/h to 130 km/h. At the same time, the Ministry of Transport refers to European standards, according to which roads, the class of which corresponds to Russian class"Motorway" is designed and built based on the speed of vehicles at 130 km / h. How this dispute will end, the near future will show.

How many highways are there in Russia?

So, in order for the highway to be able to drive at a top speed of 110 km / h, it must be a motorway or expressway. The latter differs from the motorway in the possibility of a single-level intersection with other motorways. Of the total length of Russian roads of 51 thousand km of routes of the above classes, only 4-5 thousand km (the numbers available on the Web vary), or about 8%. Moreover, these are not full-length routes, but only their individual sections. And their lion's share is concentrated in the state company "Avtodor". Moreover, almost all sections where the speed limit on the federal highway is set at 110 or 130 km/h have already been paid.

A pleasant exception to this rule was the bes toll highway from Kemerovo to Leninsk-Kuznetsky with a speed limit of 130 km/h.

What is the speed limit on the M1 highway?

According to the state company "Avtodor", for almost 450 km of the entire length of the route, it corresponds to the category "Express road". It has four lanes throughout its entire length, and on the section of km 32-39 (Odintsovo bypass) it has eight lanes. By the way, it is the section with a length of 18.5 km in the bypass area of ​​this city that has been paid. A large infrastructure road junction of the federal level is being built here on a concession basis. The concessionaire is JSC " the main road”, and the concessor, of course, is the state company Avtodor.

The maximum permitted speed of 110 km / h is set only for free paid section this route from the mark of 32.5 km to the mark of 43.6 km between Odintsovo and Kubinka, Moscow Region. By the way, on the territory of the Republic of Belarus on the entire extension of this route top speed- 120 km/h.

What do we have in the "Ural"?

federal highway M5 runs from Moscow to Chelyabinsk through a number of regional centers of the Volga and Ural regions. For about 240 km, the highway has 4 or more lanes, but further, having two lanes throughout, except for a few sections, so far it clearly does not pull on either a motorway or an express road. In the summer of 2013, in the Chelyabinsk region, from the village of Vitaminny to the village of Misyash, a 24-kilometer four-lane section was opened, limited by signs 5.1 "Avtomagistral". In 2016, the section of the highway from Chebarkul to Chelyabinsk will also become four-lane.

Permitted speed on the M5 highway in sections from elev. 1820 km to el. 1844 km and from el. 1022 km to el. 1031 km is set at 110 km/h. The same speed is planned to be allowed in the sections from el. 86 km to el. 124 km and from elev. 37 km to el. 57 km.

How fast can Russians drive along the "Don"?

What is the speed limit on the M4 highway? The M4 federal highway with a total length of more than 1,500 km is a four-lane highway in the section from Moscow to Voronezh. According to Avtodor, 918 km of the route correspond to the "Express Road" class, 101 km - to the "Highway" class, 100 km - to the "Regular Road" class (four-lane slow road with a central dividing strip).

By 2019, Avtodor plans to turn the M4 highway into a fully four-lane highway with multi-level interchanges. The speed limit of 110 km/h is allowed on toll sections from the mark. 225 km to el. 260 km (bypass of the city of Bogoroditsk), from el. 287 km to el. 321 km (bypass of the city of Efremov) and 330-414th km (bypass of the city of Yelets and the village of Yarkino), 414-460th km (bypass of the city of Zadonsk).

In addition, the speed limit on the Don highway at 130 km/h is set on the paid section - 48-71 km (in the Moscow region), as well as on free sections from the elev. 113 km to el. 120 km and from elev. 76 to el. 103 km.

And what about the West in this respect?

What is the speed limit on the highway in most European countries? Oddly enough, but the numbers here are the same as in Russia - a maximum of 130 km / h. But the fact is that most of the roads are highways throughout their entire length. They bypass the boundaries of settlements and do not have traffic lights. True, for the most part they are paid.

Separately, Germany should be noted. On some of its famous autobahns, there is no speed limit at all, and 130 km / h is not the maximum allowed, but the recommended, although still the maximum speed. But half of all German roads have strict speed limits from 80 to 130 km/h.

Do the Russians need to accelerate too much on the tracks?

According to the classic of Russian literature, every Russian loves fast driving. But if he drives fast in an old Zhiguli, then trouble is not far off. Even if under our rider there is a used or a foreign car assembled in Russia! After all, the quality of these cars and their maintenance are still far from the European level. And if (in the future) the Russians are allowed to accelerate on the tracks (the quality of which is also still in question) up to 150 km / h (taking into account the “twenty”, plus the drivers in the mind), then this is a direct threat to their lives and traffic safety.

Therefore, according to many auto experts, increasing the speed limit for any suburban roads in Russia to 130 km/h is excessive and should be selective depending on the quality of each particular route.

How do we punish lovers of too fast driving?

Unlike personal income tax, which remains at a rate of 13% for any income of an individual, the fine for exceeding the speed limit increases significantly as the violator “breaks away” from its maximum permitted value. So, if it “breaks away” at 20-40 km / h, then the pleasure will cost five hundred rubles, at 40-60 km / h - from one to one and a half thousand, at 60-80 km / h - from two to two and a half thousand rubles (or may be deprived of rights for six months), more than 80 km / h - five thousand rubles or deprivation of rights for six months. Relapses exceeding 60 km / h or more will lead to the loss of rights for a year, but if the inspector did not catch the violator, but only recorded a video or photo recorder, then only five thousand rubles of a fine can be paid.

The question of the maximum allowed speed in the highway mode is quite complicated, because most of the participants traffic have certain myths about speed tolerances a little more than indicated on the signs. Today we will deal with all the myths and provide some official data that will help you not to accept illegal travel regimes and not become a victim of the traffic police patrol. It is better to follow the speed limits on the tracks, because following these rules turns out to be an excellent method of saving life, as well as the integrity of your vehicle.

And your wallet will feel better if you do not exceed speed limits. Fines for speeding are constantly rising, because it is this violation that claims the lives of people every day on the roads of Russia. You can think as much as you like that this will not happen to you, but do you really think that those with whom it happened expected such an outcome of events? Therefore, we strongly recommend that you observe speed limits.

Where can you drive at a speed of 130 kilometers per hour?

If you want to drive at a speed of 130 kilometers per hour, the maximum allowed speed for cars in Russia, you will have to find motorways - roads marked with a special sign. There are about 500 kilometers of such roads in the country, so you won’t be able to look for them especially. These are not even full-fledged roads, but simply sections of certain routes.

Therefore, it is actually forbidden to move at such a speed on the roads of our country. On August 1, 2013, it was decided to raise speed mode on highways up to 110 kilometers per hour. Roads marked with the “Road for cars” sign, that is, all roads with an asphalt surface of a country type, allow driving at a speed of 110 kilometers per hour in the absence of such restrictions:

• signs informing about the entrance to the settlement (the name of the settlement on a white background);
• speed limit signs - speed limit number in a red circle;
• approaching a railway crossing;
• temporary signs warning the driver of danger.

Speed ​​limits can also be recommended - a sign with a number in a blue square. For violating this regime, you will not be charged or forced to pay a fine, but often these signs are installed on those sections of the road where accidents often occur. Therefore, they also need to pay attention. Especially if a snowflake is installed under the sign - the designation of ice.

Road signs are rarely installed in vain - it is not in the spirit of our state to waste metal unnecessarily. Therefore, pay attention to those warnings and requirements that are installed on the road. This will help you save not only money, but also health, and sometimes even life.

Problems of new laws and regulations on speed limits

Fines for speeding are quite severe, but there are also certain questions for legislators, which today turned out to be quite relevant due to the increase in the number of accidents. We all know that Germany has the highest speed limits on the tracks. On ordinary country roads, you can drive there at a speed of 100 kilometers per hour, and on autobahns, speed is not limited at all.

In Russia, it turns out not just the largest speed limit - 110 kilometers per hour on ordinary country roads for cars. This regime is further enhanced by the fact that there is no punishment at all for speeding up to 20 kilometers per hour. It turns out that we can drive with impunity at a speed of 130 kilometers per hour on ordinary roads and 150 on highways. The following problems arise:

• most drivers see a speed limit sign and plus 20 in their mind;
• exceeding the speed limit by 20 kilometers per hour may well be dangerous;
• on the highways of Russia, a speed of 130 kilometers per hour is huge;
• for our roads, their quality and level, it would be worth introducing lower speed modes;
• to the German autobahns, our roads still grow and grow;
• quality of cars Maintenance does not pull on the European level.

Indeed, many motorists drive old Zhiguli, and such a speed will become simply deadly for them. Therefore, something urgently needs to be done with these Laws, otherwise the death rate on the roads of Russia will only grow. Speed ​​limits should not be an objective phenomenon for all roads, it is necessary to think over a system of signs and determine speed modes according to the quality and accident rate of road sections.

Of course, such a system will require a certain investment of money, but it is necessary, because otherwise traffic safety on Russian roads will be equal to zero. In the meantime, we only have updated laws on speed limits, which allow you to drive any car at a speed of 130 kilometers per hour on any suburban highway.

Speeding fines

The punishment for speeding has always been quite severe, but today the measures of this punishment will be felt really on their budget only by those who decided to openly exceed. For example, for exceeding from 20 to 40 kilometers per hour from the established regime, you will have to pay 500 rubles. This amount of the fine does not scare today's motorists.

A more serious violation threatens those who decide to exceed the speed of 40 to 60 kilometers per hour. IN this case the fine will be from 1,000 to 1,500 rubles - here it is already worth considering, because the state tariff has increased significantly. But the most serious penalties are provided for the following violations:

• for exceeding from 60 to 80 kilometers per hour, the driver will face a fine of 2000-2500 rubles or deprivation of rights from 4 to 6 months;
• violation of the speed limit by more than 80 kilometers per hour entails a fine of 5,000 rubles or deprivation driving license for a period of 6 months;
• for repeated speeding of 60 kilometers per hour or more, the driver will be deprived of his license for a period of one year;
• in the case of video or photo recording of a repeated violation, it will be possible to manage a fine of 5,000 rubles.

So far, rights for photographing violations are not taken away in Russia, therefore, simple financial costs can be dispensed with. But this measure is likely to be phased out as the country increasingly shifts to automatic methods detection of offenses on the roads.

The higher the fines, the more interesting the forbidden fruit. Violations on the roads are not getting smaller, because technology is developing, opportunities modern car are often allowed to travel with high speed V complete security. But all this is individual. Therefore, when choosing a speed limit, think not only about fines, but also evaluate the real situation around your car.

We offer a short report on the topic of fines and the plan of the State Duma of Russia:

Summing up

Keeping track of innovations in the field of Laws for motorists is becoming increasingly difficult, because there is a constant update of the rules of the road. What we were previously taught in a driving school no longer has legal force, the rules change according to the requirements modern world. But so far, changes in the Laws relating to the determination of high-speed travel modes do not particularly please us.

Road safety is one of the important points to which legislatures should aspire when issuing new ordinances. Today, we see somewhat different goals pursued by these public authorities. What speed limits on Russian roads do you consider optimal under current conditions?

What is the main difference expressway from the motorway In 2009, by a decree of the Government of the Russian Federation, rules were established for the classification of motorways and their categories were designated. According to the traffic conditions and the possibilities of access to them, the roads were divided into the following classes:

• motorway - road category 1A;
• express road (category 1B);
• ordinary road (other categories are established).

The main difference between a motorway and an expressway is that the motorway does not have junctions at the same level, and the expressway allows single-level junctions for access to it no more often than after 5 kilometers. The roads of categories 1A and 1B also differ in design speed. For the motorway it is 150 km/h and for the expressway it is 120 km/h.

Rules of the road outside the city. part 2. speed outside the city.

The general rule for all is 60 km/h. If the driver has left the city, he must carefully follow the signs when entering another settlement. Moving through residential areas, the speed of more than 20 km/h is not allowed.

This is the only way to ensure the safety of people, the safety of homes and playgrounds. Another important point- here, drivers must let each of the pedestrians pass, even when people do not move along specially equipped crossings, but close to the roadway.

Traffic rules establish the possibility at the regional level to set higher readings in terms of speed for certain types transport. When you leave the road at the allowed speed, then the rules that are written for the settlement immediately come into effect.

Traffic rules 10. speed

For "yard" zones, where residential areas are located nearby, the maximum speed is only 20 km / h, since the probability of an accident on the road in this zone is as high as possible. Amount of the fine

1. 1 - 20 km / h according to the traffic rules is considered acceptable, so there is no penalty.

   
   Limited to issuing a warning.

2. When the size of the exceeded speed is 21-40 km / h, the fine reaches 500 rubles.
3. 41-60 km / h - up to 1500 rubles, and in case of violation again - the fine will rise to 2500 rubles.
4. 61-80 km / h - 2500 rubles + deprivation of the driver's license for a period of 4 - 6 months.

What is the maximum speed you can drive in the city?

This is regulated by the requirements of GOST R 52289-2004: 5.4.22 Sign 3.24 "Maximum speed limit" is used to prohibit the movement of all vehicles at a speed higher than indicated on the sign if it is necessary to introduce a different maximum speed on a road section than on the previous section. When limiting the speed of movement on dangerous sections of the road ( sharp turns, unsecured visibility of an oncoming vehicle, narrowing of the road, etc.) the zone of action of the sign must correspond to the length dangerous area.

If in this area they install top speed, which differs from the maximum permitted speed on the previous section by 20 km / h or more, apply step constraint speed in increments of not more than 20 km/h by sequential installation of signs 3.24 at a distance of 100-150 m from each other.

10. movement speed

Good afternoon, dear reader. The second article in the series "Rules of the road outside the city" will address a variety of issues related to the speed limit on a suburban highway. By the way, I recommend that you read the article “Speed ​​​​mode in the city.
Rules, innovations, fines”, which deals with issues related to limiting the maximum speed in a populated area. Let me remind you that the maximum allowed speed on the roads Russian Federation currently is 130 km/h.

Moreover, at such a speed you can only move on highways, which are extremely rare in themselves, on which a sign of 130 km / h is additionally installed, which happens even less often. On normal country roads, the maximum speed limit is 90 km/h.

How fast can you drive on the motorway?

Important

Fines for speeding on the highway A detailed table of fines for speeding is given in the article “Speeding in the city. Rules, innovations, fines. Here I will only quote the relevant article of the code on administrative offenses: Article 12.9.

Attention

Exceeding the established speed 2. Exceeding the established speed of a vehicle by more than 20 but not more than 40 kilometers per hour - shall entail the imposition of an administrative fine in the amount of five hundred roubles. 3. Exceeding the established speed of a vehicle by more than 40 but not more than 60 kilometers per hour - shall entail the imposition of an administrative fine in the amount of one thousand to one thousand five hundred roubles.

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Permissible speeding in Russia

At the same time, many already know that the driver will not be fined if the excess is not too large. So, an increase in speed from the maximum allowable by another 20 km / h does not threaten anything. That is, you can safely drive on the roads if the speedometer readings slightly exceed 100. On sections of highways where traffic is allowed at a speed of 130 km / h, the car can actually be accelerated to almost 150 without the risk of getting a fine.

But deliberately exceeding the speed is not worth it, because the speedometer, like the radar, can determine indicators with a small error. Therefore, in such a situation, the risk of a fine increases. Rules for overtaking Many drivers mistakenly believe that there is no speed limit while driving on the highway.

However, it is not. Paragraph No. 10 of the Rules says that the vehicle must move in accordance with the traffic rules, taking into account the traffic intensity.

What speed is allowed in the city

In addition, the truck is difficult to turn around, driving requires a lot of experience and skill from the driver. For "light" trucks weighing up to 3500 kilograms, the following restrictions apply:

• top speed in locality up to 60 km/h;
• maximum speed outside the city and on the motorway up to 110 km/h.

But freight transportation are often carried out by more massive vehicles weighing several times the limit of 3,500 kilograms.
These trucks are subject to the following restrictions:

• For a settlement - 60 kilometers / hour;
• The maximum speed outside the city / village is 70 kilometers / hour;
• The speed limit on the motorway is 90 km/h.

If the vehicle is carrying dangerous goods, then special rules apply. There are different rules depending on the type of cargo.

Maximum allowed speed outside the city

Let's consider this moment in more detail. 1. The end of the maximum speed limit zone The simplest case is that the end of the limit is indicated by sign 3.25: 3.25 “End of the maximum speed limit zone” installed in the required place. 2. End of the zone of all restrictions The second situation is sign 3.31: 3.31 “End of the zone of all restrictions” installed on the road. Designation of the end of the coverage area at the same time several characters from the following: 3.16, 3.20, 3.22, 3.24, 3.26 - 3.30. 3. Area of ​​action The third option. Sign 3.24 may be accompanied by a plate 8.2.1 "Area of ​​coverage": 8.2.1 "Area of ​​coverage". Indicates the length of the dangerous section of the road, marked with warning signs, or the area of ​​operation of prohibition signs, as well as signs 5.16, 6.2 and 6.4. In this case, the speed limit is valid exactly on that section of the road, the length of which is indicated on the plate.

Maximum allowed speed outside the city

modern car with powerful motor, streamlined body, improved suspension, quality rubber without problems develops a speed of 200 km per hour or more. In practice, it has been established that the power qualities inherent in the car are necessary in cases of short-term acceleration when overtaking or when overcoming climbs.

Really comfortable and safe management the car is carried out at a speed of 100-150 kilometers per hour, and this is provided that the road along which the car is moving meets the standards and state standards. In Russia, there are few highways where you can reach the maximum speed allowed by traffic rules. In the rules of the road of the Russian Federation, with additions and changes as amended on July 25, 2017, the permitted speed on the motorway is set within 110 km per hour and up to 130 km per hour in certain sections.

The maximum allowed speed outside the city in Kazakhstan

A fair question arises: "How to determine the end of a dangerous section?". Do not leave the car with a tape measure to measure the roadway.

You can do this using car odometer(a device for measuring the distance traveled by a car or mileage). Immediately after you see sign 3.24 with sign 8.2.1 on the road, I recommend that you take a look at the odometer and fix its current reading in memory.

It's no secret that the wrong speed is the cause of most accidents on Russian roads. That is why any motorist who cares about his vehicle and safety must know the maximum speed for his vehicle. Not many people know that compliance with the speed limit not only reduces the likelihood of an accident, but also increases the life of your car, because technical specialists took part in the process of detecting speed limits.

There are several criteria for assessing the speed of a vehicle, but the main one is of course the type of your transport. In this article, we will look at the permitted speed of trucks. Official dealer offers scanezh.ru Scania trucks for sale in Voronezh, vehicles can be purchased by paying for the purchase immediately, or leasing on favorable terms.

The speed of the truck outside the settlements and on their territory

Freight transport is indispensable assistant, with its help, cargo transportation is carried out around the city and beyond. It is impossible to imagine how construction would be carried out without trucks, how international trade would be carried out. Trucks are used to transport almost any cargo, and the speed of this particular truck depends on the type and weight of the transported cargo.

Average technical speed truck mobile - important parameter which saves time and money. It determines the speed for the time the car is in motion, while taking into account all types of stops along the way. average speed movements freight transport is an important tool for logisticians and truckers. The condition of the road and the car itself, the intensity of traffic on the route - everything affects the value of this parameter, it is determined by the ratio of the distance traveled by the car to the time of movement. A skilled driver chooses his route in such a way that this ratio has the maximum value.

Trucks can be classified according to different parameters, but if we take into account the speed of the vehicle, this transport is divided into:

Trucks that transport people;

Trucks of category B, the weight of which does not exceed 3.5 tons;

Trucks with category C and CE (carry cargo weighing more than 3.5 tons).

The maximum speed of a truck for transporting passengers

Transport people in the back truck dangerous enough, so it must be equipped accordingly, namely, to have a body with seats and a boarding ladder. The seats must be strong and well secured, and the boarding ladder must be attached to the back of the truck bed.

When transporting passengers on a truck, the driver must be especially careful when cornering to avoid the possibility of injury. For the same reason, the speed limit for trucks of this kind is quite strict, the maximum speed can reach 60 km/h. The same rule applies when transporting children.

Speed ​​limiter for trucks up to 3.5 tons

According to the international classification, trucks are usually divided into categories N1, N2 and N3. Vehicles weighing up to 3.5 tons fall into category N1 and are called light trucks.

As a rule, trucks up to 3.5 tons are used to transport food products, industrial and household goods, building materials and other goods that have a small volume and weight.

The speed of such vehicles depends on the type of road:

1. Motorway. On it, cars move at high speed, because it does not intersect with other roads. On this section of the road you need to move at a speed of at least 40 km / h. The location of the motorway relative to the settlement affects the maximum speed. The maximum allowed speed for a truck is 60 km/h inside a built-up area, while outside built-up areas the speed on the highway can reach 110 km/h. In our country, there are very few highways and it is better not for trucks to develop such a speed.

2. Road outside the city. For country roads, the maximum speed for trucks weighing up to 3.5 tons is 90 km/h.

3. In settlements. Some cities do not allow trucks to enter certain streets, but such rules are rare. In the rest of the city, a truck can reach speeds of up to 60 km/h. True, in the pedestrian zone or inside courtyards, the speed must be reduced to 20 km / h.

The average speed of a truck is over 3.5 tons

Heavy trucks are huge steel machines, the kings of all roads. They are in great demand all over the world, they transport large consignments of goods to long distance. Category C and CE trucks include all heavy trucks, including tractors with semi-trailers, that is, trucks.

The rules for the movement of such a vehicle on the motorway are the same as for less heavy vehicles, with the only amendment that the maximum permitted speed of a truck over 3.5 tons on motorways is 90 km/h. In settlements, the speed of movement of heavyweights can also reach 60 km / h, while outside the city heavy truck according to traffic rules can not exceed the speed of 70 km / h.

These are all the basic rules for moving trucks, but if you see a speed limit sign on the road, then it is a priority and you must act in accordance with it. By carefully studying and practicing speed limits for trucks, you will not have to pay a speeding ticket, and your car will last longer.

In Russia, motorways are not very common, so it can be difficult for a driver who finds himself on such a road for the first time. Additional difficulties are created by the fact that traffic rules are regularly amended, which means that some rules lose their relevance over time. This article contains everything you need to know about the highway for 2018-2019.

What is a motorway

In accordance with the current ones, the motorway is a high-speed route, its beginning is marked with the sign 5.1, and the end with the sign 5.2. The carriageways with oppositely directed traffic flows are separated either by a special road barrier or a wide dividing strip.

The motorway does not have one-level intersections with any other roads, in particular railway, tram tracks, cycle paths and sidewalks, paths for pedestrians or roads of a different class, the latter may adjoin it, but only at multi-level interchanges.

Motorways are class 1A roads. The minimum number of lanes on them is four, that is, two in both directions along the entire length of the track. In this case, the width of the strip is 3.75 m, the shoulder should be the same width.

How many tracks in Russia

In the Russian Federation, class 1A routes are represented by individual routes or their sections; a unified network has not yet been built. Throughout the motorway mode, there are two roads:

1. A118 - Ring road around St. Petersburg.
2. The Western High-Speed ​​Diameter is a toll highway running through St. Petersburg.

Separate sections of the following routes also operate in motorway mode:

• P242;
• 31K593.

What are the speed limits on the highway?

Reconstruction and construction of a number of highways are underway. The total length of class 1A routes on the territory of the Russian Federation is about 10% of all roads, with most of them coming from Moscow and located in the European part of Russia.

Permitted speed on the track

On different sections of the road and for different vehicles, the maximum permissible speed varies greatly. The minimum is 40 km/h, unless a prescriptive sign with a different value of the minimum speed is installed.

Outside villages on class 1A highways, the following restrictions apply:

• 110 km/h for passenger cars and trucks, limit permissible weight which are not more than 3.5 tons;
• 90 km/h for buses, vehicles with trailers and trucks, the maximum authorized mass of which is more than three and a half tons;
• 60 km/h for those buses that deal with organized transportation groups of children, and vehicles with people in the back;
• 50 km/h for any vehicles carrying out towing.

On sections passing through towns and cities, the speed limit is 60 km/h. By decision of the owner of the motorway, the maximum permitted speed on a class 1A road can be raised to 130 km/h.

In order for the owner to be able to set such a speed limit, the road must strictly meet the quality and safety requirements. Routes on which a speed limit of 130 km / h is allowed are marked with the corresponding road sign, namely - "Maximum speed limit", which indicates 130.

What is the maximum speed allowed on the track, this video will tell:

Driving at a speed of 150 km / h is prohibited, although it is relatively safe in motorway conditions. Exceeding the speed limit set on a specific section of the route is also prohibited when or ahead of the curve.

Basic prohibitions

Movement on class 1A roads is strictly regulated traffic rules, there are a number of restrictions and regulations on the track. So, according to the traffic rules, on class 1A highways it is prohibited:

• driving vehicles that are not able to reach speeds above 40 km / h, as well as tractors and self-propelled vehicles, bicycles, mopeds and carts;
• entry of vehicles into technological gaps;
• movement ;
• parking in places that are not marked with a corresponding sign;
• movement of a truck, the maximum permissible mass of which exceeds 3.5 tons, further than on the second lane;
• movement of pedestrians or pets.

Is it possible to drive 130 on the highway?

For violation of the rules, the driver bears administrative responsibility. Depending on the violation, he may be fined or deprived of his rights for up to a year inclusive.

Highway and Expressway

The motorway, as already indicated, is a class 1A road, the next class is 1B, it is used to designate expressways highways. There is also a third class - B, it includes roads of the usual type, which are divided into five categories.

Tracks of classes 1A and 1B are designed for high-speed movement and are similar in many respects, however, they have several significant differences. Namely:

Otherwise, routes 1A and 1B are similar: they do not have direct intersections with other roads at the same level, they are designed for high-speed traffic, they are multi-lane.

Recent changes in traffic rules

Last most significant change regarding speed on the motorway, the SDA was introduced in the summer of 2013. It was then that the owners of the tracks had the opportunity to set a maximum speed of 110 km per hour on roads for cars and 130 on class 1A tracks with the proper quality of the road surface.

In August 2018, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation proposed an amendment to the traffic rules, according to which training ride by motorways.

This proposal is argued primarily by the fact that many roads are close to highways in terms of characteristics or even fully meet them, but are not marked with the corresponding road sign.

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Therefore, students of driving schools must have enough skills to make their presence on fast lane did not interfere with traffic and did not pose a danger.

Sergey Kanaev, head of the Federation of Russian Car Owners, also notes that allowing driving lessons on class 1A roads will give future drivers the opportunity to gain the necessary experience.

As a result, this will reduce the number of traffic accidents, because most of the accidents occur with the participation of persons whose driving experience is less than two years.

Conclusion

So, a motorway, or a class 1A road, is a route whose conditions allow you to safely move at the highest permissible speed, namely 110 or 130 km / h, depending on the road signs installed on a particular section. The beginning and end of the motorway are indicated by signs 5.1 and 5.2, respectively.