Few people know that in the rules of road traffic there is such a thing as "a road with a reverse movement". Not all Russian car owners have encountered such a phenomenon in practice. And all because for today the reverse movement is constantly present only on the roads of Moscow and St. Petersburg. However, it is not unheard of for any driver to get acquainted with this concept in more detail and with how things are on the roads with reverse movement. For more and more often local authorities start to think about what a good thing it is. The main idea here is that, with proper use, reverse traffic on the road can significantly reduce the time that usually goes to stand in numerous traffic jams.
Roads with this type of traffic differ from conventional routes by the presence of special reversible bands. These are carriageways, the direction of movement along which, if necessary, can be reversed. In this case, everything depends on the degree of loading of the road in one direction or another. The reversible movement is regulated by special traffic lights, which are installed directly above the stripe itself.
To distinguish such a strip from all others, it should be remembered that most of the roads with reversible traffic have only one or two reverse strips located in the center of the carriageway. In addition, such bands are always designated by special markings, which is an intermittent double line. The length of the solid part of this line is three times larger than the interval between the strokes.
In addition, it is important to know that there are currently no special road signs to indicate that reversible traffic is occurring on the road. A sign that denotes a road of this type is, but it is possible to judge exactly which bands this movement is running on solely by marking. Reversing traffic lights do not indicate bands and are only needed to regulate the order of traffic. This kind of motion is allowed in the case when the green signal on the corresponding road strip is lit, and it is forbidden - when the red signal is on.
As an example of the use of reverse movement, it is possible to consider a fairly standard situation for any large city when on Friday evening most cars move out of the city, and on Sunday evening most of the vehicles move, on the contrary, to the center of the metropolis. In the first case, the reversible traffic strip will work in the direction of "from the city", and in the second - "to the city". In addition, we can consider as an example all the familiar problem of traffic congestion during peak hours. In the morning, traffic jams are often directed towards the center, and in the evening - vice versa. For such roads, reversible movement is a real salvation, because here it is best "accustomed", at times increasing the carrying capacity of roads and reducing the likelihood of the formation of many kilometers of traffic jams. Very useful invention!