In Russia there is a yellow marking

11 April 2018

The first innovation will be appreciated by the motorists of the Murmansk region

Summer will come into force a new GOST, which in addition to the usual white markings will allow you to use yellow. However, the road workers of the Murmansk region did not wait for the first of June and have already used the new color in.

The separation of the yellow markings appeared on the road between Murmansk and the border to Norway. According to the Federal road Agency until a new color is used as an experiment. At this stage the main objective of the Department is to study the effectiveness of colour innovations.

Later in the summer, a new kind of markup is used in Karelia. Federal road Agency wants to find out how motorists will respond to innovation in different climatic conditions.

According to the order of Rosstandart №81-St approved the new GOST R 51256-2018 "Technical means of traffic organization. Markings road. Classification. Technical requirements". Prepared by the order of Federal road Agency the document will come into force on 1 June 2018.

It introduces new colors markings: yellow and blue. All the main types of road marking that separates the streams and lanes (single and double solid, dotted, combination of intermittent and continuous) can be both white and yellow. Earlier yellow was only used to highlight areas that may not stop.

While the dash line is used to specify the direction of traffic at intersections, can now be blue. Also, this color can be used to refer to paid and free Parking. Yellow and blue Have recommend using only the new tracks that are introduced into operation, and in areas after repair.

The emergence of new colors markings Have motivated the struggle for the improvement of safety on the road. In winter the usual white markings can become invisible on the background of snow, which increases the risk of road accidents. That is why it was decided to start its test operation from the Northern regions.

Yellow marking is widely used in some other countries, for example, in the United States.