"Waffle" layout will pay for 70 intersections in Moscow

24 May 2018

New layout is getting popular

Since early spring, new for Russia, "waffle" road markings struck on nine intersections in Moscow. At the same time in the near future it will be much more popular before the beginning of the winter season in the capital should see about 70 lined intersections. At the time of marking the movement do not overlap, but for the convenience of motorists trying to hold from 23:00 to 06:00.

"The waffle iron" try to use at the busiest intersections. a "Since the beginning of the spring layout inflicted on Kotelnicheskaya embankment, Bolshaya Lubyanka and Sretenka, Moscow, Smolensk street, the street Atlasova. On the square of Tverskaya Zastava and the Baku street plaid markings painted at two intersections", — told in the press service of the state motor roads.

We will remind that on April 28 came into effect changes in traffic Rules (SDA), which is administered yellow the layout of the intersection, more popularly known as "waffle" grid or "waffle iron". A new layout was adopted postanovleniem government in October 2017.

This itself is "waffle", the markup does not change the traffic rules: it is designed to attract drivers ' attention to the rule prohibiting departure on the hammered crossroads. At the same time, many of the intersections will be carried out automatic monitoring of violations using cameras.

a "Some motorists are trying to jump into the intersection in the last seconds of green light, do not have time to go and stand in the intersection, preventing other drivers. Bright yellow markings remind you that to leave on a busy intersection is not", — noted in a press-service of the Center of traffic organization.