How drivers actually get fined when they stop at waffle markings
- November 2, 2023
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At the intersections of the capital you can often see yellow markings – “waffle”. It seems you can’t stop there or you might get a fine. For what?
At the intersections of the capital you can often see yellow markings – “waffle”. It seems you can’t stop there or you might get a fine. For what? How it works? Can you pass without braking or can you still press the pedal? Details and precise recommendations are on the AvtoVzglyad portal.
Road workers in Moscow come up with all kinds of savage and cruel methods to force residents and guests of the capital to switch to public transport. Cameras, paid parking and various but only prohibition markings. Nothing inspires traffic services more than solid lines: they are painted everywhere, and sometimes even in different colors and entire images.
For example, since 2018, so-called waffles have appeared at some metropolitan intersections: a series of crossed lines bounded by a rectangle, designed to combat congestion. They say: don’t crowd, block traffic – you will be fined 1000 rubles. The result is that half of the drivers turn green and the other half go around and get to the front, causing even more chaos on the roads. The reason, as always, lies in a series of circumstances: the authorities did not explain it very well and the drivers themselves did not understand it. As a result, half of the stream is afraid, and the second tries to get over their heads.
In fact, the “waffle” is not as bad as it is painted: clogged intersections, where some particularly talented citizens drive, even if the color is red, annoy absolutely every driver. To calm the collapse in our heads and, most importantly, to overcome the intersection with the “waffle” without penalty, we must finally explain the algorithm of the cameras. The Telegram channel “Fotovideofiksator” gives a fairly accurate and understandable summary of the intersection with waffle markings: “In Moscow, an offender is fined if his car stands on such markings at zero speed for 5 seconds or more.” “Standing on a marker at zero speed” is a stop, and the photo-video recording system interprets this as a static position of the car for more than five seconds, which falls under Part 1 of Art. 12.13 Code of Administrative Offenses, as a violation of the rules for driving at intersections. The fine, we repeat, is ₽1000.
Also, a mandatory condition for issuing a decision should be a traffic light that allows the flow in which the driver blocks traffic. “Controlling the passage of intersections is a ‘complex’ offense from the point of view of establishing an evidence base. That is why the ‘waffle irons’ are monitored not by one, but by two or more cameras, depending on the complexity of the intersection and the multi-lane roads,” reports Fotovideofiksator.
The first camera ‘drives’ the car and records the stop for more than five seconds while the traffic light changes from green to red. At the same time, a second vehicle is detected on the street to be crossed and is causing obstruction. In addition to the fine, drivers will receive six photos from different angles, and the camera will also record a video of the ‘crime’.
So what do we have at the exit: firstly, neither stopping the car for less than five seconds nor activating the brake lights will lead to the formation of a violation by the camera. Let us remind you that the camera does not impose a fine on anyone; this is the sole prerogative of the CAFAB employee. Secondly, a flashing yellow traffic light automatically resets the markings – there must be a working semaphore at the intersection. Thirdly, there are no photos in the fine – an appeal was made to the state services. The conclusion is simple: there is no need to be afraid of intersections with “waffle” markings, they are no different from any other. But you need to know the traffic rules: both in general and in particular. It will come in handy along the way.
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Road workers in Moscow come up with all kinds of savage and cruel methods to force residents and guests of the capital to switch to public transport. Cameras, paid parking and various but only prohibition markings. Nothing inspires traffic services more than solid lines: they are painted everywhere, and sometimes even in different colors and entire images.
For example, since 2018, so-called waffles have appeared at some urban intersections: a series of crossed lines bounded by a rectangle, designed to combat congestion. They say: do not crowd, block traffic – you will be fined 1000 rubles. The result is that half of the drivers are on the green and the other half go around and line up at the front, causing even more chaos on the roads. The reason, as always, lies in a series of circumstances: the authorities did not explain it very well and the drivers themselves did not understand it. As a result, half of the stream is afraid, and the second tries to get over their heads.
In fact, the “waffle” is not as bad as it is painted: clogged intersections, where some particularly talented citizens drive, even if the color is red, annoy absolutely every driver. To calm the collapse in our heads and, most importantly, to overcome the intersection with the “waffle” without penalty, we must finally explain the algorithm of the cameras. The Telegram channel “Fotovideofiksator” gives a fairly accurate and understandable summary of the intersection with waffle markings: “In Moscow, an offender is fined if his car stands on such markings at zero speed for 5 seconds or more.” “Standing on a marker at zero speed” is a stop, and the photo-video recording system interprets this as a static position of the car for more than five seconds, which falls under Part 1 of Art. 12.13 Code of Administrative Offenses, as a violation of the rules for driving at intersections. The fine, we repeat, is ₽1000.
Also, a mandatory condition for issuing a decision should be a traffic light that allows the flow in which the driver blocks traffic. “Controlling the passage of intersections is a ‘complex’ offense from the point of view of establishing an evidence base. That is why the ‘waffle irons’ are monitored not by one, but by two or more cameras, depending on the complexity of the intersection and the multi-lane roads,” reports Fotovideofiksator.
The first camera ‘drives’ the car and records the stop for more than five seconds while the traffic light changes from green to red. At the same time, a second vehicle is detected on the street to be crossed and is causing obstruction. In addition to the fine, drivers will receive six photos from different angles, and the camera will also record a video of the ‘crime’.
So what do we have at the exit: firstly, neither stopping the car for less than five seconds nor activating the brake lights will lead to the formation of a violation by the camera. Let us remind you that the camera does not impose a fine on anyone; this is the sole prerogative of the CAFAB employee. Secondly, a flashing yellow traffic light automatically resets the markings – there must be a working semaphore at the intersection. Thirdly, there are no photos in the fine – an appeal was made to the state services. The conclusion is simple: there is no need to be afraid of intersections with “waffle” markings, they are no different from any other. But you need to know the traffic rules: both in general and in particular. It will come in handy along the way.
Source: Avto Vzglyad
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