Drivers are required to know the rules of the road not only regarding the passage of various sections of the road, but also the presence of road markings and installed signs. This will help not only avoid possible fines, but also unwanted damage to the car.
The interpretation of prohibitory signs often raises questions, one of which is the “No Traffic” road sign; in the traffic rules it has the number 3.2. Previously, this index had a different name.
We inherited most of the existing signs in the Russian Federation from the Soviet Union. In connection with the modernization of the entire road system, some concepts are periodically adjusted in accordance with international standards. In this regard, the road sign “No through passage” was renamed into a prohibitory sign “Traffic prohibited”. In this way, its true meaning was emphasized and discrepancies were eliminated.
It is worth carefully familiarizing yourself with the current interpretation of the concept, otherwise you will have to regularly pay a fine for driving under the “No Passing” sign. It is important to understand which section of the road it belongs to, and what specific actions it does not allow on the part of drivers.
You need to know that sign 3.2 is not allowed to be installed before turning onto a one-way road. Although this opinion is not uncommon among drivers.
Installation cases
The appearance of the sign is a white circle edged with a red line around the perimeter. There are no symbols inside the circle. In some cases, it is supplemented by information signs located directly below it. They can indicate the action interval, time of action, etc. Installation is provided in the following cases:
- Drivers are warned that there will be a pedestrian zone on one section of the road. It is often necessary to install it temporarily during road closures and street events or celebrations.
- Signs are often placed for places where road work is underway or infrastructure is being repaired.
- In some cases, such signs prohibiting passage are mounted in parallel with the “Dead End” signs. This is common when entering a closed area or before entering a large enterprise.
The installed arrows 8.3.1-8.3.3 help to clarify the situation. They indicate directions from left to right or forward/backward (up/down). The passage may be blocked on weekends or weekdays.
Allowed admission
The installation of the sign must comply with GOST R 52289 - 2004. However, the presence of the sign allows a certain type of transport to legally ignore this traffic information. There are exceptions to the “No Traffic” sign that allow certain categories of drivers to move in this direction.
According to the current rules, the exceptions include:
- Sign 3.2 may be ignored by route vehicles whose route passes along this road.
- Drivers of cars who have 1 or 2 disability groups have the right to pass under the sign. Also included in this group are drivers transporting the above-mentioned persons.
- The list of exceptions includes vehicles that, under a contract, serve enterprises located in the territory behind the sign. Drivers must have documentary evidence of this fact (waybill, business trip, etc.).
- Car owners living in the area located behind the corresponding sign should not worry. In some cases, confirmation of this fact will be required. This could be a residence permit from a passport or a signed lease agreement.
- Postal special vehicles are allowed to travel. A prerequisite in this situation is the presence on the body of a white diagonal stripe on a blue background.
Need to know! Vehicles allowed to pass through the territory marked with sign 3.2 must enter and leave it only at the nearest intersection.
Penalties
Financial sanctions are provided for failure to comply with the established road signs. The current fine for driving under a “No Traffic” sign is 500 rubles in 2017. In some cases, drivers can get by with a verbal warning from the inspector.
The relatively low degree of punishment is quite easy to explain. The area marked with the appropriate sign does not belong to a road with special traffic intensity. A violator who has passed the ban creates practically no special obstacles to other road users.
Some drivers use a certain trick. They indicate to the inspector their place of residence in the area or place of work. Since this action is permissible according to the rules, the law enforcement officer can release the driver.
To avoid long-term disputes regarding travel permission, it is worth stocking up on supporting documents in advance. Even their copies are suitable in certain cases.
Formally, according to the rules, through passage of the marked territory is prohibited. Accordingly, you can drive under the sign, but you cannot drive out from under it (its coverage area). This reading of the legislation has a right to exist.
Similar prohibition signs
There are also signs on the road prohibiting the movement of certain categories of vehicles. Such symbols include, for example, sign 3.4. It makes further movement of freight vehicles with a permissible maximum weight of more than 3,500 kg impossible. For driving under it, the driver is fined 500 rubles.
A circle with a red stripe around the perimeter and a car icon inside, in traffic regulations has the number 3.3, prohibits the movement of motor vehicles. All vehicles with engines are prohibited, with the exception of mopeds, tractors, all-terrain vehicles and self-propelled units.
There are exceptions for the signs described, which include minibuses, disabled vehicles (group 1 and 2), official and personal transport of citizens living on the territory.
Prohibition signs are familiar to all drivers - driving past without paying attention threatens to pay with money or.
Although a white circle with a red rim - a traffic prohibited sign - there are exceptions for a certain category of persons and professional machines.
According to traffic rules, the traffic prohibited sign, although it has exceptions, warns of the seriousness of the intentions of law enforcement agencies in the event of a violation of movement on the road.
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Type of prohibition sign
This white round stencil with its red inner circle seems to say that you can’t drive any further. Drivers often encounter it in cities and rural settlements, where there are park areas and vast courtyards of high-rise buildings.
For all signs installed on roads, a manufacturing standard is determined, and the surface is covered with a special reflective substance.
What territory is the sign valid for?
Everyone who drives a vehicle knows that if they encounter a white circle with a red frame on their way, driving under this sign and driving is prohibited, except for exceptions, a fine will follow from the traffic police officers without fail.
The ban is imposed regardless of the direction; there are restrictions both at the entry and exit from the territory, and it has additional designations.
Each prohibition sign has its own active zone, only in which a law enforcement officer can impose a fine.
For signs prohibiting traffic, the effect extends to the first intersection on the road, but if there are no intersections there, then the termination occurs with the end of the road line. At the same time, regardless of the quality of the road surface, dirt or asphalt.
Who is banned?
Typically, a white stencil with a red inner circle is provided with special signs that contain information limiting entry by time or other:
- closed and forbidden area
- carrying out repair work on a specific area
- closing a section of the street for festive events
- regulates passage to a residential area, courtyard
A similar sign is installed if there is a side exit onto the roadway, and an informational explanation is attached to the prohibition - in which direction you can move further.
Who is allowed to pass the sign?
In a number of exceptions, the prohibition does not apply to cars. These include:
- Vehicles belonging to the vehicle fleet or serving enterprises located in this area
- cars of citizens living in this territory
- minibuses
- driving their own vehicles or being transported by a driver
- transport belonging to the post office with a specific designation on it
It is possible to prove to a traffic police officer the legality of crossing a restricted zone only by providing him with the appropriate permits. A driver with a car servicing a store located within the boundaries of an active sign must have invoices with goods for this enterprise.
If a person resides in this area, he submits a passport with registration. People with disabilities, in addition to identification documents, provide their car with a sign corresponding to their status.
What will be the punishment
Legislators limited themselves to fines for violators crossing the prohibited zone.
They believe that the driver does not create dangerous situations if they have driven under the sign, of course, when the driver behaves adequately with the representatives controlling this section of the road.
It is hardly possible for someone who has not documented their right to pass under the sign to challenge the violation.
Unlawful actions by law enforcement officers can only be proven with data from a video recorder, recorded on camera and provided to the court.
Rudeness to police officers will not bring positive results even to law-abiding people. You should not give the “rights” into the hands of the inspector, read the protocol drawn up carefully, and sign only a correctly and reliably drawn up document.
The most correct recommendation for drivers is to move competently and pay attention to all traffic rules signs. The rise in road accidents requires strictness from legislators. Every year the requirements become more stringent, the rules are updated, and ignoring serious signs will not bring positive results in accident-free traffic.
The futility of disputes between lawyers and driving personnel has long been confirmed by accident reports and road battles.
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Often, accidents on the roads are caused by drivers who do not understand road signs well. According to statistics, about 30% of motorists do not know the meaning of this or that limiter, and therefore maliciously violate traffic rules, which is punishable by a fine, and in some situations, criminal punishment. Let's consider whether there is a fine for driving through a no-traffic sign.
As the name of the limiter suggests, it means that driving on a certain part of the road is prohibited.
This indicates that the motorist cannot make any maneuvers on this segment. However, vehicles cannot travel in this area in all directions.
Thus, penalties are imposed both on those drivers who enter the area of effect of the limiter and on those who leave it.
Sign 3.2 No movement looks like a white disc with a red stripe along the edge. There are no symbols or figures inside the circle. In addition to the limiter, a sign with information necessary for the driver can be installed.
Important! The sign restricts two-way traffic. On a road with a one-way lane, this limiter cannot be installed.
Sign area 3.2
The traffic prohibited sign is valid until the first intersection or another sign that removes the restriction on traffic.
Most often, this limiter is installed in areas where large-scale events are taking place, at the entrance to closed areas, towards a dead end, on sections of roads where repair work is taking place.
Usually a sign prohibiting traffic is installed temporarily, with the exception of entry into a closed area or into the courtyard of a residential building.
In this case, vehicles are required to stop and choose another route of movement, bypassing the prohibited entry zone.
What exceptions exist for this mark?
The traffic rules clearly state that the restrictor is a ban on driving any vehicles, but provides an exception for certain categories of vehicles.
Many drivers violate this ban precisely because there are exceptions. As they move along the road, they see that some vehicles continue to move unhindered and follow their example.
However, as you know, ignorance of the law does not exempt you from responsibility, so every driver must have information about who has the right to violate a road sign and who will receive a fine for this.
No movement signdoes not affect the following types of vehicles:
- Route taxis.
- Shuttle Buses.
- Cars with a disabled sticker.
- Federal mail vehicles.
- Cars, enterprises located in the prohibited zone.
- Cars of citizens registered or working in the prohibited zone.
Attention! Drivers in these categories can drive under the 3.2 sign without restrictions, however, they can also be fined if they do not comply with the additional requirement.
By law, vehicles that are allowed to travel through a prohibited area must enter the prohibited zone at the nearest intersection from their destination, and also exit the restricted zone.
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Thus, the traffic rules minimize the length of the route along which vehicles that fall under an exception to the rules can move.
If a traffic police inspector notices that a vehicle has entered a prohibited zone in the wrong place, a fine will be imposed on the driver, even if he falls under the driving prohibition exception.
What is the difference between the traffic prohibited and entry prohibited signs?
As previously described, Disc 3.2 or No Traffic restricts vehicle movement in both directions. Thus, it is not permitted for any vehicle to pass through a certain territory, except for exceptions.
Disc 3.1 or entry prohibited, restricts movement in one direction only. It is not difficult to recognize a road sign. In the middle of the circle is a white rectangle, shaped like a brick.
Prohibition sign 3.1 applies to any type of vehicle except urban public transport. That is, if a limiter is installed on one of the sides of the road, the car does not have the right to enter the lane. In this case, a separate lane is allocated for the movement of urban passenger transport to avoid collisions.
In addition to the prohibition and appearance, these discs also differ in the difference in fines. Driving under a brick is much more expensive for a driver, because this offense is considered more serious. In addition to fines, this offense also provides for the deprivation of a driver’s license.
What is the fine for driving through a no-traffic sign?
The fine for this traffic violation is set at 500 rubles.
This amount of the fine is explained by the fact that this offense cannot create an emergency situation and is considered relatively harmless.
However, if an accident occurs due to the driver’s fault on a prohibited section, the amount of penalties may increase 10 times.
In this case, depending on the severity of the accident, the driver may lose his license or a criminal case will be brought against him.
Fine for truck traffic prohibited sign
In addition to the 3.2 disc, on city and suburban roads you can find a 3.4 limiter, which prohibits the movement of heavy vehicles.
This sign looks the same as 3.2, but it has a truck in the middle of the disk. However, not all cars are eligible for this ban.
It is important to know that if the maximum vehicle weight is not indicated on the disk, all trucks whose GVW exceeds 3.5 tons are automatically prohibited.
But if the limiter has a maximum weight mark, for example, 6 tons, and your truck has a weight of 3.5 tons, the ban does not apply to you. It doesn’t matter at all whether you are carrying cargo or not.
RMM is an indicator that is reflected in the technical passport of the truck and is part of the technical characteristics.
It is worth noting that this no-traffic sign also has its exceptions.
Thus, under the limiter for the passage of freight transport, the following can be overcome:
- Passenger transport.
- Trucks that deliver goods to enterprises located in the prohibited zone.
- Trucks owned by the federal postal service.
If we talk in general about signs prohibiting traffic, there are a lot of them. Namely, they are calculated from sign 3.1 to sign 3.17.2 in the traffic rules. However, in this article we will analyze the fine for violating the requirements of the second sign in this list, for sign 3.2.
Before telling the reader about the fine for driving under sign 3.2 “No traffic”, let’s define what it looks like. This is actually somewhat ironic, since the sign looks like a regular white circle, with a red border around the perimeter, and that's it! Despite its name and the traffic ban, this sign is not so simple. After all, it restricts traffic not always for everyone, but only for a specific type of transport. So, for example, a sign may restrict passage for cargo vehicles (maximum weight more than 3.5 tons), this is sign 3.4 or sign 3.7 for a vehicle with a trailer...
So for whom and when does the sign restrict movement, and who allows it? We will talk about all possible special cases that are associated with this sign in our article.
“Movement is prohibited” or what is written about it in the traffic rules
First, about the sign itself. We have already mentioned what it looks like, like this - but did not provide an explanation for it. So in the traffic rules there is the following explanation for the sign.
In fact, such a short explanation can only introduce inaccuracies into the requirements of the sign, since in the same section, only below, there are explanations.
Firstly, the sign restricts traffic in both directions, that is, whether it is oncoming traffic or along the path.
Secondly, it does not apply to some vehicles, namely:
Route vehicles;
- TS of the federal postal service,
- vehicles that serve enterprises (say, garbage trucks) located in the designated area, and also serve citizens;
- personal vehicles of those living on the territory behind the sign or working in the designated area.
(In these cases, vehicles must enter and exit the designated area at the intersection closest to their destination)
- for vehicles driven by disabled people of groups I and II or transporting such disabled people;
That's it, nothing is said in the Rules about other vehicles.
So, everything is clear with buses, with people with disabilities too, but with vehicles living in the sign’s coverage area, as well as serving enterprises in the sign’s coverage area, we will tell you in more detail. You should not think that by violating the effect of this sign, you will tell the inspector that you live somewhere there, behind the sign. In this case, it is better to have supporting documents, be it a passport with a registration address or a waybill (waybill) with the recipient’s address in the sign’s coverage area or indicating that the vehicle needs to pass the sign. Otherwise, the driver may well be fined. Here it is important to have not verbal arguments, but documents. Only in this case can we guarantee that everything will go as it should.
Where is the “No Traffic” sign usually installed?
Such a sign is usually installed at the entrance to a section of road or territory where vehicle traffic is prohibited. Before side exits onto the road, the sign is used with one of the plates 8.3.1-8.3.3. This sign is not used for one-way roads. Usually, for one-way roads, sign 3.1 “No Entry” is installed. For more information about the fine for violating this sign, see the article “Fine for driving under the “No Entry” sign.” The “No Traffic” sign is usually installed at the entrance to courtyard areas (residential areas) of an array of residential buildings.
The sign can also be used with information plates 8.4.1-8.4.8, Let’s say traffic is prohibited only for freight vehicles.
As you noticed, the sign can be “general”, that is, for all vehicles or for a specific type of vehicle. Let's say for motorcycles or tractors. Such a sign may also be accompanied by an information plate. In this case, the information plate indicates the restrictions of the sign in relation to certain vehicles. That is, the sign and the sign together with the sign are equivalent.
What article regulates the fine for driving under a “No Traffic” sign?
Everything is simple here. Lawmakers on the road have a “universal” article regulating the fine for violating the requirements of signs and markings, namely Article 12.16 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation. It is according to it, or more precisely part 1 or 6.7, that violation of the “No Traffic” sign will be charged. In fact, part 1 is used for passenger vehicles, but parts 6 and 7 are for trucks. Let's quote these parts.
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1. Failure to comply with the requirements prescribed by road signs or road markings, with the exception of cases provided for in parts 2 - 7 of this article and other articles of this chapter, shall entail a warning or the imposition of an administrative fine in the amount of 500 rubles. 6. Failure to comply with the requirements prescribed by road signs prohibiting the movement of freight vehicles, except for the case provided for in Part 7 of this article, shall entail the imposition of an administrative fine in the amount of 500 rubles. 7. The violation provided for in part 6 of this article and committed in the federal city of Moscow or St. Petersburg entails an administrative fine in the amount of 5,000 rubles. |
Now let’s directly summarize the information about fines.
Fine for driving under a "No Traffic" sign for cars and trucks
So, if you have not yet grasped the essence of the above, then let’s say so! What if you drive an unauthorized car or truck under a “No Traffic” sign, then in this case a minimum fine of 500 rubles will be issued. However, if such a violation occurs in cities of federal significance, and we have two such cities (Moscow, St. Petersburg), then according to Part 7, Article 12.16 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation, the fine can already be increased to 10 minimum, that is, up to 5,000 rubles. Not bad is it!?
In this article, we talked more about passenger transport, but we discussed a similar violation related to freight transport in the related article “Fine for driving under the sign “Traffic of freight vehicles is prohibited””.
Is it possible to pay a fine for a "No Traffic" sign at a discount?
Since 2016, Article 32.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation has been amended, which allows you to receive a “discount” on fines in accordance with Chapter 12 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation. It must be said that such a discount does not apply to all traffic police fines, however, Article 12.16 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation falls under these conditions. That is, a fine for violating the requirements of a “No Traffic” sign can be paid with a 50 percent discount. The main thing here is to meet payment deadlines. Firstly, it is important that the fine has already been registered in the traffic police database, this is approximately 3 days from the date of the decision. Second, payment must be made no later than 20 days from the date of the decision.
Question and answer on the topic “Fine for driving under a no-traffic sign”
Question: What is the fine for driving under a “No Traffic” sign?
Answer: Minimum fine (500 rubles) for all vehicles and for Russian cities. If this is Moscow or St. Petersburg and a cargo vehicle, then 5,000 rubles.
Question: Does the amount of the fine for violating the “No Traffic” sign increase if you repeat it? Repeated violation within 1 year?
Answer: No, it remains the same as the first time
