In Russia may receive a new standard that prescribes the use of wash lights, special detergents, and in the winter add antifreeze. The draft document was developed by order of the Federal road Agency. He first introduced the term “critical failure” — failure of a traffic light, the consequences of which “have a direct impact on traffic safety”. In this case, repair equipment motion will be cut off, in other cases, manipulation of traffic lights will be allowed only with little street traffic.“Kommersant” familiar with the project of the new state standard, which reglamentary “technical rules for the content of traffic lights”. The document prepared by the Association “community of operators” by the order of Federal road Agency (contract for 13 million rubles in 2019). In the development of the document was attended by the traffic police, the state company “Avtodor”, Russian road scientific research Institute, Association “Rador” and other organizations. A number of Standards contain requirements for the condition of the traffic lights, but the description of the process of the content of no, is illustrated in the terms of reference to contract as a result of “reduced quality of work and are not fully provided with the required turnaround time”. “Traffic lights represent a high-tech dynamic engineering systems, requires the consideration of the requirements of manufacturers in the organization of maintenance works,— is told in the explanatory note.— Current regulations do not take into account this specificity”. There are “technical risks”, reduced the level of traffic safety.The traffic police has no statistics on road accidents that are caused by faulty traffic lights. Most of such accidents in Bashkortostan, St. Petersburg and Nizhny Novgorod region.”We take a direct part in the discussions of the new standard and amendments to it,— told “Kommersant” in the Metropolitan Centre of the organization of traffic (TSODD).— With the introduction of GOST for Moscow there is no change in the working principles: when our repairs contractors work optimally with minimizing interference to other traffic participants, and also perform repairs in accordance with established deadlines”. Many of the authors of GOST is already applied in practice, explained to “Kommersant” member of the public Council under the Ministry of transport of the Moscow region Andrey mukhortikov. “The owners of the traffic lights in big cities have agreed to rules for the upkeep of the infrastructure, using the available documents and experience,— he explained “Kommersant”.— The standard will help to unify this experience across the country and help the organizations that do practice a little while”. Mr. Mukhortikov noted the introduction of the concept of “critical failure” and the ability to restrict travel. “There’s a breakdown that directly affect safety, for example if all sides of the intersection, green light or intersection multi-lane roads off the light. Accident or “somosierra” crossroads will almost certainly happen within the hour,” he says. While the GOST will have the status of voluntary to use, EN masse and in full it is applied is unlikely, the expert said.Public discussion of the standard ordered at the end of June, and in September should be ready for final revision. GOST is expected to approve in March 2021, told “Kommersant” in Rosstandart.Ivan Buranov
