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9. Schedule 6 - Upright signs for red routes
The new structure
9.1
Signs for red routes, where there is a prohibition on stopping, are prescribed for the first time in TSRGD 2016. Design of these signs is based on the 'building block' principle. Red routes are intended to be used strategically to deal with traffic problems assessed on a whole-route basis, not to deal with issues on relatively short lengths of road.
| Part 1 | Prescribes the basic sign for red routes which comprises either two or three panels with red borders. The signs are used along the length of a red route to remind drivers of the prohibition on stopping and include the times the prohibition applies. The signs are also used to indicate parking places, loading bays and bus stops on a red route. They are used in conjunction with the red route road markings prescribed in Schedule 7 Part 4
Red route clearways are similar to 24 hour clearways, except that the prohibition on stopping applies to any footway and verge in addition to the main carriageway. Stopping is permitted only in designated laybys. The no stopping prohibition on a red route clearway is not indicated by road markings. Any bus stop clearway is indicated by the normal yellow road marking. |
| Part 2 | Prescribes the individual elements forming the lower panel. |
| Part 3 Schedule 6 General Direction |
Sets out the sign specific direction. |
The policy context
9.2
Schedule 6 prescribes signs for red routes that are indicated by double or single red lines. The signs that may be used are essentially those described in Chapter 3 of the Traffic Signs Manual, except that more flexibility has been provided for parking bays.
9.3
Signs for parking bays are similar to those prescribed in Schedule 4. However, the signs for payment parking have been simplified as drivers need to know quickly whether or not they can stop in the bay without contravening the red route prohibition on stopping. These signs should be placed at the beginning of the bay facing oncoming traffic. Signs prescribed in Schedule 4 for parking payment may be placed within the bay, parallel to the kerb. These will not indicate the stopping prohibition.
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