Emergency bay
An emergency stop is a short bulge next to the roadway that is only intended for emergency stops or other emergencies. It usually offers space for a vehicle . You may only stop in an emergency bay in an emergency, such as a breakdown. They can often be found in tunnels , on busy roads with no hard shoulder , in the area of motorway construction sites or on mountain passes .
In Germany, a distinction is made in the technical language between (emergency) parking bays on normal streets and emergency niches or breakdown bays in tunnels. The German traffic sign is accordingly called “Emergency stop and breakdown bay”. In Austria one speaks of breakdown bays ( § 53 StVO 1960 ), in Switzerland and Liechtenstein of parking spaces for breakdown vehicles ( Art. 47 SSV ).
Signage
In almost all countries, the emergency stop bay is shown in the signage with a pictogram , sometimes supplemented by the emergency signal SOS . Often there are also references to emergency facilities such as emergency call systems or emergency exits . The signage is usually placed directly in the bay; in addition, as in Germany, there may be notice signs.
Sign emergency stop and breakdown bay in Germany
Signs pointing to a breakdown bay in Austria
Swiss signal indicating a parking space for breakdown vehicles
Signs for an emergency stop in Ireland , due to left-hand traffic on the left-hand side of the road
Sign emergency stop in Colombia
Individual evidence
- ^ Research Society for Roads and Transport - Cross-Sectional Committee Definitions: Definitions - Part: Traffic planning, road design and road operation . Edition 2012 edition. FGSV-Verlag, Cologne 2012, ISBN 978-3-86446-024-1 , p. 77 ( fgsv-verlag.de [PDF; accessed on January 6, 2020]).
- ↑ General Administrative Regulations for Road Traffic Regulations (VwV-StVO) - Section “Regarding sign 328 emergency stop and breakdown bay”, online version , accessed January 6, 2020.