Traffic light guidelines
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| title | Traffic light guidelines |
| abbreviation | RiLSA |
| number | 321 |
| scope of application | Traffic lights |
| Latest issue | 2015 |
| Previous edition | 2010 |
The guidelines for traffic light systems ( RiLSA for short ) are a set of technical rules that are valid in Germany and contain specifications and recommendations for the planning and operation of traffic light systems . They are published by the Research Association for Roads and Transportation . The 2015 edition is currently valid and replaces the 2010 edition (with identical content). With the RiLSA 2010, the FGSV also published a collection of examples that gives an overview of how the provisions and recommendations of the RiLSA can be implemented and applied. The sample collection was updated in 2017 and is now available under FGSV no. 321/1 published.
content
The set of rules essentially consists of eight sections. The first section explains general principles for the use of traffic light systems. The second section deals with the design of a signal program . Interactions between traffic light control and the design of road traffic systems are presented in the third section. The fourth section deals with control methods of light signal methods. Special forms of signaling are regulated in the fifth section. Section six deals with the technical execution and section seven with the technical acceptance and operation. The last section deals with quality management.
particularities
With the German reunification, the RiLSA also became valid in the area of the former GDR. The signal signs and signal sequences used by the GDR up until then were then gradually adapted to the requirements of the RiLSA. Because of the large number of traffic lights and the high cost of retrofitting, this adaptation took many years. For example, until August 2004 there was a traffic light system in Dresden and Magdeburg with a green-yellow phase as an advance warning level before the yellow phase. In Frankfurt (Oder) the last traffic light system with green-yellow phase, which had been in operation since 1985, was switched off on May 25, 2009 at 8 a.m. The widely known East German Ampelmännchen was then not permitted according to the original version of the RiLSA and was replaced in many places. After protests from the population, the guidelines were adjusted and the East Ampelmännchen declared permissible.
Because of the non-gender-neutral representation (a man can clearly be recognized), the “Ampelmännchen” is still very controversial, as it virtually undermines the decades-long efforts to achieve equality between women and men.
Deviations from the guideline can be found in different locations. In Düsseldorf, for example, there are pedestrian traffic lights that show a yellow signal , although the guidelines only provide for a green and a red signal for pedestrians.
See also
literature
- Research Society for Roads and Transportation - FGSV: Collection of examples of the guidelines for traffic light systems (RiLSA). Cologne 2010
Web links
- Guidelines for traffic lights - traffic lights for road traffic
- Table of contents of the RiLSA at FGSV-Verlag (PDF file; 1.55 MiB (1,630,490 bytes))