Traffic police will not record driving over road markings before intersections and U-turns
From November 1, traffic police inspectors in Uzbekistan will no longer record crossing a solid line within 50 meters before an intersection and 20 meters before a U-turn as a traffic violation. The Traffic Safety Department explained the reason for this decision to Gazeta. Last year, the recording of lane line crossings (except for the stop line) by cameras was abolished.
Traffic Police Will Not Record Crossing Road Markings Before Intersections and U-Turns
Starting November 1 in Uzbekistan, traffic police inspectors will no longer consider crossing solid road markings 1.1 and 1.3 at a distance of 50 m before an intersection or 20 m before a U-turn location as a traffic violation. This was reported by Zoyir Yuldashev, press secretary of the Road Safety Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, referring to a government decree dated October 29.
In a comment to Gazeta, he recalled that last year a Cabinet of Ministers decree abolished the recording of crossing road markings—except for the stop line—by automated photo and video recording devices. However, traffic police officers retained the right to record this violation manually.
"When approaching intersections and U-turns, there are cases when drivers are forced to cross markings 1.1 and 1.3 for various reasons, for example, if someone's car has stalled in the lane. Now, inspectors will not record such violations before intersections and U-turns. In other places, inspectors will continue to issue citations for such violations," he said.
Horizontal marking 1.1 (solid white line) separates traffic flows in opposite directions and marks lane boundaries in hazardous areas and cycle lane boundaries; marks the boundaries of the roadway where entry is prohibited; marks the boundaries of parking spaces and the edge of the roadway on roads not classified as motorways.
Horizontal marking 1.3 (double solid white line) separates traffic flows in opposite directions on roads with four or more traffic lanes.
It should be noted that the same decree established that starting November 1, unfastened seat belts will also be recorded by cameras installed by private entrepreneurs.