The roadside furniture and additional facilities of motorways and rural roads are integral parts of planning, design and operation because they have a decisive influence on driving behaviour, traffic safety and traffic qualityTraffic quality. Therefore, the roadside furniture, including the intended plantingPlantings, must be taken into account at all design stages.

    The most important legal bases for traffic flowTraffic flows are the Road Traffic Regulations (StVO)Road traffic regulations (StVO) (BMVBS Straßenverkehrsordnung. Dortmund: Verkehrsblatt-Verlag, 2013) and the Administrative Regulation on StVORoad traffic regulations (StVO) (VwV-StVOAdministrative regulation to the StVO (VwV-StVO)) (BMVBS erwaltungsvorschrift zur Straßenverkehrsordnung (VwV-StVO). Dortmund: Verkehrsblatt-Verlag, 2014). The StVORoad traffic regulations (StVO) is concise and contains the most important legal provisions. Supplementary notes and comments are contained in the VwV-StVOAdministrative regulation to the StVO (VwV-StVO), to which traffic engineers also contributed. When changing national regulations, international agreements must be taken into account, in particular the “Convention on Road Signalling, opened for signature in Vienna on 8 November 1968” (Vienna World Convention).

    The StVORoad traffic regulations (StVO) is divided into three parts:

    General traffic regulations (§§ 1–35),

    Signs and traffic facilities (§§ 36–43),

    Implementing, penalty and final provisions (§§ 44–53).

    Section I only indirectly influences the design and roadside furniture of roads. Section III assigns the material responsibility for the execution of the StVORoad traffic regulations (StVO) to the road traffic authorities (road construction authority designs and builds, road traffic authority orders which traffic signs and markings are to be applied). Section II has the greatest significance for the design of traffic installations. The basis of the order by the traffic authority is a signpostingTraffic signsignpost and marking planSignposting and marking plan (also: operational plan), which the road construction authority must draw up and submit.

    Essential parts of the equipment of traffic facilities are:

    Traffic signs (StVORoad traffic regulations (StVO) §§ 39–42),

    Direction signs,

    Road markingsTraffic signroad markings,

    Traffic facilities (StVORoad traffic regulations (StVO) § 43),

    Vertical guidance and protection devices (delineatorsDelineators, safety barriersSafety barriers of steel or concrete, gates, barrier posts),

    Traffic lights.


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    Roadside Furniture and Additional Facilities


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    2022-11-30


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    16 pages




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    English




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