Which side should a child hang a sign in a car?

The April innovations of the 2021 traffic rules regarding the transportation of children made a number of changes not only to the conditions for their placement in the car, but also with regard to the use of the corresponding sticker.

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In this situation, novice drivers should take into account that the specifics of use, appearance and application conditions are regulated by current legislation. Therefore, it can only look according to the approved sample.

The presence of the drawing shown in the photograph has nothing to do with this and cannot be regarded as the driver fulfilling his duties.

What does it mean

This sign implies that there are children in the vehicle on which it is applied. Based on the comments of the press service of the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate of the Russian Federation, posted on their official website (90adear), its meaning is as follows.

“To prevent road accidents during organized transportation of groups of children by buses in the Russian Federation, with strict adherence to the special requirements applicable to such trips.”

The mention of c is in clause 22.6 of the traffic rules, which stipulates its use for buses intended for the organized transportation of children.

Its presence characterizes this vehicle (bus) as a carrier carrying out transportation under the following conditions:

1. Using a non-route vehicle.
2. Transporting children in the amount of 8 or more people.
3. The presence of children in the salon without official representatives (parents, guardians, adoptive parents).
4. Limit the speed of the vehicle in accordance with the established Rules of the Road relating to this situation.

In addition, full compliance with the requirements of Government Decree No. 1177 of December 17, 2013 must be ensured, which states the following:

1. Organized transportation of children can only be carried out using buses no older than 10 years old that meet their purpose and design technical requirements. It must be equipped with a tachograph and equipment that provides control using GLONASS or GLONASS/GPS satellite navigation.
2. The outer walls of the vehicle used for these purposes must be painted yellow and have the inscription “Children” on both sides. The size of the letters and paint is determined by the requirements of the state standard.
3. The carrier must affix this sign to the front and back of the vehicle.
4. The vehicle is subject to a speed limit, with a message for other road users sign 60 on the bus, which is displayed at the rear of the body.
5. Boarding and disembarking of passengers is carried out strictly with the emergency situation activated, which is used to attract the attention of other drivers.
6. The route for vehicles of this category is developed in advance, and it is prohibited to change it while en route.
7. The driver is not allowed to leave the bus if there are children left there.
8. Traveling as part of an organized convoy does not allow overtaking vehicles in front.
9. In accordance with Government Decree No. 1621 of December 23, 2017, paragraph 2, from July 1, 2018. When driving, an orange or yellow flashing light must be installed and turned on on the roof of the vehicle.

It should be understood that the “Caution for Children” sign does not apply to trips abroad. Currently, this requirement applies only to a few countries, which will be discussed below.

Most other states may use different designations and requirements for the transportation of minors.

Safety rules when transporting children

A driver who has taken responsibility and put a group of children in his vehicle, the first thing he must remember is their safety.

Therefore, he must move on the road in accordance with several rules:

1. The maximum driving speed in absolutely any area should not exceed 60 kilometers per hour. All other road users are required to follow him and overtake only when he stops. It is worth showing respect for children so as not to create a dangerous situation for them;
2. Transport must contain a minimum number of things. Only hand luggage is allowed. All oversized luggage will have to be transported separately;
3. The entire route must be pre-planned, including its total distance and number of stops;
4. It is strictly forbidden to leave the vehicle interior and leave children unattended in it;
5. Also, drivers carrying minor passengers are prohibited from reversing.

We should also talk about such an important point as the emergency sign. The light alarm must be turned on while the driver is boarding and disembarking children. It is allowed to turn it off only after the interior doors are closed.

The government takes full responsibility for the safety of children. Therefore, for any violation of the rules, an appropriate punishment is provided in the form of a fine, the amount of which ranges from 1,500 to 17,000 rubles.

In what cases is it installed

If everything is very clear regarding the number of children on the bus - 8 or more, then their age is not mentioned either in the above-mentioned Government Decree No. 1177 or in clause 22.6 of the Traffic Rules. Until March 31, 2017, the carrier could find this information in GOST R 51160-98 “Technical requirements for buses for transporting children” Ch. 1 area of ​​use".

There is wording here that the requirements of the standard apply to buses used to transport children aged 6 to 16 years. In addition, it was once again mentioned that the standard is intended only for movement on the roads of the Russian Federation, as mentioned earlier.

From 04/01/2017, BY ORDER OF ROSSTANDARD DATED 06/22/2016 No. 662, a new interstate standard GOST No. 33552-2015 was introduced.

It operates on the territory of countries participating in the Eurasian Economic Union:

1. Russia.
2. Belarus.
3. Kazakhstan.
4. Kyrgyzstan.
5. Tajikistan.

It should be noted that the new document formulates technical requirements for buses designed to transport children from an earlier age: from 1.5 to 16 years.

Sign for children on the bus according to GOST

As for the official wording regarding the installation, appearance and size of the sticker indicated in the photo, the documentation here is a little unfinished.

This can be traced based on the following reasoning:

1. Following the current standard, one can understand: “The identification sign “Transportation of children” must be installed in accordance with the requirements of the relevant traffic regulations in force in the territory of the EAEU.”
2. Let's go further: in the Rules of the Road, clause 22.6 provides the following information: the identification plate is installed as approved by the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation.
3. We find the required Decree No. 1177, mentioned earlier. Clause 2 formulates a characteristic affecting the conditions under which a bus is allowed to transport children. Here is a link to the Russian Traffic Regulations.
4. The information we are interested in is in the “Basic provisions for the approval of vehicles...” clause 8: “A yellow square, along the perimeter of which there is a red border, inside is an image of road sign 1.23.” From this it becomes clear what this stencil looks like.

   
   Dimensions must meet the following criteria:

   the width of the red border is a tenth of a side;
5. front side – not less than 25 cm;
6. rear side – at least 40 cm.

As for the installation rules, this is not stipulated by any law, that is, this condition remains unfinished and therefore is carried out at the discretion of the driver.

Amount of the fine for the absence of signs “Child in the car” and “Transportation of children”

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2. Jan 26, 2021

Transporting children in a car is a responsible matter.

As for identifying a car in which a child is being transported, the law does not specify a requirement on the sticker.

First of all, the driver who carries children must be attentive.

For this purpose, signs “Child in the car” and “Transportation of children” are used in practice. Contents

1. 3.2 Fine for not having a “Transportation of Children” sign
2. 2.2 Is a “Child in the car” sign necessary?
3. 3.1 Sign “Transportation of children”: what it looks like
4. 3.3 Payment of fines at a discount
5. 1 “Child in the car” and “Transporting children”: the difference
6. 2 “Child in the car” sign
   2.1 Appearance of the “Child in the car” sign
7. 2.2 Is a “Child in the car” sign necessary?
8. 3 Sign “Transportation of children”
   3.1 Sign “Transportation of children”: what it looks like
9. 3.2 Fine for not having a “Transportation of Children” sign
10. 3.3 Payment of fines at a discount
11. 2.1 Appearance of the “Child in the car” sign

“Child in the car” and “Transportation of children”: the difference The signs “Child in the car” (hereinafter referred to as “CvM”) and “Transportation of children” (hereinafter referred to as “PD”) should not be confused with each other - these are two different signs.

But sometimes he wants (or must) warn other road users about small passengers.

They differ in the following parameters:

1. what it looks like;
2. who uses it and when;
3. where to glue;

Rules for a passenger car

With regard to a passenger car, there is a twofold situation here. If you follow the traffic rules, any car containing children must be equipped with a sign.

This condition has been in effect since April 4, 2021, when further changes were introduced, but more on that later, but we should start with the transportation rules. The above conditions apply to transporting a child on a bus during an organized bus trip.

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As for passenger transport, first of all, you should adhere to clause 22.9 of the Traffic Regulations of the Russian Federation, that is, the conditions that children under 7 years old must be in a special car seat that meets the requirements of current legislation.

Upon reaching this age, transportation in the rear seat is carried out at the discretion of the driver, in the front seat - strictly with the use of a child restraint system. This requirement applies to cars and trucks. The information provided characterizes the conditions for transporting a child.

The answer to the question: is a sign for children in a car needed on a personal car can be traced by the following analysis of legislation:

1. Let’s take the traffic rules into our hands again, in the “Basic provisions on admission ...”, paragraph 8 there is a list of identification marks that must be installed on the vehicle without fail. In paragraph 3 there is information that the presence of a sign is mandatory, as well as others:
   thorns;
2. road train;
3. deaf driver and so on.
4. Based on this, every personal car in which a child is transported (to school, kindergarten, store and for other purposes) must have a “Caution for Children” sticker. This is once again confirmed by the reference to the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation, Art. 12.5 clause 1, which implies an administrative violation for this.

The fact that at the moment this criterion is not considered by traffic police officers remains unknown, since in the situation there is a direct connection between the above-mentioned requirements of the traffic rules and the Code of Administrative Offences.

The legislation does not specify up to what age it should be applied, since the conditions presented in GOST 33552-2015 affect the situation regarding buses.

Is the novice driver sign required?

As written in the decree of the Government of the Russian Federation (as amended on August 27, 2021), the identification symbol “Beginner Driver” must be identified on the vehicle. Symbol type:

• Square shape.
• The tone is yellow.
• Side size 150 millimeters.
• Dark tone picture (110 mm level).

If the driver is a tractor, self-propelled vehicle, motorcycle or moped, then such a designation is not necessary.

There are drivers who put the letter “U” on their car, implying that this sign is an inexperienced driver. But it is intended for cars that teach driving. For this reason, sticking such a symbol on your own car is incorrect.

There is a list that lists the conditions when the car is in a faulty condition when its use is prohibited. This list contains a point about the absence of identification symbols, which must be installed in accordance with clause 8 of the OP for the approval of a vehicle for use.

If the owner uses a car without this sign, then a procedure is provided for issuing a fine.

The car will not undergo technical maintenance without such a sign.

Therefore, the “Beginner Driver” OZ is mandatory for a driver who has less than 2 years of experience and it is prohibited to use a car without it. The use of such an indicator is necessary due to the fact that there are a lot of accidents in which the cause is inexperience in driving. The sign is a warning to all travel participants that the driver is a person without actual experience in driving a vehicle. Such a beginner is capable of using turn signals at the wrong time or incorrectly, driving slowly, stopping quickly, etc.

When are drivers required to install?

Never. According to the proposal received from the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate, the new “Child Passengers” sign will not be mandatory for installation, but will only be advisory in nature.

Thus, if a change appears, it should not be included in paragraph 8 of the Basic Provisions, and the innovation should be separated from this paragraph, since it lists the signs that are required to be installed on the machine in certain cases.

Also not specified are points such as:

• the age of the child for whose transportation the new sign will be intended,
• Place where the sign will be installed (front or rear).

Motorists will not be required to install a “Child Passengers” sign; it will be created as a standardized version of the warning about a child in the car; the installation will only be advisory.

Organized transportation of 8 or more minor passengers

According to clause 22.6 of the Traffic Regulations, a vehicle that carries out the organized transportation of eight or more minors unaccompanied by parents (guardians, adoptive parents) and is not a route vehicle, must have the sign “Transportation of Children” without fail. In other cases (small passengers accompanied by official representatives, less than 8 minors in a vehicle, etc.), the presence of the sign is not necessary.

Since transporting a group of children in such numbers in a passenger car is impossible, the rule about the presence of a special sticker applies only to buses.

Clause 4.5.19 of GOST R 51160–98 states that the “Transportation of Children” sticker must be placed on the front window of the bus (sign size - 25*25 cm), as well as on the rear window (40*40 cm). At the same time, the sign should not block the driver’s view or interfere with him in any way.

Transportation of children by personal car, taxi, public transport

The requirement for a special sign does not apply to the transportation of children privately - in these cases the sticker is not required. But when transporting a child in a car, you should focus as much as possible on safety - put the baby in a child car seat (up to 7 years old - mandatory), securely fasten the belts, observe the speed limit and do not make dangerous maneuvers.

My family has a passenger car in which we travel around the city and sometimes over long distances. With the birth of a child and the purchase of a child car seat, my husband and I placed a sticker on the rear window of the car warning about the presence of a baby in the car. In my opinion, such a sign is necessary for car owners with small passengers. After all, this attracts the attention of other drivers and in most cases they keep their distance and are much less likely to react nervously to the low speed of the vehicle in front with a child inside.

What other designations should there be?

An additional sign used in this case can be considered the “Speed ​​Limit” sticker.

It looks like this:

1. The appearance is identical to the reduced color image of prohibition sign 3.24 shown in the photo.

   

2. Diameter no less than 16 cm.
3. The width of the border is a tenth of the diameter, that is, at least 1.6 cm.

The place where it is installed is defined as the lower part of the body. In the presented image, the driver stuck it in the middle, which can also be regarded as a violation with all the ensuing consequences.

It must be emphasized that the requirement to have a sticker limiting the maximum speed of the vehicle applies only to buses and minibuses intended for organized transportation.

There are no speed restrictions for passenger cars with a child in the cabin.

Fine for absence

Failure by the driver to fulfill obligations related to the requirement to apply an appropriate identification mark to a motor vehicle used for transporting minors will subject the violator to administrative liability.

From 04/04/2017, in accordance with Government Decree No. 333 of 03/24/2017, the penalty is applied based on the conditions provided for in Art. 12.5 part 1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation.

Currently, she can be charged as follows:

1. Fine 500 rub.
2. Warning.

An authorized traffic police officer has the right to assess the situation at his own discretion and punish or limit himself to a verbal remark depending on each individual situation.

Consent to take a child abroad with one of the parents, about this in the article: Power of attorney to take a child abroad. Read how to send a notification to the traffic police about the transportation of children here.

Information about the rules for transporting children under one year old in a car is in this publication.

Thus, if clause 22.6 of the Road Traffic Rules directly provides for the conditions for an organized trip on a bus or truck, then the “Basic Provisions for Admission..” consider the situation differently.

As a result of the analysis, it turns out that almost every car needs to have the appropriate stickers, both front and rear.

Sign “Child in the car” according to traffic rules

A child in a car always requires a particularly careful driving style, as well as additional safety measures.

The current legislation is constantly being improved, regulating the rules for transporting minor passengers.

In addition to installing car seats and means of securely securing children while driving, there are other requirements for motorists. Whether this includes the need to affix a sign indicating the presence of a child in the cabin is explained in the traffic rules.

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The fact is that punishment can be established for violation of any requirement fixed in the law. Mandatory stickers on vehicles do not apply in all cases.

New questions regarding the use of stickers when transporting children arose after the introduction in April 2021 of changes to the legislation regarding the punishment of a vehicle driver for the absence of special stickers. Drivers who fail to install signs warning other road users about the following facts will be fined:

1. equipping the car with studded tires;
2. stickers designed to identify a novice driver behind the wheel;
3. designation of large or dangerous cargo;
4. driving a car by a deaf driver.

In all of the above cases, the driver will be punished with a fine.