TRANSPORT bosses are urging motorists to pay attention to the rules at
yellow box junctions because they are blocking trams.
Colonel Hajri said the GDT will continue its awareness efforts by focusing on some of the violations that show an increasing trend such as
yellow box violation.
'Accident Free Summer' focuses on raising awareness against various violations that include driving without a valid licence, overtaking through the right side, using mobile phones while driving, parking in the places reserved for people with special needs and obstructing traffic by stopping in the
yellow box.
"The
yellow box was melted and scorched very hot so the mechanism inside must have been damaged."
A new road surface marking - the
yellow box junction is planned to be included into the "Horizontal Road Surface Marking" in Azerbaijan to effectively manage the traffic and enhance road safety,Trendreports.
The 215sqm cafe will also double up as a store selling speciality chocolate, roasted coffee beans, teas, cheese accompaniments, Australian
yellow box honey and other gourmet groceries.
The mammoth
yellow box which stretches across the entrance to Balls Road leaves very little room for cars turning right from Borough Road to wait, or those driving straight across from Willmer Road.
It also issued 85,349 bus lane penalty notices (raising PS2.1m), while 60,704 fines were handed out to motorists who stopped in
yellow box junctions or making banned manoeuvres (making PS1.6m).
There are 20 cameras enforcing bus lanes, 8 enforcing
yellow box junctions, 13 enforcing banned turns, four for no entry roads and one for a bus stop.
The distracted driver remains stationary in the
yellow box outside the emergency service building as several cars overtake.
"They will only have 20 seconds to load and unload their passengers in the
yellow box to prevent congestion," Abude said.
A few weeks ago I stood at the junction for just 15 minutes and observed a number of vehicles blatantly going over red traffic lights and into the
yellow box when other vehicles were still in it.