Bus trap

A Busschleuse is a signally or structurally by controllable or passive locks secure section of road at road crossings, junctions or driveways, which is exclusively reserved for the regular services of buses.

Be divided into active and passive Busschleusen. Active Busschleusen consist of a bollard or a pyramid, which are sunk when approaching a bus by electronics. Active Busschleusen allow the passage only for buses.

Passive Busschleusen consist of a section of road that stops by investing ramps, lowering or obstacles in the middle of the lane normal car at the drive-through. At car may arise due to their smaller width or lack of ground clearance at the drive-through damage. Passive Busschleusen must be announced for security with signs, otherwise legal problems because of damage to the car can be the result. In the Netherlands there is a square blue sign showing a white car with the front wheels in a sink (see photo), in Denmark a white supplementary plate for traffic sign " 101 - danger zone ," the dashing shows a car in a sink. For trucks, buses and private wide SUV passive Busschleusen remain passable.

Passive and active Busschleusen can be a measure for traffic calming to simultaneously keep the through traffic from residential areas and to ensure their development through bus lines.

As Busschleusen also signal-based measures at bus stops or at the end of a bus lane will be designated as part of the public transport preemption. Here, a second traffic light is situated at a distance of at least 30 meters before an intersection; the space is used for threading the city buses in front of the private transport.

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The bus can to turn left at the next intersection ( about 30m ) cross all tracks. The release of private transport is carried out at different times.