Traffic in Residential Zones

Pedestrians are permitted to move on the carriageway throughout the residential zone, but they must not obstruct the traffic of vehicles. In a residential zone, pedestrians have priority over vehicles.

In a residential zone, it is prohibited:
176.1. to drive at a speed greater than 20 km/h;
176.2. to park with the vehicle engine running for longer than is necessary to prepare the vehicle for driving (clearing snow, and the like);
176.3. to leave parked heavy goods vehicles with a maximum permissible mass exceeding 3.5 t, buses with more than 12 seats, tractors, self-propelled machines, and trailers with a maximum permissible mass exceeding 3.5 t;
176.4. to overtake.

A driver of a vehicle, when entering a road from a residential zone, must give way to vehicles approaching along it, as well as to pedestrians whose direction of movement they are crossing. In a residential zone, the requirements established in paragraphs 57 and 663 of the Rules to ride in single file and as close as possible to the right edge of the lane do not apply to riders of bicycles and electric micro-mobility vehicles.

Paragraph 57. Riding a bicycle is permitted only on bicycle paths, pedestrian and bicycle paths, or bicycle lanes; where these are absent – on a suitable (asphalt or concrete-surfaced) road shoulder. When there is no bicycle path, pedestrian and bicycle path on the road, or no bicycle lane or shoulder on the right side of the road, and in cases where riding on them is impossible (potholes, etc.), it is permitted to ride on the sidewalk or in single file along the rightmost lane of the carriageway, as close as possible to its right edge, except as set out in paragraph 106 of the Rules, when it is necessary to go around an obstacle, or to drive straight when only right turns are permitted from the first lane. When riding along the shoulder, pedestrian and bicycle path, or sidewalk, the bicycle rider must give way to pedestrians, must not obstruct or endanger them, and may pass closely by a pedestrian at a speed close to walking speed (3–7 km/h), leaving a sufficient lateral distance for traffic to be safe.

• Before turning right, left, or turning around (except for turning at an intersection with circular traffic), the driver must in advance move close to the corresponding edge of the carriageway intended for travel in that direction. Road signs and (or) horizontal road markings may modify this requirement.

The requirements of this chapter also apply in the courtyards of multi-apartment residential buildings. The provisions of paragraph 175 and paragraph 176.4 of the Rules apply in parking lots.