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Delivery of Schemes 107difficulty should be specificallychecked out and advice sought.They do have the advantage ofnot obstructing the movementeither of vehicles or ofpedestrians. Furthermore, thedesign of parking bays should berelated to traffic flow and trafficspeed. For example, echelonparking involving reversing toexit is inappropriate whatever thetraffic speed. The Regulations(4) only prescribe a reverse-toenterlayout.Cycle movement can beseparately provided where thereis sufficient width. The design ofRed Routes in London providesextensive examples of such redesign,including the use offormer general running lanes forconversion to parking andloading bays between footwayextensions at pedestriancrossings and junctions.If the carriageway is limited to asingle lane in each direction, withsome form of divider betweenthem, this can be an effectiveway of preventing parking orstopping, since to do so willimmediately obstruct themovement of other vehicles. Thistechnique has been usedsuccessfully in Borehamwood,Hertfordshire.Traffic Regulation OrdersThe powers relating to TrafficRegulation Orders (TROs) arediscussed in Chapter 3.Implementation of a TROinvolves careful planning of thedesign details, and a robustprocedure to secure approval.There is also merit in keepingsuch TROs as simple aspossible in order to aid drivercomprehension and to minimizethe amount of signing required.The process for making TROs isset out in Annex B.The type of regulation for anyparticular length of kerbside willbe determined by the prioritygiven to competing trafficmanagement objectives. Thesetting of general priorities isdiscussed in Chapter 5. Indesigning a TRO for a specificlocation, these priorities mayneed to be defined in more detail.Atypical priority list might be:● Safety, including zigzags forpedestrian crossings andschools;● Maintain traffic flow;● Bus stops;● Loading for businesspremises without off-streetloading;● Disabled bays close tosurgeries, disability charitiesetc;● Bus lanes;● Doctor permit bays;● Resident permit bays;● Taxi ranks;● Business permits;● Motorcycle and cycleparking;● Short stay parking; and● Long stay parking.The range of uses and thepriority accorded to each willvary with location. For example,in some business districtsloading may take priority overtraffic flow. It may also varyduring the day, with traffic flowDiagram bay markings – West Sussex.Reproduced by permission ofOrdnance Survey on behalf of HMSO.© Crown copyright 2005. All rightsreserved. Ordnance Survey Licensenumber 100029051.