Red route

The prohibition extends to stopping for loading or unloading, and to boarding or alighting from a vehicle (except for licensed taxis and the holders of blue badges).

Single red lines means that the prohibition applies during times displayed on nearby signs or at the entry to the zone.

[7] A number of hospitals in the United Kingdom have mimicked the red road lines, in and around ambulance dispatch and Accident and Emergency areas.

[8] The director was responsible for creating a Network Plan, deciding on the priorities for road travel in London and how best to manage traffic flows.

This caused several roads to be renumbered in London, including the A102(M) Blackwall Tunnel (to A102), the A40(M) Westway (to A40) and the M41 West Cross Route (to A3220).

[20][21] The county of Cheshire, including the town of Warrington, also use the idea of red routes to designate roads with historically high accident rates.

[25] Leicestershire County Council elected in 2008 not to implement a red route scheme, believing it can be misleading and arbitrary.