In
London, a Red Route is a designated
Priority road, on which there is no
parking or stopping allowed. The
yellow lines have been replaced by
red lines. In 1994 parking offences were
decriminalised, and responsibility for enforcing them is being transferred to local councils; however, Red Routes are still
patrolled by squads of
traffic wardens, who are controlled by the
police and
magistrates. There is a £60 fine for
transgression.
Outside London it may have a different meaning, for example an accident-prone stretch of road. One definition is "routes in which two or more people have been killed or seriously injured every year for three consecutive years, over a 1000 metre stretch in rural areas or a 500 metre stretch in urban areas." These are the top focus of accident prevention, and amber routes are those with a less serious record but which might become red if left unchecked.