The Supreme court upheld the requirement that drivers wear a vest

29 June 2018

Reflective vest must be used when exiting the vehicle the night outside the settlements

In December last year, drivers abazali to wear reflective vest when leaving the car in the dark outside the settlements. In General, this norm explains the struggle for improved safety on the road: in the absence of street lighting a person can simply ignore. However, the initiative will not please everyone. For example, a lawyer and defender of the rights of motorists the lion Voropayev appealed to the Supreme court (SC) demanding to declare the new rule unlawful. But the high court sided with the SDA.

Mr. Nikolaev appealed to the fact that as soon as the man left the driver's seat, he immediately became a pedestrian. Accordingly, it can not apply any requirements to the driver.

There is logic in this, because according to item 1.2 of traffic regulations the driver is the "a person driving any vehicle, Drover leading on road pack, riding animals or herd. To the driver training driving is equal". And since we are talking about the man near the car, not drive one, it needs to be a pedestrian.

However, these arguments did not convince the Supreme court, which upheld the requirement to wear a reflective vest. Not yet published the reasoning part: it becomes available after the decision entirely in the public domain. It's going to happen in the near future.