Entered into force the article of the traffic regulations on svetootdachu vest for the driver

18 March 2018

Now motorists are required to wear them at night

18 March 2018 in Russia not only elects the President, and shall come into force a new paragraph to the SDA. Now drivers are required to wear sweetwaterbay vest when leaving the car in the dark or in low visibility conditions outside the settlements.

This Norma was approved in December government decision No. 1524 from December 12, 2017, which refers to the amendments to the SDA. Now appears in the rules, paragraph 2.3.4: "In case of an emergency stop of the vehicle or road accidents outside settlements in the dark or in reduced visibility while on the roadway or curb to be dressed in a jacket, a vest or vest-cloak with strips of retroreflective material that meet the requirements of GOST 12.4.281-2014".

Initiators introduced standards believe that a substantial part of accidents in the dark involving pedestrians are caused by the fact that drivers simply do not notice them. Previously, the authorities introduced the mandatory use of reflective elements for pedestrians on the road outside settlements in the dark. According to statistics, during the first half of 2017 in accidents that occurred in the dark, 1 killed 321 people, 6 537 were injured. This is 10.2 % less than in the first six months of 2016. The government believe that the positive dynamics associated with the appearance of the item on the retroreflective elements.