The worst offenders want to toughen the punishment

6 January 2018

In 2018, traffic will be made next changes

Society often complain that a particularly unscrupulous motorists are not afraid of fines. This applies particularly to wealthy offenders, which is not afraid of the administrative punishment in the form of relatively small monetary penalties. Perhaps in 2018, that will change: there are rumors of a study of differential punishment for systematic violations of rules of the road.

According to information TASS, the corresponding changes offers to enter the Russian interior Ministry. In response to the request of the information Agency in the Ministry said that in 2018 will continue to work to restore order on the roads. One of the most effective methods should be "the introduction of differential penalties for the systematic violation of traffic rules and vehicle operation, as well as clarify the procedure for establishing that the use of alcoholic intoxication causing substances".

While the interior Ministry did not disclose a complete list of violations and possible penalties. Recall that in 2016, the state Duma adopted in the first reading of a government bill introducing administrative liability for violation more than three times of the same regulations, rules of the road. However, the project has not passed second reading. The authors of the law have proposed a more strict approach to speeding more than 40, 60 and 80 km/h, the entrance to the railway crossing or the intersection on forbidding signal of the traffic light, red light or contrary to the prohibition of the traffic controller, as well as several other traffic violations.

In December it became known that the deputies of the has prepared a bill, stricter punishment for organization of street races and participate in them. According to the proposal of deputies, street racers may face deprivation of rights to a year in prison, and the organizers of the illegal competitions on a million-dollar fine and up to two years behind bars.