From Monday, January 10, Russia introduces criminal liability for reckless drivers for regular violations of traffic rules. The document was published on the official portal of legal information.
The corresponding decree was signed on December 30 by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Aggressive driving means entering the oncoming lane or tramway tracks of the opposite direction repeatedly subjected to administrative punishment and deprived of a driver’s license for any of the similar offenses, as well as exceeding the permissible speed limit of 60 km / h or more.
According to the text of the law, in addition to a prison term, a fine is provided for aggressive driving from 300 thousand to 500 thousand rubles, or in the amount of a convict’s salary from two to three years.
At the same time, the maximum penalty will be three years’ imprisonment, with a ban on engaging in certain activities for up to six years.
The corresponding law was adopted by the State Duma on December 22 in the third, final reading. Two days later, it was approved by the Federation Council. Amendments are made to the Criminal Procedure and Criminal Codes of the Russian Federation.
The head of the Federation of Russian Car Owners, Sergei Kanaev, said on the same day that drivers, driving into the oncoming lane at high speed, risk their lives, as well as the lives of other road users. According to him, he has a positive attitude to the law.
The question of toughening punishment for reckless drivers was raised shortly after the resonant road accident that occurred in Moscow on November 20. On that day, three cars – Volvo, Mercedes and BMW collided on Kutuzovsky Prospekt, the latter was driven by blogger Magomedsaid Zainudinov, also known as Said Gubdensky. He and his passenger, President of the Federation of Automobile and Motor Sports of Dagestan Zaur Ibragimov, were killed. Two people were also injured – one from a Volvo car and one from a Mercedes.
Source: IZ
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