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Road Safety Russia

Personal responsibility could be the main guarantee of Road Safety

12 April 2013

Under the Russian Federation’s Traffic Regulations, the use of seat belts is mandatory for drivers and all passengers, including rear seat passengers. However, while front seat occupants have indeed started to buckle up, rear seat passengers seldom use their seat belts. To identify the reasons for this, the Road Traffic Safety Department of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs has been conducting an online survey of Russians on the use of passive safety features in...

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Natalia Agre
President of the NGO “Road Safety Russia”

Foster the culture of road behaviour – the key objective of the society

25 October 2012

The «Road Safety Russia» public organization has many ambitious plans in the field of changing the culture of road behaviour on the roads of Russia. The culture of road behaviour clearly reflects the way of our life. And behavioral patterns in the society are vividly demonstrated in a culture of driving. The change of people’s demeanour in everyday life can not only lift the living standards but lower the risk of getting into a road crash also.

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Egor Beroev
popular Russian cinema and theatre actor

Complexity of simple rules

25 October 2012

Stop at red light, go at green light. Cross the road at crosswalk. Don’t run across the carriageway. To cross the road safely look to the left first, reaching the middle of the road look to the right.

The rules are simple, one would think, and every schoolboy knows them. Then why are there so many victims among pedestrians? I ask myself this question many times for as an experienced driver and as a father I’m not indifferent to road safety problem in...

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