At the end of March, in Khakassia, near the city of Sayanogorsk, the driver of a 68-seater domestic passenger car flew from the highway into a ditch. The pensioner received a concussion and a bruised head. The official cause of the accident was the old man’s ailing condition, because the man’s relatives told the traffic police that the man had been seen by a cardiologist, and recently they did not allow the victim to drive.
The traffic police reminded that, in accordance with paragraph 2.7 of the SDA, it is forbidden for the driver to drive in a sick or tired condition that endanger traffic safety.
However, there is no penalty for violating this rule.
“The suspension of driving in this case is not provided for by law, among other sanctions,” the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Khakassia told socialbites.ca.
If there are no signs of poisoning or it is not confirmed by inspection procedures, the traffic police inspector will warn the driver of the danger of driving in a tired state and offer to rest before continuing the journey to ensure road safety. , the department stressed. There is no separate indication in the traffic rules that the driver is tired.
Morally obsolete norms
Traffic rules also specify other violations in the Code of Administrative Offenses that do not have appropriate regulatory support. Therefore, paragraph 10.1 of the SDA states that the driver should drive the vehicle taking into account the traffic situation, and if there is a danger to traffic, the driver should slow down and stop.
This is the most common rule of non-penalty road traffic rules,
The head of the Vehicle Owners’ Legal Protection Board (KPZA) Viktor Travin explains in an interview with socialbites.ca. As an example, he cited an accident in which one car crashed into another while standing still in a parking lot or at a traffic light.
“In this case, 10.1 of the traffic rules. paragraph is violated and there is no penalty for it. That’s why the traffic police stop the proceedings,” he said.
In turn, the lawyer of the “Freedom of Choice” automobile movement, Sergei Radko, draws attention to paragraph 2.7 of the Rules: “The driver is prohibited from using a phone that is not equipped with a technical device that allows you to bargain. without using your hands.”
This phrase was introduced in 2001 and still remains in the SDA.
The lawyer explained that he forbade the use of a phone without a hands-free device while driving.
“Now all phones are equipped with this device. It turns out that they can be used as you like – and write messages and sit on the Internet holding it in your hands. Fixing the phone in the hand with cameras is absolutely pointless, because it does not yet speak of a crime, ”explains Radko.
The situation is similar to paragraph 2.3.4, which is devoted to violation of the rules on the use of reflective vests. Traffic rules say that in the event of a forced stop outside residential areas at night or in conditions of limited visibility, the driver must wear a vibrating jacket or vest.
In this case, you should pay attention to the phrase “forced stop”. The rules say that this is the cessation of movement due to the danger or danger of the transported cargo, the condition of the driver or passenger, as well as the appearance of an obstacle in the road.
“But there are also non-essential stops,” Travin points out.
– I went to the toilet, to the market, to rest on the roadside, to chat with a friend. How interesting it turns out – in the case of a forced stop you should wear a vest, and in a normal stop you should wear a vest. Accordingly, no one can be punished for this.”
The technical regulation of the combined customs union provides for a ban on the use of winter tires in summer and summer tires in winter. Radko said that such a malfunction of the car was not registered with the SDA – accordingly, the driver’s code 12.5 of the Code of Administrative Offenses. He draws attention to the fact that he is not threatened with punishment in accordance with the article.
“Those who wrote the traffic rules did not agree with those who wrote the Code of Administrative Offenses,” KPZA chairman Travin explains. – Such nonsense in the rules should be removed with a tick and something should be done about it. Yes, and rules in general need to be simplified because they are too complex and difficult to remember. Also, they change quite often.
archaisms
In the modern edition of the rules of the road, there are also completely unrelated norms. For example, paragraph 2.1.1 of the SDA says that a driver must have a driver’s license or a temporary permit to be able to drive. However, temporary permits were revoked eight years ago – traffic inspectors no longer have the right to instantly confiscate certificates.
“This is our most notorious makeshift cottage, not understood in any country in the world.
The order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs on the production, storage and issuance of temporary permits no longer works, and all this is still in the traffic rules, ”says Travin.
The provisions of paragraph 3.1 allow drivers of vehicles with a blue flashing sign and a special sound signal to violate traffic rules. However, drivers of escorted vehicles without flashing lights and signals also enjoy this advantage over other road users.
“But how do we tell all other drivers that it is an escort vehicle and must give way? To do this, turn on the dipped beams. The requirement for everyone to turn on the low beam in general was introduced in chapter 19 of the SDA many years ago.
If a string of cars is driving behind a police car, then how can I tell who is being escorted?”
the interlocutor asks.
Sergey Radko believes that the list of outdated rules also includes the obligation to carry driver’s license and car documents with you.
“All documents need to be converted into electronic form, they are just checked. If an inspector can electronically check the availability of a technical inspection and an OSAGO policy, why does the driver need to carry all the documents with him? For their absence, the car can go to a private parking lot, although this violation has nothing to do with security. ”