The death rate in traffic accidents increases on repaired roads. This was expressed by Valery Bogomolov, representative of the Accounts Chamber (CA) at the State Duma Transport Committee meeting, informs newspaper “Kommersant”.
“Where roads are in excellent condition and repairs and revisions are made, the death rate increases. People are starting to drive faster and additional lighting, signs and warnings are not installed right away,” he said, adding that he hopes the joint venture’s comments will be taken into account in future work.
Bogomolov did not provide data to support this statement. The Accounts Chamber also did not provide the publication with any additional material on the subject.
It was noted that traffic police statistics do not confirm the words of the inspector: in 2022, the death rate on federal highways decreased by 8.3%, and on roads of regional and inter-municipal importance – by 1.4%. According to Transport Minister Vitaly Savelyev, 26.8 thousand km of federal and regional roads were repaired last year (+6% by 2021) and 1.6 thousand km were built (+15%).
The head of the traffic police, Mikhail Chernikov, drew attention to the problem of high mortality after road repairs last fall. According to him, the smoother the road, the higher the severity of the consequences. He urged to enact the list of mandatory works that must be done along with the replacement of the cladding.
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