The head of the Moscow traffic police, Alexander Bykov, spoke about this experiment. In this way, only minor accidents will be able to take place in which the participants in the accident have only suffered material damage, without harming human health.
“As part of the experiment, it is envisaged that drivers who have suffered an accident with material damage on high-speed roads, including on the Moscow ring road, will be able to leave the carriageway immediately without repairing and failing to report an accident on the carriageway. At the same time, it is proposed to use video material from video surveillance systems as a tool for further investigation into the circumstances. We are talking about observation cameras installed along the perimeter of the Moscow ring road,” Rossiyskaya Gazeta quotes Alexander Bykov as explaining.
The experiment begins on the Moscow ring road, where there is a very high density of cameras. After that, it will be extended to the outbound highways of the capital. This prevents traffic jams caused by minor accidents. In addition, participants in the accident will not risk their lives by dealing with the consequences of accidents in the middle of the highway.
“The main goals of the experiment are to reduce the time cars spend on the road after an accident by 40% and the number of arrivals on the Moscow ring road by 30%. Thus, it will be possible to reduce the number of deaths on the Moscow ring road by a quarter and traffic delays by 15%,” added the head of the Moscow traffic police.
But for the experiment to work, the legal framework needs to be amended so that the convention of accident participants is not considered leaving the scene of an accident and insurance companies accept photos and videos from traffic cameras when settling losses.