In Moscow, traffic safety data highlights certain corridors as high-risk for 2022. According to an analysis conducted by AlfaStrakhovanie, a leading insurer specializing in compulsory motor third party liability and comprehensive vehicle coverage, key road segments showed elevated accident rates during the year. The Moscow Ring Road, known locally as MKAD, along with Mira Boulevard and Varshavskoe Shosse, stood out as the streets with the most incidents among the city’s arterial routes.
During 2022, the MKAD accounted for a notable share of road crashes, comprising 4.24 percent of all reported accidents in the period. Analysts observed a near doubling in incident counts on this ring road over the year, underscoring a trend toward increased risk on a corridor that handles a significant volume of city and regional traffic. Mira Boulevard also registered a higher number of crashes, representing 3.76 percent of the total. The growth pattern appeared to intensify toward certain junctions, particularly near the Riga overpass and where Mira Boulevard intersects with the Third Ring Road, indicating that traffic density and junction complexity drive the likelihood of crashes in these areas.
Similarly, Varshavskoe Shosse experienced a meaningful rise in incidents, climbing from 0.74 percent in 2021 to 1.63 percent in 2022. The shift suggests evolving traffic dynamics on this corridor, with more vehicles and turning movements contributing to the risk profile. Other streets featuring prominently in the list of the capital’s most dangerous routes included Leningradskoe and Dmitrovskoe highways, which consistently appear among the top five.
Rounding out the top ten risk corridors were Kashirskoye Highway, Entuziastov Highway, Volgogradsky Prospekt, Leninsky Prospekt, and Shchelkovskoye Highway. Taken together, these findings illustrate how a combination of high traffic volumes, complex interchanges, and frequent turning movements can elevate the probability of collisions on major city routes.
The report also highlights a practical consequence of the high accident frequency: many vehicles involved in incidents on these streets could not be repaired, pointing to the potential for extended downtime and greater depreciation in the event of a crash. This reality underscores the importance for drivers to maintain appropriate insurance coverage and to remain vigilant at high-risk locations, especially during peak traffic periods and times of day when congestion tends to be worst.
In related policy developments, the State Duma has been examining proposals that would allow for the early termination of OSAGO contracts with compensation. These regulatory considerations reflect ongoing efforts to balance consumer protections with insurer risk management, shaping how coverage can be adjusted in response to evolving traffic safety data.