Top 5 Russian cities with the most law-abiding drivers identified 05:06

Rosgosstrakh Insurance Company found out during a representative survey, the results of which were studied by Gazeta. Ru, that a third of drivers in Russia periodically update their knowledge of traffic rules, and most often this is done by people with 3-8 years of driving experience.

Russians who refresh their knowledge (59%) experience fewer traffic violations than those who do not refresh their knowledge (73%), but there is no correlation between caution and accident frequency.

Two-thirds of Russians (67%) do not consider it necessary to regularly repeat traffic rules, as they are confident in their knowledge. The remaining 13% of respondents regularly solve illustrated tests, the same number repeat certain sections of the rules, and another 7% watch educational videos. Interestingly, those who return to traffic rules most often are those who have been driving for 3-5 and 6-8 years: they are in the majority in these groups – 55% and 51%, respectively. Drivers with more than 8 years of experience update their knowledge least often: only 9% of respondents in this group do this. Among drivers with up to two years of experience, 42% of respondents refresh their memory of the rules.

62% of Russians consider themselves to be careful drivers. Moreover, the more experience, the more likely a car enthusiast is to feel confident on the road: among those who have been driving for less than two years, this figure is 40%, among experienced drivers with more than 8 years of experience – 90%. Mostly residents of Chelyabinsk (76%), Krasnoyarsk (72%) and St. Petersburg (69%) answered positively to the question about driving accuracy. The least likely were residents of Perm (45%), Tyumen (48%) and Ufa (56%).

In the ranking of drivers who obey the rules, Tyumen residents came first: 46% claim that they have not violated traffic rules even once in the past year. The national average, according to the survey, is 31%.

The top 5 cities with the most law-abiding drivers include: St. Petersburg – 39%; Rostov-on-Don – 37%; Omsk – 36%; Moscow – 36%.
36% of Russians violated traffic rules at most three times last year. 26% did so 3-5 times, 4% did so 5-10 times, and another 3% violated traffic rules more than 10 times.

The most common violation is speeding: 71% of respondents admitted to this. In second place is illegal parking or parking (42%), and in third place is illegal stopping (23%).

Among other common violations, participants also noted:
failure to give priority to pedestrians or other traffic participants – 20%; violation of the requirements for signs and markings – 10%; driving in public transport lanes – 8%; crossing the red light – 4%.

Last year, 43% of surveyed drivers spent 7-10 thousand rubles on traffic violations, 30% – 3-7 thousand rubles. 14% of surveyed spent less than 3 thousand rubles on fines, 10% – up to 50 thousand rubles. 3% of Russians surveyed paid fines of more than 50 thousand rubles.

Interestingly, according to the study, reckless drivers are more likely to have a comprehensive insurance policy than careful ones: for the former, 63% of respondents buy the policy, while for the latter, this figure is 32%. At the same time, 40% apply for comprehensive insurance immediately after buying a car, 23% some time later or after damaging the car.

Previously It turned outthat more expensive cars are purchased by Russians with secondary specialized education.