Traffic police officers conducted a preventive event, during which they explained to drivers the essence of the new changes in traffic rules.
In March 2018, amendments to the Rules of the Road come into force, obliging drivers to use clothes with retro-reflective elements when stopping a car outside a populated area.
Employees of OGIBDD MO Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia “Pochinkovsky” in the service area held a preventive measure, during which they explained to the drivers the essence of the new changes and distributed reflective vests.
According to the new paragraph 2.3.4 of the Traffic Regulations of the Russian Federation in the event of a forced stopping of a vehicle or a traffic accident outside human settlements at night or in conditions of limited visibility while on a roadway or curb, the driver must wear a jacket, vest, caps with stripes of retro-reflective material that meets the requirements of GOST 12.4.281-2014.
Unlike pedestrians who can use a variety of reflective accessories, drivers are offered only a few options for retro-reflective clothing. Moreover, both the jacket and the vest should be initially manufactured using reflective fabric. For example, use a retro-reflective bracelet, a key chain or independently sew reflective strips on his jacket. The requirement of the new item applies only to car drivers. those. passengers retro-reflective clothing is not required.
The changes are primarily aimed at improving the safety of people on the roadway. If there are light reflectors, the probability of getting under the wheels of a moving car is much less, because the person on the roadway can be seen from afar.
If the driver will be on the roadway without a vest (at night outside the city) and he will be driven by another vehicle, then the driver himself, who has neglected safety requirements, will be guilty in an accident.
The state traffic inspectorate recommends that now every driver should have a retro-reflective vest in his car and put it on when leaving the carriageway.