The Russian government has supplemented the road traffic regulations with a paragraph that obliges drivers to stop wearing a reflective jacket or reflective vest when the vehicle is forced to stop outside settlements.
The relevant decree of the Cabinet enters into force on March 17, 2018. According to statistics, in the first six months of 2017, over 7.5 thousand pedestrian raids were recorded on Russian roads at night. This is 10.2 percent less compared to the same period of 2016. As a result, 1321 people died, another 6537 suffered.
The number of vehicle arrivals at drivers who did not use reflective vests also increased. In the six months of 2017, 66 such accidents occurred, which is 4.8 percent more compared to the previous year.
Drivers must have protective vests in many European countries.