Drivers in Moscow have become less likely to drive unbuckled

In Moscow, traffic cameras have become less likely to record traffic violations related to driving into designated lanes, lack of seat belts and lights off. This was reported on May 6 by Kommersant with reference to data from the Moscow Traffic Management Center for four months of 2025.

During this period, the cameras recorded more than 10.1 million violations, which is only 1% more than in the same period last year. However, the number of recorded violations decreased for individual trains.

So, this year there were fewer trips to the designated lane (by 13%), cases of driving with seat belts unbuckled (-32%), as well as violations related to driving without passing headlamps or daytime running lights (-31%).

The data center explains this dynamic by the "disciplining" effect of traffic cameras. However, in 2025, there was an increase in the number of sidewalks, violations of the rules for using a phone while driving, speeding at 60-80 km/h, as well as cases when passengers' seat belts were not fastened.

The center's specialists noted that it regularly outweighs the photofixation complexes in places where they are needed more. An increase in the average number of violations in this case is proof that the observation point was chosen correctly, the data center said.

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