The Interior Ministry has proposed to review the admission of right-hand drive vehicles on the roads

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia proposes to review the approaches of admission to traffic of cars with a right-hand drive, taking into account the safety risks created by the operation of such vehicles. This is spelled out in the new draft "Strategy for improving road safety," the text of which is available to TASS on July 15.

The draft strategy notes an increase in the import of right-hand drive vehicles to Russia, which is attributed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs to an increase in the main accident rates with their participation. So, in 2024

So, in 2024, more than 10% of all accidents on Russian roads occurred with right-hand drive vehicles. It is estimated that the traffic risk for right-hand drive vehicles (4.9) is more than twice as high as for left-hand drive vehicles (2.1).

It was reported on July 11 that the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation has developed a draft "Strategy for improving road safety." The document provides for reducing the death rate in road accidents by one and a half times by 2030 (compared to 2023) and by half by 2036. The draft lists the main problems that directly affect the state of accidents and death rates on Russian roads.

In June 2205, the import of right-hand drive vehicles from Japan decreased by 12% to 19 thousand units. In the first month of summer, Japan accounted for 48% of used car imports, Sergey Tselikov, director of the Autostat analytical agency, said earlier in his Telegram channel. The most popular imported right-hand drive car was the Honda Freed, the top three also include the Honda Fit and Toyota Corolla.

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The Ministry of Internal Affairs has prepared a draft "Strategy for improving road safety"

The day before, it became known that yellow dividing markings appeared in Moscow for the first time. It was inflicted on Chaginskaya Street in the Southeastern Administrative District. Such marking increases safety in areas with heavy traffic, the Department of Transport of the capital reported.