Russia will assess the risks of right-hand drive vehicles on the roads

The Government of the Russian Federation has instructed the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, and the Ministry of Transport, with the participation of FSUE NAMI, to conduct a comprehensive study of the risks of right-hand drive vehicles in traffic. This is stated in the order approving the action plan for the implementation of the Strategy for Improving Road Safety in the Russian Federation for the period up to 2030 and for the future up to 2036.

"Conducting a comprehensive study of the risks of participation in traffic of vehicles with right-hand steering," the document says.

The government has been instructed to report the results of the study by 2028.

There is another event dedicated to right-hand drive vehicles, which the government expects to report on by 2027. The Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Industry and Trade were instructed to work out the feasibility of developing sample professional training programs for drivers of vehicles with right-hand steering. This is required for the training of such drivers in the regions of the Russian Federation, where a significant proportion of the fleet of vehicles is accounted for by right-hand drive vehicles, the order says.

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Earlier, on January 5, Rosstandart stated that there was no talk of banning right-hand drive cars in Russia. They admitted that some changes may be made to the relevant GOST standards in 2026, which will make it more difficult to confirm the compliance of right-hand drive vehicles with the established requirements.

In September last year, the Russian Interior Ministry said that the ministry was not putting forward or supporting initiatives to impose additional burdens on right-hand drive vehicles.