Traffic police: Armenian pedestrians fined with more than 6 million drams in January

YEREVAN, January 28. / ARKA /. Armenian pedestrians were fined 6 million 156 thousand drams for crossing the street in the wrong place in January, the chief of traffic police Armenia Markar Ohanyan told reporters on Wednesday. 

"In the period from January 11 until January 25 2,052 pedestrians were fined, 7506 drivers got tickets for not wearing seat belts, and 2014 drivers for parking at public transport stops,” said Ohanyan. 
He said that before the Christmas holidays the traffic police tried to make concessions to pedestrians and drivers in their minor violations. 

At the same time the commander of the Traffic Police said almost all drivers have started using seat belts and it has become part of their everyday life. 

"However, we must increase the traffic culture in the country, so that drivers understand that seat belts are needed for themselves in the first place," he said. 

In this context, Ohanian noted the importance of the joint work of traffic police and the media. 

In Armenia, a penalty for crossing the street in the wrong place is three thousand drams, and the fine for not having the seat belt on is five thousand drams. –0-