Traffic safety control tightened in Armenia
08.04.2008,
22:06
The RA Parliament has approved the bill on specific administrative proceedings on photographed and video-recorded violations of traffic rules.
YEREVAN, April 8. /ARKA/. The RA Parliament has approved the bill on specific administrative proceedings on photographed and video-recorded violations of traffic rules. Presenting the bill, Vice-Chief of the RA Police Ararat Makhtesyan pointed out that the document is supposed to tighten the traffic safety control.
“The bill has no precedents in Armenia’s legislation and is supposed to considerably raise the level of traffic culture. The bill is an urgent necessity for preventing traffic accidents posing danger to people’s life and health,” Makhtesyan said.
He pointed out that the bill defines the photo and video facilities that are to be installed along the heavy-traffic republican and intestate highways and on patrol cars. Makhtesyan pointed out that the video cameras will prevent corruption and reduce immediate contacts between drivers and traffic police officers to a minimum.
The video cameras will make all the drivers equal to the law and simplify the recording of violations. Makhtestyan pointed out that no records of violations will be drawn up.
The Vice- Chief of the RA Police reported that all the video records of violations will be put on the website of the RA Police from June 1, 2008. After receiving personal codes, the breakers will be able to see them.
Makhtesyan pointed out that in case of vehicles owned by government bodies, the traffic police will inquire about the driver who committed the violation. In the required information is not provided within five days, a 100,000 AMD fine will be imposed on the breaker.
A total of 1,311 traffic accidents were recorded in 2005, 1,574 in 2006, 1,943 in 2007. –0--
“The bill has no precedents in Armenia’s legislation and is supposed to considerably raise the level of traffic culture. The bill is an urgent necessity for preventing traffic accidents posing danger to people’s life and health,” Makhtesyan said.
He pointed out that the bill defines the photo and video facilities that are to be installed along the heavy-traffic republican and intestate highways and on patrol cars. Makhtesyan pointed out that the video cameras will prevent corruption and reduce immediate contacts between drivers and traffic police officers to a minimum.
The video cameras will make all the drivers equal to the law and simplify the recording of violations. Makhtestyan pointed out that no records of violations will be drawn up.
The Vice- Chief of the RA Police reported that all the video records of violations will be put on the website of the RA Police from June 1, 2008. After receiving personal codes, the breakers will be able to see them.
Makhtesyan pointed out that in case of vehicles owned by government bodies, the traffic police will inquire about the driver who committed the violation. In the required information is not provided within five days, a 100,000 AMD fine will be imposed on the breaker.
A total of 1,311 traffic accidents were recorded in 2005, 1,574 in 2006, 1,943 in 2007. –0--
