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Fines in Russia

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2024

Smart cameras in the Moscow region began to recognize and fine drivers for parking cars at garbage containers

In the Moscow region, the Safe Region system, which uses artificial intelligence technology, began to automatically record violations of parking rules near container garbage collection sites. This became known on October 28, 2024. Since June 2024, almost 400 cameras of the system control the area around these sites, recognizing cars parked in prohibited places, and send data for further execution of fines. Read more here.

Road cameras in Russia began to fine users of electric scooters. First photos

On June 30, 2024, the first case of automatic detection of traffic violations by an electric scooter user using video surveillance cameras was recorded in Moscow.

According to Komsomolskaya Pravda, the incident occurred on Tverskoy Boulevard, where the camera recorded a violation committed by a user of a rented Whoosh electric scooter. The violator, a resident of Moscow named Valery, did not dismount when crossing a pedestrian crossing, which contradicts the current traffic rules.

The system for automatic recording of violations counted the number of the electric scooter and transferred the information to the rental service. As a result, after a week and a half, the user received a notice of a fine of ₽1000. This fine is not administrative, but is issued within the framework of the user agreement between the tenant and the e-scooter rental service.

The introduction of an automatic violation recording system for electric scooters was made possible thanks to the appearance of numbers on rental devices this season. According to industry representatives, number recognition technology has been undergoing testing for some time, and the active application of penalties began in June 2024.

This system is effective only for rented electric scooters, since private devices are not equipped with numbers or special chips. This restriction also applies to other innovations, such as the forced speed limit to 20 km/h in the zone from the TransTeleCom to the Moscow Ring Road, which entered into force on July 15, 2024.

Whoosh is also considering implementing additional security measures. Among them are conducting tests for cognitive abilities before renting, a user rating system with the ability to limit speed for unscrupulous drivers, as well as an "antitandem" function that blocks the scooter when two riders are detected.^[1]

2023

With the help of video cameras in Russia, a record number of fines for violations in 5 years was issued

Russia has recorded a record number of fines for traffic violations (SDAs) over the past five years using video cameras. The information was announced at a meeting in the Federation Council on June 21, 2024.

In 2023, video cameras provided a record number of decisions on prosecution for traffic violations - 221 million. Irina Rukavishnikova, Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on State Construction, noted that on average, each chamber in Russia accounts for 7.6 thousand recorded traffic violations. In addition, video surveillance is actively used in the regions to monitor compliance with the rules of improvement, land use and fire safety.

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According to Kommersant, lawmakers pay special attention to legal regulation of the use of digital resources. Rukavishnikova emphasized the need for a clear description of the legal force of information obtained using digital tools. The Ministry of Digital Development is developing a draft Digital Code, which includes all aspects related to digital technologies.

Daria Zaykina, a representative of the Ministry of Justice, noted the importance of describing the use of digital tools in industry legislation. In her opinion, gaps in existing legislation are often trying to close using digital technologies. For example, for local governments, they want to introduce the right to fine violators on the basis of data obtained from cameras and drones.

Zaykina also stressed that it is necessary to define the concept of average speed in the relevant legislation in order to introduce fines for exceeding it. Without this, the new norms will not work and may be declared unconstitutional.

The Ministry of Economic Development is considering the possibility of using drones for control and supervisory measures. However, this also requires clear legal regulation. Zaykina noted that it is necessary to find a balance between public interests and the procedural rights of citizens. For example, a simplified procedure for drawing up protocols, as in the case of traffic rules, requires the consent of a person to process his biometric data.^[2]

Traffic cameras in Moscow are now fined for unfastened passengers

Road cameras in Moscow will fine passengers for an unfastened belt. This was announced on September 21 by the Center for Traffic Management (DPC). In this case, the fine will be issued to the owner of the car. The amount of the fine will be 1 thousand rubles. Read more here.

Road cameras in Moscow began to record riding a motorcycle without a helmet

Road cameras in Moscow began to be fined for riding a motorcycle without a helmet. This was announced in early August 2023 at the capital's Center for Traffic Management (TsODD). Read more here.

Putin instructed to introduce photo and video recording of violations of river vessels

The President Russia Vladimir Putin approved the list of instructions following a meeting on the development of river navigation, held on June 20, 2023. One of the instructions concerns the introduction of photo and video recording of violations of river vessels, the Kremlin press service reported on July 31, 2023.

The Government of the Russian Federation, together with the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, shall ensure the introduction of amendments to the legislation of the Russian Federation providing for... the possibility of imposing administrative punishment without drawing up a protocol on an administrative offense when fixing administrative offenses on inland water transport using automatic special technical means with the functions of photography and filming, video recording, the document says.

Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed to introduce into the legislation the ability to fine river ships with the help of video cameras for violations

The deadline for the execution of the order is August 1, 2024. Also, the Russian government, together with the Moscow government, needs to provide for the expansion of sections of inland waterways within the borders of Moscow with the mandatory use of an automatic identification system and work out the issue of the possibility of organizing the navigation of autonomous vessels in Moscow. The report must be submitted by December 1, 2023.

The government is instructed and ensure the possibility of using electronic tickets on water transport, according to the Kremlin website. In addition, Putin instructed to allocate funds for the implementation of a program of preferential leasing of civil water transport ships produced in the Russian Federation to support the construction in Russia of at least 200 additional passenger ships, including electric ships (ships driven by electric motors powered by batteries).^[3]

Road cameras in Russia began to fine drivers for driving at a yellow traffic light

In February 2023, the Moscow City Court (Moscow City Court) recognized as legal a fine to a car driver who drove to the intersection at a yellow signal. By his actions, he did not allow the car to complete the maneuver, which began to move to the permitting signal, which led to a collision.

According to traffic rules, a yellow traffic light prohibits the movement of vehicles. However, there are some amendments to the rules: if the driver cannot stop his car without emergency braking, he is allowed to enter the yellow light. Russian courts are increasingly siding with the prosecution, using CCTV footage to prove guilt. And in Chelyabinsk, cameras were installed at intersections that identify such violators.

Courts began to punish drivers for driving at a yellow traffic light

In the situation considered by the Moscow City Court, the driver who drove to the yellow signal was found guilty of the accident. A similar decision was made by the 6th cassation court in relation to the driver who drove at a yellow traffic light in Ufa.

The Urai City Court of the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug also refused the driver, who insisted on canceling the fine imposed on him. During the consideration of the case, a video was studied, from which it follows that the man had the opportunity to stop before leaving for the intersection.

"Thus, the court considers the arguments of the complaint regarding the fact that in this case he did not have the opportunity to stop at the prohibiting traffic light signal without resorting to emergency braking," the decision says.

If in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug the driver was immediately stopped by police officers, then in Moscow violations are increasingly recorded by technical devices. So, in October 2021, in Moscow, using a camera, the fact of travel to the prohibiting traffic light signal was established.^[4]

Road cameras in Russia began to fine drivers who throw garbage on the side of the road

In January 2023, road cameras in Russia began to be used to fix discarded garbage. The camera will recognize the state number of the car, and then the decree will be sent by mail to the owner. Fines will be issued by police officers and employees of the State Forest Supervision.

For citizens who leave waste outside of specially designated places - in a forest belt, on the side of the road, etc. - the maximum fine was increased from 3 thousand to 5 thousand rubles. Drivers throwing garbage out of the car will be fined 30 thousand rubles. Officials will have to pay a fine of 60 thousand rubles, legal entities - 100 thousand rubles. And if the garbage is thrown out of the truck, then the fine will be 200 thousand rubles.

In January 2023, road cameras began to be used in Russia to fix discarded garbage

This mainly applies to those motorists who throw waste such as old tires, household and construction waste into forests, parks, horticultural partnerships.

According to Kommersant, by January 9, 2023, the regional authorities have not yet publicly announced plans to use automatic cameras to monitor cleanliness. The Moscow region uses photo and video recording to control the movement of trucks with construction waste based on the database of issued permits for this type of transportation.

From a technical point of view, photo and video recording complexes can be taught to even determine garbage discarded on the go from a car window, including a cigarette butt, a plastic cup and much more, "the OKO association told the newspaper (unites manufacturers and operators of photo and video recording systems). "The resolution of the cameras allows you to fix the object itself, and the trajectory of its movement, and even sometimes the face of a person, if necessary"

According to representatives of the association, the best option for solving the problem of focal waste dumps may be the installation of "simplified" cameras with a hidden video surveillance function. They can be connected to a neural network, which will recognize both the license plate number of the car and the very fact of the garbage release, added to the OKO.^[5]

2022

In Russia, they begin to fine for the lack of OSAGO using cameras

At the beginning of 2023, Russian motorists will be fined for the lack of OSAGO policies recorded using road cameras. Evgeny Ufimtsev, President of the Russian Union of Auto Insurers (RSA), spoke about this in December 2022 in an interview with Rossiyskaya Gazeta.

According to him, by the end of 2022, the State Traffic Inspectorate completed the modernization and refinement of the information system of the FIS traffic police. Together with them, insurers prepared a new block diagram to implement the possibility of checking the availability of an OSAGO policy using cameras. The information system began to work more steadily, which made it possible to reduce the number of errors, Ufimtsev said.

Russian drivers will be issued a fine for the absence of OSAGO, recorded using cameras

The head of the RSA stressed that the fine for the absence of OSAGO (800 rubles) has not changed in Russia for 18 years, it needs to be increased. According to the specialist, cars have risen in price during this time, the cost of fuel has also increased, spare parts for some cars are difficult to find today, and insurance companies both on Casco and on OSAGO are still faced with the fact that "people are looking for protection from them," explained the President of the RSA.

Insurance in the current conditions is the mechanism that should not be abandoned. Paying for a policy is much cheaper than repairing a car yourself after an accident. We now have an average OSAGO payment of 80 thousand rubles. Not every car owner has such an amount in his pocket, "Ufimtsev added in a conversation with reporters in December 2022.

According to the RSA, by December 2022, about 10% of motorists in Russia do not have OSAGO policies. The association added that in the Russian Federation there was a situation when unscrupulous car owners prefer to pay an administrative fine instead of issuing an OSAGO policy, since the amount of the fine is significantly less than the cost of the policy.^[6]

Road cameras in Moscow reveal 59 types of violations. List

In March 2022, a full list of traffic violations that can record road cameras in Moscow was published. The list was compiled by the Moscow Department of Transport at the request of Grigory Shukhman, an expert in the field of photo-video recording.

According to the latter, by March 2022, not only the number of cameras is growing in Moscow, but also the functionality of road complexes is expanding. Moreover, the innovations are implemented not by the authorities, but by equipment manufacturers, so such technologies can be used in the regions. The launch of new types of fixations depends on the readiness of the regional authorities to pay for licenses for expanded camera functionality, Shukhman said.^[7]

The full list of traffic violations detected by traffic cameras in Moscow is as follows:

• Passing direction for "brick," Art. 12.16 part 1 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation
• Passing to the board under the "brick" (except for a taxi), Art. 12.16 part 1 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation
• Tram tracks of the same direction under the "brick," Art. 12.16 part 1 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation
• Violation of the capacity limitation, Art. 12.16 part 7 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation
• Entry under the sign 3.4 "Movement of trucks is prohibited," Art. 12.16 part 7 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation
• Violation of the maximum permitted weight limit, Art. 12.16 part 7 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation
• Failure to provide an advantage to pedestrians, Art. 12.18 Administrative Code of the Russian Federation
• Violation of the rules for stopping in the second row, Art. 12.19 part 6 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation
• Violation of the rules for stopping on the ground for disabled people, Art. 12.19 part 2 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation
• Violation of the rules for stopping the vehicle (sign 3.27), Art. 12.16 part 5 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation
• Stop closer than 15 m from the stopping points of route vehicles, Art. 12.19 part 6 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation
• Violation of the rules for stopping the vehicle at a pedestrian crossing, Art. 12.19 part 6 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation
• Violation of the parking payment procedure, City Law Moscow 45-8.14 item 2
• Violation of vehicle parking rules (sign 3.28 "Parking is prohibited"), Art. 12.16 part 5 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation
• Violation of the rules for stopping in taxi parking lots, Art. 12.19 part 6 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation
• Violation of the rules of parking on the ground for beneficiaries, Art. 12.19 part 5 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation
• Violation of the rules for parking the vehicle on the sidewalk, Art. 12.19 part 6 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation
• Departure to the prohibiting traffic light signal beyond the stop line (sign), Art. 12.12 part 2 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation
• Departure to the prohibiting traffic light signal beyond the stop line (marking), Art. 12.12 part 2 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation
• Travel without stopping in front of the stop line, Art. 12.16 part 1 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation
• Travel to the prohibiting traffic light signal, Art. 12.12 part 1 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation
• Traffic in the lane intended for route vehicles, Art. 12.17 part 1, add.2 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation
• Movement along the lane intended for route vehicles under brick, Art. 12.16 part 1 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation
• Taxi traffic in the lane intended for route vehicles under the "brick," Art. 12.16 4.1 Administrative Code of the Russian Federation
• Movement along bicycle paths, Art. 12.15 part 2 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation
• Departure to the side of oncoming traffic, Art. 12.15 part 4 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation
• Freight traffic further than the second lane, Art. 12.15 part 1 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation
• Turning left in violation of the requirement of signs, Art. 12.16 part 2 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation
• Turning right in violation of the requirement of signs, Art. 12.16 part 1 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation
• Movement directly in violation of the requirements of signs, Art. 12.16 part 1 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation
• Turning left in violation of the requirements prescribed by road marking, Art. 12.16 part 2 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation
• Movement on the roadside, Article 12.15 of Part 1 of the Code of the Russian Federation on Administrative Offences
• Traffic on tram tracks through the intersection, Art. 12.15 part 1 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation
• Crossing of solid line 1.1, Art. 12.16 part 1 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation
• Traffic on the dividing strip, Art. 12.15 part 1 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation
• Crossing of solid line 1.2, article 12.16, part 1 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation
• Traffic on the sidewalk, Art. 12.15 part 2 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation
• Speeding by 20-40 km/h, Art. 12. 9 Part 2 Administrative Code of the Russian Federation
• Speeding by 40-60 km/h, Art. 12. 9 h. Z Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation
• Speeding by 60-80 km/h, Art. 12. 9 Part 4 Administrative Code of the Russian Federation
• Speeding by more than 80 km/h, Art. 12. 9 Part 5 Administrative Code of the Russian Federation
• Departure to the intersection in case of congestion, Art. 12.13 part 1 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation
• Cargo vehicle movement with MRM more than 2.5 tons in the left lane, Art. 12.15 part 1 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation
• Movement on FSS directly in violation of the requirements of signs, Art. 12.16 part 1 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation
• Turning to the left is not from the extreme position, Art. 12.14 part 1, app.1 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation
• Reverse movement, Art. 12.14 part 2 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation
• U-turn is not from the extreme position, Art. 12.14 part 1, app.1 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation
• Stop at the intersection, Art. 12.19 part 5 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation
• Departure to the tram tracks of the opposite direction, Art. 12.15 part 4 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation
• Turning to the right is not from the extreme position, Art. 12.14 part 1, app.1 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation
• Violation of the rules of parking on the ground for electric vehicles, Art. 12.19 part 5 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation
• Stop on the lane intended for route vehicles, Art. 12.17 part 1, add.2 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation
• Failure to comply with the requirements of compliance with the high alert regime in Moscow ZGM45- 3.18.1 part 4
• Violation of the stopping rules, resulting in the creation of obstacles to the movement of other vehicles, Art. 12.19 part 6 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation
• Violation of the rules for the use of seat belts or motor helmets, Art. 12.6 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation
• Violation of the rules for using the phone by the driver, Art. 12.36, Appendix 1 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation
• Intersection of the "security island," Art. 12.16 part 1 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation
• Traffic between lanes, Art. 12.15 part 1 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation
• Riding without low beam headlights or daytime running lights, Art. 12.20 Administrative Code of the Russian Federation.

2021

Fines from road cameras in Russia exceeded 100 billion rubles

In 2021, with the help of road cameras in Russia, fines were issued in the amount of 104.1 billion rubles, which is a record figure. The annual result exceeded 100 billion rubles for the first time. This became known from the traffic police reports published in early April 2022.

In 2021, 160.7 million decisions on fines for violating traffic rules were issued against Russian drivers, which is 10% more than in 2020. Payment of fines imposed using cameras for photo and video recording of violations by the end of 2021 amounted to 60.3 billion rubles. The amount of fines from cameras is growing due to the increase in their number and the expansion of functionality: one set of equipment recognizes many different violations, Petr Shkumatov, coordinator of the Blue Buckets movement, explained to Kommersant.

Fines from road cameras in Russia for the first time exceeded 100 billion rubles

{{quote 'Recognition algorithms are being improved, neural network technologies are developing. Drivers did not violate anymore, just modern technologies contribute to more effective detection of violations, - agrees a representative of the OKO association (unites manufacturers and operators of photo and video recording systems). }} Most of the decisions were made in the regions with the most developed system of automatic recording of violations, the newspaper noted. In Moscow, 31.9 million fines were issued (30.7 million for cameras) in the amount of 23.7 billion rubles. In the Moscow region in 2021, 20.1 million decisions were made for 18 billion rubles. In the Moscow region, drivers pay about 50% of fines, but bailiffs collect part of the debt in subsequent years. In St. Petersburg, 6.8 million fines were issued for 4.6 billion rubles. Least of all decisions in Chukotka - about 6 thousand fines for 8 million rubles, because there are no road cameras in the region.^[8]

86% of fines for traffic violations in Russia are issued according to traffic cameras

86% of fines for traffic violations in Russia in the first half of 2021 were issued according to traffic cameras. Such statistics on October 18, 2021 were cited by the Russian State Traffic Inspectorate.

In total, in January-June, traffic police officers issued approximately 73 million decisions on the imposition of administrative fines, of which 63 million were against vehicle owners for violations recorded by photo and video cameras.

86% of fines for traffic violations in the Russian Federation are issued according to traffic cameras

Of the total number of decisions on fines against drivers in the first half of 2021, 75% were executed - 55 million decisions. Of the 31 thousand Russian car owners, for which there are 50 or more unpaid fines for traffic violations, about 8,000 are registered in the Moscow region. Another 5,000 are in Moscow, TASS reports.

From September 1, 2021, a complaint against a decision in the case of an administrative offense recorded by an automatic traffic camera can be filed through the portal of public services or the website of the court at the place of the offense. This applies to administrative offenses that are recorded by video and cameras.

To appeal through "Public services" you need a confirmed account. It will be possible to contact the court website if it has such a technical opportunity. If it is not there, you can appeal the fine in court in the same manner.

The car owner has the right to challenge the fine from the photo and video surveillance camera if the place where the violation took place is incorrectly indicated, there was another person behind the wheel of the car, if the camera captured the shadow, and not the car itself, or there was no prohibiting sign on the road section. It is also not uncommon to receive fines for doubles cars, and such penalties often come from other regions where the owner of the original car has never even been in life. In such a case, you need to contact the traffic police or the police.^[9]

3.5 thousand drivers in Moscow fined for talking on the phone while driving

On July 29, 2021, it became known that 3.5 thousand drivers in Moscow were fined for talking on the phone while driving. the number of violators has been identified over the past six months using 40 cameras. According to statistics, phone conversations often cause an accident, according to the Department of Transport of the capital.

A pilot project to bring drivers to administrative responsibility for talking by phone while driving and an unfastened seat belt was launched in Moscow in 2020. Violations are recorded by road complexes of photo and video recording equipped with neural networks. Each complex has a built-in "Security" module. It recognizes violators. The technology forms 10 photos, retouches the face of the driver and passenger and sends the data to the data center, after which the information enters the 4th department of the traffic police. Inspectors check and make decisions based on the results.

For such a violation, a fine of 1,500 rubles is provided. Talking while driving on the phone is allowed only when using a headset.

A pilot project has been launched in the regions to extract fines for an unfastened seat belt from photo and video recording equipment. In addition, road cameras will teach you how to track unsafe driving and distance.^[10]

Road cameras in Russia begin to fine for turned off headlights

On July 22, 2021, it became known that road cameras in Russia will soon be fined for turned off headlights. Artificial intelligence will be used for this.

The fact that cameras on Russian roads will begin to record inoperative dipped-beam headlights and non-turned-on running lights, Autonews.ru Sergey Laskin, general director of Astrolab, which serves about 1,500 such cameras in several regions of Russia, told the publication.

According to him, the new functionality in the fall of 2021 will appear in Moscow, Crimea, Ulyanovsk, Krasnoyarsk, Omsk, Irkutsk, Tver, Kabardino-Balkaria and the Volgograd region. At the same time, the regions themselves will decide when to start using the new opportunity.

Road cameras in the Russian Federation begin to fine for turned off headlights

The technology works on the basis of neural networks, which determine whether the headlights work in a car. Laskin added that new complexes will not have to be installed, and artificial intelligence will simply be further trained. According to him, by July 22, 2021, work is at the final stage.

According to traffic rules, cars must drive with near light at any time of the day. In accordance with Art. 12.20 of the Administrative Code, the fine for failure to comply with this requirement is 500 rubles.

Lawyer Mikhail Nikitin, in a conversation with the publication, noted that in most modern cars, running lights turn on automatically. The rest of the drivers will have to closely monitor the work of light optics. The expert believes that the issued fines for this violation in the daytime do not carry any semantic load. At the same time, in his opinion, in the daytime it will be more difficult for the camera to prevent mistakes. However, Nikitin admits that drivers who drive at night with non-working headlights can really pose a danger and fixing would stimulate them to call the service.^[11]

Road cameras in Russia will fine drivers who throw garbage on the side of the road

At the end of March 2021, it became known that road cameras in Russia will fine drivers who throw garbage to the side of the road and in the forest. The corresponding resolution was adopted by the deputies of the Mosgorodum.

The authorities plan to use camera traps to detect violators, "automatically triggered when driving in low light conditions," Kommersant writes.

The Moscow City Duma adopted a draft amendment to the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation on the introduction of a new system of punishments for "dumping (unloading) from the vehicle" garbage on the sides of roads and in the forest

Experts interviewed by the publication note that too many questions arise about the initiative. For example, what kind of garbage will violators receive "letters of happiness" from road cameras: only for large bags or for chocolate wrappers.

In addition, the OKO association believes that it is inappropriate to use complexes for automatic recording of traffic violations to search for violators, since they are more often installed on high-speed sections of roads where drivers are unlikely to throw garbage.

The bill is needed primarily to combat companies that illegally take out garbage, taking a fee from residents of summer cottages, and store it in places not intended for this, explained yesterday co-author of the amendments, Moscow City Duma deputy Alexander Kozlov.

By March 25, 2021, the fine for non-compliance with environmental protection requirements for citizens is 1-2 thousand rubles and 2-3 thousand rubles. for repeated violation. At the same time , there is no article that would provide for a fine for releasing waste from vehicles at all. The authors of the new bill drew attention to this and formed a new table of fines:

If the violation is recorded with the help of road cameras, then the owner of the car, whose license plate is recognized by the camera, must receive a "letter of happiness" for 10 thousand rubles. In case of repeated violation - 20 thousand rubles. In the case of dumping garbage from freight transport - 100 thousand rubles, and again - 150 thousand rubles.

The bill is planned to be sent to the State Duma so that its action is extended to the whole of Russia.^[12]

2020

Increase in the number of fines from road cameras in the Russian Federation by 19% - Ministry of Internal Affairs

The number of fines issued to motorists using road cameras in Russia at the end of 2020 increased by 19.2% compared to 2019 and exceeded 145.5 million. This is evidenced by the data of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

In 2019, the traffic police issued 142.1 million decisions for 106.5 billion rubles, of which 122.1 million fines were based on materials from automatic photo and video recording cameras. The total amount of monetary penalties for 2020 was not named by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

According to Kommersant, citing police statistics, with the help of cameras and inspectors in 2020, Russians were most often fined for speeding (124 million fines), violating the requirements of signs and markings (13.6 million), driving at a red traffic light (5.2 million).

The number of fines from road cameras in Russia in 2020 increased by 19%

The ten most frequent violations for the year practically did not change, but the share of transport related to the technical condition increased slightly. This is explained, among other things, by the fact that the traffic police actively purchased equipment for checking vehicles, such as devices for monitoring tires and smoke meters, as well as with increased control before the start of the inspection reform from March 1, 2021.

Traffic police, Rosavtodor and other bodies during 2020 reported a decrease in traffic intensity on the roads due to restrictions imposed in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic - in some spring months, the accident rate was less by 30-40%. The number of violations against this background has increased: firstly, cameras are increasingly being used that record several compositions of violations at one point, and secondly, the number of complexes themselves during the pandemic has increased, which affected the detectability, says Petr Shkumatov, coordinator of the Blue Buckets movement.

The number of cameras on the roads does not affect the accident rate in any way, this is understandable to everyone, "he says. "There used to be at least some correlation. Now there is no connection left, complexes are being established to collect fines.[13]

In Moscow, cameras with a neural network began to recognize conversations on the phone while driving. Fines are already coming

In mid-December 2020, it became known about the beginning of issuing fines in Moscow to drivers for talking on the phone and an unfastened seat belt recorded by traffic cameras. By December 17, 8 such cameras operate in the capital - they are located on the TransTeleCom, the Garden Ring, the North-East Chord, as well as on Vernadsky Avenue, Michurinsky Prospekt and Zvenigorodskoye Highway.

As told Kommersant in, from December TRAFFIC POLICE 1 to December 16, 2020, the Moscow State Traffic Inspectorate resorted to the help of road cameras, more than 100 decisions under Art. 12.36.1 Administrative Code (conversation by phone at the wheel) and about 2.3 thousand decisions under Art. 12.6 Administrative Code (riding with an unfastened seat belt).

In Moscow, they began to send fines from cameras for talking on the phone and an unfastened belt

Violators are recognized by a special software module "Security," which is built into each photo and video recording complex. A system based on neural networks is able to independently determine whether the driver is talking on the phone while driving and whether he is wearing a seat belt. The result of the work of neural networks is sent for verification to the data center, after which it enters the 4th department of the traffic police, where inspectors double-check all the data and make decisions.

It was planned to start fining drivers using the new technology from November 16, but the traffic police revealed the risks of unjustified prosecution due to "incorrect identification of the object in the hands of the driver." It was decided to form 10 photographs for each violation, retouch the face of the driver and passenger in the decree itself and postpone the launch of the system to December 1, 2020. 

Experts interviewed by Kommersant warn that the system will make many mistakes. Drivers in dark clothes, in the evening or at night, are most at risk of getting an erroneous fine, says Petr Shkumatov, coordinator of the Blue Buckets movement.^[14]

Russians will be able to appeal fines from road cameras through the EPGU

On December 16, 2020, the State Duma in the third final reading adopted amendments, thanks to which Russians will be able to appeal fines from road cameras through public services.

The complaint must be signed with an enhanced qualified electronic signature. At the same time, sending a complaint directly to the court in electronic form is possible if the court has the technical opportunity to accept it in this form. The answer will come to the public services portal within three days.

Russians will be able to appeal fines from road cameras with the help of EPGU

The adoption of the bill will also allow establishing a unified procedure for appealing against penal decisions throughout the country, regardless of who it is issued by - the traffic police or a specialized institution, - said State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin.

According to him, the adopted amendments will save citizens from the need to personally contact the authorized bodies and make the appeal procedure more accessible, since it is sometimes easier for the driver to pay a fine than to spend his time filling out papers in the department.

The bill was developed by deputies led by Deputy Chairman of the Committee on State Building and Legislation Rafael Mardanshin. The latter said that the initiative is not aimed at increasing the collection of road fines.

We believe that this is not entirely the right situation when decisions on an administrative offense can be submitted electronically, citizens can receive them electronically, but they are forced to appeal them in the old way... So far, people, according to him, have to send documents by mail or go to the traffic police, or go to court, he said.

The authors of the document have provided for another remote method. It will be possible to file a complaint against fines for traffic violations recorded by a traffic camera by filling out a form posted on the official website of the court. It is noted that sending documents directly to the court is possible if there is a technical opportunity for him to accept the complaint in electronic form.^[15]

Cameras on the roads of Moscow will begin to automatically issue fines for an unfastened belt

In early November 2020, it became known about the appearance of the first road cameras in Russia, fining for an unfastened seat belt and talking on the phone while driving. The equipment is preparing for a full launch in Moscow, the capital's Department of Transport and Road Transport Infrastructure Development said.

It is argued that new photo and video recording complexes using the neural network and Big Data technologies will be able to accurately recognize the fact of violation. The Center for Traffic Management (DPC) noted that road cameras can take up to 25 photos per second. On them, the neural network detects the steering wheel, hands, seat belt and other parts, and then qualifies the violation according to a given algorithm.

According to the conclusion of the system, the inspector issues a fine order. The resolution will be accompanied by a photo with a blurred driver's face, so as not to violate the law on personal data. The system will be controlled by the data center and the traffic police. Doubts about the guilt of the driver will be interpreted in his favor, the press service of the Department of Transport and the Development of Road Transport Infrastructure of the city of Moscow said. The traffic police will have access to the original photos in case the driver decides to appeal the fine.

As required by law, the complex independently and without outside intervention forms the material on the basis of which the inspector will make a decision, the data center said.

By the beginning of November 2020, the fine for an unfastened belt is 1 thousand rubles, for using a phone while driving - 1.5 thousand rubles. Both fines issued after automatic recording of traffic violations can be paid with a 50% discount.

At the first, only eight such cameras will be commissioned. In test mode, the complexes have been operating since February 2020, but they did not issue fines as part of the pilot.^[16]

2019

20 - also a violation

As representatives of the State Traffic Inspectorate reported in October 2019, the Ministry of Internal Affairs approved the initiative to reduce the non-fined speed limit to 10 km/h. The possibility of amending the new version of the Code of Administrative Offenses is being considered. At the same time, the initiative is planned to be discussed in the State Duma at the beginning of 2020.

"Of course, such a legislative measure is long overdue in our country," said Yuri Visnevsky, commercial director of SCOUT-Corporate Solutions. - After all, it is the ability to move through city streets with impunity at a speed of up to 80 km/h that remains one of the main factors of high accident rate.

Perhaps in any city there are ill-fated intersections or any other dangerous areas where road incidents occur almost every day. Drivers, city authorities, and the traffic police are well aware of them. Often this is taken for granted by everyone, and the situation has not changed for years. Meanwhile, the point is not at all in the bad power of such places, but in the failure of drivers to comply with speed limits and shortcomings in the organization of traffic. "

According to the expert, the experience of various fleets of hundreds to 6,000 vehicles shows that strict compliance with the 60 km/h limit on city streets allows you to reduce accidents up to 4 times. Moreover, in many companies, an excess of even 5 km/h is considered a violation and affects the assessment of the employee's driving style, which is made based on data from the telematic system.

"Speed ​ ​ limiting on the roads is not a whim of the traffic police or city authorities," emphasizes Sergei Moiseev, general director of the Aktiv Safety training center. - Everything is explained by road infrastructure, as well as human capabilities. Increasing the speed of movement inevitably reduces the driver's chances of having time to react to the danger. According to the results of a number of studies and tests, the driver's reaction time to a sudden change in the situation reaches 1.5 seconds or even more. At 60km/h, before the driver hits the brake, the car will approach the pedestrian by 25m. At a speed of 80 km/h, this uncontrolled run-out of the car will already be 33 meters. For the conditions of the city, where the road situation sometimes changes, as if a kaleidoscope, and the first figure may turn out to be critical, not to mention the second. "

Fines from cameras for lack of OSAGO will be issued from the beginning of 2020

At the end of August 2019, Deputy Prime Minister Maxim Akimov named the timing of when drivers in Russia will be fined for driving without OSAGO policies if photo and video recording cameras have registered a violation.

Starting from the first quarter of 2020 , these will no longer be warnings, but fines, - said Akimov.

According to him, from the launch of the test mode of automatic verification of the presence of an OSAGO policy using road cameras in Moscow in early August to the end of this month, more than 5.5 thousand car owners received notifications of the absence of policies.

In August 2019, Moscow road cameras in test mode began to identify drivers who did not issue an OSAGO policy

From the first quarter of 2020, there will no longer be notifications, but "legally significant actions that will mean the formation of fines in automatic mode for leaving without having a policy," said Maxim Akimov. All metropolitan complexes of fixing violations are involved in testing.

This is an important measure that should lead to the fact that on our roads persons who have not insured their responsibility as owners of a motor vehicle will not and should not take part in the movement, the parliamentarian believes.

So far, the traffic police issue a fine for driving without a policy. To do this, you need to check the car owner against the PCA database.

The law allows you to ride without an OSAGO policy for no more than 10 days, which means that if a vehicle without insurance gets into the camera lens on the eleventh day, its owner will be issued a fine.

The traffic police is also going to launch a diagnostic card verification system, the presence or absence of which will also be detected using traffic cameras. The exact timing of the implementation and the technical details of this innovation are still unknown. The State Traffic Inspectorate said that such an initiative by August 2019 is being discussed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia and other interested departments.^[17]

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