Over the past day, 350 road accidents have occurred in Russia.

Over the past day, 350 road accidents were recorded on Russian roads, in which 17 people were killed and 402 injured. This was reported to Izvestia on August 14 by the State Traffic Inspectorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia.

On the roads of Russia, 20 accidents involving buses were recorded, in which there were no dead people, 24 more road users, including four children, required medical assistance. The reason for the 14 incidents were traffic violations committed by drivers of other vehicles.

As a result of 82 accidents involving pedestrians, 4 people were killed, and 80 more were injured in various degrees of severity. There are 23 children among the injured, 9 of whom were injured at pedestrian crossings. Of the total number of pedestrian incidents, 34 occurred at pedestrian crossings and 48 outside their area of operation.

71 accidents involving minors were registered, 77 young road users were injured, including 28 passengers, 23 pedestrians, 9 cyclists, and 13 drivers. There are no dead children as a result of the accident.

The State Traffic Inspectorate recommends that all motorists check the technical condition of their vehicle properly before any departure, paying special attention to the serviceability of the braking system, external lighting devices, the condition of the tires and their compliance with the season.

"Always take into account the requirements of markings, road signs and traffic lights. You should be especially careful when passing intersections. Never rush to start or continue driving when changing traffic lights, be extremely careful and monitor the traffic situation. Always slow down until the vehicle comes to a complete stop when approaching crosswalks in order to allow pedestrians crossing the roadway to pass. In addition, if there are child passengers in the cabin of your car, always transport them in compliance with all applicable safety requirements, using child restraints, car seats and car seats in accordance with the height and weight of young road users," said the deputy head of the Department of road Safety Promotion and prevention of child traffic injuries GUOBDD. Russian Interior Ministry Police Colonel Anton Belan.

He recalled that all road users who find themselves in a difficult situation on the road can turn to traffic police officers for help around the clock.

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The elements of passive vehicle safety are proposed to be made more visible to traffic inspectors and cameras.

Earlier, Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Marat Khusnullin said that in the Vladimir region, a musical marking appeared on the 144th km of the M-12 Vostok toll highway. He added that the first such marking in the Russian Federation was applied last year to the M-11 Neva.

Now you can drive under Kalinka-Malinka on the 144th km of the M-12 highway in the Vladimir region. Marking helps drivers stay awake at the wheel, increases their attention and will contribute to the main task of reducing the number of accidents, the Deputy Prime Minister stressed.

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