Driving a car for most people brings incomparable pleasure. The track, especially the highway, beckons with its freedom and speed ... However, for the last paragraph there are quite certain restrictions, for violation of which the law provides for a significant fine. In addition, article 12.9 of the Code of Administrative Offenses imposes a restriction on freedom of movement by car - a driver’s license is withdrawn.
With regard to the speed limit, more than once changes were made to the legislation. To date, the minimum is considered over speed 20 km per hour. Up to this point, the administrative code does not provide for fines for fast-ride enthusiasts.
In order to apply the law, a recorded fact of the offense is required. This is done using surveillance cameras fixed in special places, or a radar used by a traffic police officer.
What can stationary devices register
Cameras are installed in certain areas with the highest number of speed violations. As a rule, the locations of technical equipment are equipped with warning signs for at least 300 m on the highway, and at least 100 m in the city. The cameras do not record an excess of up to 20 km / h. Violations that can be detected using stationary photo and video on the road:
- Speed mode - exceeding more than 20 km / h, up to 300 km / h.
- Intersection of continuous marking.
- Departure to the oncoming lane.
- Driving with a seat belt not fastened.
- Departure to a dedicated lane.
In addition, there are cameras located between any objects. Technical devices communicate with each other, measuring the time during which the vehicle has moved between points. Since the distance is known, the program calculates the average speed of the car. If there is an excess of speed of 20 or more kilometers per hour, a decision is drawn up.
Motorway traffic can also be controlled by cameras. Moreover, the imposition of penalties is subject not only to speeding, but also its small value. So, when moving a vehicle with a speedometer mark of less than 40 km / h (or stopping in the wrong place), a fine of 1 thousand rubles is foreseen.
Types of recording devices and conditions of use
The types of cameras that are approved for use are defined by law:
- Chris 1 The most commonly used latch. Records basic violations and creates a base.
- "Rapier". It is used on sections of the route where there is a high probability of accidents. This device not only registers speeding exceeding 20 km per hour, but also can control traffic lights, regulate traffic on a busy highway and record other violations.
The driver needs to know that the use of survey equipment that is not approved by law and has not passed meteorological verification is not prohibited. However, an offense order drawn up using such devices is not lawful. Photos or videos, for example, from a mobile phone can be viewed and serve to initiate an administrative violation case.
Decree
Citizen receives information on excess by mail. The car owner must carefully study the “letter of happiness” and in case of discrepancies in the letter of the law may not pay a fine on the basis of the decision.
The following information should be on the original document:
- Overspeed (total vehicle speed and the amount by which it is exceeded).
- The registering device, its number, installation address.
- Photo of a car with a clearly visible license plate.
- Excerpt from the Code of Administrative Offenses on a violated article.
- Time and address of fixing the offense.
- Receipt with details: the account starts with numbers from 401 to 407, the UFC is indicated by the recipient, the type of payment is a penalty for violation of traffic rules.
- The envelope in which the document is located should be with a special window.
Special conditions
The decision, as a rule, is appealed within 10 days in the event that the person who does not belong to the car was driving the vehicle:
- The machine is controlled by proxy - the issue can be resolved peacefully. The owner can inform the driver about what penalty for speeding or other violation is payable.
- The car is stolen - the owner knows about this in advance and has already taken the necessary measures to search on the day the letter is received. The decision is appealed against the relevant documents.
Mobile speed meters
Traffic police have the ability to record violations with the help of radar. The law clearly defines the conditions under which the device can be used. Only speeding of 20 km per hour or more is recorded. Other illegal actions of drivers by traffic police officers are recorded visually.
Devices used in the work:
- "Arena". Sight range - 1.5 kilometers. Located on a tripod on the edge of the roadway. The device records violations by photographing the car. The picture shows the speed, date and time. It can also work in the dark.
- "Spark". More common speed meter. The measuring range is 400-800 meters. Manual adjustment. The device is often mounted on a patrol car.
- The Vizier. Fixes and shoots the offense. It can work both in stationary and in mobile mode.
Controversial traffic violation
For speeding 20 km per hour or more, traffic police officers, having recorded a violation on the radar, have the right to stop the car and draw up a protocol. In this regard, there are some nuances that all drivers are required to know. This applies to violations of the measurement rules by the employees themselves.
Devices that register a high-speed flow differ not only in the range of measurements, but also in the features of work in a multi-lane road. So, for example, "Spark" can be used only in areas with low traffic density. Ideally, the violation will be recorded in the same lane, where no more than three cars move. In this case, the second lane should not be vehicles.
If a traffic police officer gives the driver a testimony of a device on which the registered figures are greater than the permissible speeding, it is necessary to carefully read these data.
Example
The radar recorded the time that has elapsed since the measurement of the speed of movement - 69 seconds. The time for a complete stop of transport at 60 km / h is 4-6 seconds. Presentation of documents, taking readings of the device - 25-30 seconds. As a result - 31-36 seconds. The actual time of movement of the car from the moment of measurement is ≈ 33 seconds (0.009 hours).
Using a simple formula, we calculate the time distance - 60 km / h x 0.009 h = 0.54 km (540 meters) - the transport path from the moment of fixation. The average range of instruments used by inspectors is 300 meters. Therefore, the speed measurement is incorrect.
Exceptional situations
In the event that a speeding of 20 km per hour or more has occurred and registration has been made in accordance with the rules, the traffic police officer will issue a fine that must be paid within 60 days.
An appeal against a decision may be made in a judicial proceeding within the established time limit if there are any violations against the driver by the inspectors.
Despite the fact that the court often takes the side of the traffic police, it is possible and necessary to try to protect their rights. Such cases would be considered much less if the servants of the law knew traffic rules and state standards in full, learned to apply the articles and, moreover, the paragraphs.
Road safety is often dependent on how competent the traffic police are. Trying to fulfill the plan of offenses, inspectors stop drivers who allow speeding exceeding 20 km per hour or more. And it is right. However, there are situations when traffic police officers falsify circumstances and, unfortunately, this phenomenon often takes place.
Reverse Reform
At the moment, the bill proposed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs is being considered. Under the new provisions, the maximum speeding cannot exceed 10 km / h. According to deputies, this measure will increase the safety of both drivers and pedestrians. It is believed that after all amendments, the law will be published no earlier than July 2015. Thus, there is a return to the system, which was canceled on September 1, 2013, when the speed exceeded by 10 or more kilometers per hour was punishable. Nevertheless, with the adoption of the law on new violations the year before last, the number of accidents was not supposed to increase, but to decrease.
Discussions
The project is being actively discussed not only in the State Duma, but also by drivers. Many assume that the maximum permissible speeding of 10 km / h will allow not too conscious car owners to drive not 80 km / h (average flow rate), but more. To comply with a speed of 60-65 km / h in the city (especially in the metropolis) is almost impossible today. According to unspoken rules, it is customary to move faster.
If a driver drives 70–75 km / h out of habit (it is considered a permissible speeding limit in the current code) and, in fact, he will be charged a fine of 500 rubles, he can also move at a speed of 100 km / h, since the violation is still happened. The initiators of the bill are the deputies of the Ivanovo region, believing that a rollback to the old rules will be a preventive measure in ensuring security.
Much depends on what kind of speeding penalty is defined by law. The new project provides for a change only in terms of speed limits.
Everything secret becomes clear
A Russian person, probably, at the subconscious level almost always has a desire to circumvent the law, find a loophole in it. Administrative provisions, as well as all kinds of speed recorders and traffic police are no exception.
A deliberate detour, deception of fixing means will not pass without a trace. In the event that the driver knows for sure that he violated any article of the Code of Administrative Offenses, but the inspector did not stop him, then the cameras may well record, for example, an excess of 20 km / h or more.
The sense of impunity that many drivers have is provoking gross violations of the administrative code. Improvement and automatic mode of registration tools will allow not only to exclude the human factor in the execution of decisions, but also to fix all visible discrepancies with the rules on the road.
Internet fine
Information about the violation in electronic form becomes available much faster than in the paper version. There are web-resources on which any driver can check the speeding. You must have a driver’s license and a vehicle passport (PTS) at hand. Usually on the website regulated by the traffic police, these documents are entered and information about the violation appears - the date, amount of the fine and the number of the decision.
At the same resource, it is proposed to pay in real time without a commission. It is important to distinguish between official sites and fraudulent ones.For resources created by other offenders, but already a criminal article, there are usually restrictions on the dissemination of information. Suspicious sites are blocked using personal computer software.
Warning and statistics
Violations of the speed limit are quite dangerous for any participant in the movement - both for the driver and for the pedestrian. Compliance with the rules and following signs can not only reduce the risk of injury on the road, but also prevent car accidents. Of course, in addition to speed, it is necessary to comply with other requirements of the administrative code regarding the operation of cars and driving standards.
Compliance with traffic rules should become a rule for pedestrians who often rely on "maybe". Crossing the road outside the transition zone, people risk being under the wheels of a car of a law-abiding driver who has never been in such situations. For participants in an accident, this can end in failure.
Do not think that if some violate and do not come across, then the rest can. Speeding in 25% of cases causes a disaster. According to the traffic police for 2013, more than 203,000 accidents were recorded for various reasons. About 27,000 people died and 255,000 thousand were injured. Such statistics should make each road user think about compliance with the rules, no matter how unusual it may turn out.
