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The State Duma has a negative attitude towards the idea of ??reducing the non-penalty threshold for speeding from 20 to ten kilometers per hour, the speaker of the chamber, Vyacheslav Volodin, told journalists.
"We will not support lowering the non-penalty threshold to ten kilometers per hour, because this, in particular, could lead to violations in terms of corruption. The current threshold of 20 kilometers per hour works fine," he said.
Volodin recalled that the Ministry of Internal Affairs had made such a proposal more than once, but it had not found support among deputies, since it would create many difficulties with law enforcement.
The State Duma Speaker also believes that the bill on liability for dangerous driving needs to be finalized. In his opinion, the punishment for repeated violations should be toughened. In support of the need for such a measure, Volodin cited statistics according to which the number of accidents in 2023 increased by 4.5 percent compared to 2022 — to 132.5 thousand. 14.5 thousand people died in accidents — 2.3 percent more than in the previous year. And the number of victims was 166.5 thousand, or 4.3 percent more.
The discussion around reducing the non-penalty threshold for speeding has been going on for several years now. Politicians and experts have noted that such a measure should be carefully worked out and help reduce road fatalities. Volodin has repeatedly noted that State Duma deputies have a negative attitude towards this idea.
