MOSCOW, November 24 (RIA Novosti) - Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has suggested raising fines for drivers going through a red light, crossing into the oncoming lane of traffic and speeding to 500,000 rubles ($16,100) in the country’s biggest cities of Moscow and St. Petersburg.
The fines for such traffic violations in other Russian regions should be raised to 250,000 rubles ($8,050), Medvedev said in a video address that will soon be available in his videoblog.
“Responsibility for the most dangerous traffic violations will be differentiated. For example, for Moscow and St. Petersburg, this may be up to 500,000 rubles, for other regions, up to 250,000 [rubles], but this demands a final discussion and coordination,” Medvedev said.
Russian lawmakers have been actively discussing toughening punishment for traffic violations, including red-light running, speeding and drunk driving, following a September 22 crash in which a man lost control of his car at a high speed and killed seven people at a Moscow bus stop and an October 10 crash when a famous Russian actress died in a crash apparently caused by red-light running.
The current fine for driving through a red light in Russia is 1,000 rubles ($32).
The premier cited statistics saying some 28,000 people died in car accidents in the country in 2011.
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