Russian judges will take into account the state of intoxication of cyclists in the event of an accident

In addition, an important factor will be the lack of reflective clothing on drivers of pedal vehicles at night. Moreover, in the event of a fatal accident, the courts may change the amount of compensation to the injured party if the cyclist was driving while intoxicated at the time of the incident. This decision was influenced by the case of a deceased cyclist, whose family had their payment reduced by four times.

A fatal accident occurred in the Rostov region, in which a cyclist and a former judge of the Krasnodar Regional Court participated. During the consideration of the case, the court ruled that the accused, driving a vehicle while intoxicated, hit a local resident on a bicycle, for which he received six years in a penal colony, and was also obliged to pay eight million rubles to the relatives of the deceased. At the same time, the victim’s family estimated their moral damage at more than 16 million.

The State Duma proposed punishing passengers of drunk drivers Drunk drivers were allowed to sit behind the wheel of a car under one condition In Russia they began to report drunk drivers via Telegram

The judge did not agree with the position of the relatives, taking into account mitigating circumstances such as the illness of the car driver. In addition, the examination decided that at the time of the accident, which occurred at night, the cyclist was moving without external lights and special clothing, and was also drunk. 0.47 ppm was found in the blood of the deceased. Taking all the circumstances into account, the Supreme Court reduced the amount of compensation for the victim’s family to two million rubles.

In November it became known that Russia may tighten the rules for obtaining a medical certificate for a driver’s license. In particular, they want to oblige residents to take drug tests.

Police sports cars have already left for us