On September 12013 shall come into force new amendments to Article 28 of the Federal Law «On the Road Safety», toughening penalties for drivers who do not care about the safety of their children. New penalties for transporting children without car seats will be levied at the rate of three thousand. Until today, transportation of children under the age of 12 years without a car seat or a special restraint punishable by a fine of 500 rubles. This type of liability was introduced in 2007. With the entry into force of the amendments of its size equate to the cost of car seats. According to the traffic police control Russia for the Primorye Territory, from the beginning of the year on the roads of the Primorsky Territory affected more than 270 children, 9 were killed. The severity of injuries is directly dependent on a small passenger transport regulations. Despite the advocacy work that is carried out with the traffic police negligent parents, every driver nonobservant regulations for the transport of children, trying to justify their actions excuses «A child does not want to sit in the car seat,» «He was uncomfortable,» and even «My child, how I want, and I translate. » Every day the traffic police reveal more than 80 examples of parental negligence. Therefore, as can be seen from neuteshayuschy statistics, the only way out — to try to influence motorists fines, far exceeding the previous ones.
Maria Pisarev, RIA «VladNews»