The Department of Internal Affairs of the Public Security Service of the Lepel District Department of Internal Affairs will hold a preventive event on April 21, 2022, to prevent road traffic accidents involving motor transport.

The traffic police department reminds that annually in April-May, the problem of injuries to road users due to the fault of drivers of two-wheeled motor vehicles becomes more acute. In January-March 2022, 3 road traffic accidents (hereinafter referred to as RTAs) involving motorcycles were committed on the territory of the Republic of Belarus, in which 3 people were injured, including one RTA committed on the territory of the Vitebsk region.

We would like to remind you that it is necessary to ride a motorcycle wearing a helmet and not to carry passengers without one, and to drive with the low beam headlights constantly switched on. Timely registration of vehicles and their state technical inspection are mandatory. It is also unacceptable to drive a motorcycle without a driver's license, as well as while intoxicated.

When driving a two-wheeled vehicle, one must always assess the road situation and take all necessary actions to ensure safety: do not exceed the established speed and avoid reckless, risky overtaking into oncoming traffic lanes. After all, it is in such situations that collisions with the most severe consequences occur. The severity of the consequences of such RTAs is largely influenced by the lack of driving skills or driving a motorcycle while intoxicated, the elementary disregard for the rules and non-compliance with the requirements for the use of helmets by drivers and passengers while driving, as well as carrying passengers in excess of the number provided for by the technical specifications.