From 2 to 8 October, due to the decreasing daylight hours, the traffic police department of the Lepel District Department of Internal Affairs will intensify control over compliance with traffic regulations.

From October 2 to 8, due to the decreasing daylight hours, the State Automobile Inspectorate of the Lepel District Department of Internal Affairs will intensify control over the observance of traffic rules by vulnerable road users (including persons using personal mobility devices) and persons operating two-wheeled vehicles.

 

The main reason for traffic accidents involving this category of road users is that during dark hours, they move along the roadway "invisible" to drivers, without marking themselves with retroreflective elements.

 

The State Automobile Inspectorate reminds that in accordance with Part 1 of Article 18.20 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Republic of Belarus, violation of traffic rules by a pedestrian, a person operating a bicycle, a horse-drawn vehicle, or a person participating in traffic and not operating a vehicle entails the imposition of an administrative penalty in the form of a fine of up to 3 base units. In case of violation of traffic rules by persons specified in Part 1 of Article 18.20 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Republic of Belarus, committed while in a state of alcoholic or drug intoxication, as well as refusal to undergo examination, these persons are brought to justice under Part 2 of Article 18.20 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Republic of Belarus with the imposition of a fine of up to 5 base units.