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The Ministry hopes for the support of the Verkhovna Rada in implementing new initiatives.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine is preparing a series of measures to minimize road accidents and reduce the number of serious accidents. In particular, this concerns the return of the “Phantoms” on the roads and tightening responsibility for systematic violations of the rules, according to “Glavkom” citing the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Ivan Vygivskyi.
During a meeting with the leadership of the National Police and the Patrol Police Department, the main directions of work to minimize road accidents were discussed.
“First, it is necessary to strengthen responsibility for systematic violations of the rules. It must be noticeable and unavoidable. The safety of passenger transportation and the normalization of motorized light transportation are among the priorities. The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, together with members of the Ukrainian Parliament, has already developed a number of initiatives. We will intensify cooperation and count on parliamentary support,” Vygivskyi said.
In addition, this week the Patrol Police will implement dozens of new speed camera locations, and the locations will be announced in the near future.
There was also a discussion about the return of special patrol cars “Phantom” to the roads. These patrol cars are not easily distinguishable from the general flow of vehicles but are equipped with systems for recording violations directly while moving.
“They operated for only a month before the start of the full-scale war. And during this period, police officers held accountable more than 26 thousand drivers who exceeded the speed limit. The ‘Phantoms’ will return to the roads,” the minister reminded.
He emphasized that road safety improvement is one of the ministry’s tasks proposed in the Government’s Program of Activity.
“This is not only about fines and increasing responsibility. It is about a set of measures that will help improve road culture,” concluded Vygivskyi.
As a reminder, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced tougher measures against violator drivers after the large-scale accident in Kyiv on Monday. He stressed the need to strengthen accountability for drivers who systematically violate traffic rules and pose a threat to others.
17 August in Kyiv on Volodymyrska Street near the Palace of Ukraine saw an accident involving two BMW cars. After the collision, both vehicles flew onto the sidewalk, knocked down anti-parking posts, trees and a road sign, and also crashed into the building and the summer terrace of the establishment. One of the drivers sustained injuries and was hospitalized.
Subsequently it became known that the driver of one of the BMWs was Kyrylo Ostrovskyi — a defendant in the deadly accident 2018 of the year. He was driving a Hummer when he struck a girl on a Kyiv pedestrian crossing in 10 and attempted to flee the scene. In 2022 year, Ostrovskii was sentenced to four years and six months in prison.
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