Russia. Traffic Rules and Penalties
There has recently been a new (2009) edition of "Traffic Rules of the Russian Federation" including a table of penalties for violations.
More to the point, someone has published a 94 page English translation of this.
It is really a summary of the rules, presented rather like the UK Highway Code but just facts and road signs - not the advisory stuff. There is also 16 pages listing the range of penalties for each offence.
Interesting stuff. I never know clause 11.2. from how cars are driven in Moscow. It is illegal to overtake on the nearside!
The penalties are also sometimes below 'the going rate' expected for cash bribes!! However to argue the point at the roadside you would probably need the Russian version which is identically laid out.
English version costs 175 Rouble, Russian version 44 Rouble. GBP 3.5 and 1 respectively.
I can buy more copies and post them in the UK next week (say GBP1 each for P&P) if anyone is interested. PM me before Saturday 11th, mid-morning (UK time) as that will be my last trip into the city centre before leaving.
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