The news about changes in traffic fines from November 20, 2021 turned out to be fake

Traffic Laws

Let me remind you that final articles have been published on SDA Master since 2010. In 2021, legislators set another record for the number of changes to traffic rules. For the first time, consideration of innovations in traffic rules took 11 articles.

It is not surprising that many drivers have difficulties, since keeping track of constant updates is not so easy.

As for the rule changes themselves, it cannot be said that the changes in 2021 were significant. The core rules remained the same, with only minor updates being made to the document.

The most discussed innovation was the abolition of the Thorns sign.

Traffic Laws

Details of fake news about fines

Every year in Russia the laws that regulate road traffic are amended, supplemented, expanded or radically changed. Often, various “canards” about new traffic regulations appear in the media, but they rarely concern fines. Therefore, the increase in fines after November 20 did not arouse suspicion among car owners. Recently, some sites published articles that indicated the new cost of fines from November 20, 2021, which will be paid by car owners if traffic police officers register their violation.

So, supposedly after November 20, the violator will pay 8 thousand rubles for driving into the oncoming lane, and 5 thousand rubles for not having an MTPL policy. and towing to a parking lot, when driving through a red light - 5 thousand rubles, for a stop line - 2 thousand rubles. For speeding up to 40 km/h they wrote about a fine of 1 thousand rubles, 40-60 km/h - 4 thousand rubles, 60 km/h and more - 10 thousand rubles. Driving without a license would cost 8 thousand rubles.

At first glance at the list of fines, it becomes clear that they have been increased by more than 10 times in comparison with those that are currently in force. In addition, the articles did not indicate either the Federal laws of the Russian Federation or amendments to the Code of Administrative Offenses. In fact, there is not a single confirmation of the reality of these fines. Experts and traffic police officers reassure car owners that this news is the most common fake.

Work of traffic police officers

The most important innovation in this group is the new rules for vehicle registration, effective from October 6, 2018. For example, legislators have provided for the registration of vehicles owned simultaneously by several owners (upon inheritance). The storage period for license plates in the traffic police has also been extended to 360 days.

Requirements for tachographs from March 2, 2021

On March 2, 2021, new requirements for equipping trucks and buses with tachographs will come into force in Russia. According to the order of the Ministry of Transport dated February 16, 2021, new requirements are being introduced in Russia for equipping vehicles with tachographs.

This document adjusts the requirements for tachographs installed on vehicles. So, now instead of calibration, the tachograph must be configured. This is due to the transition from analog tachographs to digital ones. It is clarified that digital tachographs must be equipped on buses with more than 20 seats and trucks with a gross vehicle weight of over 15 tons, intended for intercity and international transport, on which analog tachographs were installed during manufacture. This document also regulates the procedure for replacing the tachograph CIPF unit due to the end of its service life.

OSAGO insurance

In 2021, insurance legislation has also been seriously updated. For example, it became possible to independently register an accident in the event of disagreements between drivers. However, the conditions for self-service registration have become more confusing, and from October 1, 2021 they will be updated again.

What will change for motorists

Changes in traffic rules from January 1, 2021 will affect not only owners of electric scooters, roller skates, etc., but also motorists who own vehicles, therefore, while moving on the road, they must constantly adhere to the rules. The first change that will directly affect motorists is that it is forbidden to stop at traffic islands, where previously it was possible to safely park a car.

The next change that next year will bring us is the end of the “No Stopping” sign as soon as the “Parking” sign comes into view. The specifics of the operation of the “No Parking” sign are also changing. According to the new rules, its validity will end from the final point of the village or to the intersection.

All this leads to the fact that from January it will become more difficult for motorists to navigate, and they will have to learn several more new rules. In addition, the new rules will not be learned immediately, so there is a risk that due to violations regarding innovations, the number of fines will increase.

New requirements for first aid kits for next year

According to the new rules, in 2021, drivers will be able to use a first aid kit and a fire extinguisher of any type. Previously, drivers had the opportunity to use only approved means, the list of which was approved in 1996.

New tinting rules

According to the new traffic rules that will be implemented in 2021, starting in January, all windows in a car can be tinted, but it is important that the front and side windows are tinted to allow at least 70% of light to pass through. The remaining windows can be tinted with any light transmittance factor.

Previously, this parameter was controlled more strictly. For example, the rear windows had to transmit at least 70% of the light, and the front 75%. These standards were introduced back in 1988.

Other changes

When leaving the surrounding areas, from January 1, the driver of the car will have to let not only pedestrians pass, but also people riding electric scooters. The exact same circuit will be used when the car leaves the road. If this rule is not followed, you will pay a fine.

Traffic police fines

For the first time in many years, fines affecting popular violations by car owners were not increased or added.

Traffic police fine table

About about

The signed resolution cancels the driver’s obligation to install the “Spikes” identification sign on motor vehicles with studded tires.
The “Spikes” sign has lost its relevance, since currently the dynamic characteristics of a vehicle’s movement are largely determined by other factors.

The installation of this sign on modern cars does not allow other road users to clearly judge the likely nature of its movement, especially in conditions of uneven road surface, typical for winter conditions.

Driver's license and driving test

In this group, innovations related to the payment of state duties should be noted. Firstly, new fees have been introduced for the issuance of new generation car documents, but such documents are not yet issued by the traffic police. Secondly, the 30 percent discount on payment of duties through State Services has been extended for another 2 years.

New rules for riding personal mobility devices

Changes in the 2021 traffic rules concern personal mobility devices, which will have to be introduced into road traffic on a full basis. The new road user receives the name SIM. This is the name given to a device that has one or more wheels, and its movement is provided by a simple engine or muscle power. SIM can be electric scooters, hoverboards, unicycles, and Segways. And if we talk about devices that move by muscular force, these include skateboards, rollers, etc. The scope of SIM regulation does not extend to wheelchairs and bicycles, which are controlled by other measures.

In other words, if a child has an electric scooter, he becomes a full-fledged participant in traffic and must comply with the new traffic rules that will be introduced in 2021. Although previously SIM owners were considered ordinary pedestrians, and until January next year this will remain the case. But after that, if a child under 7 years old receives a SIM card, he will be able to move around on it only if he is accompanied by his parents. Moreover, areas where movement can only be carried out in pedestrian areas, paths, and sidewalks are limited.

Teenagers over 14 years old will be able to ride in lanes designated for bicycles as soon as January arrives. If there are no lanes for bicycles, you can move along the highway on the right. But only if there are brakes, a flashlight, sound signals, a light reflector and other important devices. That is, you cannot be on the road on a standard scooter, roller skates, etc., but traveling on an electric scooter is completely acceptable, provided that all safety standards are met. The maximum speed that can be reached on the road is 60 km/h, and at pedestrian crossings the SIM driver must stop at the appropriate traffic light.

When using a pedestrian zone to move around, the SIM cannot accelerate more than 20 km/h. In addition, pedestrians have higher authority within the movement. But members of the public chamber criticized the clause on speed in the pedestrian zone. Still, 20 km/h is quite a lot and poses a significant risk for pedestrians and SIM owners themselves.

According to the updated rules, which will come into force in 2021, SIM owners are prohibited from:

• before operating a personal mobility device, drink alcohol, medications that can slow down the reaction, etc.;
• ignore the sign prohibiting the movement of bicycles, since this prohibition also applies to them;
• control the SIM while holding the steering wheel with only one hand;
• transport passengers;
• ride the SIM in the dark without using headlights or a special flashlight.

If the SIM owner violates the new traffic rules in 2021, he will face punishment . This is expected to be a fine. But its size and design features are still unknown. It is only known that the measure under consideration will be supplemented by the Code of Administrative Offences. The police will monitor violators of the new traffic rules, although there is reason to believe that some powers will be transferred to other authorities. For example, Moscow violators will be monitored by the Moscow Administration of the Road Inspectorate, and protocols will be drawn up against them there.

Commercial vehicles

This year, legislators touched upon many different issues related to commercial transport: organized transportation of children, passenger transportation, transportation of dangerous goods, the use of tachographs, the Plato system, work and rest hours, pre-trip technical control.

If you are engaged in commercial transportation, I recommend studying the articles related to your activity.

Changes in traffic rules from June 2021

1. Changing maintenance deadlines

Before the changes in traffic rules from June 1 , inspection was not required for cars, trucks weighing up to 3.5 tons, trailers and lightweight vehicles less than 3 years old from the date of manufacture; now vehicles less than 4 years old are considered new.

The frequency of maintenance has changed:

• 4-10 years – once every 2 years;
• over 10 years old - every year;
• taxis, training vehicles and special vehicles transporting dangerous goods over 5 years old - once every six months, under 5 years old - once a year.

The increase in the fine for lack of maintenance to 2,000 rubles has been postponed until 2022 due to the difficult economic situation in the country.

• The RSA single agent will stop working as of June 30, 2021

Through this structure, the Russian Union of Auto Insurers sold MTPL policies of various companies and acted as a market regulator, randomly determining the insurance coverage for a vehicle. Car owners could not choose a company on their own, now the single RSA agent is being liquidated, but it is worth following the news, since such a decision is made regularly, and liquidation has been postponed more than once.

• Tachographs for trucks (maximum weight – 12 tons or more, environmental class “Euro 3” and lower) owned by individuals

This measure is aimed at reducing the accident rate and the number of accidents due to fatigue of truck drivers. A tachograph is special equipment for monitoring the driver’s rest and work schedule; such an innovation will cost an average of 30,000 rubles, the fine for absence is 3,000 rubles.

Other legislative changes

Marking: blue and yellow stripes from June 1

From June 1, 2021, the updated GOST R-51256-2018, adopted in February, comes into effect, which introduces blue markings and expands the yellow color. Previously, only prohibited stops and parking areas were painted with the latter. From now on, many dangerous sections of roads may be yellow.

But the specified GOST does not regulate the procedure for using markings, but only actually states that they can be of the listed colors.

Full article with photos of the new markup.

On registration of road accidents according to the “European protocol”

Changes have been made to the traffic rules regarding the regulation of the procedure for the actions of vehicle drivers at the scene of an accident in the event that, as a result of the accident, damage was caused only to property.
Thus, the traffic rules are brought into line with previously made changes to the legislation, which, in particular, provided for the possibility of processing documents about an accident without the participation of police officers, regardless of whether the participants in the accident have disagreements regarding its circumstances.

It is stipulated that insurance compensation within the framework of the European protocol is up to one hundred thousand rubles.

For Moscow, St. Petersburg, the Moscow and Leningrad regions, it is possible to record and transmit information about road accidents to insurers using applications for mobile devices. In this case, in these regions, insurance compensation under the European protocol can be up to 400 thousand rubles.

About the identification badge "Disabled"

In accordance with previous changes made to the legislation, each vehicle parking lot must provide free parking spaces for cars driven by disabled people, as well as for cars carrying disabled people or disabled children.
At the same time, a novelty was introduced that the identification sign “Disabled” can be installed on vehicles driven by group III disabled people, as well as transporting such disabled people and disabled children.

In connection with these changes in the legislation, the concept of the identification mark “Disabled” was adjusted by the signed resolution.

Vehicles driven by disabled people, as well as transporting disabled people or children with disabilities, are subject to signs 3.28 (“Parking is prohibited”), 3.29 (“Parking is prohibited on odd days of the month”) and 3.30 (“Parking is prohibited on even days of the month”). will not be.