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Police Take Photos of Traffic Offenses.
(From The Moscow Times)
A new law allowing drivers to be fined based on photographic evidence from traffic cameras came into effect Tuesday, though the system is in place in only three spots on Moscow's streets.
The cameras have been set up on Sushchyovsky Val in northern Moscow, at the intersection of the Third Ring Road and Prospekt Mira in northeastern Moscow, and at the intersection of Ulitsa Petrovka and the Garden Ring, said traffic police spokesman Maxim Galushko.
More will be added throughout the year, depending on their effectiveness, Galushko said.
Under the new law, the traffic cameras can record a violator's license plate, after which traffic police send a fine by mail within a week to the vehicle's registered owner. The driver has 30 days to pay the fine.
Tuesday also marked the end of Russia's zero-tolerance policy concerning alcohol in a driver's bloodstream. Under the new law, the maximum legal ...
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