Maxim Liksutov, Deputy Mayor of Moscow in the Moscow Government, Head of the Department of Transport and Road Infrastructure Development of the City of MoscowMOSCOW, 31 Jan Reducing the non-penalized speed limit to 10 kilometers per hour will reduce the death rate in traffic accidents on the capital's roads by 10%, Deputy Moscow Mayor for Transport Maxim Liksutov said in an interview with RIA Novosti. At the end of last year, Liksutov said, that the city authorities proposed to the government to reduce the non-penalized speed limit on the roads from 20 to 10 kilometers per hour.
"Our estimate is up to 10% reduction in deaths on the roads of Moscow if the speed limit in cities is reduced to at least 10 kilometers per hour. hour & # 34;, — said Liksutov.
Outside the city, as noted by the deputy mayor, this threshold may remain the same. “Although the accidents there are also quite severe, there are still a lot more accidents in the cities,” he added. The discussion around its reduction has been going on for more than a year. Politicians and experts noted that such a measure should be carefully worked out and help reduce road deaths. The Moscow City Duma previously expressed concern that the purpose of the changes would be to increase the number of fines. State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin also admitted that this could lead to corruption and errors in determining speeding. Aviamotornaya