From February 16 to 26, the State Automobile Inspectorate is conducting additional preventive measures, as well as raids on passenger carriers in regular and irregular minibus services

During this period, State Automobile Inspectorate officers will exercise effective control daily during traffic supervision over the compliance of minibus drivers with the Traffic Regulations and other traffic legislation, including through mixed control of specific transportation services.

Transport inspection officers will also join these activities.

The main violations among drivers of route vehicles are:

- carrying passengers exceeding the number of designated seats,
- dropping off (picking up) passengers outside designated stops,

- exceeding the established speed limit, non-compliance with road signs and markings,

- non-compliance with the established route.

There have been accidents involving route vehicles where people have been injured.

On the afternoon of February 7, a 31-year-old driver of a regular route taxi "Bykhov-Mogilev" was traveling along the M-4 "Minsk-Mogilev" highway. Near the village of Vasilevshchina, the man did not account for adverse weather conditions, chose an unsafe speed, lost control due to inattention, and collided with a metal barrier. As a result of the accident, 8 people sustained multiple injuries of varying severity. Two of the injured were taken to the Borisov Central District Hospital. According to preliminary information, the minibus driver was distracted by his mobile phone while driving. Passengers made remarks to him and even recorded this on their mobile phones a few seconds before the accident. The 31-year-old man had previously been brought to administrative responsibility at least 10 times by the State Automobile Inspectorate, including for violations related to passenger transportation.
And in October last year, while driving a minibus, he was the cause of an accident.

The State Automobile Inspectorate strongly recommends that drivers strictly adhere to traffic regulations, choose a safe speed, and pick up and drop off passengers in designated areas, at marked stops. In turn, passengers should under no circumstances demand that the driver stop the route vehicle at an unauthorized location.

State Automobile Inspectorate Department of Verkhnedvinsk District Department of Internal Affairs