Ukraine is among leaders of people killed in car accidents. “According to Forbes, Russia takes the first place of the number of people killed in road accident in 2008, and Ukraine takes the second one. There are 167 deaths per 1,000,000 (7690 deaths in total last year) in Ukraine, and there are 235 in Russia. “Nobody is surprised by such statistics, because of the five major risk factors for injuries in road accidents (speeding, drunk driving, not using safety belts, child seats and helmets) Ukrainian legislation regulates only the first three, – says the president of the Road Traffic Safety Association Mikhail Berlin. – One of the lowest in Europe fine for a unfastened seat belt is in Ukraine, which is 250UAH (approx. S32). (For ex. in Britain it equels 60 pounds, or 810 grn.). Also, we almost never punish pedestrians and drivers of motorcycles and bicycles for creating an emergency situationo on the road (there is a penalty of 255 UAH (approx. S32.), but they are as frequent contributors to traffic accidents as car drivers.”

In November 2008 fines for SDA violators have been increased for ten times in Ukraine. Chief traffic policeman Sergei Kolomiets has recently reported that the number of deaths in road accidents decreased significantly: “If you compare a nine-month period of 2008 and 2009, the difference would be 2 thousand deaths less. 21 people were killed every day in road accidents last year, comparing to 14 nowadays.” So there is hope that in a similar rating of the American magazine in 2009 Ukraine will stop being among leaders of deaths in car accidents.

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