NUMBER OF ROAD-TRANSPORT ACCIDENTS INCREASES BY 17% IN YEREVAN DURING
EIGHT MONTHS OF THIS YEAR

YEREVAN, August 27 (Noyan Tapan). 324 cases of road-transport
accidents were registered in Yerevan during eight months of this year,
which is more by 47 cases in comparison with last year. The number of
victims decreased by 2 and made 47 people, and the number of injured
people increased by 68 and made 388 people. Margar Ohanian, Chief of
the State Motor Licensing and Inspection Department of the Yerevan
Mayor’s Office, told journalists on August 27 that one of the reasons
for the growth of motor accidents was the increase of transport means
by 5,000 figures in the capital last year. It was also mentioned that
in January-June of this year, 64% of road-transport accidents mainly
took place as a result of pedestrian crossing of the streets in
unproper places. According to Margar Ohanian, the RA President’s
Surveillance Service registered 46 cases of drivers’ violations of
traffic rules as a result of the check-ups started still two months
ago. It was mentioned that all the violators have been fined.
M. Ohanian doesn’t negate the statements that the traffic lights are
inherited from the Soviet times and are out of date now, as well as
that the situation with traffic signs gives the occasion for anxiety,
because they are only in the center of the city. But, according to
Margar Ohanian, the resolution of these issues is out of the bounds of
the authorities of the police and the State Motor Licensing and
Inspection Department.