TRAFFIC SAFETY CONTROL TIGHTENED IN ARMENIA

ARKA
April 8, 2008

YEREVAN, April 8. /ARKA/. The RA Parliament has approved the bill on
specific administrative proceedings on photographed and video-recorded
violations of traffic rules. Presenting the bill, Vice-Chief of the
RA Police Ararat Makhtesyan pointed out that the document is supposed
to tighten the traffic safety control.

"The bill has no precedents in Armenia’s legislation and is supposed
to considerably raise the level of traffic culture. The bill is an
urgent necessity for preventing traffic accidents posing danger to
people’s life and health," Makhtesyan said.

He pointed out that the bill defines the photo and video facilities
that are to be installed along the heavy-traffic republican and
intestate highways and on patrol cars. Makhtesyan pointed out that the
video cameras will prevent corruption and reduce immediate contacts
between drivers and traffic police officers to a minimum.

The video cameras will make all the drivers equal to the law and
simplify the recording of violations. Makhtestyan pointed out that
no records of violations will be drawn up.

The Vice- Chief of the RA Police reported that all the video records
of violations will be put on the website of the RA Police from June
1, 2008.

After receiving personal codes, the breakers will be able to see them.

Makhtesyan pointed out that in case of vehicles owned by government
bodies, the traffic police will inquire about the driver who committed
the violation. In the required information is not provided within
five days, a 100,000 AMD fine will be imposed on the breaker.

A total of 1,311 traffic accidents were recorded in 2005, 1,574 in
2006, 1,943 in 2007.