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The traffic police do not check, but establish: who pays in the event of an accident due to a road pit

  • May 16, 2023
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In Russia, the number of accidents rose sharply for the third month in a row. In April alone, the number of traffic accidents resulting in fatalities and injuries

The traffic police do not check, but establish: who pays in the event of an accident due to a road pit
In Russia, the number of accidents rose sharply for the third month in a row. In April alone, the number of traffic accidents resulting in fatalities and injuries increased by almost 8%. And one of the main reasons is not just speeding and entering the oncoming lane. There are now new sad trends: the aging fleet and disgusting logistics. Plus a sharp deterioration in the quality of construction and repair of our areas. At the same time, in the latter case, the situation was aggravated by the strange position of the authorities on this issue.

And almost every day we get the tragic consequences of the new road policy. At the same time, it is curious that the road builders themselves are affected by this. Recently, for example, in Tambov, two repairmen crawled under the wheels of a driver who did not break the traffic rules. And all because of the complete lack of control over the activities of roadside assistance.

The fact is that the authorities seem right to ensure that overzealous officials do no nightmare business, which actually includes prohibiting the traffic police from punishing builders for poor road construction and repair. Today, the security guards of the road order cannot even punish the crooks for the hole created in the road by their fault. That is, they can, but only after a car has driven into this hole with all the sad consequences. And the quality of road repairs in the country has fallen sharply, which, we repeat, causes an increase in the number of accidents. And curiously enough, a driver who has fallen into a pit can not always get compensation from scammers for a damaged car. Although there are still opportunities.

But first, let’s recall that according to some GOSTs, potholes on our roads have every right to exist! Sounds crazy, but it’s true. True, the length of the “legalized” pit should not exceed 15 cm, the depth – 5 cm, and the area – 60 square centimeters. That is, he crashed the car because of such a hole in the asphalt – goodbye, fix the “swallow” at your own expense. But if it is more, call the traffic police.

Only an inspector of the traffic police (here not OSAGO and CASCO, as well as self-fixation) is able to correctly draw up all the documents on the basis of which the victim can count on compensation. Check that the serviceman creates a diagram of the accident, draws up a protocol and an appropriate action, in which he indicates all the “characteristics” of the well to the nearest millimeter.

However, this is just the beginning of a long and very long journey.

Then it is necessary to conduct an independent investigation to determine the amount of damage and, with all the listed papers, submit a claim to the construction organization that manages the road (the traffic police will tell you the coordinates of the defectors). Which unfortunately will refuse to meet your demands. And then there is only one way: to court.

Who will most likely want to conduct a technical investigation, because only she can make a judgment with a high degree of certainty: whether the well caused the incident or not. Unfortunately, very often experts side with the road builders and hold the car owner responsible for the accident. However, here much depends on a lawyer, without whom such a lawsuit, unfortunately, is meaningless. In case of victory, his services (as well as the costs of investigations, a tow truck, etc.) will be paid for by the defendant.

Photo: AvtoVzglyad
Photo: AvtoVzglyad

And almost every day we get the tragic consequences of the new road policy. At the same time, it is curious that the road builders themselves are affected by this. Recently, for example, in Tambov, two repairmen crawled under the wheels of a driver who did not break the traffic rules. And all because of the complete lack of control over the activities of roadside assistance.

The fact is that the authorities seem right to ensure that overzealous officials do no nightmare business, which actually includes prohibiting the traffic police from punishing builders for poor road construction and repair. Today, the security guards of the road order cannot even punish the crooks for the hole created in the road by their fault. That is, they can, but only after a car has driven into this hole with all the sad consequences. And the quality of road repairs in the country has fallen sharply, which, we repeat, causes an increase in the number of accidents. And curiously enough, a driver who has fallen into a pit can not always get compensation from scammers for a damaged car. Although there are still opportunities.

But first, let’s recall that according to some GOSTs, potholes on our roads have every right to exist! Sounds crazy, but it’s true. True, the length of the “legalized” pit should not exceed 15 cm, the depth – 5 cm, and the area – 60 square centimeters. That is, he crashed the car because of such a hole in the asphalt – goodbye, fix the “swallow” at your own expense. But if it is more, call the traffic police.

Only an inspector of the traffic police (here not OSAGO and CASCO, as well as self-fixation) is able to correctly draw up all the documents on the basis of which the victim can count on compensation. Check that the serviceman creates a diagram of the accident, draws up a protocol and an appropriate action, in which he indicates all the “characteristics” of the well to the nearest millimeter.

However, this is just the beginning of a long and very long journey.

Then it is necessary to conduct an independent investigation to determine the amount of damage and, with all the listed papers, submit a claim to the construction organization that manages the road (the traffic police will tell you the coordinates of the defectors). Which unfortunately will refuse to meet your demands. And then there is only one way: to court.

Who will most likely want to conduct a technical investigation, because only she can make a judgment with a high degree of certainty: whether the well caused the incident or not. Unfortunately, very often experts side with the road builders and hold the car owner responsible for the accident. However, here much depends on a lawyer, without whom such a lawsuit, unfortunately, is meaningless. In case of victory, his services (as well as the costs of investigations, a tow truck, etc.) will be paid for by the defendant.

Source: Avto Vzglyad

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