A rather striking example of legislative initiative for the sake of initiative and “hype” in the media and social networks is the latest appeal of Vitaly Milonov, deputy of the State Duma, to the head of the Russian State Inspectorate for Road Safety, Mikhail Chernikov. In it, the parliamentarian talks about the only problem known to him on Russian roads.

He proposes to reduce the parking ban zone near public transport and taxi ranks from the current 15 to 5 meters. Mr Milonov explains his parliamentary attention to this problem by the many requests from citizens whose cars were towed to the impound site to park in such places.

They say that 5 meters is enough to taxi a bus or minibus from a stop, 15 meters is an exaggeration. Perhaps the deputy does not realize that 15 meters is not only necessary for the freedom of maneuver of a “bus” or a trolleybus. And so that parked cars do not prevent drivers of passing vehicles from noticing and responding in a timely manner, for example, a passenger who gets off at a stop and decides to immediately cross to the other side of the road. So that such a person does not unexpectedly jump from behind a stationary vehicle from under the wheels of passing cars. Although it is possible that the deputy actually understands everything perfectly and just, as they say, “works on the song.”

The fact that the QR code with information about the driver’s license is constantly updated, that the key to reading it will lie only with authorized persons (for example, traffic police inspectors), that each data reading is recorded in the electronic database of the traffic police and other protections for those who want to promote themselves in the field of electronic ‘rights’ do not seem to be of much importance. Because the representatives of the traffic police were not allowed to talk about these “small details”.

The topic “car” was not spared from the repertoire of representatives of the deputy corps of the party “New People”. One of their ideas concerns a legal ban on the purchase and rental by government agencies of cars produced by companies with a share of foreign capital of more than 50%.

– If the state’s demand for our cars grows, they will become cheaper for all residents of the country. The Russian automotive industry will be able to produce more cars at affordable prices,” Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Vladislav Davankov explained the significance of the idea.

This way he can claim a Nobel Prize for discovering a new law of economics. After all, so far everything has worked exactly the opposite: the greater the demand for a product, the more expensive it is sold. But what can you blurt out for the sake of media hype!

A rather striking example of legislative initiative for the sake of initiative and “hype” in the media and social networks is the latest appeal of Vitaly Milonov, deputy of the State Duma, to the head of the Russian State Inspectorate for Road Safety, Mikhail Chernikov. In it, the parliamentarian talks about the only problem known to him on Russian roads.

He proposes to reduce the parking ban zone near public transport and taxi ranks from the current 15 to 5 meters. Mr Milonov explains his parliamentary attention to this problem by the many requests from citizens whose cars were towed to the impound site to park in such places.

They say that 5 meters is enough to taxi a bus or minibus from a stop, 15 meters is an exaggeration. Perhaps the deputy does not realize that 15 meters is not only necessary for the freedom of maneuver of a “bus” or a trolleybus. And so that parked cars do not prevent drivers of passing vehicles from noticing and responding in a timely manner, for example, a passenger who gets off at a stop and decides to immediately cross to the other side of the road. So that such a person does not unexpectedly jump from behind a stationary vehicle from under the wheels of passing cars. Although it is possible that the deputy actually understands everything perfectly and just, as they say, “works on the song.”

The fact that the QR code with driver’s license information is constantly updated, that only authorized persons (for example, traffic police inspectors) have the key to read it, that each data reading is recorded in the electronic database of the traffic police and other protective measures for those who want to promote themselves in the field of electronic ‘rights’ do not seem to be of much importance. Because the representatives of the traffic police were not allowed to talk about these “small details”.

The topic “car” was not spared from the repertoire of representatives of the deputy corps of the party “New People”. One of their ideas concerns a legal ban on the purchase and rental by government agencies of cars produced by companies with a share of foreign capital of more than 50%.

– If the state’s demand for our cars grows, they will become cheaper for all residents of the country. The Russian automotive industry will be able to produce more cars at affordable prices,” Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Vladislav Davankov explained the significance of the idea.

This way he can claim a Nobel Prize for discovering a new law of economics. After all, so far everything has worked exactly the opposite: the greater the demand for a product, the more expensive it is sold. But what can you blurt out for the sake of media hype!