Last week, at a major press conference, the head of the chief directorate of the Road Safety Inspectorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, Lieutenant General Mikhail Chernikov, admitted the possibility of increasing the maximum speed limit on certain sections of the highway to a top speed of 150 km/h. In addition, the country’s main traffic cop was massively supported by Russian car owners.
“Our roads have in many ways become even better than all European ones. We now see from the quality and arrangement of the elements of the road network that it is possible to increase individual sections up to 150 km/h,” said Mikhail Chernikov.
The AvtoVzglyad portal decided to ask motorists what they think about a possible increase in the speed limit by conducting a survey of our readers. The vast majority – 42% of respondents – replied in the affirmative: “Yes, they would rather have a PhD.” However, 24% chose the answer “I doubt it: you have to study the data on the number of accidents carefully.” And 34% of those who took part in the survey were not in favor of increasing the speed limit to 150 km/h, answering: “No, they will fight in batches.”
We add on our behalf that they are already fighting and, moreover, often ‘fly’ significantly faster than the currently permitted speeds. But for example on some highways, where top speeds of 130 km/h are allowed today, there is a decrease in the number of accidents. Of course, not least thanks to the ideal road surface and good lighting, as well as barriers that separate oncoming traffic.
Everywhere, of course, it is impossible to “speed up” our roads, but on certain parts of the routes, which, in fact, explains the head of the traffic police, it is quite possible. And even necessary. I remember how the capital’s accords, which were built to ease traffic jams and improve vehicle flow, initially limited the speed limit to an absurd 60 mph. A similar photo was seen on the freshly baked Yaroslavl multi-lane highway. Thanks that later the “directions” were spread up to 90 km / h, and in some places – up to 110 km / h. The same central ring road, where there are no cars or traffic lights, can easily be accelerated to the “Chernikovski” 150 km / h, especially since there, even without the permission of the police, people “throw down all the money”. And what: the quality of both canvases and markings really makes it possible. Why are we worse than the German citizens with their unlimited autobahns?
“Our roads have in many ways become even better than all European ones. We now see from the quality and arrangement of the elements of the road network that it is possible to increase individual sections up to 150 km/h,” said Mikhail Chernikov.
The AvtoVzglyad portal decided to ask motorists what they think about a possible increase in the speed limit by conducting a survey of our readers. The vast majority – 42% of respondents – replied in the affirmative: “Yes, they would rather have a PhD.” However, 24% chose the answer “I doubt it: you have to study the data on the number of accidents carefully.” And 34% of those who took part in the survey were not in favor of increasing the speed limit to 150 km/h, answering: “No, they will fight in batches.”
We add on our behalf that they are already fighting and, moreover, often ‘fly’ significantly faster than the currently permitted speeds. But for example on some highways, where top speeds of 130 km/h are allowed today, there is a decrease in the number of accidents. Of course, not least thanks to the ideal road surface and good lighting, as well as barriers that separate oncoming traffic.
Everywhere, of course, it is impossible to “speed up” our roads, but on certain parts of the routes, which, in fact, explains the head of the traffic police, it is quite possible. And even necessary. I remember how the capital’s accords, which were built to ease traffic jams and improve vehicle flow, initially limited the speed limit to an absurd 60 mph. A similar photo was seen on the freshly baked Yaroslavl multi-lane highway. Thanks that later the “directions” were spread up to 90 km / h, and in some places – up to 110 km / h. The same central ring road, where there are no cars or traffic lights, can easily be accelerated to the “Chernikovski” 150 km / h, especially since there, even without the permission of the police, people “throw down all the money”. And what: the quality of both canvases and markings really makes it possible. Why are we worse than the German citizens with their unlimited autobahns?
Source: Avto Vzglyad
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