In Russia, there is a growing need to implement measures aimed at gradually replacing cars with right-hand drive with safer left-hand drive vehicles for Russia. This was stated by the head of the Federation Council Committee on Economic Policy, Andrey Kutepov. The senator sent a letter to Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov.
The politician drew attention to the increase in the number of road accidents involving cars from Eastern countries. He was concerned that in 2024 there were 16 thousand such accidents, which is 0.9% more compared to the previous year. This is 12.2% of the total number of all accidents.
Kutepov believes that Russians need to be gradually transferred from right-hand drive to left-hand drive. He proposes to gradually introduce regulatory and restrictive measures, as well as create state programs for those who want to buy a safer car.
Auto journalist Maxim Kadakov emphasizes: Russians buy cars with right-hand drive because it is often the only way to buy a comfortable and safe car for a reasonable price.
Is it possible to buy a small all-wheel drive station wagon of Russian production? A compact van? A family multi-seat car? No. So what to change right-hand drive cars to?
According to the Avtostat agency, there are about 3.87 million passenger cars with right-hand drive registered in Russia. Of these, approximately 1.99 million are located in the Far Eastern Federal District, and 1.43 million are in the Siberian Federal District. The share of such cars in the total car fleet of the country is about 8.2%.
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