Rustam Minnikhanov takes part in event dated to the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims

The event dated to the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims was held in basket hall in Kazan today. It was adopted by the UN in 2005 and takes place on the third Sunday in November every year. President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov participated in the event.

To the point, the campaign is held in Kazan not the first time. Students, pupils, representatives of agencies, institutions, enterprises, youth and public organisations, auto clubs, and charity foundations participate in the event every year.

The campaign is held to honour the memory of road traffic victims and express condolences to their families and remind about the necessity for ensuring traffic safety and observance of traffic regulations.

To the point, 586 people including 21 children died in road accidents for 10 months this year.

The Tatarstan President noted that today major efforts are being taken to provide traffic safety, - the work of public transport is being improved, new roads are being built. However, the problem remains unsolved.

“Every driver should observe discipline and traffic regulations on the road. No one can remain indifferent to it,” Rustam Minnikhanov said. He called young people for observing traffic rules.

Chief of the Tatarstan Ministry of the interior Artem Khokhorin informed that every year more than 60 000 people become drivers and car owners, traffic violations are registered every 5 seconds, road accidents with financial damage happen every 5 minutes.

A lot of social videos aimed at ensuring traffic safety were shown during the event.
Masters of auto and motor sport Timur Timerzyanov and members of KAMAZ-Master team urged not to risk one’s life on the road.

According to the UN data, 1 mln 300 people die in road accidents every year. By 2020, injuries resulting from road accidents can become the third main reason of mortality after cardiovascular and cancer diseases.