Responsibility of pedestrians for non-compliance with traffic rules
As practice shows, the most disciplined pedestrians are those who are also drivers. These citizens are fully aware of the dangers of moving vehicles. The rest of our compatriots often risk their lives and health, wanting to save the 5-10 minutes it takes to walk to the nearest pedestrian crossing.
Only traffic police inspectors can hold a pedestrian accountable. Automatic video recording cameras will not help in this case, since they do not have the technical ability to establish a person’s identity. Car owners are identified by license plates, but pedestrians do not have any identification marks.
An administrative fine for a pedestrian can be imposed for the following types of violations:
- crossing the roadway not at a pedestrian crossing;
- violation of the rules for driving along the edge of the roadway in the absence of sidewalks (you must go towards the flow of cars);
- exiting a pedestrian crossing under a prohibiting traffic light;
- driving along the edge of the roadway at night outside populated areas, without reflective stripes;
- creating an obstruction on the road (suddenly stopping at an unregulated pedestrian crossing, as well as turning around at it and moving in the opposite direction);
- driving along highways and tunnels;
- failure to provide priority in traffic to vehicles with red and blue flashing lights.
Drunk pedestrians are not subject to administrative liability unless they violate traffic rules or commit other illegal actions.
What the law says
First of all, let's turn to the Rules of the Road, namely to Chapter No. 4, which provides for the responsibilities of a pedestrian. Since he, like the driver, is a participant in traffic, his behavior on the road is regulated in some detail:
- You can cross the street only through specially designated crossings (ground, underground);
- if there are none, then along the sidewalk line (if there is no sidewalk, along the curb line);
- at controlled intersections, it is allowed to cross the road only when the traffic light permits or as directed by the traffic controller;
- if there are no special markings (“zebra crossings”), the intersection should be approximately at right angles to the opposite curb, and not “diagonally”;
- the pedestrian is obliged to assess the road situation and, having fully convinced himself of the safety and good visibility of his drivers of moving cars, begin to move;
- a pedestrian crosses the road without special markings only when the road in both directions is clearly visible, visibility is not blocked by a number of parked cars, special equipment, buildings, etc.;
- crossing the roadway is permitted only after the distance between the person and the approaching vehicle has been assessed;
- You must not interfere with other road users or provoke emergency situations;
- A pedestrian crossing the road must move without stopping, without stopping without good reason. You can often observe such “indecisive” people on the side of the road: it is unclear whether he intends to walk and has already made a movement with his body, but in the end he remains standing. In such situations, it is extremely difficult to understand whether a person will cross the road or not. The traffic rules directly stipulate that such behavior is unacceptable, as it misleads drivers and sometimes causes an accident;
- when crossing at night outside the city, wearing special reflective signs or having objects with such a lighting effect is mandatory;
- a separate rule for stopping traffic is provided for pedestrians when approaching cars with special signals; crossing the roadway is prohibited, and those who are already on the road are required to immediately return to the sidewalk.
As you can see, the number of rules for pedestrians is quite large. At the same time, knowledge of these rules among the population is at a rather low level. Basically, those who have already encountered a traffic violation that resulted in liability are well acquainted with them.
Fines for pedestrians
When imposing an administrative penalty on pedestrians for violating traffic rules, only two articles from Chapter 12 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation are applied:
- Article No. 12.29 is universal in nature and can be applied for any violations of traffic rules by pedestrians or vehicle passengers. It provides for punishment in the form of a verbal warning from the inspector or a fine of 500 rubles.
- Article No. 12.30 applies in cases where a pedestrian has created an obstacle for cars on the roadway. This will result in a fine of 1,000 rubles. If, as a result of the pedestrian’s actions, slight or moderate harm to the health of third parties was caused, the amount of the penalty increases to 1,500 rubles.
What is the fine provided by the traffic police for jaywalking?
For pedestrian violators who remain alive, a fine is provided. As they say: “sooner or later the reckoning will come anyway.” There are always lucky ones, but there are also those who are unlucky.
A pedestrian violator, when meeting with a traffic inspector, must say goodbye to a certain amount. Today, the fine for violating traffic rules ranges from 500 to one thousand rubles. A smaller amount plays the role of a warning rather than a punishment.
In the future, amendments to the traffic rules regarding pedestrians are being considered. First of all, the new item in the duties of the walking party will be:
- flickers at night;
- sober look.
On our website we have prepared useful information for you about various traffic violations and the traffic police fines imposed for them, namely: for driving on the sidewalk and violating the “No Entry” road sign, for parking in a space for the disabled or on the lawn in winter, for not wearing a seat belt safety and speeding, for talking on the phone while driving, for crossing double solid markings and running a red light at a railway crossing.
How can a pedestrian find out about unpaid fines?
Since the protocol for violation of traffic rules is drawn up only by an inspector of the State Traffic Inspectorate in the personal presence of the pedestrian, the latter will immediately know the amount to be paid. If necessary, he can contact the nearest traffic police department with his passport and find out the amount of debt.
Online services provide information on administrative penalties only to motorists.
Through them you cannot find out traffic police fines for pedestrians.
The opportunity to find out the amount of a fine issued to a pedestrian via the Internet appears only if the debt has not been repaid within 60 days and information about this has been transferred to the bailiffs to initiate enforcement proceedings. Then such information will be available on the official website of the FSSP in the section.
To receive information, you must indicate your full name. in full, date of birth and region of residence.
Checking fines for pedestrians through the official website of the FSSP is free of charge and without registration.
On the portal “State Services”
Information about new traffic police fines, the payment deadline for which has not yet passed, is currently provided on the State Services portal only to drivers by registration plate numbers and vehicle registration certificate. As already noted, information about administrative penalties becomes available to pedestrians only after the initiation of enforcement proceedings by bailiffs.
To automatically receive information, you must activate the “Judicial Debt” informer.
In the future, every time you log into your personal account, on its main page you will see information about the absence or presence of legal debt, which is received from the FSSP on the “State Services” portal.
How to find out or check whether you need to pay?
If there are suspicions that the fines received may not be paid, or there are doubts about their existence, then this information can be clarified.
This is quite easy to do.
In addition to the fact that the actions themselves do not involve anything complicated, there are several options for checking traffic police fines by last name:
- Online. For those who do not like to waste time in queues and communicate with an unnecessary number of people, this mobile option is perfect. To pay a fine online, you can use the services of various websites. Where to look?
The most reliable place on the web for payment is Shtrafi-gibdd.ru. This is the official portal of the traffic police. Here you can always officially and without intermediaries find out about the status of your own fine account.To do this, just take a few simple steps:
- register, after which the new user is allocated a personal account;
in your personal account you need to click on the “check fines” button;
- After payment you can print a receipt.
- According to your passport. Passport data can help you find out if there are fines both online and in real life.
On the Internet, the State Services website will be your faithful assistant. To clarify the information on this site you need:- register;
then go to the “electronic services” section;
- select the column “Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation”;
- click on “providing information...”;
- Fill in the drop-down fields by entering your passport data;
- wait for an answer.
- By resolution number. On each receipt received from the state traffic inspector there is the number of the resolution for which the fine was received. The order number is indicated at the top of the receipt and consists of 20-25 digits.
To clarify information on this number, just use a service that offers this.- On the website, go to the “check fines” section;
column “by resolution”;
- enter the number in the line;
- click "search";
- in a few seconds all the necessary information will be on the screen.
Important: be careful when entering personal data. Information is provided on them; if there is an error, the necessary information will remain inaccessible.
For those to whom the new products of the 21st century are alien, they can use the old and proven method: contact the traffic police department in person with a passport. According to the passport data, the specialist will provide the necessary information.
Note: the resolution is valid for two years. Try to meet this time to pay the fines. By full name. Many sites offer to quickly find out information on fines; to do this, just enter your last name
.
This is a lie. It is impossible to find out such information via the Internet without additional data.
If you add your date of birth to your full name, the website of the Federal Bailiff Service can help:
- On the website you need to fill out a form by entering personal data, in this case full name and date of birth.
- Click on search. This is followed by two development options:
- the search will not yield any results. This means that there are no fines and you can move on with your life with peace of mind.
- Otherwise, you will need to enter other data that is related to the court.
Appealing an administrative penalty
The pedestrian is given 10 days from the date of the decision on an administrative offense to appeal it. You can submit a complaint:
- the management of the State Traffic Inspectorate unit in which the inspector who compiled the protocol works;
- to higher authorities of the traffic police;
- to court.
To file a complaint against the actions of the inspector, you will need evidence of your innocence - recordings of street surveillance cameras or testimony of witnesses willing to come to the court hearing. Otherwise, you will not be able to achieve the desired result.
Where can you cross the road?
Let's see what the Traffic Rules ( clause 4.3 ). This is possible only through special passages , above and below ground.
If they are not there, then along the curb or sidewalk at the intersection.
There is neither one nor the other - the road, so be it, you can run across at right angles to it , and only on condition that it is clearly visible from both sides there are no dividing strips or signs on it .
That is, if someone decides to cross a road that goes around a bend , that is, the driver will not be able to see a person crossing his zone from there, this will be a violation of the rules .
How can a pedestrian pay a fine?
You can do this in the same place where you found out - at the traffic police, at special terminals . Just enter your details or order number and you can pay.
How to pay a fine to a pedestrian at the traffic police through Sberbank online? You can generally use any payment kiosk , with the help of which we are accustomed to “throw” money on the phone or the Internet.
There is a section dedicated to traffic fines. also use any bank office or Sberbank Online service .
To do this, log into the application, then into the fines section, fill out the pop-up fields and complete the operation using a one-time password.
What can a pedestrian be fined for?
Enforcement measures may be taken against a person who has violated the rules for crossing the roadway. The liability imposed on the violator is established at the legislative level. This area of relations is regulated by the Code of Administrative Violations. The act is valid throughout the entire territory of our country, that is, it applies to all citizens without exception.
The fine is established mainly to remind the pedestrian once again that by going out onto the road in a place where it is not allowed, he is primarily risking his life. Penalties can only be imposed by a traffic police officer. In this case, a resolution will be issued indicating the amount to be paid and the norm violated.
The legislator has established a certain period of time during which the receipt must be paid. If the payment has not been made within the allotted time, additional sanctions are applied, which are expressed in the accrual of penalties. Please note that penalties are calculated daily; the more days you are late, the more you will have to pay .