General duties of drivers.
amended April 8, 2020
2.1.
The driver of a power-driven vehicle must:
2.1.1.
To have with them and at the request of police officers to transfer to them, for verification:
driver's license or temporary permission to drive a vehicle of the appropriate category or subcategory;
registration documents for this vehicle (except for mopeds), and if there is a trailer, for the trailer (except for trailers for mopeds);
in established cases, permission to carry out activities for the transport of passengers and baggage by taxi, a waybill, a license card and documents for the cargo being transported, as well as special permits, if any, in accordance with the legislation on roads and on road activities, traffic on roads is allowed a heavy vehicle, a bulky vehicle or a vehicle engaged in the transport of dangerous goods;
a document confirming the fact of the establishment of disability, in the case of driving a vehicle on which the identification mark “Disabled” is installed;
In the cases expressly provided for by the legislation of the Russian Federation, to have and transfer for inspection to authorized officials of the Federal Service for Supervision in the Field of Transport an admission card for a vehicle for international road transport, a waybill and documents for the transported goods, special permits, if available in in accordance with the legislation on highways and on road activities, traffic on heavy and (or) large roads is allowed oversized vehicle, vehicle engaged in the transport of dangerous goods, as well as provide a vehicle for weight and overall control.
2.1.1 (1).
In cases where the obligation to insure your own civil liability is established by the Federal Law “On Compulsory Insurance of Civil Liability of Vehicle Owners”, submit, at the request of police officers authorized to do so in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation, to verify the insurance policy of compulsory insurance of civil liability of the vehicle owner facilities. The specified insurance policy may be submitted on paper, and in the case of the conclusion of such a compulsory insurance contract in the manner prescribed by paragraph 7.2 of Article 15 of the said Federal Law, in the form of an electronic document or a hard copy thereof.
2.1.2.
When driving on a vehicle equipped with seat belts, be fastened and do not carry passengers who are not wearing seat belts. When driving a motorcycle, be in a buttoned helmet and do not carry passengers without a buttoned helmet.
2.2.
A motor vehicle driver participating in international traffic is required to:
have with you and, at the request of police officers, hand over to them for verification the registration documents for this vehicle (if there is a trailer - and for the trailer) and a driver's license that comply with the Convention on Road Traffic, as well as documents provided for by the customs legislation of the Eurasian Economic Union, with marks customs authorities confirming the temporary importation of this vehicle (if there is a trailer - and a trailer);
have on this vehicle (in the presence of a trailer - and on the trailer) the registration and distinguishing signs of the state in which it is registered. Distinguishing signs of the state may be placed on registration plates.
A driver carrying out international road transportation is obliged to stop at the request of authorized officials of the Federal Service for Supervision in the Sphere of Transport at checkpoints specially marked with a road sign 7.14 and present the vehicle for inspection, as well as permits and other documents provided for by international treaties of the Russian Federation.
2.2.1.
The driver of a vehicle, including one that does not carry out international transportation of goods, is obliged to stop and present to the authorized official of the customs authorities the vehicle, the goods in it and documents for them for customs control in the customs control zones created along the state border of the Russian Federation, and in the event that the equipped mass of the specified vehicle is 3,5 tons or more, also in other territories of the Russian Federation determined by the legislation of the Russian Federation on customs regulation, in places specially marked with a road sign 7.14.1, at the request of an authorized official of customs authorities ...
2.3.
The driver of the vehicle must:
2.3.1.
Before departure, check and en route ensure the vehicle is in good technical condition in accordance with the Basic Provisions for the Admission of Vehicles to Operation and the Obligations of Road Safety Officials **.
It is forbidden to drive in the event of a malfunction of the working brake system, steering system, hitch (as part of a road train), non-burning (absent) headlights and taillights at night or in conditions of insufficient visibility, the wiper inoperative from the driver’s side during rain or snow.
In the event of other malfunctions along the way with which the use of vehicles is prohibited by the Appendix to the Basic Provisions, the driver must eliminate them, and if this is not possible, he can go to the parking or repair place with the observance of the necessary safety measures;
** In the future - the Basic provisions.
2.3.2.
At the request of officials authorized to carry out federal state supervision in the field of road safety, undergo a drunkenness test and a medical examination for drunkenness. The driver of a vehicle of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, the Federal Service of the National Guard of the Russian Federation, engineering and road-building military units under the federal executive authorities, rescue military units of the Ministry of the Russian Federation for Civil Defense, Emergencies and Disaster Management undergo a survey for intoxication and a medical examination on The state of intoxication is also at the request of officials of the military automobile inspection.
In established cases, pass a test of knowledge of the Rules and driving skills, as well as a medical examination to confirm the ability to drive vehicles;
2.3.3.
Provide a vehicle:
to police officers, state security bodies and bodies of the federal security service in cases stipulated by law;
medical and pharmaceutical workers to transport citizens to the nearest medical institution in cases that threaten their lives.
Note. Persons who have used the vehicle must, at the request of the driver, issue him a certificate of the established form or make an entry in the waybill (indicating the duration of the trip, the distance traveled, their surname, position, service certificate number, the name of their organization), and medical and pharmaceutical workers - issue a coupon of the established form.
At the request of vehicle owners, state security bodies and bodies of the federal security service shall compensate them in the prescribed manner for losses, expenses or damage in accordance with the law.
2.3.4.
In the event of a forced stop of the vehicle or a traffic accident outside the settlements at night or in conditions of limited visibility when on the roadway or roadside, be dressed in a jacket, vest or wrap vest with strips of retroreflective material that meet the requirements of GOST 12.4.281. 2014-XNUMX.
2.4.
The right to stop vehicles is granted to regulators, as well as:
to authorized officials of the Federal Service for Supervision in the Sphere of Transport in relation to stopping trucks and buses at points of transport control specially marked with a road sign 7.14;
to authorized officials of customs authorities in relation to stopping vehicles, including those not carrying out international transport of goods, in the customs control zones created along the state border of the Russian Federation, and if the mass of the equipped vehicle in question is 3,5 tons or more, also in other territories of the Russian Federation determined by the legislation of the Russian Federation on customs regulation, in places specially marked with a road sign 7.14.1.
Authorized officials of the Federal Service for the Supervision of Transport and Customs should be in uniform and use a disk with a red signal or with a reflector to stop the vehicle. To attract the attention of vehicle drivers, these authorized officials may use the whistle.
Persons with the right to stop the vehicle are required to present an official certificate at the request of the driver.
2.5.
In the event of a traffic accident, the driver involved in it is obliged to immediately stop (not to move the vehicle), turn on the alarm and put an emergency stop sign in accordance with the requirements of clause 7.2 of the Rules, not to move objects related to the accident. When on the carriageway, the driver must observe safety precautions.
2.6.
If as a result of a traffic accident people were killed or injured, the driver involved in it must:
take measures to provide first aid to the injured, call an ambulance and the police;
in urgent cases, send the injured along the way, and if this is not possible, deliver on your vehicle to the nearest medical institution, tell your name, registration plate of the vehicle (with identification document or driver’s license and registration document for the vehicle) and return to the scene;
to clear the carriageway if other vehicles are not possible, having previously fixed, including by means of photography or video recording, the position of the vehicles in relation to each other and road infrastructure objects, tracks and objects related to the accident, and take all possible measures to address them preservation and organization of detour of the scene;
write down the names and addresses of eyewitnesses and wait for the arrival of police officers.
2.6.1.
If only a property is damaged as a result of a traffic accident, the driver involved in it is obligated to free the carriageway, if the movement of other vehicles is obstructed, having previously fixed by any possible means, including photography or video recording, the position of the vehicles in relation to to each other and objects of road infrastructure, traces and objects related to the accident, and damage to vehicles.
Drivers involved in such a traffic accident are not required to report the incident to the police and may leave the scene of a traffic accident if, in accordance with the legislation on compulsory insurance of civil liability of vehicle owners, documents for a traffic accident can be completed without participation authorized police officers.
If, in accordance with the legislation on compulsory civil liability insurance of vehicle owners, documents about a traffic accident cannot be executed without the participation of authorized police officers, the driver involved must record the names and addresses of eyewitnesses and report the incident to the police for receiving instructions from the police officer about the place of registration of the traffic accident.
2.7.
The driver is prohibited:
drive a vehicle while intoxicated (alcoholic, narcotic or otherwise), under the influence of drugs that worsen reaction and attention, in a painful or tired state that jeopardizes traffic safety;
transfer vehicle control to persons who are intoxicated, under the influence of drugs, in a sick or tired state, and also to persons who do not have a driver’s license with them to drive a vehicle of the corresponding category or subcategory, except in cases of driving training in accordance with section 21 Rules;
cross organized (including foot) columns and take a place in them;
use alcoholic beverages, narcotic, psychotropic or other intoxicating substances after a traffic accident in which he was involved, or after the vehicle was stopped at the request of a police officer, before being examined for the purpose of establishing a state of intoxication or before deciding to release from conducting such an examination;
drive a vehicle in violation of the regime of work and rest established by the authorized federal executive body, and in the case of international road transport - in accordance with international treaties of the Russian Federation;
use while driving a telephone that is not equipped with a technical device that allows you to negotiate without using hands;
dangerous driving, expressed in the repeated fulfillment of one or several subsequent actions, consisting in failure to comply with the lane requirement to give way to a vehicle that enjoys the preferential right to move, lane during heavy traffic, when all lanes are busy, except when turning left or right , turning, stopping or avoiding an obstacle, not observing a safe distance from the vehicle ahead, not observing about the interval, sudden braking, if such braking is not required to prevent a traffic accident, to prevent overtaking, if these actions have led to a situation when the driver creates a situation in the process of traffic, in which his movement and (or) the movement of other road users in the same direction and at the same speed creates the threat of death or injury to people, damage to vehicles, structures, goods or other material damage.
