Rights and obligations of a traffic police officer - description and features

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The rights and obligations of traffic police officers are great. Openness and reach for representatives of the law is a guarantee of peace and security of honest and responsible citizens. The article analyzes the most frequent cases of contacts between road users, which are traffic police officers and drivers.

A bit of chronology

The State Automobile Inspectorate (GAI) was born on July 3, 1936, when there were more carts than motor vehicles on the roads of some settlements. The first 7 departments of the new law enforcement formation, consisting of 57 employees, enthusiastically began to clean up the transport arteries, create car registers, deal with technical and educational issues, search for and punish the perpetrators of traffic accidents. Lessons learned from analyzing the causes of accidents are being accumulated.

Staff of the traffic police have the right to access the solution of many issues. With their advisory help, new brands are createdSoviet cars. In 1939, the first rules of the road were laid down.

The work of the inspection quickly yielded noticeable results.

During the Great Patriotic War, employees who went to the front were successfully replaced by women. They solved the problem of mobilizing vehicles for army needs, controlled the consumption of fuels and lubricants, and continued to engage in professional activities in the rear. Many traffic police officers were awarded high awards for the organization and operation of the "road of life" laid to besieged Leningrad.

Since 1956, new rules have been introduced. So, drunk drivers began to deprive their rights. Driving without a driver's license is prohibited. Traffic police officers also monitored compliance with these laws.

The prototype of the traffic police units was created in 1969. Until now, this structure is indispensable in the organization of traffic.

Since 1993, motorists (and not only) have been inspired by Avtoradio, sponsored by the traffic police.

In 1998, the traffic police was renamed the traffic police (by Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 711 of June 15).

Since 2004, traffic police have taken the direction of humanizing their work, using European experience.

Young inspectors have resumed activities in all regions as an important segment of the road safety education program.

Our time

Givesresults of growing computerization of society. On the traffic police website, it became possible to view all unpaid fines by car numbers and registration certificate. The number of visits to the site can be the envy of world-famous pop stars. From January 1, 2016, the fine at the level of administrative responsibility is reduced by 2 times if it is paid within 20 days from the date of imposition.

From October 20, 2017, a new regulation is in force, which formulates the procedure for ensuring road safety, names the powers of traffic police officers.

Stop or not

The duties of a traffic police officer may interest the driver during contact with him. The greatest chance to communicate with the inspector occurs if, at his request, the planned movement in the vehicle is interrupted. Should a driver stop against their will?

Yes, I must. But the order to stop must be clearly expressed, with the wand raised and held in the direction of the vehicle of interest and stronger means of influencing the organs of hearing and vision.

Unless absolutely necessary, a traffic police officer should not stop the driver:

• At the foot of the hill or downhill from it.
• On areas with limited visibility.
• Before intersections and railway crossings, in tunnels and on bridges.

If the inspector brakes the driver in such a place, then there is a danger ahead or a vehicle is required to catchoffender. The first duty of a traffic police officer when stopping a vehicle is to demonstrate an official ID and explain the purpose of their actions.

Be sure to get out of the car

If the inspector does not ask the driver to leave the salon, he may not leave. According to the instructions, a traffic police representative should approach from the driver's seat. If a motorist is invited as a witness, he may refuse this case. The rights and obligations of a traffic police officer and a driver intersect in the field of maintaining road safety and vehicle ownership. Therefore, it is better to get out of the car to perform these actions:

• Inspection or screening of a vehicle or cargo.
• Troubleshooting.
• Reconciliation of part numbers written in documents.
• Removal of the driver from further control due to intoxication, illness or aggressiveness,

Regulations for working with the "green serpent"

The duty of a traffic police officer when disembarking a driver due to alcohol or drug intoxication is to call two witnesses and draw up a protocol. To have something to write into it, the inspector examines the client:

• Concentrates on his postures.
• Trying to parse and classify speech.
• Sniffing the air within the driver's aura.
• Offers to exhale into the breathalyzer.

If the driver has enough reason to defend his rights smartly, he may demandconducting a medical examination, expressing this in the signed act. Then the inspector draws up another protocol, which indicates the fact of sending a citizen to a medical institution. Witnesses or photo-, video-, audio-means of recording information are involved again.

To deliver the detainee to the place of examination is the official duty of the traffic police officer of the traffic police of Russia.

The new order requires the driver to be returned to the vehicle if suspicions of taking drugs or alcohol turned out to be erroneous.

Inspection and screening

The first term refers to a superficial overview of the situation in the cabin. The second is a thorough check of things, cargo, car components, documents of all the passes. The driver should allow the inspection only if the inspector reports that there are suspicions that this car contains evidence of a committed or ongoing crime.

Drawing up a protocol and involving two witnesses during the search is the responsibility of the traffic police officer. Witnesses can be replaced by video filming of what is happening. To show everything that the inspector asks is the responsibility of the driver. At the same time, he can take a photo or video of a traffic police officer and the whole process.

Driver's license

Some motorists spread rumors that traffic police officers do not have the right to check the driver's identity, demand other documents related to the vehicle, cargo and passengers. The offer to present a driver's license is the responsibility of the traffic police officer when stoppingvehicle in case:

• Random checks of drivers' documents to improve traffic safety and law enforcement.
• Detection of traffic violations by a traffic participant.
• To obtain information about the commission of a crime or an administrative offense by these citizens.
• If the stopped car is wanted. In such a situation, an inspection of the car, cargo, verification of registration numbers, numbers of functional units and assemblies can be carried out.

Sometimes the rights and obligations of a traffic police officer prompt him to deprive the driver of the opportunity to drive a car or motor vehicle. After drawing up an act of an administrative offense, the inspector informs the offender that he must submit a document for the right to drive to the traffic police department within three days after the event.

Temporary vehicle confiscation

The transfer of a car into the hands of a traffic police officer is a very rare event.

The inspector has the right to take for the performance of his duties the vehicle of an individual or legal entity, except for vehicles with dangerous goods or public transport with passengers. Such a need may arise in the following situations:

• Chasing the criminal.
• Rescue operations.
• Towing emergency vehicles to clear the roadway.
• Travel for the purpose of providing urgent assistance to a crime victim or colleagues.

The usual duty of a traffic police officer ispresent an extended certificate. Despite the haste, the driver is advised to read it quickly so as not to become an assistant to the criminal.

If the situation does not threaten the life and he alth of a civilian, then the owner remains behind the wheel, and the inspector, having named the destination, can only correct the route. While chasing the criminal, the traffic police officer drops everyone out of the passenger compartment, telling them in which department you can get the vehicle back.

You can pick up the car immediately, as soon as it is free. The duty officer is obliged to deliver the citizen to his vehicle. If necessary, the driver can ask to make an entry in the waybill about the time of use and mileage. In case of damage, the nature of the damage is described by video and photography. Everything is documented. Damage is compensated by compulsory insurance.

Hot news in the cold of winter

In Moscow, the action "Police Santa Claus" is taking place, in which traffic police officers conduct truly amazing lessons in schools, visit boarding schools for children with disabilities, congratulate motorists on holidays. It looks especially impressive when the festive inspector appears from the bushes romantically decorated with snow and frost.

Conclusion

The main responsibility of the CPD officer is to ensure safety on the roads of the country. It is for this that he makes sure that all owners of the vehicle, while driving, strictly follow the rules of the road. Everyone is obliged to obey the legal requirements of traffic police officersdriver.