On Tuesday, the Kaluga Legislative Assembly held a meeting of the working group on improving legislation in order to prevent accidents involving children. Participants in the meeting are going to seek changes in federal legislation in order to oblige all parents to place reflective elements or reflective vests on children’s outer clothing.
The relevant initiative will prepare Kaluga deputies. It is planned to consider it at the next session of the regional parliament.
“Such measures will require adult awareness and responsibility,” they say in the Legislative Assembly. According to members of the working group, it is also necessary to consider the possibility of amending the Code of Administrative Offenses in order to strengthen the responsibility of adults for non-compliance by minors with these rules.
A traffic police representative, who also took part in the meeting, noted that wearing children’s reflective elements significantly reduces the number of accidents at night. In Russia, such a requirement, enshrined in the Rules of the road, is still a recommendation.