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10MOSCOW276
2010-02-08 15:26:00
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Embassy Moscow
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DISTRACTED DRIVING DEMARCHE: RUSSIAN REGULATION AND INTERIM
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UNCLAS MOSCOW 000276
STATE FOR EUR/RUS AND OES/S NANCY CARTER-FOSTER
SIPDIS
AIDAC
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ECON SOCI TBIO UNDP UNGA RS
SUBJECT: DISTRACTED DRIVING DEMARCHE: RUSSIAN REGULATION AND INTERIM
RESPONSE
REF: STATE 6703
UNCLAS MOSCOW 000276
STATE FOR EUR/RUS AND OES/S NANCY CARTER-FOSTER
SIPDIS
AIDAC
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ECON SOCI TBIO UNDP UNGA RS
SUBJECT: DISTRACTED DRIVING DEMARCHE: RUSSIAN REGULATION AND INTERIM
RESPONSE
REF: STATE 6703
1. On January 26, Post delivered reftel demarche to the Russian
Ministry of Transportation, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and
the Ministry of Health and Social Development. As of February 8,
post has received no substantive response. The Ministry of
Transportation told us that of the three ministries, the Ministry of
Internal Affairs is most likely to be able to provide relevant
information. We also provided the demarche to the Ministry of
Internal Affairs, which is studying the request for information.
Officials from the Ministry of Health and Social Development
provided no substantive response. (NOTE: The Ministry of Health
and Social Development deals only with the public health aspects of
road safety; we do not expect that it will respond. END NOTE.)
Post will report any substantive response it receives.
2. Russian Government Decree number 67 (dated January 24, 2001 and
entered into force on April 1, 2001) amends an earlier regulation on
road safety by introducing the following language: "Drivers in
motion are prohibited... from using a telephone not equipped with a
technical apparatus allowing for hands-free use."
BEYRLE
STATE FOR EUR/RUS AND OES/S NANCY CARTER-FOSTER
SIPDIS
AIDAC
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ECON SOCI TBIO UNDP UNGA RS
SUBJECT: DISTRACTED DRIVING DEMARCHE: RUSSIAN REGULATION AND INTERIM
RESPONSE
REF: STATE 6703
1. On January 26, Post delivered reftel demarche to the Russian
Ministry of Transportation, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and
the Ministry of Health and Social Development. As of February 8,
post has received no substantive response. The Ministry of
Transportation told us that of the three ministries, the Ministry of
Internal Affairs is most likely to be able to provide relevant
information. We also provided the demarche to the Ministry of
Internal Affairs, which is studying the request for information.
Officials from the Ministry of Health and Social Development
provided no substantive response. (NOTE: The Ministry of Health
and Social Development deals only with the public health aspects of
road safety; we do not expect that it will respond. END NOTE.)
Post will report any substantive response it receives.
2. Russian Government Decree number 67 (dated January 24, 2001 and
entered into force on April 1, 2001) amends an earlier regulation on
road safety by introducing the following language: "Drivers in
motion are prohibited... from using a telephone not equipped with a
technical apparatus allowing for hands-free use."
BEYRLE