Holidays of Russia - Traffic Police Day (State Traffic Safety Inspectorate Day of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation) congratulate →

The first analogue of the traffic police appeared in 1918 On the streets of the capital, traffic police posts were set up, armed only with whistles The duties of traffic controllers included monitoring compliance with traffic rules on city streets In the 20s of the last century, on the streets of the capital there were over 25 thousand motorcycles and cars, more than a thousand trucks, and about a hundred passenger buses, which is a mere trifle compared to today’s flow of various types of transport But in those years this was considered a large amount of transport and required streamlining And in 1925, a Department for Traffic Regulation was formed in Moscow, and not only in cities In the 30s, it was simply necessary to create a specialized organization that would take care of the country's road safety, and the Council of People's Commissars decided to create a state body designed to regulate road traffic The resolution was dated July 3, 1936, and the government agency was named the State Automobile Inspectorate of the USSR Ministry of Internal Affairs Since then, July 3 has become Traffic Police Day In 1998, the traffic police was renamed the traffic police of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, but due to confusion in the names, in 2002 the traffic police returned its previous name - State Traffic Inspectorate, which is used as the second official one Compared to the year the service was founded, the number of current vehicles has increased by several orders of magnitude, as well as the duties of traffic police officers Since 2004, road accidents have increased significantly The creation of the Federal Target Program (FTP) for this problem helped reduce the number of deaths in road accidents by 20% Traffic police officers not only monitor compliance with traffic rules, but also supervise the safety of pedestrians and motorists Their tasks also include checking and detecting dangerous goods, investigating crimes, detaining criminals Traffic Police Day is celebrated by employees of this service from junior to highest ranks in all regions of our country, and it is also celebrated by support staff On this day, traffic police officers conduct educational and training events for citizens of different ages on the topic of road safety, conferences in which scientists, politicians and officials of the country take part Demonstrations and exercises are organized for traffic police officers On July 3, they thank and reward particularly distinguished service employees and assign them new titles Numerous events are taking place, such as the distribution of reflective vests to schoolchildren The images of a law-abiding driver and pedestrian are actively promoted in the media