When forced to stop at night outside the cities, drivers are now required to wear reflective vests. The relevant changes were made to the traffic regulations in December 2017 by a government decree
The new norm in the rules of the road, which obliges drivers to wear reflective vests when forced to stop at night outside settlements, takes effect from March 18, 2018.
The relevant government resolution was adopted on December 12, it said that the document entered into force 90 days after its official publication.
According to the decree, the driver is obliged to wear a reflective jacket, reflective vest or cape vest with stripes of reflective material when he wants to go to the side of the road or the roadway “in the event of a forced stop of a vehicle or an accident outside populated areas” at night.