In Ukraine, amendments to the traffic rules concerning drivers, passengers, cyclists, and pedestrians have come into force.
According to the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the country, if earlier drivers and passengers of a taxi while driving in the village, and driving instructors and outside, could not use seat belts, now they must be fastened.
“This rule obliges taxi drivers to provide seat belts in both the front and back seats and to remind passengers to use them. Only drivers and passengers with disabilities, if it is physiologically impossible, as well as drivers and passengers of operational and special vehicles, are allowed not to buckle up in the village,” the ministry explained.
Also, the rule on the prohibition to change the size, shape, markings, color, and location of license plates, to apply additional marks on them, or to close them comes into force. Rooms must be clean and well lit. And it is also important for passengers to use reflective vests.