A trip south with a family and a dog may be overshadowed by unexpected punishments from the traffic police.
The dog is another member of the family, and during the summer trip to the sea , you have to take it with you . Many carry the animal in the car, on the back sofa or even in the front seat, along with bags, packages and other things. The dog leans out the window, makes children and passing drivers laugh. However, a meeting with traffic police inspectors may not be joyful at all. What penalties are provided for such transportation and how to carry dogs in a car?
Is a dog a burden?
Cases are multiplying when drivers are being held accountable for improperly transporting pets. Many motorists are negligent in this process and endanger not only animals, but also passengers. After all, even with a small accident, an unfastened dog runs the risk of falling out of the chair and getting injured.
In high-speed collisions, a large dog weighing 20–30 kg turns into a heavy projectile that can hit passengers or knock out a windshield and fly out onto the road. It is not surprising that traffic police inspectors closely monitor cars with dogs and issue fines in case of transportation violations.
For example, in Surgut there was a case when a fine was issued automatically from a photo and video recording complex . The camera identified the silhouette of an unfastened passenger in the front seat of the minivan and sent a protocol on an administrative offense to the driver’s mail. However, in the process of appealing, the traffic police officers reclassified this violation under Part 1 of Article 12.21 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation “Violation of the rules for the carriage of goods”.
The dog has been identified as mishandled cargo that endangers the safety of the driver and passengers. In this case, according to the traffic police, the driver violated clause 23.2 of the SDA, which states that “while driving, the driver is obliged to control the placement, fastening and condition of the load in order to avoid it falling and interfering with traffic.”
Transportation of pets by personal transport is equated to the transportation of goods, and according to paragraph 23.3 of the SDA, the load should not restrict the driver’s view and make it difficult to control. But does this mean that any dog in the car can now be considered a hindrance to visibility?
Interference on the right?
There is “33988-2016” called “Automotive vehicles. Visibility from the driver’s seat. Technical requirements and test methods”, which gives a clear definition of visibility and introduces regulations for the driver’s seat. Paragraph 2.14 of the State Standard states that “forward visibility is visibility through the front and side windows of the cab, limited by the driver’s field of view equal to 180 °, in the horizontal plane with the direction of the line of sight from the driver’s seat parallel to the average longitudinal plane of the vehicle.”
Thus, the free view zone lies in front of the machine. No large objects should be placed on the front seat and block the possible direction of view. First of all, this concerns the side mirrors through which you can see the right sector of the car.
If the driver needs to look to the right through the mirror, then foreign objects will prevent him from seeing the adjacent lane or shoulder, along which violators very often overtake vehicles. And it doesn’t matter what kind of cargo it is. If the dog sits on the passenger seat on the right, then its body protrudes forward and just covers the mirror.
In this case, there is a direct violation of traffic rules, and the driver may be fined five hundred rubles under Article 12.21 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation.
True, if a dog is transported on the back sofa of a car or in the trunk, then this can no longer be considered a violation. In this case, the view to the rear-view mirror is not blocked and there is no obstruction to the view of the right hemisphere. Therefore, the dog can only be transported in the cabin, behind or in the open trunk of a station wagon or crossover, provided there is good ventilation.
How to transport dogs correctly?
The manual for the operation of passenger cars spells out the requirements for the carriage of goods. This glove box book is a certified document that can be used to prove innocence in the courts.
In the manual there is a prescription to place cargo in the luggage compartment, and not in the passenger compartment, as during sudden braking, the cargo can break away, cause an accident, or cause injury to passengers or the driver.
Source: Auto Mail.ru
In some cases, it is allowed to transport bulky goods inside the car with the backs of the rear sofa folded down, but it must be well fixed and supported by the backs of the front seats.
For the transportation of dogs inside the cabin, there are special restraints that are attached to the standard slots for the seat belt. True, they cannot hold a heavy dog during an accident.
