The traffic police reported on reducing mortality on the roads and, in general, the number of accidents. Most often, drivers go to the oncoming lane
For seven months of 2017, 86,147 traffic accidents occurred in the Russian Federation, in which 9332 were killed and 110,673 people were injured. Compared to the same period last year, a decrease in all three main accidents - by 6.2%, 9.8% and 5.4%, respectively, the traffic police website was recorded . At the same time, almost every ninth (10.8%) incident is associated with a trip to the oncoming lane. In terms of such an accident in the country, almost every third death occurs in the country.