During the period from November 22 to 28, Moscow traffic police officers will launch active measures to prevent violations in the operation of car sharing cars and taxis, as announced by the capital’s State Traffic Inspectorate.

Last week, 178 road accidents were recorded in Moscow with six deaths and 193 injuries. Among the victims were 18 children. Pedestrian collisions and vehicle collisions were the most common types of accidents (83 and 62 cases, respectively), with 14.4% of pedestrian collisions occurring in the crosswalk area.

Wednesday was the busiest day of the week, with 36 reported accidents. The fewest number of road incidents occurred on Sunday – eight.

During the week, traffic inspectors stopped 467 cases of driving by drivers with signs of intoxication.