Azerbaijan, Baku, August 24 / Trend K. Zarbaliyeva /
Azerbaijani Main State Traffic Police Department prepared a package of proposals to combat with high-frequency signals in cars.
The use of sound signals prohibited for private cars has recently increased. Population greatly dissatisfied with it, Head of the Department of Public Relations of Azerbaijani Main State Traffic Police Department of the Interior Ministry, Arastun Majidov, told Trend on August 24.
He said the traffic police has taken measures prescribed by law, but they are still unsuccessful. A package of proposals will be prepared and submitted to the corresponding organizations to solve this problem.
Azerbaijani Main State Traffic Police Department detained more than 2,000 drivers using high-frequency sound signals for six months of 2009. These cars were forbidden for use, sound signals were confiscated. Protocols were drawn up towards drivers and they were punished in administrative order.
Article 155 of the Code of Administrative Penalties (violation of the rules of exploitation of vehicles by drivers) provides for administrative liability towards these drivers. Paragraph 2.4 of this article includes a fine worth 20-30 manat for such violation.
But Majidov considers unsuitable to publish these proposals. He said that at present, discussions are being held.
Such cases occur more frequent compared to previous years, he said. "There are drivers who have repeatedly been brought to administrative responsibility for this violation. The penalties towards them, do not bring any results," Majidov said.
He said that these sound signals are brought to Azerbaijan from abroad. "It is necessary to prevent their delivery to Azerbaijan to solve the problem.
Appropriate organizations must combat with delivery of these signals to Azerbaijan. We remove them from cars, but they are freely sold in shops. It is easy to install forbidden signals in any shop. But control for it is out of our mandate, " Majidov said.
Forbidden signals imitating voices of different animals and other sounds are installed in 90 percent of foreign cars in Baku, expert Mahmud Hajiyev told Trend .
"These sounds violate people's right to rest, have a negative impact on their health, psychological state. These acts are committed intentionally. Moreover, the use of these signals is an administrative violation. It also refers to the article 'hooliganism' of the Criminal Code," the expert said.
Hajiyev said traffic police does not combat actively with this problem. The police are indifferent to it. Referring experience of foreign countries, expert said that drivers using these signals are subjected to big fine in those countries.
"Amount of this fine is so great that drivers sometimes have to sell their cars," he said.
He said that it is possible to withdraw forbidden sound signals for a short period. "After examining all cars, it is possible to remove all forbidden signals. But there must be an order to do it. Enlightenment work must also be carried out. Employees of the Ministry of Health and Azerbaijani Main State Traffic Police Department must constantly address the media on this issue," Hajiyev said.
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