The Vienna Convention on Road Traffic - how it originated and what regulates
Since the distribution of cars, eachthe country began to establish its own rules of the road. Such an abundance of different rules made it very difficult to carry out freight and passenger road transport. Therefore, the European countries decided to standardize the order of locating on the road all over the world and to bring the national road rules to a common denominator. The result of this painstaking work was the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic, thanks to which the general rules of the road became uniform and binding.
What is the Vienna Convention?
This international treaty was concluded in 1968year. The main goal of this agreement was to take the measures necessary to improve the safety of traffic in all countries of the world. The treaty itself was presented at a UNESCO conference held in autumn 1968 in Vienna. It also adopted the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic, which standardizes the use of road signs, markings and other signs that would facilitate the movement of roads by various countries. In 1971 in Geneva, the final amendments were made and entered into this treaty, according to which, each state recognizes the driver's license issued in the territory of another country to foreign citizens, without mandatory confirmation of these rights by the national authorities. Thanks to the convention, any traveler can freely cross the borders of the participating countries without worrying about whether or not the driver's license is valid.
Vienna Convention and Driving License
States that have ratified the treatyThe Vienna Convention on Road Traffic, 1968, recognize Russian driving license without having to retake the exam and receive an international uniform certificate. In 2006, the form of the internal driving license was changed according to international standards. The countries of the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic have undertaken to bring their internal certificates to an international uniform format for five years. In Russia, certificates of a new pattern began to operate from March 2011. Old driver's licenses are still valid, but for travel abroad they should be replaced with international documents.
How does the procedure for the adoption of the Convention
According to the United Nations,82 countries joined the convention. Later it was signed by 38 more states. Eight new countries joined the common rules of the road after the collapse of previous states. But for the entry into the convention one signature under the contract is not enough. It is necessary that the parliament of each state approve (ratify) this document. Only after that the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic will become mandatory for execution in the territory of the given country. A country that has signed the convention but has not ratified it has the right not to recognize foreign driving licenses on the territory of its own state.
Do Russia's rights abroad
In Internet publications you can find information aboutthat the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic obliges all member states to recognize the driving license issued by these states. This statement is not entirely correct. The Vienna Convention on Road Traffic, 1968, recommends that all rights of member countries be brought to the same international standard. Thus, the mandatory requisite for international rights is the driver certification according to the approved category (A, B, C, etc.) and the Latin transliteration of the driver's name.
Can foreigners use their rights in Russia
According to the Resolution of 1999, all foreigncitizens who are temporarily on the territory of our state can drive vehicles if they have the right to drive an international model. But such persons do not have the right to take part in economic transactions or to work for hire with the involvement of vehicles. In other words, you can only move by car for personal or tourist purposes. Work on a car with foreign rights is prohibited. In order to carry out economic activities, you must confirm your ability to drive a vehicle by passing a qualification exam.
If a Russian citizen has the right to drive inanother state, he has no right to operate a car on the territory of our country. According to the Vienna agreements, the member states are not obliged to recognize foreign rights granted to their own citizens. Therefore, the citizens of Russia should repeatedly take the qualification test for driving in order to obtain the rights of the Russian model.
The value of the
The Vienna Convention on Road Traffic significantlysimplified the process of crossing borders. Now the goods could be delivered by one car in the specified direction - so the cost of logistics services for end-users became much lower.
