Now it is undesirable to stop near accident sites if traffic police officers are already present – stopping is only allowed if you or one of your passengers has a valid reason for it. External circumstances cannot be such a reason. If you are stopped – in this case by traffic police officers – you will have to respond not only to a wave of the baton but also to a command from a loudspeaker.
Daytime running lights are not essentially mandatory; on Russian roads they rather serve for the driver's personal convenience. On the other hand, Russian pedestrians have the right of way at crosswalks – which means you will still have to illuminate the roadway and watch it closely.
It is important to remember that the permissible speed on highways and roads with a median strip in Russia is 20 km/h lower – if you forget this, you will soon have to pay a fine. The Russian police monitor speed violations more closely and also use more advanced technology compared to Ukrainian for recording such violations.
However, after changing from Ukrainian to Russian rules, drivers can now overtake at uncontrolled intersections (if driving on the main road) and at pedestrian crosswalks (if no pedestrians are present at the time of overtaking). On Ukrainian roads, for example, there was a strict restriction on the distance from the nearest crosswalk.
Well, within city limits you will have to be attentive to public transport. In Russia, drivers are obliged to give way to buses and other route vehicles when they are departing from a stop – regardless of the configuration of the stop itself.
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