OREANDA-NEWS. July 28, 2008. In the first half of 2008 the country observed positive tendency of improvement of situation on highways and reduction of road traffic accidents.

Vilyat Eyvazov, deputy minister of internal affairs, said that for the past six months the country registered 2% decline of automobile accidents.

“The decrease tendency was also observed on death rate statistics on motor vehicle accidents – by 10% and number of the suffered by 4%.  Cases of drunken driving diminished by 7.5% as well,” Eyvazov said.

The same tendency was observed in Baku.

“For the reported period road traffic service registered 457,512 administrative breaches following which it drew up protocols against 363,337 drivers. The only growth (by 20%) of violation of traffic rules that was the main cause of traffic accidents was observed on facts of speeding,” Eyvazov said.