Kretov V.V. On the need to improve the Federal Law “On the Roads and Road Activities…”

Abstract: The subject of this research is the Federal Law “On the Roads and Road Activities in the Russian Federation…” No. 257-FZ from November 8, 2007, as the foundation of legislation of the Russian Federation on roads and road activities. The object of the research is the legal norms, contained in the law, that regulate the core functionality of the roads and driving. A special attention is given to the proposition on improving these legal norms by changing them, as well as introducing additional articles that would allow eliminating the gaps in legislation on roadways and road activities. The scientific novelty consists in the fact that the author is first to analyze the foundation of the legislation of the Russian federation on roads and road activities, detects the key flaws and gaps in the law, and devises  measures for remedying the imperfections that impede the development of the road system. The proposed changes allow a significant concretization of the norms that regulate the use of roads, as well setting the responsibility for the authorities of executive branches and their leadership that are not performing their duties.

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