TRAFFIC REGULATION IN UKRAINE IN 1920S

Abstract

It is indicated that there was no universal traffic rules for the entire Soviet Union in 1920s, they were worked out at the local level. The rules contained requirements for drivers: existence of the driving licenses and road sheet; requirements for the registration signs; requirements for the cars and their registration; the rules of exploitation of certain types of cars were described. They contained traffic speed limits in the city, including at night time, records of vehicles and inspectors’ work. The responsibility for the compliance with the rules was put on inspection of transport department of the relevant local council. The traffic was regulated in order to create the conditions for traffic safety, longstanding jams were neutralized, high transport capacity of streets and convenience of highway service were guaranteed, technical transport speed was increased and its use was improved. From 1921 militia officers were offered to learn not only political literacy, arithmetic and Russian language, but mandatory traffic regulation. As the number of automobile transport was increased it was militia, which was responsible for traffic regulation.