“Of the 85 subjects of Russia, 35 are risky, where we see an increase in the number of accidents, fatalities or injuries,” TASS quoted him as saying in an interview with The Police Wave.

He emphasized that the agency is analyzing the data obtained for the indicated regions and is preparing projects to prevent the repetition of such indicators in 2020.

In November, the UN called the main reasons for the death of Russians on the roads a lack of education, intoxication and the use of a phone while driving.

The traffic police noted that these problems "exist in all countries of Europe."

"New Sevastopol" reported that every tenth accident in the city in 2019 occurred through the fault of drunk drivers.