“There are a lot of cases of illegal actions, detainment, threats, premonitions of danger. That’s why I would place such alarm buttons in taxis,” Nilov noted.
He also considers it necessary to place such buttons in public transport and in ambulances.
In addition, the deputy proposed to oblige carsharing cars to be equipped with breathalyzers and the ability to turn off the engine remotely.
“I would also install panic buttons for all carsharing cars. Just so that they are not in car sharing, but with law enforcement agencies, who could urgently turn off the engines of such vehicles driven by insane people in an incomprehensible state. The police chase
them (inappropriate drivers -
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), they ram cars, run over people, damage infrastructure, and end up getting into accidents themselves. To prevent this from happening, it would be possible to send a signal remotely in emergency situations and turn off the engine,” concluded RT’s interlocutor.
Earlier, State Duma deputy Vitaly Milonov proposed considering the possibility of mandatory introduction of panic button technology into taxi cars for communication with the police.
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