DRIVER'S USE OF COMMUNICATION DEVICES WHILE DRIVING A VEHICLE: LEGAL REGULATION AND LAW ENFORCEMENT PRACTICE
Introduction: The use of a telephone or other means of communication by a driver while driving a car that is not equipped with a technical device that allows you to negotiate without using your hands increases the risk of a road accident by 4-6 times. The existing corresponding ban Russia is not based on a law, but on a by-law, in which the authors used only the term "telephone", which is outdated in modern conditions. The author analyzes both the existing regulatory framework for this prohibition and the law enforcement practice for its violation. Insufficient knowledge of these problems makes it advisable to continue studying the topic. Aim: to identify the problems that arise in the legal regulation of the use of communication devices by the driver while driving a vehicle, and to formulate specific proposals for their solution, including by making changes to the current administrative legislation. Methods: The methodological base of the study is a system of general and special methods of scientific knowledge, among which the main place is occupied by the formal legal method, the method of state-legal modeling. Results: On the base of the analysis, proposals are formulated to improve the current administrative legislation of the Russian Federation in terms of the issues under study. Conclusions: The author fixes the imperfection of the current Russian legal regulation of the ban on the use of communication means by a driver while driving, which are not equipped with a technical device that allows communication without the use of hands, and offers solutions to this problem.