Violation of Traffic Rules and Rules for Operation of Transport Vehicles as a Type of Crime
This article analyses Art. 264 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation Violation of Traffic Rules and Rules for Operation of Transport Vehicles. The author examines the disposition and sanction of this article, analyzes the corpus delicti, highlights a number of characteristic points of this crime. The subject of the crime and its main features deserve special attention. It is proposed to increase penalties for driving while intoxicated or under the influence of psychotropic substances. The author concludes that liability for violation of the rules of the road and the operation of vehicles in the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation is a justified measure. Its role is primarily deterrent, it does not allow the person driving the car to neglect the rules of the road and violate them, because the result is often the death of a person.