In Petrozavodsk increasingly began to pass on the red

In Petrozavodsk, judging by the publications in the popular group “Accidents of Petrozavodsk and Karelia”, drivers increasingly ignore the prohibiting traffic light signal. Videos regularly appear in the community showing cars passing intersections on red, speeding up to yellow, or creating emergency situations at pedestrian crossings.

What townspeople record

One of the group’s recent publications describes an incident at the intersection of Antikainen and Pravda streets. The author of the recording asks who will be to blame in a situation where one car went yellow and the other – already on red.

In another message, citizens told about a driver who purposefully accelerated when a yellow signal lit up, drove the intersection to red and almost knocked down a pedestrian.

Another example concerns public transport: the group published a video of the bus passing at a red light.

Residents also note that at some intersections, drivers are deliberately prevented from leaving secondary directions, and then drive to red.

At the key to the traffic light at the “Fock” woman driving the KIA rushed to red, almost knocking pedestrians. Commentators suggested that she “dropped at the wheel” and offered to wake up “father’s bream”. We're in.

A favorite place to “measure” with each other is the cross-section of the streets of Pravda, Klyuchevskoye highway. That's where the railway bridge is. When descending from Kukkovka, a rare water reservoir will not show its ability to violate traffic rules and disrespect others.

Another reason is that drivers “get stuck in their phones”, and therefore lose their vigilance.

Vangui, disregarding the rules won't do any good.

Statistics of the traffic police confirm the problem

The trend is not only felt by citizens, but also reflected in the data of the State Traffic Inspectorate. In February 2026, the traffic police of Petrozavodsk reported that for one weekend 12 drivers received fines for passing the intersection on the prohibiting traffic light signal.

This means that in just two days, police officers recorded more than a dozen such violations. At the same time, we are talking only about the identified cases - the real number of trips to the red is probably higher.

Driving on red is one of the most dangerous violations. A driver who is trying to “success” on the yellow or already passes on the red, runs the risk of encountering a vehicle that starts moving on the green signal.

The risk is especially high for pedestrians: they begin to cross the road, counting on the permission signal, and may be in the path of a car that did not stop. It is such situations that regularly get into the records of video recorders and publications of city groups.

A yellow traffic light is not a permission to “success.” This is a signal change warning. If the driver is no longer able to stop without emergency braking, he must complete the maneuver, but deliberately accelerate before the intersection - dangerous and often leads to an accident.

Red light means a complete stop in front of the stop line or the edge of the carriageway to be crossed. Exceptions are possible only in cases expressly provided for by the rules, for example, with the permission of a traffic controller or under certain circumstances the movement of additional traffic light sections.

Even with a green signal, pedestrians should make sure that the traffic has stopped or is really going to miss. Do not start the transition, distracted by the phone, and especially run on the road at the last minute.

In Petrozavodsk, where pedestrian crossings are often located near busy intersections, the mutual attention of drivers and pedestrians can prevent tragedy.