Participants of the rally protest against the government’s decision banning the right wheel cars. The slogan reads: "Each to his taste!"
Photo: Mikhail Pochuev
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Fradkov Extends Helping Hand to Right Wheel Drivers
Russia’s Prime Minister doesn’t think the cars with the right steering wheel should be banned in the country. His attitude to the problem is easy, Fradkov told reporters in Vladivostok.
No need for any revolutions, Fradkov said during his visit to Vladivostok, the city of Russia’s Far East. “Comfortable, safe – you are welcome … But it should be looked after,” the prime minister pointed out.
Indeed, the problem of right steering wheel is burning for Vladivostok, first of all because of Japan’s neighborhood. The residents of the region get the better part of the cars exactly from Japan and view any attempts to enforce the left wheel cars as offenses against the right of choice.
In December, for instance, Vladivostok and a few other cities of the Far East went through rallies of drivers protesting against the ban on the right steering wheel cars. The federally-voiced proposals to ban those cars were nothing else by corrupt practices and lobbying efforts of automobile giants of Russia and China, the protesters claimed.
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