But there are exceptions and opportunities to circumvent the ban.
From September 1, among other innovations concerning motorists, a ban on hanging video recorders on the windshield will be introduced. The Government Decree "On Amendments to the Basic Provisions on the Admission of Vehicles to Operation" is posted on the portal of official legal acts.
The document states that it is prohibited to operate a car if additional elements that obstruct the view from the driver's seat are installed on the windshield. An exception was made for rearview mirrors, details of wipers or devices for heating the glass, radio antennas, if they are installed at the factory during the manufacture of the car.
Mounts for navigator, video recorders are not included in the list of exceptions.
According to lawyer Marina Safonova, drivers can still install the above devices, but so as not to limit the view from the driver's seat, because this is the wording specified in the Resolution. About it writes Autonews.
According to the traffic rules, the zone of vision for the driver is the area of action of the windshield wiper on the driver's side. If it is free, then to bring the driver to responsibility for what.
"The law does not prohibit having a video recorder, but it should not interfere with the view. I recommend mounting it behind the rearview mirror," said Dmitry Bezdelin, a leading lawyer at European Legal Services.
A number of other changes for motorists will also come into force on September 1.