Social movement opposed payout relatives of the killed pedestrians compensation for damage to the vehicle

Interregional public movement "Union of pedestrians" opposed emerged from insurance companies insurance companies to seek compensation for the damage of the car with relatives pedestrians are to blame for the accident. Chairman of the public movement believes such a measure immoral, RIA "Novosti".


"A new trend emerged: now the insurance companies have begun to haunt the families of pedestrians killed in traffic accidents, with the requirement to reimburse the harm caused to the car that struck and killed a pedestrian... that is, the car was repaired, and the families of the victims offered to offset the cost of repairs. In our understanding, it is immoral," said Sokolov at the press conference.
This practice appeared last fall with one of the leading Russian insurance companies, it quickly joined the others. Such penalties appeared on the basis that the constitutional court of the Russian Federation in November 2012 decided that pedestrians offenders who become perpetrators of accidents, are not exempt from liability for material damage. Occurs mutual responsibility: the driver, if he has harmed the health of the pedestrian should be returned, and the pedestrian is obliged to compensate the driver.