Despite the high speed limit, since the beginning of this year, the M-11 Highway has become the safest route in the trust management of the State Company Avtodor. This result was achieved due to the separated counter-flows and the absence of pedestrian crossings along its entire length.
Collisions, a half of which account for head-on ones, constitute the largest part of accidents on the State Company roads. Although the overall number of head-on collisions on the Avtodor highway network is decreasing every year, the State Company continues working on the separation of counter-flows and comprehensive arrangement of routes for the safety of drivers and pedestrians. In six months, the number of fatal accidents decreased by 16 percent.
Nevertheless, Avtodor asks the car users to be extremely careful on the road, especially at night and at dusk: this is the time when the largest number of accidents occurs. Choose the optimal distance to have time to brake or manoeuver in the case of emergency. If you need to stop, do not do it on the side of the road or safety margin, use parking lots or rest areas. There are about 1,000 of them on the highways run by the State Company Avtodor. In the case of technical malfunction of your car or an accident, use the emergency agents service. We wrote about this service in more detail in previous materials. Single telephone for calling — *390.
We kindly ask pedestrians to cross the road at designated places. When using pedestrian crossings, before stepping onto the road, always make sure that there are no approaching vehicles. Constant vigilance can save your life.
M-11 Neva Highway is 669 kilometers of the high-quality road connecting Moscow and St. Petersburg. The highway of the highest technical category bypassing all settlements allows to reach speeds of up to 130 km/h. Traffic along the entire highway was launched on November 27, 2019. Since then, 684 kilometers between the two capitals can be covered not in 10, but in 5.5–6 hours.
