Moscow Traffic Control Center launches bike patrol
Part of the Department of Transport Moscow, the Moscow Traffic Control Center has launched a new bike patrol that will be trained in first aid as well as record and remind motorists not to block bike and pedestrian lanes. They will also be in connection with the Situation Center at the control center if a security event or accident occurs out on the roads.
Bike Patrol is a special service that is designed to provide roadside assistance to cyclists, motorists and pedestrians. In the arsenal of the patrol personnel is a first aid kit and water, a repair kit for a bicycle, chains and a camera, a pump, a fire extinguisher and Euro-protocol blanks. Employees know how to help in an emergency, and are constantly in touch with the MTCC Situation Center.