When the flashing lights are not functioning, medical staff have to file appeals for fines in writing.
At a meeting of the Jogorku Kenesh, deputy Zhyldyz Sadyrbaeva raised an important issue regarding fines imposed on ambulances for traffic violations.
She reported that chief doctors of state medical institutions had approached her with a request to pay attention to the problems arising within the framework of the "Safe City" system.
The deputy emphasized that vehicles belonging to state hospitals are often fined for various traffic violations.
“Due to the necessity to urgently reach a call, they are forced to violate established rules. There are no dedicated lanes for such vehicles. Although fines can be waived when the flashing lights are on, they often turn out to be malfunctioning, and fines still arrive,” she noted.
When the lights are not working, medical staff have to file appeals for fines in writing.
She also pointed out that the amounts of the fines are significant, and such expenses are not accounted for in the hospitals' budgets. As a result, chief doctors are forced to cover these costs from their own funds.
The deputy proposed to simplify the process of contesting fines, as the current procedure takes too much time.
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