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    INTRODUCTION OF MANDATORY CAR INSURANCE ARTIFICIALLY INFLATED RISE IN ROAD ACCIDENTS IN ARMENIA: POLICE

    epress.am
    08.31.2011 13:24

    In the first 7 months of 2011, there were 1,135 traffic accidents
    recorded in Armenia, as a result of which 150 people died, while
    1,697 people received bodily injuries, said chief of the road patrol
    service division of Armenia's traffic police Norik Sargsyan, while
    meeting with journalists in the Armenian capital on Wednesday.

    The police chief noted that compared to the same period last year,
    traffic accidents increased by 143, the number of deaths increased
    by 14, and the number of those injured rose by 357.

    "On one hand, the introduction of APPA [mandatory vehicle insurance
    introduced at the start of this year] encouraged the recording of all
    accidents which resulted in an artificial increase; on the other hand,
    the number of imported vehicles is growing quite rapidly. In the
    [first] 7 months of 2011 alone, 15,428 vehicles were imported into
    Armenia, which is a 15% increase. The increase [in traffic accidents]
    is due to this, but there's nothing unusual in this. There were only
    150 deaths in 7 deaths, while in previous years there were 300-400
    deaths. That is to say, in terms of an increase in the number of
    deaths, we have nothing to be concerned about," he said.

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