Main Directorate for Traffic Safety
The Main Directorate for Traffic Safety of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia (, GUOBDD, or , ГИБДД, GIBDD), popularly known under its historical abbreviation GAI (), is a federal law enforcement agency of Russia specializing in traffic policing. They are responsible for the regulation of traffic, investigating traffic accidents, and operating stop lights. The Administration is part of the Public Security Service of the MVD. The Administration has patrol jurisdiction over all Russian highways and roads. History The GAI (), short for State Automobile Inspectorate (), was formed on July 3, 1936. The GAI was part of the NKVD and actively starts executing tasks: fighting accidents, developing technical standards of operation of vehicles, supervises the preparation and education of drivers. And also keep records of accidents, analyze their causes, accident attracts offenders to justice, manages the issuance of license plates, data sheets, search cars, hiding from the accident scene. In 1961 it was merged with the Road Traffic Control Department. During the Guerilla phase of the Second Chechen war, as well as during the Insurgency in the North Caucasus, traffic safety officers were regularly targeted by Pro-Ichkerian, and later Jihadist insurgents. They made up a large portion of