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| Russian driver fined for his car's shadow | Russian driver fined for his car's shadow |
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| A Russian driver received a fine because of his car's shadow. | A Russian driver received a fine because of his car's shadow. |
| The driver was fined for allegedly crossing a full-line on the Moscow Ring Road on 25 August. | The driver was fined for allegedly crossing a full-line on the Moscow Ring Road on 25 August. |
| However, photos taken by traffic cameras show only his car's shadow had crossed the line. | However, photos taken by traffic cameras show only his car's shadow had crossed the line. |
| "Cameras want us to pay fines even if car shadows violate traffic rules," the man wrote on the website drive2.ru. | "Cameras want us to pay fines even if car shadows violate traffic rules," the man wrote on the website drive2.ru. |
| The man also published images of his apparent "violation" taken by the traffic cameras. | The man also published images of his apparent "violation" taken by the traffic cameras. |
| He submitted a complaint to the traffic police and they promised to annul the fine, explaining that it was the result of a technical malfunction. | He submitted a complaint to the traffic police and they promised to annul the fine, explaining that it was the result of a technical malfunction. |
| Another driver had a similar issue in the past, when he was fined because the glare of his headlights on the wet road crossed the line. | Another driver had a similar issue in the past, when he was fined because the glare of his headlights on the wet road crossed the line. |
| "Traffic police are reviewing his complaint and he will get a reply in the near future," a police source told TASS. | "Traffic police are reviewing his complaint and he will get a reply in the near future," a police source told TASS. |