- It is interesting to test your strength: what are you capable of, - says one of the participants, motorist with 17 years of experience Anastasia Druzhinina. - How do we differ from ordinary motorists? Nothing.
Cars lined up at the start., flag-waving, team get off, the clutch is released - and forward! Participants of the race start one after another with an interval of two minutes. Each of them must pass the same distance in a minimum amount of time., However, that's not all. Each car has its own auto-instructor, which records all traffic violations. Violated - get penalty minutes.
Strength of equality
- We are already running Formula Autoradio 10 years old, but people with disabilities participate in it for the first time, - says event organizer Anna Kirillova. - There are several qualifying stages, final race will take place 28 October, and we will play a thousand liters of gasoline.
At the competition, participants had to get to the circus and take a selfie against its background. A snapshot is proof, that the distance is passed.
- About that, which route to overcome, drivers will know immediately before arrival, - adds Anna Kirillova.
How to get to the goal, the motorist himself chooses - here is a matter of chance: знаешь ты дорогу короче или нет. Консультант аппарата уполномоченного по правам человека Igor Mikhaylushkin называет «Формулу Авторадио» гонками по правилам.
- This format makes it possible to travel in an urban environment without fail, but fast, - explains Mikhaylushkin. - And since now a lot is being done in the city to create a barrier-free environment, the event is very relevant. Experts say, that the barrier-free environment is not just ramps and lifts, but also a change in the consciousness of city dwellers. After all, real inclusion is not only, when a person with a disability realizes himself in the world, but also when everyone around is understanding this. This race is a demonstration of equality.
This year, people with disabilities participated in the race out of competition, However, Starting next year, there will be no “concessions” for them - they will have to register along with other participants.
- I would like to, so that our drivers are more tolerant of people with disabilities: Yes, they have health problems, but they are real drivers - they got a driver’s license, their cars are equipped with everything necessary, they are the same road users, — подчеркнул начальник отдела пропаганды безопасности дорожного движения УГИБДД по Нижегородской области Dmitry Matskevich.
"Hands are shaking"
Chairman of NROOI "Invatur" Andrey Bulanov утверждает, that for people with disabilities participating in such a race is a good incentive:
- We arrange joint tours to the south, eg. People flew once, have seen, that it’s possible the next time they fly by themselves. So here - we show people, that there are opportunities for them, and then they themselves, if they want.
Nizhne-Volzhskaya embankment was empty no more 20 minutes. Time on the road, and the first to finish Anastasia Druzhinina.
- I'm soaking wet, hands are shaking, - Anastasia shares her emotions. - The distance is very interesting, I was traveling for the first time from Nizhne-Volzhskaya to the circus! I was very afraid, I got a serious instructor. I had to closely monitor the speedometer. I want to say, that driving by the rules is more convenient, better and more interesting, how to break these rules.
The other participants of the race began to arrive in turn.
- spoke, that you will go all slower, and she was ahead of everyone! - jokingly rebuked Anastasia rivals.
After a short count, it turned out, that Anastasia not only arrived everyone faster, but also did not commit a single offense. The motorist was automatically recognized as the winner and awarded the cup for first place. The organizers of the race invited all Nizhny Novgorod motorists to participate in the race:
- Come to us next year.! It will be interesting!
