Main Directorate for Traffic Safety

State Automobile Inspectorate
Traffic Police
State Automobile Inspectorate; Traffic Police
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Abbreviation	GAI
Motto	Serve Russia, Serve the law
Agency overview
Formed	3 July 1936
Preceding agency	GIBDD;
Jurisdictional structure
National agency; (Operations jurisdiction)	RUS
Federal agency; (Operations jurisdiction)	RUS
Operations jurisdiction	RUS
Size	17,098,242 square kilometres (6,601,668 sq mi)
Population	143,975,923 (2015 est.)
Legal jurisdiction	As per operations jurisdiction
Governing body	Police of Russia
General nature	Federal law enforcement; Civilian police;
Specialist jurisdiction	Highways, roads, and/or traffic.;
Operational structure
Headquarters	Moscow, Russia
Agency executive	Mikhail Chernikov, Commander;
Parent agency	Ministry of Internal Affairs
Notables
Anniversary	3 July;
Website
	http://www.gibdd.ru/

The State Automobile Inspectorate (Russian: Государственная Aвтомобильная инспекция, formerly known as the Main Directorate for Traffic Safety of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia (Russian: Главное управление по обеспечению безопасности дорожного движения МВД России, ГУ ОБДД, GUOBDD, or Государственная инспекция безопасности дорожного движения, ГИБДД, GIBDD) 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.