Thursday Apr 22, 2010
Amid growing anger in Russia over state officials and businessmen using special sirens on their cars to flout traffic regulations, the country's Parliament is considering a law that would drastically restrict their use.

The flashing blue lights, or migalki as they are known in Russian, are the bane of ordinary motorists, especially in the capital.

Driving at high speed down the wrong side of the road, whizzing through Moscow's notorious traffic jams while ambulances an...