When is the day of the motorist? We'll find out!

"A car is not a luxury, it's a meansmovement "- this is the well-known wisdom of the authors of the Golden Calf by I. Ilf and E. Petrov. Writers looked like in the water, and what else 30 years ago was a sign of consistency and exclusivity, now really became a matter of prime necessity.

Speech, of course, is about personalmotor transport. According to statistics, in 2013 the number of cars in Russia was more than 50 million units. And this means that about the same, or even more, a person has the right to be called the proud word "motorist". Of course, most of this transport is concentrated in large cities, but this in no way affects the prevalence of such a holiday as Motorists Day. Moreover, not always inhabitants of megacities know about it.

When is the Motorist Day officially celebrated in Russia?

Like many other commemorative and professionalholidays, this day was officially approved even with the existence of the USSR. A normative legal document fixing the date when the Motorist's Day should be celebrated was adopted on October 1, 1980. He claimed this holiday and decided to celebrate it every year on the last Sunday of October. The USSR has long disintegrated, but the decree remained in force so far. So, Day of the motorist in 2013 was marked on October, 27th.

And together with Russia it was celebrated also by Ukraineand Belarus. True, they have this day unites not only the employees of vehicles, car lovers, and those who service cars, but also employees of the road sector. But in the Russian Federation everything is strictly in this respect. And other categories have their own, separate holidays.

From the above, we have already learned when the Daymotorist. The holiday of the employees of the road authority is celebrated in our country a week earlier, that is on the third Sunday in October. This date is distinguished by a narrower specialization. But Motorist Day is a universal holiday.

Whom, in the first place, should we congratulate on this date?

If you have people among friends and acquaintances,who made the road their second home, those who spend their day at the wheel, then the last Sunday in October is their date. If you do not imagine your life without your favorite "iron horse", then this holiday is yours, as well as all other car owners.

And public transport drivers, of course,this day is also worth congratulating. There is another category of people who celebrate a professional holiday, when Motorist Day comes into its own - these are mechanics and mechanics, those people without whom your iron friend will not work as a new one.

A small conclusion

This holiday brings together different categoriespeople who have a common passion - the road, speed and, of course, the roar of the engine under the hood. And now, knowing about what day the motorist's day, do not forget this autumn day to wish them a traditional driving "neither a nail nor a rod" from the heart.