The answer to the question when road workers and everyone involved in the road sector celebrate their professional day is actually not so simple at all. After the appearance of this holiday, its date changed, therefore, although it has had a relatively stable “registration” in the calendar for quite a long time, it can, out of old habit, be combined with another day - the holiday of motor transport workers. When is the Day of Road Workers celebrated in Russia, what date is this holiday in 2019, the history of the holiday.
What date is the Day of Road Workers in 2019
In 2019, the Day of Road Workers - The 20th of October on the third Sunday of the month.
The first mention of road workers in the calendar of holidays occurred in 1996. That's when it appeared Day of workers of road transport and road facilities, which was dated the last Sunday in October. In principle, even this holiday was not at all new - in the USSR Day of Road Transport Workers appeared twenty years earlier - back in 1976, and in 1980 its name was shortened to laconic Day of the motorist. The people called this day the Day of the Driver, and in fact it was a holiday for both professional drivers (as it was originally meant), and relatively few Soviet motorists.
As a joint holiday of motorists and road services, the holiday did not exist for very long - four years later, since 2000, the holidays were dissolved. Motorist's Day retained its place on the calendar, while Road Worker's Day moved to the third Sunday of the same month, October.
Thus, between the Day of the motorist and the Day of the road builder, depending on the year, there can be either one or two weeks.
The road sector in modern Russia is, first of all, the Federal Road Agency (Rosavtodor) and the state company Russian Highways (GK Avtodor). These are completely different organizations, although they are often confused due to the similarity of the name.
The federal agency is officials who control the country's road infrastructure and are directly subordinate to the Ministry of Transportation. At the same time, the Agency is in charge of most of the country's roads, their design, construction, reconstruction, overhaul, repair and maintenance.
The Avtodor state company is an organization similar in its functions, which appeared in 2009. She was given several existing federal roads, and was also given the right to design and build several new highways.
According to what criteria this division of functions took place, the state did not explain, but evil tongues say that the whole point is that the Avtodor state company received the most “delicious” Russian roads in terms of the ability to make money on them.
Be that as it may, but engineers and ordinary road workers who design, build and maintain not only roads, but also bridges, tunnels, underground and elevated pedestrian crossings and other engineering structures within highways, celebrating their professional holiday on October 20, 2019 , are doing a great and important job, maintaining and developing the road network in the country.
Russian highways require serious work in order to first of all become safer than they are today. This requires new approaches, mainly from the very top of the Russian government. It must be realized that Russian roads no longer meet modern safety standards, and this is the main reason for the huge death rate in car accidents. The state justifies many of its actions by the fight against terrorism, allocates huge amounts of money for this, and so on. Probably fair. However, hundreds and thousands of times more people die in road accidents than in terrorist attacks, but no one cares, and reducing such sad statistics is not even a priority.
A reform of views on the construction and maintenance of roads, decent funding - all this is necessary so that roads cease to be a Russian disaster, but become its pride. There are all opportunities for this, because as for ordinary engineers and workers, we are sure that, if given the opportunity, they will build such roads with great pleasure, which they will then boast to their children and grandchildren.
Modern life cannot be imagined without road transport. Wherever there is a person, machines, dough are connected with his life. It goes without saying that many people celebrate Motorist Day. Although this holiday is considered professional, it is popular among those who constantly hold the steering wheel in their hand.
The day of the motorist has entered our lives so tightly that it seems to exist forever. However, this is a rather young holiday. He is a little over 30 years old. But, despite the short period of the existence of the holiday, many argue about when and to whom to celebrate it. There is also controversy over its official name.
A small digression into the history of the holiday
The car has become our indispensable means of transportation. Mankind is grateful to its creators. More than one century has passed since the first car of Henry Ford. The light, primitive automobiles of earlier times have become modern machines with automatic programmed transmission functions.
Russia began to produce a series of first automatic machines in 1908. Serial production of cars was opened at the Russian-Baltic plant. The cars produced were very reliable. They immediately became winners in speed over long distances.
The legendary Victory appeared in 1946. After the Great Patriotic War, new automobile plants appeared in the USSR. They began to play a major role in the development of the economy.
For 35 years now, we will celebrate everyone's favorite Day of the Motorist. In the days of the USSR, this festive date was awaited by everyone whose work was related to machines. It was celebrated not only by drivers, but also by all employees of the road infrastructure.
A decree was issued that since 1980, all motorists will celebrate their professional holiday on the last Sunday in October. This date is officially called the Day of the motorist. And among the people, the holiday got its simple name - Driver's Day. Two names have taken root among the people. After all, the profession of a driver is closely related to cars.
When the Soviet Union collapsed, many states did not want to celebrate Soviet holidays. Some countries have moved some dates. This also applies to Motorist Day. It was left only in three states of the former USSR - the Russian Federation, Ukraine and Belarus. Each of these countries has its own characteristics of the holiday date.
When is Driver's Day celebrated?
It would seem that the driver is an ordinary profession. She doesn't stand out from the others. But it's hard to imagine our life without them. They lead us into the future along with the development of scientific and technological progress.
All motorists traditionally celebrate their professional holiday on the last Sunday of October. The date is the same for residents of Russia, Ukraine and Belarus. This year, drivers will celebrate their holiday on October 26th.
And this wonderful day appeared back in October 1980. It was established with the USSR. Having broken up, the countries gained independence, but Motorist Day united them.
Who celebrates Motorist Day?
On Motorist Day, not only drivers who drive cars join the celebration of their professional day. These include maintenance workers. On this day, it is necessary to congratulate those who manage transport enterprises.
We owe the advent of Motorist Day to Henry Ford. It was he who first invented this type of passenger transport. All mankind is grateful to him for such a useful invention.
Modern cars have changed a lot. They are difficult to distinguish from those that were in the old days. But without cars, our life seems incomplete. They squeezed into her tightly.
The professional holiday of drivers deserves attention in the circle of all workers working for the benefit of road transport. Thanks to them, the economy of the state develops. Motorist Day unites all residents of Russia. It is to them that we owe the unification of the world thanks to roads. Difficult paths lead us to loved ones and loved ones. Hundreds of kilometers of roads unite many settlements, representatives of different races, nationalities and peoples.
On this wonderful holiday, it is impossible not to mention the drivers who worked for the good of the Motherland during the war of 1941-1945. Risking their own lives, they brought ammunition and rescued the victims. Under the gunshots, they tried to take out the unprotected sections of the population from the cities that were under blockade. These people did not close their eyes at night so that we would stay alive. Now nothing threatens us thanks to the valiant work of front-line drivers. They played an important role in ending the bloody war.
Traditions of celebrating the Day of the motorist
The professional holiday of motorists cannot boast of a rich history. However, there are certain traditions that people have been observing for more than one year. On Driver's Day, it is customary to publicly congratulate those whose lives are directly related to the car. All motor transport workers are congratulated by leaders, politicians, local officials. It has become a good tradition to organize and show car exhibitions, to acquaint people with cars. By this day, presentations are made introducing cars, their device and principles of operation. This day is so interesting that even girls become interested in cars. At the initiative of some Russian cities, races are held on this day.
On Driver's Day, motorists are waiting for the loyal attitude of employees of the state traffic inspectorate. On this day, traffic police officers are very condescending, they will not find fault with trifles. Fulfilling their duties on the road, they congratulate all motorists on their professional holiday. Then fines are issued, if there are grounds for this.
On the last Sunday of October, all motorists celebrate Driver's Day. At the same time, they like to gather in groups, have fun in the company of other motorists. The solemn part of the holiday is usually very spectacular.
Motorist's Day is a great holiday. It can be celebrated by everyone who once held the steering wheel in their hands. If you have covered a distance of a couple of meters, then you can safely be called a driver. Motorists do not part with their faithful friend even on this significant day.
Features of the Russian holiday
The Russian government has come to the conclusion that there is a big difference between motorists and those who work on the roads. These are representatives of different categories. In most cases, road workers are not associated with driving. Therefore, in order to eliminate all disputes and disagreements between representatives of the two industries, the Russian legislature created two different equal holidays. One of them is the Day of the motorist, and the second is the Day of the road builder. Ukraine and Belarus celebrate them on the same day, and the President of the Russian Federation decided not to merge two holidays into one. He issued a decree, which means that the Road Builder's Day will be held annually every third Sunday in October. The decree entered into force in March 2000.
Today, Motorist Day no longer carries the original meaning that was originally invested in it. Now all owners of cars have joined the holiday. However, we should not forget that on this day we must express gratitude to everyone who works in the field of motoring. Without their painstaking work, our life would be devoid of conveniences. It's hard to even imagine what we would do without motorists.
In many countries, the car has become an integral part of society, and the relatively young profession of "driver" is one of the most common. In Russia, road transport workers have their own holiday, emphasizing respect for this profession - last Sunday in October. Motorist Day was established at the official level in 1976, and later confirmed by additional government decrees.
With the collapse of the USSR, the holiday was preserved unchanged only in Belarus, in other CIS countries it was modified or completely abolished. Today in the Russian Federation it is not only a professional holiday - it also brings together amateurs, ordinary people, real fans of the automotive world, passionate about the history of the development of the automotive industry.
The self-propelled carriages that appeared in the late 19th century were considered fun curiosities. And even now they will seem so to modern man. In Germany, they managed to save an outstanding copy of 1885, designed by K. Benz. Another name, without which it is impossible to consider the history of the car, is the German designer G. Daimler. It was he who, instead of a 3-wheel model, proposed 4 wheels.
The first self-propelled cars did not even have a steering wheel, and its function was performed by a lever. The patents received by the inventors in time, forever secured their status as the founders of this overland mode of transport, and the company they founded, Daimler-Benz (although now it is called differently), produces the famous Mercedes.
Russian craftsmen did not manage to get the laurels of the creators a little. The first domestic ancestor of the car was designed in the spring of 1896 by E. Yakovlev and P. Frese. A unit with a 2 horsepower engine was presented at the Novgorod industrial exhibition, and although it has not survived, a copy is in the museum.
France mastered the world's first more mass production. The origin of the word "chauffeur", which took root in the Soviet Union, is interesting. It came from the French language, in which itself at the end of the 19th century became a symbol of the discoveries of science. The literal translation "stoker" refers to the steam engine when coal and firewood were used. It was necessary to have a fair amount of dexterity in the plant and management process.
France also has another achievement - the first automobile races were held from Paris to Rouen in 1894. Already at the dawn of the automotive industry, each manufacturer tried to prove that his copy was the best. 102 samples took part in the first races. Peugeot set a record of that time - 20 km / h.
Mass domestic production has its own history and dates back to 1932, when the first car was released from the assembly line at the Gorky Automobile Plant (not without the participation of another legend in the automotive industry - the Ford company). At first, our cars were a copy of the American ones, but then they acquired their own face, taking into account local realities.
For a long time, a private car was considered a luxury - in the Soviet Union it was such for a long time, until the end of the 70s, because the main part of the output was trucks. The car left a significant mark during the Second World War - for example, GAZ-MM, nicknamed "one and a half". It accounted for up to half of the fleet of all cars, and it was the "one and a half" that most often walked along the blockade "Road of Life". Therefore, on the Day of the Motorist, front-line drivers who transported strategic cargo and the wounded are not forgotten. Flowers are laid at the monuments to soldiers-motorists.
Today, anyone who wants to participate in the holiday will be surprised by the number of events organized for this occasion, especially in large cities. They are satisfied not only by local authorities and activists - large dealers of some popular brands are actively involved. Motor races in significant places, flash mobs, quests, competitions in driving skills - participants or spectators will not be bored. This holiday is far from formal: it is able to provide a good, positive mood even for those who do not have a professional relationship with it.
Congratulations on the Day of Road Transport WorkersOctober 25, 2014
Dear road transport workers!
Please accept my congratulations on your professional holiday! Road transport today is a link between many industries and regions, the economic potential of the whole country depends on its condition. Therefore, the issues of developing the road network and ensuring traffic safety are of particular relevance and require the coordinated work of all levels of government.
Today we can no longer imagine our life without road transport. But we do not even think about how difficult the work of professional drivers, those who deliver the goods, who ensure the smooth operation of enterprises, who work in passenger transport. Well-established operation of vehicles is one of the components of the uninterrupted functioning of the entire national economy of the country.
The Day of Road Transport Workers is a holiday for drivers, workers, engineering and technical workers and employees, heads of motor transport and passenger automobile enterprises, scientists of branch science and teachers of educational institutions. In solving all the problems facing the industry, the experience of veterans of automobile and passenger transport, who gave the best years of their lives to their beloved profession, is invaluable. Head of the Lensky District Municipality Sergei VYSOKIH.
Dear employees of motor transport enterprises, dear motorists!
On behalf of the District Council of Deputies and myself, I congratulate you on your professional holiday - the Day of Road Transport Workers.
Motorist Day is a professional holiday of road transport workers, which is celebrated annually in the Russian Federation. This is a holiday not only for drivers, but also for all those who, by virtue of their activities, are somehow connected with cars - repairmen, engineers, heads of motor transport enterprises. Modern life is unimaginable without cars. Without them, the transportation of passengers and cargo, the development of all spheres of life and our Lensky district is impossible.
Thanks to road transport, humanity has a lot of opportunities. Each of us is well aware of how significant the role of road transport is in modern life, and especially in the conditions of life in our northern region, when a car is sometimes the only means of transportation through difficult forest routes. Our special gratitude and recognition to those who daily carry a working watch behind the wheel, choosing the profession of a driver as their life's work.
Motor transport is the most important link in the economy - it provides the activity of any developed society. Today, road transport workers face a number of important tasks: further improvement of road transport, ensuring their safety, expanding the range and improving the quality of transport services provided.
The profession of a driver has been and remains one of the most widespread, on the eve of the professional holiday I want to thank all representatives of this industry for their dedication to their work, high professionalism, and responsible attitude to work. Special thanks to the veterans for the years of fruitful work, a huge contribution to the development of the transport system of our region.
Thank you for your loyalty to the profession, for endurance and patience! From the bottom of our hearts, we wish you trouble-free traffic on the roads, safe roads, mutual courtesy, reliable cars and green traffic lights! Health and prosperity to all! Marina BALAGUROVA, Chairman of the District Council of Deputies of the Lensky District Municipality.
Dear residents of Leningrad - veterans and road transport workers!
From the bottom of my heart I congratulate you on your professional holiday - Motorist's Day!
This holiday for us, residents of Lenno, has long become one of the city's favorite holidays. In Lensk, every family has both professional drivers and motorists.
Delivery of cargo to the northern regions of our republic is the main task of professional drivers in Lensk. It is difficult to overestimate the work of our motorists for the development of the economy and social sphere of our city, region and the republic as a whole.
Road transport is a constant movement, but the machine is always driven by a person. Every day local drivers deliver hundreds of tons of cargo to the right addresses, solve the problem of passenger transportation, ensure the operation of enterprises, road construction, trade and construction organizations, medical, educational, fire and many other institutions.
This year, the oldest enterprise in Lensk, LATP-2 PU Almazdortrans, is celebrating its anniversary. I express my special gratitude to all employees of the team and veterans of this enterprise for their responsibility and professionalism in their work!
I think that work driver-Lenchanin worthy of perpetuation. Therefore, soon, as part of the improvement of Lensk, a sculptural composition dedicated to the drivers of our city will appear in the city.
Dear road transport workers!
Your attitude to work, patience and dedication to your work are an important guarantee of the safety and quality of life of people not only in our city.
Thank you for understanding the full extent of the significance of your case, for conscientious work. I wish you health and well-being, success in any endeavors, peace and goodness to you and your loved ones!
And about .g lava MO "City of Lensk" Oleg BRYANSKY.
Dear workers and veterans of road transport!
We heartily congratulate you on your professional holiday!
On the last Sunday of October, Russia traditionally celebrates the Day of Road Transport Workers. The car has become an integral part of our daily life. Every day, hundreds of cars take to the roads of our city, carry cargo, deliver it to work and on business. Road transport is a constant movement, but the machine is always driven by a person.
Hundreds of our fellow countrymen work in this area: drivers, repair workers. Their work is complex and responsible, requiring high professionalism and organization. It is difficult to overestimate the importance of motor transport for the economy and social sphere of our Lensky district. In many localities, it is still the only means of communication, meeting the needs of the population in transportation.
The motorist is a special profession, with its own romance, its own traditions, character and way of life. This is a very intense and honorable work that requires high physical and emotional dedication and professionalism. Motorists successfully solve the problem of freight and passenger transportation, ensuring the life of the entire diamond region.
Veterans of the motor transport industry, whose best traditions are passed down from generation to generation, deserve deep gratitude.
We are confident that road transport workers, multiplying glorious traditions, will successfully solve the tasks facing them, making their worthy contribution to strengthening the economy of our city, ALROSA and all of Western Yakutia.
On this festive day, we wish you, dear workers and veterans of road transport, success in your work, good health and family well-being, trouble-free work and good mood! May you always be lucky on the road! Director of PU "Almazdortrans" - Coordinator of the company's enterprises in the Lensky district Andrey BUKHAROV. Chairman of the trade union committee of the PU "Almazdortrans" Valery SOLOVYOV.
The administration and the trade union committee of the Lensk motor transport enterprise No. 1 of the PU "Almazdortrans" wholeheartedly congratulate workers and veterans, former workers who are on a well-deserved rest, on the Day of Road Transport Workers!
In our city and at our enterprise, the work of a driver has always been and remains in high esteem. You often have to work in difficult, and even extreme conditions, but you never lose heart, but loyalty to the cause and such sacred concepts as mutual assistance, a sense of elbow, and professional pride help you in this.
Warmest congratulations to the veterans who devoted the best years of their lives to their native enterprise. Your work laid the glorious traditions of motorists. Today, these traditions are preserved and passed on to the younger generation along with experience and knowledge.
On the day of road fans, we congratulate with all our heart
All whom the gods have chosen to rule the track and fate.
May the bright angel keep you day and night on the way,
So that you can always come to your cherished goal.
Good luck and health to everyone, kind words, warmth in the family,
So that huge Russia could travel happily!
Dear employees and veterans of the motor transport enterprise, colleagues!
Driver's Day is a holiday for all, without exception, transport workers. The main values of any transport company are the people who work in it. This year, the Lensk Motor Transport Enterprise No. 2 turns 50 years old. Looking at the past and present, we can say with confidence that every driver and employee of the department is a high professional. Drivers who travel thousands of kilometers, delivering the necessary cargo for the needs of the joint-stock company ALROSA and the residents of Lensk, as well as all those who ensure the well-functioning work of drivers - all, as one, are indispensable links in one mighty chain of the half-century-old Lena motor transport enterprise No. 2 .
I wish the people working in the transport sector and the staff of the Lensky ATP-2 further well-coordinated work, new production achievements and, most importantly, smooth and accident-free roads! Aleksey EREMIN, head of LATP No. 2, Almazdortrans.
When officially congratulated on this holiday, it is fully called the Day of Motor Transport and Road Workers. Which sometimes causes confusion, because there is also a separate Day of Road Workers, celebrated on the 3rd Sunday of October. But these are different dates, which should be remembered when preparing to celebrate Motorist Day.
The merits of motorists to society are extremely great. Their work is hard and often dangerous. However, it is thanks to their activities that the factories work, the stores are full of goods, and we can freely move where we want. Therefore, the Day of the Motorist, given the number of people celebrating it, can be safely called a national holiday.
History
The Day of the Motorist acquired its official status back in the Soviet Union after the release of the corresponding decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces. This memorable event took place in 1980. The last Sunday of October has become its own professional holiday for workers of many Soviet automobile industries. The date quickly became popular with everyone who was related to the field of motoring, and there were more than 10 million such people in the Soviet Union.
In 1996, the status of this holiday was also officially confirmed by a decree of the President of Russia. Gradually, it began to be celebrated not only by employees of motor transport enterprises, but also by many private car owners. But today half of Russian families have their own cars. It is easy to understand that tens of millions of people celebrate this date.
Traditions
Interestingly, Motorist Day is celebrated today not only in the Russian Federation, but in almost all former republics of the USSR. It is celebrated both at enterprises and in the family circle. A variety of events are held in the fleets - from traditional meetings with congratulations, presentation of valuable gifts and awards to thematic concerts, corporate feasts, automobile exhibitions and even races in which employees of organizations take part.
Well, motorists are happy to congratulate their family and friends on this day. Of course, colleagues of the "birthdays" do not stand aside either. The national media often remind about the holiday. Often on TV there are films and programs of the corresponding subject.