Russian driver fined for his car's shadow

'Cameras want us to pay fines even if car shadows violate traffic rules'

Photos taken by traffic cameras show only the car's shadow crossed the line (d2boy/Drive2.ru)

A Russian driver received a fine because of his car's shadow.

The driver was fined for allegedly crossing a full-line on the Moscow Ring Road on 25 August.

However, photos taken by traffic cameras show only his car's shadow had crossed the line.

"Cameras want us to pay fines even if car shadows violate traffic rules," the man wrote on the website drive2.ru.

The man also published images of his apparent "violation" taken by the traffic cameras.

He submitted a complaint to the traffic police and they promised to annul the fine, explaining that it was the result of a technical malfunction.

Another driver had a similar issue in the past, when he was fined because the glare of his headlights on the wet road crossed the line.

"Traffic police are reviewing his complaint and he will get a reply in the near future," a police source told TASS.