Women drivers in Russia are to be given flowers instead of fines for minor traffic offences on International Women's Day.
Deputy Interior Minister Alexander Chekalin said: "Traffic police will not darken the holiday for driverettes.
"On this spring day, representatives of the fair sex will not be punished for minor traffic violations."
International Women's Day in Russia dates back to communism as a day to celebrate the female worker.
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