Editor’s Note: The following opinion by Kyiv Post deputy chief editor Katya Gorchinskaya was originally published on Jan. 16, 2014 at 11:56 p.m.

As of Jan. 16, even traffic jams are banned in Ukraine. If a new law rubber-stamped by parliament on this day is signed by President Viktor Yanukovych, any unsanctioned movement of five or more vehicles will be enough to revoke a driver’s license for up to two years and confiscate the vehicle.