Posted 20 мая 2010,, 05:09

Published 20 мая 2010,, 05:09

Modified 17 сентября 2022,, 12:21

Updated 17 сентября 2022,, 12:21

Government Announces Zero-Tolerance for Drinking While Driving

20 мая 2010, 05:09
The State Duma has passed unanimously a bill in the first reading that introduces a policy of zero-tolerance for drinking when driving a car.

VLADIVOSTOK. May 20. VOSTOK-MEDIA – The State Duma has passed unanimously a bill in the first reading that introduces a policy of zero-tolerance for drinking when driving a car.

The Presidential bill prohibits driving with any level of alcohol in your blood. The current limit of blood alcohol content is 0.03 %, or the equivalent of having a glass of dry wine. As a rule, when Russian motorists drink a little of alcohol they cannot stop and continue drinking while driving, which typically results in car accidents.

Road police department issued a report showing there were 11,475 drunk driving accidents in Russia in 2009, leaving 2059 killed and more than 18,000 injured. Each year, road police officers detain about a million of drunken drivers.

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