Into the New Year and on your way – when driving, stay sober!

Under this title, the State Automobile Inspectorate will hold a Unified Road Safety Day on December 29, 2023, aimed at preventing road traffic accidents caused by driving under the influence of alcohol.

Unfortunately, it has not yet been possible to eradicate drunk driving. Despite the propaganda on safe behavior of road users conducted by the employees of the

State Automobile Inspectorate, there are still many citizens who do not mind driving a car or motorcycle while intoxicated.
In January-November of the current year, employees of the traffic police department of the Verkhnedvinsk District Department of Internal Affairs detained 47 drivers in a state of alcohol intoxication.
Looking at these figures, it becomes unsettling. After all, these people could have brought great grief to someone's family. Some intentionally, some because their consciousness was dulled by alcohol. They got behind the wheel of their vehicles and drove them along the same roads and streets on which we, our children, parents, and relatives travel. It is hard to comprehend the fact that some citizens who drive while intoxicated are not deterred by large fines or the possibility of losing their driving license for 3-5 years.
One can lose their job and freedom, and more importantly – their life.
We would like to remind you once again about the responsibility for driving a vehicle while intoxicated: driving a vehicle with an absolute ethyl alcohol content in the blood
or exhaled air in a concentration of up to 0.8 per mille entails a fine of one hundred basic units with deprivation of the right to engage in certain activities for a period of three years, over 0.8 per mille – entails a fine of two hundred basic units with deprivation of the right to engage in certain activities for a period of five years. Repeated driving under the influence of alcohol also provides for an increase in the period of deprivation of driving rights up to 5 years, or a fine of up to 1000 basic units, or correctional labor for up to 2 years, or arrest for up to 6 months. And this is in the case where drunk driving does not result in someone's death or serious injury.
If you become aware that a vehicle is being driven by a driver under the influence of alcohol, call 102