The State Traffic Inspectorate announced continuous checks of drivers over the weekend

In the coming weekend, from July 12 to 13, the State Traffic Inspectorate will conduct massive and continuous checks of drivers, special attention will be paid to identifying motorists driving while intoxicated. The upcoming raids were announced by the regional departments of the department.

The raids will take place on roads in the Ulyanovsk Region, the Ivanovo Region, the Rostov Region, the Tver Region, the Republic of Mari El, the Lipetsk Region, the Murmansk Region, the Kirov Region, the Novgorod Region and other regions of the country.

On the eve of the weekend, the State Traffic Inspectorate traditionally reminds drivers of motor vehicles and motor vehicles about the inadmissibility of driving while intoxicated. Preventive measures, including mass checks on Russian roads to identify drivers who have got behind the wheel after drinking alcohol, are carried out regularly on weekends by traffic police.

"We urge road users not to remain indifferent to the problem of drunkenness at the wheel and promptly inform the police about drivers who behave inappropriately on the road, drive drunk, and pose a danger to themselves and others. Employees of the State Traffic Inspectorate are ready to take all necessary operational measures to respond to such reports," Police Colonel Sergey Hrantskevich, head of the Department for Road Safety Promotion and Prevention of child traffic injuries at the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, told Izvestia.

The State Traffic Inspectorate recalled that driving under the influence of alcohol, as well as refusing a medical examination, entails the deprivation of a driver's license for a period of one and a half to two years and a heavy fine. In addition, in some cases, the driver faces criminal liability for these acts.

"Continuity is the key to road safety"

The head of the Russian State Traffic Inspectorate, Mikhail Chernikov, in an interview with Izvestia, spoke about how the new national project will reduce accidents on the roads.

Earlier in the day, it was reported that the Russian Interior Ministry has developed a draft "Strategy for improving road safety," according to which deaths in road accidents on the country's roads should decrease by one and a half times by 2030 and by half by 2036 compared to 2023.