The state traffic Inspectorate will conduct continuous checks of drivers

On Friday and the coming weekend (August 22-24), traffic police officers will conduct massive and continuous checks on the roads, special attention will be paid to the prevention and suppression of cases of drunk driving. The regional departments of the department reported on the raids.

Traffic police will carry out preventive measures on roads in Lipetsk, Tver, Ulyanovsk, Kirov, Samara regions, Kamchatka Territory and other regions of the country.

On the eve of the weekend, the State Traffic Inspectorate reminds that driving is unacceptable for drivers in a state of intoxication. "Continuous" checks on Russian roads to identify drivers who have got behind the wheel after drinking alcohol are carried out on weekends by traffic inspectors on an ongoing basis, the department recalls.

"A drunk driver puts not only his own life and the lives of his passengers at risk, but also other road users. We kindly ask citizens who have seen that a vehicle is being driven by a person in an inadequate condition, who, through his actions, creates dangerous situations on the road, to report this to the police. Employees of the State Traffic Inspectorate will take all necessary measures to respond to such reports," said Police Colonel Anton Belan, Deputy head of the Department for Road Safety Promotion and Prevention of Child traffic Injuries at the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation.

The State Traffic Inspectorate recalled that driving under the influence of alcohol, as well as refusing a medical examination, entail 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.

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The day before, it was reported that the old driving school training programs will be in effect for at least another six months. The relevant order of the Ministry of Education was approved by the Ministry of Justice. It was planned that they would come into force on September 1 of this year.

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