The State Traffic Inspectorate announced mass inspections of drivers in the regions

The State Traffic Inspectorate will conduct massive and continuous checks of drivers on Friday and next weekend (November 14-16), special attention will be paid to the search for drunk motorists. The upcoming raids were announced by the regional departments of the department.

Traffic police will carry out preventive measures on the roads of the Tver, Kirov, Ulyanovsk, Samara, Smolensk, Penza regions and other regions of the country.

"We remind you that driving under the influence of alcohol is unacceptable. This is a gross violation of traffic regulations, which leads to the most serious consequences. We kindly ask citizens who see that a person is driving in an inadequate condition not to remain indifferent and report this to the police. Traffic inspectors will definitely 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 disqualification for a period of one and a half to two years and a fine of 45 thousand rubles. In addition, in some cases, the driver is already facing criminal liability.

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