The State Traffic Inspectorate announced mass inspections of drivers in Russia

On Friday and next weekend, from January 30 to February 1, the State Traffic Inspectorate will conduct massive and continuous checks of drivers, special attention will be paid to preventing drunk driving. The upcoming raids were announced by the regional departments of the department.

Traffic police will carry out preventive measures on roads in the Kirov, Tver, Kaliningrad, Ivanovo, Ulyanovsk regions, the Komi Republic and other regions of the country.

"Driving while intoxicated is unacceptable. A drunk driver puts not only himself, but also his passengers and other road users in danger. We kindly ask the eyewitnesses of inappropriate behavior of drivers on the road to show an active civic position and report what they saw to the police — this can save someone's life. The necessary response measures will be taken for all such reports," said Police Colonel Anton Belan, Deputy head of the propaganda department of the State Traffic Inspectorate of the Russian Interior Ministry.

The State Traffic Inspectorate reminds 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 is already facing criminal liability.

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