Moscow traffic police have stopped since early August 1207(!) facts of movement of drivers with signs of drunkenness.
Friday evenings and weekends in particular are becoming critical, the traffic police are taking stricter measures to prevent such violations, including by approaching mobile poles in places where drunk drivers can appear, so that there is practically no chance for violators to go unnoticed.
“In addition, the employees of the State Traffic Inspectorate have organized an active interaction with employees of the licensed establishments and other representatives of the service sector in order to obtain information about the facts of the driving of vehicles by drivers with signs of intoxication,” the department said in the Telegram channel. .
Just stopped last week 496 facts driving vehicles by drivers showing signs of intoxication.
In total, from August 15 to August 21, 2022, 138 traffic accidents were recorded on the roads of Moscow, in which 6 people died and 147 were injured. Among the victims were 12 children under the age of 16.