
March 4, MINSK. Over the past 24 hours, 9 drivers have been detained in Minsk for driving while intoxicated. BelTA was informed about this by the UGAI GUVD of the Minsk City Executive Committee.
34 facts of driving vehicles by lawless people were suppressed. 13 pedestrians were found to be under the influence of ALCOHOL .
State traffic inspectorate will strengthen control over the physical condition of drivers and pedestrians
A set of preventive measures "There is no place for a drunk on the road!" runs from 4 to 9 March. The measures are aimed at preventing and suppressing the facts of driving vehicles by drunk drivers, as well as violations of traffic rules by drunk vulnerable road users.
During this period, traffic police inspectors will strengthen control on the roads, paying special attention to identifying drunk road users. To do this, special raids "Filter" will be held on the territory of the capital. In addition, during the events, traffic police units will be close to places of entertainment, trade facilities, as well as places of mass recreation for citizens. Large-scale information work will be organized to suppress violations of the Rules of the Road.
By the way, since the beginning of this year, the employees of the capital's traffic police detained over 360 drunk drivers and more than 1 thousand pedestrians who were on the roadway in a state of intoxication.