Man in Nghe An drank 6 glasses of wine, fined 7 million VND, driver's license revoked for 23 months
(Baonghean.vn) - After being checked by the traffic police and fined 7 million VND and having his driver's license suspended for 23 months because his breath alcohol concentration exceeded 0.4 milligrams/1 liter of breath, Mr. Nguyen Van A (residing in Yen Thanh district) admitted to drinking 6 glasses of wine while driving a motorbike.
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[Infographics] - Prohibited acts in the Law on Prevention and Control of Harmful Effects of Alcohol and Beer 2019
(Baonghean.vn) - The 2019 Law on Prevention and Control of Alcohol Harm, consisting of 7 chapters and 36 articles, was passed by the National Assembly at the 7th session and will take effect from January 1, 2020. Article 5 of this Law lists 13 prohibited acts.
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| The 2019 Law on Prevention and Control of Alcohol Harmful Effects took effect nationwide on January 1, 2020. According to the law, there are 13 prohibited acts, including a complete ban on driving a vehicle while having alcohol in the blood or breath. |
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Along with checking other violations, in the past 2 days, traffic police forces of units and localities in Nghe An province haveFocus on handling alcohol violations, one of the main causes of traffic accidents. |
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Accordingly, regardless of whether the driver of a car, tractor, electric motorbike, motorbike, bicycle, cyclo, wheelchair, animal-drawn vehicle... is required to comply when requested to be checked while driving on the road. There is a case of Mr. Nguyen Van A. (residing in Yen Thanh) being fined 7 million VND, having his driving license suspended for 23 months for driving a motorbike with an alcohol concentration exceeding 0.4 milligrams/1 liter of breath. |
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Drivers will be tested for alcohol concentration quickly through a measuring device. According to statistics compiled by the Nghe An Provincial Traffic Police Department, in the first 2 days of the campaign, there were 16 violations. Of these, 3 were cars and 13 were motorbikes. |
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It is worth mentioning that this is the peak period to ensure order, traffic safety, and social order during the holiday season.On New Year's Eve, Lunar New Year and Spring Festival 2020, traffic police forces of units and localities focus heavily on passenger transport vehicles. |
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According to initial records, most vehicle owners, when asked to be inspected, seriously complied. Mr. Nguyen Lam Hong (residing in Nghi Xuan commune, Nghi Loc district), a motorbike driver, when asked to be inspected, said: "We need to conduct regular inspections, along with increasing the fines as in Decree 100 currently.is necessary to reduce traffic accidents caused by alcohol. |
Based on the advice of the Provincial Police leaders to direct the police of units and localities, from 0:00 on January 1, 2020, we have deployed forces to inspect and strictly handle violations according to Decree 100/2019/ND-CP, focusing on handling violations of alcohol concentration.
We believe that, along with the participation in propaganda to raise people's awareness, along with strict handling of violations right from the beginning, traffic accidents in 2020 and the following years will certainly decrease.
