Fines up to 40 million VND for drinking alcohol while driving during Tet
If you drink and drive, do not drive. This is a regulation in road traffic laws and has also become a familiar slogan in life.
According to recent statistics from the Ministry of Public Security, in road traffic accidents, the rate of accidents caused by drinking alcohol accounts for 70 - 90%. According to statistics from the Ministry of Health, our country ranks second in Southeast Asia, 10th in Asia and 29th in the world in alcohol and beer consumption.
Before and after Tet, or on holidays, alcohol consumption skyrockets, leading to the risk of traffic accidents. Alcohol is warned to be a strong hallucinogen for the nervous system, causing the nervous system to lose self-control, orientation, and motor control. Because of being drunk, unable to control the steering wheel, and having difficulty handling situations, many people have unintentionally "death sentences" without prior notice to other road users or sometimes, they have "death sentences" themselves.
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Lawyer Nguyen Van Hung - Director of Phuc Khanh Hung Law Firm said: "Using alcohol while participating in traffic is an act strictly prohibited by law. If violated, depending on the severity, violators will be handled according to different sanctions from administrative fines to criminal prosecution."
Decree No. 100/2019/ND-CP regulating administrative sanctions for violations in the field of road and railway traffic stipulates:
- For drivers of cars and similar vehicles:
+ A fine of between VND 6,000,000 and VND 8,000,000 shall be imposed on drivers whose blood or breath alcohol concentration does not exceed 50 milligrams per 100 milliliters of blood or does not exceed 0.25 milligrams per 1 liter of breath. The driver shall also be subject to an additional penalty of having his/her driving license revoked for between 10 and 12 months.
+ A fine of 16,000,000 VND to 18,000,000 VND shall be imposed on drivers whose blood or breath alcohol concentration exceeds 50 milligrams to 80 milligrams/100 milliliters of blood or exceeds 0.25 milligrams to 0.4 milligrams/1 liter of breath. The driver shall also be subject to an additional penalty of having his/her driving license revoked for 16 to 18 months.
+ A fine of 30,000,000 VND to 40,000,000 VND shall be imposed on drivers on the road whose blood or breath alcohol concentration exceeds 80 milligrams/100 milliliters of blood or exceeds 0.4 milligrams/1 liter of breath; or who do not comply with the request of an officer on duty to check the alcohol concentration. The driver shall also be subject to an additional penalty of having his/her driving license revoked for 22 to 24 months.
- For drivers of motorbikes, mopeds (including electric motorbikes), motorbike-like vehicles and moped-like vehicles:
+ A fine of VND 2,000,000 to VND 3,000,000 shall be imposed on drivers whose blood or breath alcohol concentration exceeds 50 milligrams to 80 milligrams per 100 milliliters of blood or exceeds 0.25 milligrams to 0.4 milligrams per 1 liter of breath. The additional penalty is the revocation of the driver's license for 10 to 12 months.
+ A fine of 4,000,000 VND to 5,000,000 VND shall be imposed on drivers who do not comply with the request of law enforcement officers to test for drugs or alcohol; Driving on the road with a blood or breath alcohol concentration exceeding 80 milligrams/100 milliliters of blood or exceeding 0.4 milligrams/1 liter of breath. The additional penalty is the revocation of the driver's license for 16 to 18 months.
+ A fine of VND 6,000,000 to VND 8,000,000 shall be imposed on drivers whose blood or breath alcohol concentration exceeds 80 milligrams/100 milliliters of blood or exceeds 0.4 milligrams/1 liter of breath; or who do not comply with the request of an officer on duty to check their alcohol concentration. The driver shall also be subject to an additional penalty of having his/her driving license revoked for 22 to 24 months./.
