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The number of accidents involving drunk drivers fell by 14%

  • October 25, 2023
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The Ministry of Internal Affairs said that in Russia there has been a positive trend toward a decrease in the number of accidents involving drunk drivers for several

The number of accidents involving drunk drivers fell by 14%

The Ministry of Internal Affairs said that in Russia there has been a positive trend toward a decrease in the number of accidents involving drunk drivers for several years. These words are confirmed by statistics for the first nine months of this year.

As TASS reports, based on data from the Main Directorate of Road Safety (GUOBDD) of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs, in the nine months of 2023 on Russian roads, 9,599 accidents were recorded involving drunk drivers, including those who refused a to undergo a medical examination. inspection. This is 14.2% less than a year earlier, and compared to the same period in 2022, the number of deaths and injuries due to the fault of drunk drivers in the three quarters of the current year decreased by 26% and 13% – 2,050 and 12,602 people respectively.

The Ministry of the Interior noted that drunk driving remains one of the most serious and difficult problems. “We are carrying out large-scale information and propaganda work, with the aim of creating in society a sharply negative attitude towards drunk drivers,” the law enforcement officials boasted, emphasizing that the practice of involving representatives of the media, the public and Active citizens when monitoring drunk drivers “gives very good results”

As TASS reports, based on data from the Main Directorate of Road Safety (GUOBDD) of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs, in the nine months of 2023 on Russian roads, 9,599 accidents were recorded involving drunk drivers, including those who refused a to undergo a medical examination. inspection. This is 14.2% less than a year earlier, and compared to the same period in 2022, the number of deaths and injuries due to the fault of drunk drivers in the three quarters of the current year decreased by 26% and 13% – 2,050 and 12,602 people respectively.

The Ministry of the Interior noted that drunk driving remains one of the most serious and difficult problems. “We are carrying out large-scale information and propaganda work, with the aim of creating in society a sharply negative attitude towards drunk drivers,” the law enforcement officials boasted, emphasizing that the practice of involving representatives of the media, the public and Active citizens when monitoring drunk drivers “gives very good results”

Source: Avto Vzglyad

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