Since early October 2022, nearly 2,000 drivers with signs of intoxication have been caught by traffic police patrols on Moscow’s roads. Of these, 882 were “inflated” using breathalyzers. Another 1,043 declined to be examined. At the same time, it turned out that 94 detainees were again drunk behind the wheel and had been deprived of a VU. For them, this does not mean administrative, but criminal responsibility. Note that a month earlier, in September this year, for the same period, Moscow traffic cops caught noticeably fewer drunk drivers – less than 1,500 people. For example, the “harvest” of drink-driving in October turned out to be almost a quarter more. Let us also recall that according to the results of 9 months of 2022, the number of accidents involving drunk drivers in the city decreased by 24.3% compared to the same period of the year 2021. At the same time, the number of deaths and injuries in such accidents decreased. accidents by 16% and 19% respectively.

Since early October 2022, nearly 2,000 drivers with signs of intoxication have been caught by traffic police patrols on Moscow’s roads. Of these, 882 were “inflated” using breathalyzers. Another 1,043 declined to be examined. At the same time, it turned out that 94 detainees were again drunk behind the wheel and had been deprived of a VU. For them, this does not mean administrative, but criminal responsibility. Note that a month earlier, in September this year, for the same period, Moscow traffic cops caught noticeably fewer drunk drivers – less than 1,500 people. For example, the “harvest” of drink-driving in October turned out to be almost a quarter more. Let us also recall that according to the results of 9 months of 2022, the number of accidents involving drunk drivers in the city decreased by 24.3% compared to the same period of the year 2021. At the same time, the number of deaths and injuries in such accidents decreased. accidents by 16% and 19% respectively.