Drivers will be checked for alcohol "total"

Road inspectors will be subjected to drivers “total checks” for alcohol . This was reported by RIA " Novosti " with reference to the head of the Main Directorate of Road Safety of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Viktor Nilov. According to the policeman, this is one of the most effective ways to combat drivers who regularly drink alcohol. “It has been used in Europe for a long time,” Nilov said during the presentation of the cinema almanac “There is nowhere to hurry” dedicated to road safety.

Earlier, the deputy head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Viktor Kiryanov said this. He invited doctors and traffic police officers to jointly engage in checks: to stop cars and offer drivers to pass express analysis for the maintenance of alcohol. The opinions of motorists are divided. Some believe that this will reduce the number of accidents due to drunk drivers, someone says that it is illegal.

Recall that Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in 2010 canceled the minimum permissible level of blood alcohol and in exhausted air.

According to the traffic police, the number of accidents and deaths on Russian roads is several times higher than the European level. In 2011, about 200 thousand accidents occurred, as a result of which almost 28 thousand people died.