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Drunk Driving

Written by Administrator Monday, 23 May 2011 13:01

In 85% of cases of fatal alcohol-related, officials were occasional drinkers. It often takes a family party, a pot with friends, a meal well watered. Alcohol is responsible for 34% of fatal accidents throughout the year. This proportion rises to 45% in fatal single vehicle without a pedestrian. Alcohol is involved in half of fatal accidents at the weekend and is the main cause of 42% of fatal accidents involving young people aged 18 to 24 years in the summer.The fatality risk increases dramatically with the BAC. Any driver or guide to learner-driver drunk seriously compromises the safety of its passengers and other road users.Consequently, it is illegal to drive with a blood alcohol at or above 0.5 grams per liter of blood, or 0.25 mg of alcohol per liter of air exhaled.

SCREENING

The police and gendarmerie practice of screening of blood alcohol for drivers and escorts for learner drivers:
- In case of traffic accident that caused injury, even if the driver is not responsible,
- In case of violation of traffic laws (even without an obvious state of intoxication).

Screening: another case

Screenings can also be ordered by the prosecutor or judicial police officers, without any offense.

Practices:

The screenings are performed using a breathalyser (simple device measuring the alcohol in the breath). If you refuse to be tested, then you may be subject to verification of blood alcohol in the blood.

Checking the blood alcohol

It comes:
- In case of positive screening,
- Or if you refuse to submit to screening by simple breath test.

It is performed when:
- By blood and medical examinations,
- Either by a certified measuring the blood alcohol in the breath, called breathalyzer. Up to € 4,500 fine driver who has an alcohol content between 0.5 and 0.8 g / l is punishable by a fine for violations of the fourth class and the withdrawal of six points in his allowed. If it exceeds 0.8 g / l, the driver commits an offense and liable to a sentence of two years imprisonment, a fine of € 4,500 and a six-point withdrawal of his license. In both cases, it may be suspended until three years the suspension may be limited to driving outside professional activity. If the alcohol concentration exceeds 0.8 g / l, the permit may be canceled, and forbidden to attend the examination for three years. The cancellation becomes systematic when it comes to recurrence (if effective age of five between the two offenses). Also, if you associate consumption of drugs and alcohol at a rate prohibited, you incur three years in prison and 9000 euro fine. Finally, if you cause an accident while driving under the influence of alcohol, the fine will be increased to 30 000 Euros if you cause serious injury and you will be liable to imprisonment of up to 10 years and a fine of up to 150 000 Euros if you cause the death of another road user.