Driving while intoxicated: the state of the art
Recent changes to the rules of the road is certainly not have made life easier for motorists. Right rigor against dangerous behavior, but the possibility of favoring the affirmation of principles of safe driving of vehicles is strongly linked to knowledge of the rules. Article. 186 which governs driving while intoxicated is one of the most often changed, as if to a more rigorous automatically match improve compliance with legislation. But not always the case .....
At any rate, here the state of the art.
It 'will be a total ban on drinking alcohol before driving, in relation to these categories of people:
- Young people under 21 years;
- novice drivers (drivers in the first three years from the issuance of driving license category B)
- professional drivers (operators of passenger transport activities and / or property).
The first two categories normally coincide, but not necessarily.
And if they find me in a state of intoxication, perhaps to a control (becoming more frequent, do not underestimate him) after a normal meal in a restaurant or after a normal night out with friends? What are the penalties? There are three sections relating to different blood alcohol concentrations, which are applied different sanctions:
blood alcohol concentration from 0.5 to 0.8 g / l: case decriminalized. Basically you do not risk jail time, even if the penalties are severe:
- sanction from 500 to 2000 euros;
- license suspension from three to six months.
BAC from 0.8 to 1.5 g / l
- imprisonment up to six months;
- fine from 800 to 3200 euros;
- license suspension from six months to 1 year.
BAC greater than 1.5 g / l. particularly heavy:
- arrest for six months (instead of three) at one year;
- fines from 1500 to 6000 euros;
- license suspension from one to two years (2 to 4 years if the vehicle belongs to a person not).
- confiscation of the vehicle: in particular, is no longer provided for the seizure penalty that could be performed only by a judicial police officer, but the vehicle is to be confiscated under administrative seizure. The seizure was made by the operator ascertains the fact that police, regardless of his status.
- revocation of license, when the fact is repeated in two years, the license is revoked if the driver has ever caused an accident.
If the driver was intoxicated, causing a traffic accident all the penalties listed above are doubled and has ordered the detention of the vehicle for 180 days.
The legislation also applies to minors driving a motorcycle license (A1). In fact, for those under age 18 who drive with blood alcohol concentration between 0 and 0.5 g / l is expected slippage of the age for obtaining a B license at age 19, while for those who are arrested with BAC greater than 0.5 g / l will have to wait 21 years before obtaining a driving license B.
The Board is the usual. If you must drive do not drink. Agree with a friend, with his wife or girlfriend. Tonight I drink and you drive. Next time do the opposite. But not because of the severity of sanctions, as you see that are particularly heavy. But rather because it is dangerous, you can hurt yourself and those traveling on the road next to you or like you.
