Violating alcohol concentration, the person recorded blames... the journalist

Linh Nguyên |

Hanoi - Violating alcohol concentration, being recorded, temporarily detaining vehicles on the morning of the second day of Tet, some people blame... journalists.

If a journalist sits here, people will still be fined a lot" (? )

In just less than 60 minutes of the morning of the second day of Tet, the alcohol concentration checkpoint of Road Traffic Police Team No. 6 at the Tran Dang Ninh - Cau Giay intersection recorded 4 cases of driving vehicles violating alcohol concentration.

Cán bộ, chiến sĩ Đội Cảnh sát Giao thông đường bộ số 6 thực hiện dừng xe ô tô, kiểm tra nồng độ cồn của người điểu khiển phương tiện tại ngã 3 Trần Đăng Ninh – Cầu Giấy sáng Mùng Hai Tết. Ảnh: Kiều Vũ
Officers and soldiers of Road Traffic Police Team No. 6 stop cars and check the alcohol concentration of vehicle drivers at the Tran Dang Ninh - Cau Giay intersection on the morning of the second day of Tet. Photo: Kieu Vu

One of the violators is Mr. N.M. C, born in 1983, driving a motorbike, residing in Cua Nam ward. On the second day of Tet, his family prepared a meal to burn votive paper, then went to My Dinh bus station, parked the motorbike to take a passenger car to Hoa Binh.

As soon as he was invited by officers and soldiers on duty to sit down at the table to make a record, Mr. C asked a Lao Dong Newspaper reporter working at the checkpoint: Is this woman a journalist? Go home for Tet with your family, don't sit here!

Major Do Manh Cuong - an officer who is making a record said: Journalists come here to work, they also want to stay home for Tet, they don't want to sit here...

After presenting, explaining and finally signing the violation record in accordance with regulations, the vehicle was temporarily seized until March 3, the violator paid a fine of 2.5 million VND, Mr. N.M. C stood up and continued: If you journalist sit here, people will still be fined a lot...

After that, family members accompanying Mr. N.M. C went to meet reporters to ask them to help tell the police officers to take the motorbike out to continue to the bus station.

Reporter answers: Regulations of the law, everyone must comply, no matter what house it is, it cannot be applied for, the police are doing it in accordance with regulations. Whether the journalist is sitting here or not, the police will still perform their responsibilities and duties correctly.

Kiểm tra nồng cộ của người điều khiển xe gắn máy vào sáng Mùng Hai Tết. Ảnh: Kiều Vũ
Checking the concentration of motorbike drivers on the morning of the second day of Tet. Photo: Kieu Vu

Also the person who drove a motorbike violating alcohol concentration, was recorded, and the vehicle was temporarily seized, Mr. D. M. T, born in 1961, explained: "Today I just went to wish Tet, went to someone's house, and drank only 1 glass of wine for women because I was also sick.

Mr. D. M. T's alcohol concentration when tested was 0.055mg/L. After seeing the resolute attitude of officers and soldiers on duty to comply with legal regulations, Mr. D. M. T asked: "Suppose now your parents violate, will you be fined?

Major Do Manh Cuong gently replied: Anyone who violates regulations, we will handle according to the law. At home, we have propagated to all family members who have drunk alcohol and beer not to drive vehicles.

75 years living in Hanoi, riding a bicycle, now I am being fined

On the morning of the second day of Tet, Mr. N.L. H, rode a bicycle from Mai Dong, through Thai Ha street to visit old neighbors and then went down to relatives' houses on Pham Van Dong street.

Cycling every morning is Mr. H's habit to improve his health. Because he has cardiovascular disease, Mr. H takes care of it and rarely drinks alcohol or beer.

Just when he went to his old neighbor's house, he was forced to drink for fun, so he drank a little beer without thinking that riding a bicycle would also be tested for alcohol concentration. Mr. H happily signed the record with a fine of 150,000 VND, the bicycle was temporarily seized up to 3.3.

Mr. H said he would learn from experience, only he is concerned that from now until March 3rd, there will be no means to exercise.

Kiểm tra nồng độ cồn của người điều khiển xe đạp sáng Mùng Hai Tết. Ảnh: Kiều Vũ
Checking the alcohol concentration of cyclists on the morning of the second day of Tet. Photo: Kieu Vu

In some cases, the night before, they only drank 1 cup of medicinal alcohol (as the violator recounted), but at 10:30 am the next morning, the alcohol concentration still increased.

That is the case of Mr. L.N. D, born in 1964. On the morning of the second day of Tet, Mr. D took his family to a ceremony, and when he arrived at the Tran Dang Ninh and Cau Giay intersection, he was asked to have an alcohol test.

After signing the violation record, Mr. D and his family spent a lot of time searching for vehicles for the next routes of Tet...

Reality shows that the alcohol concentration of violators on the morning of the second day of Tet at this location was not high, mostly with motorbikes only at the lowest fine level of 2,500,000 VND and temporarily detaining vehicles.

According to Major Do Manh Cuong, quite a few elderly people violate alcohol concentration, although the concentration index is not high, it is still very dangerous because they are old and it is very difficult to control the steering wheel.

Đa phần tỉ lệ nồng cồn vi phạm đều ở mức phạt thấp nhất. Ảnh: Kiều Vũ
Most violations of alcohol concentration are at the lowest penalty level. Photo: Kieu Vu

The good news is that according to reporters' records at the Tran Dang Ninh - Cau Giay intersection checkpoint, young people who were asked to have their alcohol concentration checked did not violate the law.

Phương tiện của người điều khiển vi phạm nồng độ cồn bị tạm giữ đều được niêm phong. Ảnh: Kiều Vũ
Vehicles of drivers with alcohol concentration violations temporarily seized are all sealed. Photo: Kieu Vu
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