On the afternoon of February 23, information from the Traffic Police Department (CSGT) - Hanoi City Police said that with the determination to prevent early risks leading to traffic accidents, especially cases related to alcohol concentration, the Hanoi Traffic Police force continues to maintain strict control right from the beginning of the year, with the motto "no forbidden zones, no exceptions".
Especially during the lunchtime of the first day people returned to work after the Lunar New Year holiday, the whole city recorded 90 drivers violating alcohol concentration being handled.
As at the Lieu Giai - Phan Ke Binh intersection, at noon on February 23, the task force of Road Traffic Police Team No. 2 coordinated with Ngoc Ha Ward Police to organize alcohol concentration control, thereby detecting and handling 7 violations. In particular, there were female drivers who violated.
Accordingly, at 2:16 pm, the working group discovered Ms. H.H. P (born in 1980, residing in Hanoi) driving a motorbike with license plate 29F1-462xx violating the alcohol concentration at 0.341 mg/L of breath (level 2 according to current regulations). During the working process, this person also could not present a driver's license.
At the same time, on Thanh Nhan street, a task force of Road Traffic Police Team No. 4 also deployed forces to control alcohol concentration. The working shift discovered 6 cases of motorbike drivers violating alcohol concentration, including 2 cases violating exceeding 0.4 mg/L of breath.
Working with functional forces, most violators admitted that on the first day of Spring, they met friends, drank alcohol and then still drove vehicles to participate in traffic.
In the early days of the new Spring, the demand for meetings, Tet greetings, and food exchanges increases, but each citizen needs to raise awareness of complying with the law on traffic order and safety; absolutely do not drive vehicles after using alcohol and beer.
To make the Spring days truly complete and safe, everyone should proactively choose suitable travel options such as using public transport, asking relatives to pick you up or choosing popular pick-up services today," shared Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Van Hai, officer of Road Traffic Police Team No. 2.
According to the Hanoi Traffic Police Department, the work of ensuring traffic order and safety, and strictly handling violations that are direct causes of traffic accidents is always concerned and drastically directed by the City Police Department's Board of Directors.
In the coming time, this unit will continue to maintain control activities on all traffic routes, at all times, resolutely handle violations strictly, contributing to maintaining security and order, ensuring safety for people in the Capital.
