On Monday, 17 August, from the early morning hours, police officers from across Lower Silesia conducted an operation aimed at improving road safety. Officers focused on drivers who had decided to drive despite previously consuming alcohol or taking intoxicating substances.
As part of the operation, officers tested more than 15,000 drivers of motor vehicles for alcohol.
As many as 47 drivers were under the influence of alcohol.
The result of the checks in Bolesławiec County was different
On the roads of Bolesławiec County, police officers checked the sobriety of more than 700 drivers.
All the drivers checked were sober.
The operation was part of the province-wide “Alcohol and Drugs” activities, whose main aim is to reduce the number of drivers who choose to drive under the influence of substances that may affect their ability to drive safely.
Police remind drivers of the consequences
Officers remind the public that, under the regulations, a state after alcohol use occurs when the blood alcohol content is between 0.2 and 0.5 per mille.
A state of intoxication, on the other hand, is defined as a blood alcohol concentration exceeding 0.5 per mille.
Driving a vehicle while intoxicated or under the influence of an intoxicating substance is a crime and, under the applicable regulations, may result in a sentence of up to 3 years’ imprisonment.
Police officers announce further operations aimed at removing from the roads drivers who pose a danger to themselves and other road users.