Drink, drive - and relax
28 July 2015 - 02:01
Italian drivers who drink a bottle of wine before getting behind the wheel could face a fine of just a few hundred euros after a provincial governor reversed a law that allowed licences to be confiscated. The new law will apply in Avellino province, about 48km from Naples.A driver who has drunk eight glasses of wine could incur a fine of €800 (R11000).Italy is introducing the crime of "road murder" to cut the number of fatal hit-and-run accidents.A total of 1009 hit-and-runs was reported last year, up almost 4% on the previous year. ..
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