Russia set for drink-driving ban
Russia’s lower house of parliament, the State Duma, has approved a complete ban on drink-driving.
President Dmitry Medvedev called for the ban last December. He said allowing a small amount of alcohol in the blood encouraged drivers to consume more.
The measure is expected be approved in the upper house and become law.
Alcohol is blamed for many traffic accidents in Russia, but opponents of a total ban say that more often poor roads are to blame.
Heavy drinking is seen as one of the main reasons why one in three Russian men dies before retirement age. Click on the link for full story.
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