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Scraping Zero Tolerance Against Alcohol Consumption for Drivers in Hungary Called for By Jobbik-Conservatives

• 31 Jul 2023 11:55 AM
• Hungary Matters

The opposition Jobbik-Conservatives have called for updating driving regulations in Hungary, and review the necessity of the zero tolerance against alcohol consumption, the party said.

The current regulations date back to the Soviet era and cannot be maintained in the 21s century, parliamentary group leader László György Lukács told a press conference.

Patrik Schwarcz-Kiefer, the politician responsible for motorists’ affairs, called for scrapping “pointless 30km” speed limits and focusing on enforcing “more sensible limits”.

He said speeding regulations should be modelled on the Austrian system, where the owner of the car is not obliged to reveal the person driving at the time of the misdemeanour but then must pay a higher fine.

As regards drinking and driving, the party proposes introducing the Croatian system, where the consumption of alcohol equivalent to the content of a glass of wine is permitted but prompts an aggregated sentence if the driver causes an accident under the influence, he said.

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