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Drinking and driving, my God, new French law requires breathalyzers in every car.
I spent many an afternoon driving through the countryside of France - home of my mother - in a small car Peugeot Together, my mother and I shot along a field of sunflowers or sandy beach to ask a picnic where us eat and taste wine made locally on my next trip, however, I not only think twice about getting behind the wheel after a picnic, but I will also blow a breath test to be sure that my level of alcohol in the blood is within the legal limit.
As of July 1, a new law in France will require all motor vehicles except mopeds to have a breathalyzer on site The new rule is in French Legifrance It seems surprising that a country like France, known for his love of wine, would spearhead the campaign against drinking and driving, but perhaps not surprisingly, nearly 30 percent of all fatal road accidents in France are related to alcohol - a higher rate than in Germany and the UK in fact, alcohol was the main cause of road deaths in France since 2007.
To put these figures down and save lives, and there is an upcoming election, French President Nicolas Sarkozy has chosen to target driving drunk According to numerous reports, the French authorities accept a single disposable type which costs less than $ however, they recommend that motorists buy them in pairs it's extra if another passenger is soaking in need.
French police will start to strictly enforce the new law on 1 November, with many spot checks on the roads The idea is that each time a native driver or tourist enters their car after a drink they will have a device to test if the alcohol content in the blood BAC exceeds the mandatory alcohol limit for drink France 05 BAC limit is much stricter than the US limit 08-17 0 10 states and in 33 states, according to a US government investigation.
Because the pain of impaired driving in France is much higher than the Breathalyzer not end, the hope is that drivers will eventually begin to self-test before driving They can risk not having the breathalyzer in range hand if they are arrested, but at least they will know if they are under the legal limit and the fine will be less.
It is possible that this new law may pose linguistic challenges for non-French speaking tourists who want to cruise around the countryside A piece in the magazine Budget Travel reports that Hertz car rental breathalyzers provide free; Avis and Budget had yet to comment on the situation.
France is the first country to pass a Breathalyzer labor law, and I guess the rest of the world will be watching to see how it affects the toll road if the new law saves lives, the law could be something to consider on this side Atlantic Vive la France.
Caren Osten Gerszberg freelance writer and co-editor, drinking Diaries.
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