(UPI) - Russian police officials said Monday they're gearing up for a change in the nation's laws dropping its zero-tolerance policy for drinking while driving.
Under the law set to take effect Friday, Russian police officers will be equipped with Breathalyzers for the first time, allowing them to let drivers with low enough blood alcohol levels to continue on their way, the Moscow Times reported Monday.
Without the Breathalyzers, police arrested anyone suspected of drinking and driving in a zero-tolerance policy. But that will change, with a legal blood alcohol level established.
"The blood alcohol limit is needed for a more objective evaluation of any given situation," an Interior Department spokesman told the newspaper.
Some, however, say the change will only provide Russian police with more opportunities for corruption. Viktor Pokhmelkin, head of the Movement of Russian Motorists, told the Times the new driving law would tempt corrupt police officers to engage in "arbitrary justice and blackmail."
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The Brew Crew way is the designated driver. Wife--Drive.
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