Here we go again! Another drunk driver caught on the streets of Serbia, this time in Prijepolje. A 29-year-old man was driving his Volkswagen with a blood alcohol level of 2.09 promille. Yes, you read that right – over two promille! The police immediately took him off the road and filed a misdemeanor charge against him. But is that enough? We hear about these cases every day, yet the number of drunk drivers doesn’t go down. What’s going on with our laws and penalties? Do drunk drivers even realize how dangerous they are?
Drunk driving isn’t just a traffic violation; it’s a potential killer on the road. At 2.09 promille, the driver was way over the legal limit, meaning his ability to control the vehicle was seriously impaired. Still, these cases keep happening, and penalties often don’t deter drivers from taking the risk again.
While authorities work to remove blockades and keep order on the streets, like the recent removal of blockades across Serbia and filing 19 misdemeanor charges, drunk drivers remain a serious threat. Isn’t it time to toughen the penalties? Isn’t it time society wakes up and realizes drunk driving isn’t just a personal problem but a social disaster?
Just imagine – every hour in Serbia, one person suffers a stroke, and drunk drivers add to the danger for all of us. While citizens are urged to be humane and donate blood because supplies are below minimum, drunk drivers seem to not care about the consequences of their actions.
This case from Prijepolje is not unique. It’s just the tip of the iceberg of the road safety problem. If we don’t start taking this seriously, more tragedies are sure to come.
What do you think? Are the penalties enough, or should harsher measures be introduced? Or maybe we all need to start acting more responsibly? Drop a comment, let’s see who’s for and who’s against – and if we even have a chance to fight this plague on wheels!
