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INSIDECOSTARICA
| Sunday 05 September 2010 |
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Tolerance
Level of
Alcohol
In New
Traffic
Law
Continues
to
Generate
Controversy
Without
any
surprises,
the
proposed
changes
by the
ministerio
de Obras
Públicas
y
Transportes
(MOPT)
to
the
drunk
driving
provisions
in the
text of
the
reforms
to the
new Ley
de
Tránsito
(traffic
law),
has been
met with
controversy.
Francisco
Jiménez,
the MOPT
minister,
earlier
this
week
detailed
the
proposed
changes
to the
traffic
laws
that, in
addition
to
lowering
fines
and
adjusting
the
point
system,
aims to
get
tougher
on drunk
drivers.
The
drunk
driving
provisions
of the
current
law that
went
into
effect
in
December
2008
punishes
any
driver
caught
with a
blood
alcohol
content
of 0.75
with
jail.
The
changes,
if
adopted
by the
Legislative
commission
and
approved
by the
Legislature
Assembly,
would
set the
limit to
0.50.
However,
a number
of
legislators
from
various
political
parties
and
interest
group
advocate
a zero
tolerance
policy.
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