Checks on parking and resting areas in Germany: One in five truck drivers had alcohol in their systems
Published Tue, 12/02/2019 - 07:05
Time and again serious accidents occur because truck drivers continue their trips under the influence of alcohol after their resting period on Sunday. Therefore police officers have increased their controls at parking and resting areas. The results of last Sunday evening however are very worrying:
328 truck drivers have been checked
68 of them had alcohol in their system
48 of them were prohibited from further travel
19 truck drivers have had an alcohol concentration between 0,5 %o and 1,09 %o (promille).