blog：Hundreds of drunken drivers nabbed by police
More than 3,000 motorists across the nation were caught driving under the influence of alcohol last weekend, including 435 drunken drivers.
The citations and arrests were made during the first weekend of a two-month campaign to educate drivers about the dangers of combining alcohol and driving, according
to the Ministry of Public Security.
Ministry officials said Tuesday that 3,167 drivers were caught on Saturday and Sunday, with 435 detained with a blood alcohol content of at least 80 mg of alcohol per
100 ml of blood. Some were detained with much higher alcohol content. China’s legal limit is 0.08.
As part of the crackdown, larger police forces are patrolling bars, restaurants and other entertainment venues in Beijing, Shanghai, Liaoning, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Hubei
and Guangdong.
Guangzhou police caught 101 drivers under the influence on the first night of the campaign.
In Beijing, some restaurants are posting notices on walls and on tables to remind motorists about their responsibility on the road.
“Usually if a group of guests come by in a car, the driver won’t drink. If he does, we will remind him,” said a waitress surnamed Cui from Longfuyuan restaurant in
Beijing.
