CDA
March 22, 2023
Latvia could impound drunk drivers’ cars and send them to help Ukraine in the war against Russia.
The fight against drunk drivers must be firm to avoid victims of road accidents. In our country, the possibility is contemplated that You can go to jail if your drink-driving rate is high enough; in Latvia they have opted for a peculiar measure that may bear fruit.
Lawmakers from the Baltic state have put forward an idea to reduce drink-driving while increasing the country’s support for Ukraine in the war against Russia. Thus, as proposed by the Latvian Ministry of Finance, people caught driving drunk will have their vehicle confiscated and will be delivered to the army fighting against the Russian invasion.
Strong hand against drink driving
Penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol in the Baltic country they hardened last november, with the confiscation of the vehicle if its driver exceeded a certain level of drunkenness. A month after the entry into force of the law, the car had been withdrawn from 215 people. Latvia has just under 1.9 million inhabitants.
The seized cars can be bought by anyone at a very popular price, although not many sales have materialized and these units they are “piling up” in the official warehouses. For this reason, it has been thought of using them to support Ukraine in the conflict.
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The Ministry of Finance is preparing the necessary modifications to send them south for use by the Ukrainian army in the fight against Russia. And it is that the Ukrainian fighters have become famous for their ingenious adaptations of civilian vehicles for use on the battlefield.
In fact, there are several cases of soldiers who have transformed Ford pick ups; Mitsubishi or Toyota and have been installed rocket launcher in cargo area.
