Out of 547 checks inside every week police have recorded a complete of 61 case of driving whereas drunk, in line with knowledge launched collectively by Cyprus Police and European Community of Highway Police (Roadpol).
The checks befell between December 6 and 12 all throughout Cyprus.
As for focused checks for driving underneath the affect of medicine, out of 20 throughout the identical week police recorded a complete of 16.
Police additionally mentioned careless or distracted driving in addition to driving drunk and/or medication have been the primary two principal causes of accidents in Cyprus over the previous three years. The share is 20.8% and 27.8%, respectively.
On the identical time, about 25% of all street deaths on European Union roads are because of drunk driving, in line with official knowledge.