For a month tests were taken on weekends, Colina and Ñuñoa were the worst offenders.
Chile’s latest program to combat drunk driving through mobile breathalyzer vans has confirmed the government’s worst fears. Fifty percent of all the drivers tested during the program’s first month were either driving under the influence of alcohol or legally drunk, according to results from the National Service for Alcohol and Drug Prevention and Rehabilitation (Senda).
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Chile’s latest program to combat drunk driving through mobile breathalyzer vans has confirmed the government’s worst fears. Fifty percent of all the drivers tested during the program’s first month were either driving under the influence of alcohol or legally drunk, according to results from the National Service for Alcohol and Drug Prevention and Rehabilitation (Senda).
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