Another drunk driver: This time he was behind the wheel of a trolleybus in Bratislava TVNOVINY.sk – TVNOVINY.sk

10/8/2022, 3:11 PM Updated 3:36 PM In Bratislava, a 53-year-old urban public transport trolley bus driver was driving under the influence of alcohol. During the inspection, the traffic police came upon him on Popradská Street. The police informs about it on the social network. His breath test first confirmed 1.08 per thousand, repeated breath test 1.10 per thousand. “The irresponsible driver was restricted in his personal freedom, his driver’s license was confiscated and he was subsequently escorted to the relevant police department,” the police said. Drivers are once again reminded that by driving under the influence of alcohol, they risk and endanger not only themselves, but also other road users. He urges them not to drive under the influence of alcohol under any circumstances. The Bratislava Transport Company (DPB) strongly condemns the driver’s actions in its opinion, which it considers to be an individual failure. “For a long time dispatchers, traffic dispatch workers and control workers have been carrying out several regular checks on a randomly selected sample of drivers, in which they use a breath test to determine the consumption of alcohol. This happens before starting the service, but also during its performance,” DPB spokesman Martin Chlebovec told TASR .
The city carrier also announces the tightening of preventive measures in connection with this case. See how a drunk driver hit a pedestrian in Bratislava early Friday evening: ​