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Russian parliament passes bill banning drink-driving outright

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The lower house of the Russian parliament on Wednesday passed in the second reading a bill to ban drink-driving outright.

The lower house of the Russian parliament on Wednesday passed in the second reading a bill to ban drink-driving outright.

The legislation is part of a larger campaign to cut down the number of road accidents caused by drink-driving.

The bill forbids motorists from touching a drop of alcohol before getting behind the wheel.

Critics say innocent drivers could be penalized by the new law since beverages containing small amounts of alcohol, such as dairy products made from fermented milk and bread-based kvass, are popular in Russia.

MOSCOW, June 30 (RIA Novosti) 

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