Text file: 404.txt
author: Huda Mravljica
downvotes: 9
end consideration date: 2010-02-16
id: '404'
number comments: 21
number views: 5195
proposal type: Competent authority response
response: 'Response from the Ministry of Transport

  First of all, we would like to apologise for the delay in replying to you, as this
  reply has been delayed due to the preparation of amendments to the Road Traffic
  Regulation Act. The working document of the Law was published on the website of
  the Ministry of Transport on 2 April 2010. With regard to the treatment of drink
  drivers, we are newly introducing: 1. A preventive check-up with counselling by
  a doctor of the driver''s choice, including: - an assessment of alcohol consumption
  by means of an interview and the standardised World Health Organisation AUDIT questionnaire
  to determine whether the driver is a risky drinker, harmful drinker or alcohol dependent,
  - an assessment of awareness of risky or harmful drinking, - counselling on how
  to change the driver''s drinking behaviour, - in the case of a suspected alcohol
  dependence, the driver will not be issued with a certificate, but will be referred
  to a clinic for alcohol dependence.  2. Loss of licence pending final court decision
  - temporary confiscation of driving licence. A driver who has been driving under
  the influence of 0.8 per mille of alcohol and/or is a repeat offender or the cause
  of a fatal accident is liable to a penalty of 18 penalty points, which means the
  withdrawal of the driver''s licence. In the case of the categories listed in the
  list of categories for which 0.0 per mille is required, where they exceed 0.5 per
  mille. A. Persons who have been found in a control check not to be risky and harmful
  drinkers and whose driving and alcohol were a one-off event linked to an exceptional
  situation shall be referred to a psychosocial workshop run by psychologists trained
  to conduct such workshops. The workshop lasts up to 4 school hours and is free of
  charge. B. Persons who are found to be risky and harmful drinkers in a screening
  test shall be referred to a rehabilitation programme run by trained psychologists.
  The programme consists of several one-day workshops. C. Persons found to be dependent
  on alcohol in the control examination shall be referred for treatment of dependence
  (alcohol dependence is one of the medical conditions for which a driving licence
  can be obtained or maintained only on the basis of the results of treatment - medical
  certificate). Alcohol dependence treatment is organised within the health care system
  and is covered by the National Health Insurance Fund (ZZZS). Given the expected
  additional number of alcohol-dependent persons identified, 4. Measure to use an
  interlock to test the driver''s alcohol status, which prevents the vehicle''s engine
  from starting when the driver is drunk. There is a divided view in the profession
  on voluntary work with disabled people. On the one hand, some experts support voluntary
  work with people with disabilities, while some experts question the rationale, quality
  and effectiveness of this type of forced assistance to people with disabilities.
  Your suggestion on labels:

  We have studied the matter and are of the opinion that such a measure would not
  be effective, given that the offender may be using several vehicles and that his
  vehicle may be driven by others (family members, friends) who respect the traffic
  rules when driving. For any further suggestions, your new opinions and views, please
  contact the Ministry of Transport directly with Brigita Miklavc - the head of the
  working group for the preparation of the new Traffic Rules Act.  '
response date: 2010-04-06
response due date: null
sent date: 2010-01-16
title: Imposing "educational" penalties on drivers
upvotes: 12
url: https://predlagam.vladi.si/predlog/404
