Ministry of Health consults experts and the World Health Organization on endogenous alcohol concentration

Nhiều nghiên cứu chỉ ra rằng nồng độ cồn trong máu (BAC) từ 0,08% trở lên có thể khiến người lái xe tham gia giao thông mất khả năng phản ứng nhanh - Ảnh: FORBES — Many studies have shown that a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.08% or higher can cause drivers to lose their ability to react quickly - Photo: FORBES

Due to the concerns of many people when the current regulation on alcohol concentration for drivers is 0, while there are some cases of endogenous alcohol concentration, or alcohol concentration arising after eating some common foods, including fruits, the Ministry of Health is asking for opinions on this situation.

According to the above information, the 2008 Road Traffic Law stipulates that the alcohol concentration is 0 for car drivers, and for motorbike drivers it is no more than 0.05mg/100ml of breath, the regulation in the current Decree 100 (and there are many concerns about endogenous alcohol concentration or alcohol concentration arising after eating certain foods) is unchanged for car drivers.

For motorcyclists, the alcohol concentration regulations are changed to the same level as for car drivers, explained that the number of accidents involving motorbikes is also very large.

Responding to the question of why the regulation on alcohol concentration of 0 has been applied for a long time and when the Law on Prevention of Alcohol Harm was built, there were no concerns, but now many people are interested, according to experts of the Ministry of Health , it is because the previous penalties were not as strong as now, and were still "lenient".

But in fact, this person believes that people should not be too concerned about "endogenous alcohol concentration", because this situation only occurs in some people with digestive diseases, the threshold is also very small and such cases may require blood tests for absolutely accurate results.

At the 6th session of the 15th National Assembly , the Government submitted to the National Assembly for first consideration the draft Law on Road Traffic Order and Safety.

Regarding prohibited acts in Clause 1, Article 8 of the draft Law on Road Traffic Order and Safety, it is prohibited to drive with alcohol concentration in blood or breath.

Besides many opinions agreeing with the regulation of absolute ban on alcohol concentration (or alcohol concentration of 0) for drivers in the draft law, there are also opinions of concern.

Many opinions say that an absolute ban on alcohol concentration for drivers will be difficult to implement in some specific cases, not to mention that the body always has endogenous alcohol concentration, so it is recommended to study the scientific basis and refer to the experience of other countries to determine the threshold.

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