南非计划对醉酒驾车实行零容忍,旨在减少与酒精有关的道路死亡。 South Africa plans zero tolerance for drunk driving, aiming to cut road deaths linked to alcohol.

南非正朝着对驾驶员酒精的零容忍政策迈进, 交通部长Barbara Creecy提议在对醉酒驾车的日益担忧中, 取消目前的血酒限制。 South Africa is moving toward a zero-tolerance policy on alcohol for drivers, with Transport Minister Barbara Creecy proposing to eliminate the current blood alcohol limit amid rising concerns over drunk driving. 尽管在最近的节庆季节道路死亡人数下降了5%,但有1 427人死于车祸,比上一年增加了144%,这凸显了持续的危险。 Despite a 5% drop in road fatalities during the recent festive season, 1,427 people died in crashes—a 144% increase from the previous year—highlighting the persistent danger. 酒精与南非每年道路死亡人数的大约一半有关, 在过去的十年中, 共有14000人死亡、500,000人受伤。 Alcohol is linked to about half of South Africa’s annual road deaths, totaling 14,000 fatalities and 500,000 injuries over the past decade. 政府在宣传团体和COSATU的支持下,旨在加强执法,实施酒精点火交叉,并处以更严厉的惩罚,包括永久禁止驾驶,以拯救生命和改善道路安全。 The government, supported by advocacy groups and COSATU, aims to strengthen enforcement, implement alcohol ignition interlocks, and impose harsher penalties, including permanent driving bans, to save lives and improve road safety.