The permissible norm of alcohol in the blood. What is the permissible norm of alcohol at the wheel?

In the legislation of the Russian Federation, a paragraph appeared again on the permissible level of alcohol content - 2.5 years after its abolition. And millions of drivers have a lot of questions about whether the blood alcohol level has changed in comparison with the indicators from previously canceled amendments and whether it is possible to return the rights taken away based on the conclusion about the presence of alcohol in less or the same concentration.

What the breathalyzer shows

This is a device that shows the amount of alcohol in the human body. And at the same time it is a terrible dream of any driver. The simplest breathalyzers - the SIMS pipes and "Sobriety Control" simply determine the presence of alcohol, but do not show its concentration.

By appointment, professional and personal devices are divided. In a separate category are allocated alcohol testers for the traffic police. It is for them to determine the permissible rate of alcohol at the wheel. Breathalyzer show the amount of it in ppm. That is, how many grams of alcohol contains a liter of blood. For example, one ppm is 1 g of pure alcohol, contained in a liter of blood. Accordingly, when recalculating as a percentage, this means 0.1%. It only remains to add that one ppm is a high concentration, meaning a noticeable intoxication.

Can I cheat the device

A common myth - an alcohol test can be deceived with the help of various tricks and tricks. For example, drink 100 g of sunflower oil or chew on candy that repels the smell of alcohol. It is difficult to imagine how the oil will work, it is even more difficult to imagine a person who is able to drink at least half the recommended dose. But here mint candies just will not help. The device reacts to the presence of alcohol in the exhalation, and not to the smell, so it will not be deceived.

You can, of course, cheat and blow by if you use the device without a mouthpiece, but if the inspector of the traffic police sees this cunning, then it will be very angry. And it's not worth to conflict with the employees of the road inspection!

So the only way out is for the driver to have only a permitted norm of alcohol in his blood. That is, you need to use less alcohol, and ideally abandon them altogether. And if you could not do without alcohol, and tomorrow you need to be behind the wheel, you need a good night's sleep, have a supper and have breakfast, maybe go to the bath. Although alcohol and steam is also not the best combination for health.

How not to be deceived yourself

Scammers are found everywhere, and, sad as it may seem, they are among the traffic police. For example, they can use a device that shows the presence of alcohol, even if the driver did not drink alcohol. How to act in this situation?

We must insist on medical examination! As a rule, if the driver confidently says that he did not drink and is ready for a medical examination, he is released with apologies. Or without an apology.

However, it is never worthwhile not only to drive drunk, but also to approach your own car while drunk. If a drunk driver is detained near his car, they may be deprived of the right, regardless of whether he intended to go somewhere or just wanted to sit inside. To prove his innocence in this situation is useless, and the court practically always takes the side of traffic police officers.

Old Law

The permissible norm of alcohol at the wheel is not an innovation, but the return of old amendments to the legislation of the Russian Federation. They were introduced for the first time in 2008 on the background of general approval. As an example, our legislators cited the experience of European countries and the United States. From the TV screen repeatedly voiced how much you can drink low-alcohol and strong drinks, so as not to lose the right at the same time. So what is the norm of alcohol in the blood was prescribed in the legislation?

Drivers could drive the machine at a pure alcohol concentration of 0.3 g in one liter of blood and up to 0.15 g in exhalation. However, in 2010 these amendments were canceled - and the permissible norm of alcohol in the blood again became zero. This caused a storm of indignation and massive fines among drivers who did not yet know about the introduction of a "dry" law.

The reaction of alkotester on kefir or kvass

Most often among the indignant exclamations were heard phrases that you can not drink even kvass and yogurt before you sit behind the wheel. Because the alkotester, they say, catches even the slightest concentration of alcohol and shows a value that is different from zero, which directly leads to deprivation of rights.

Does this correspond to reality? To some extent yes. For example, if you drink kvass or non-alcoholic beer (alcohol to 0.5%), then a couple of seconds after drinking drinks, the device can show 1-1.5 ppm. But within a minute the testimony will drop to zero. This is due to the fact that the first sample was taken from virtually any evaporation, and not from the lungs, as required.

There is a direct relationship between the weight of a person, the strength of a drink and the time that has passed since consumption. It was estimated that if the driver of the average complexion drinks four liters of kvass (0.5% strength), then in half an hour the alcohol test will show 0.12 ppm, and after 1.5 hours - 0 ppm. However, it is difficult to imagine a man who at the same time drank 4 liters of kvass and immediately sat behind the wheel. It is even more difficult to drink the same amount of kefir. So it turns out that the drivers were vainly indignant? Was there no need to return the amendments?

Breathalyzer tolerance

Drivers had all the right to be indignant, especially those who in principle do not drink alcohol while driving. The fact that the breathalyzer has its own measurement error, albeit small. In the range of small measurements (up to 0.5), it is, as a rule, ± 0.05 ppm. With an increase in the alcohol content in the exhalation, the error can reach 15-20% of the readings. In addition, their accuracy depends on the type of device and the weather conditions.

In fact, if we assume that the norm of alcohol in the blood of the driver should be zero, then it is necessary to somehow take into account the possible error. And it is this that is more focused on the introduction of amendments to the legislation of the Russian Federation. That is, drivers are not given permission to drink alcohol, even in small doses, but reduce the possibility of unfair punishment based on incorrect testimony of the breathalyzer.

What can affect the reading of the device

The permissible norm of alcohol behind the wheel can not be zero, not only because of the error of the instruments. There are several other factors that can affect the breathalyzer. These are alcohol-based medicines, toothpaste and rinse, cigarettes, products with a strong odor, spicy dishes, mint chewing gum and any food in which there are many essential oils. The list is quite impressive, but everything is not as scary as it seems. An increase in the readings of the device can be observed only within a few minutes after the use of certain products. At the end of this time, a zero or a small number will appear on the scale, which fits within the acceptable error range.

But the terrible myth about the increased level of endogenous alcohol has not been confirmed. According to competent experts, the amount of it in the human body is so small that no device will react.

The permissible norm of alcohol at the wheel

So, the possibility of an error exists, and therefore, corrections should be returned. This is exactly the decision made by the State Duma deputies and returned such a notion as the permissible norm of alcohol. 2013 was a time of bitter debate. Not everyone considered this move to be reasonable. But still the decision was made. The new norm of alcohol in the blood is 0 ppm. The permissible value of absolute alcohol in the exhalation is 0.16 ppm. What do these figures mean? In article 12.8 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation, a note appears that explains that the driver's responsibility comes in the presence of drugs or psychotropic drugs in his body or the presence of ethyl alcohol exceeding the concentration of 0.16 mg per liter of air. It is this value that is defined as exceeding any possible error.

In fact, this amendment means that you can not drink at the wheel, and it is aimed at eliminating the corrupt actions of traffic police officers and reducing the number of unjustly punished drivers who are deprived of their rights even for the smallest numbers on the alcoholometer.

Medical indices

And from the point of view of doctors-narcologists, what should be the norm of alcohol in the blood? Promille is an indicator by which you can determine the concentration of alcohol, but what do these figures actually mean?

So, absolute sobriety, or zero alcohol content, practically does not exist, and a person with indications in 0.1-0.13 ppm is considered sober. At 0.2-0.5 - the perception of moving objects decreases, attention and concentration decrease. Care is lost.

A concentration of 0.5-0.7 indicates that a person can not correctly estimate the distance, distinguish colors and maintain equilibrium. He has a slow reaction. However, a critical attitude towards one's own state remains.

At 0.7-1.3 ppm there is a state of pronounced intoxication: a decrease in attention, an inability to promptly assess the situation. Concentration in 1,3-2,4 is the strongest intoxication. At the person speech and coordination is broken. There is no self-control.

The maximum norm of alcohol in the blood is 3-5 ppm. It is deadly.

So, as we can see, new amendments were introduced taking into account real medical indicators. And if earlier it was allowed 0.3 ppm in the blood, which many drivers took as permission to drink before the trip, then today they can not use hot drinks.

Permissible blood alcohol level in different countries

The Russian Federation is not the only country where it is forbidden to drive after taking alcohol. A similar practice was introduced in the UAE, Japan, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Armenia and in a number of countries.

• In Algeria and Albania, the permissible norm of alcohol in the blood is 0.1 ppm.
• In Estonia, Norway and Poland - 0.2.
• In Georgia, Belarus and Uruguay - 0.3.
• In Lithuania and in Jamaica it is 0.4.
• In France, Monaco, Thailand and Portugal allow 0.5 ppm.
• In Bolivia, Honduras and Ecuador - 0.7.
• In the Bahamas, in England, the United States and Singapore - 0.8.

The largest value of the permissible norm in the Cayman Islands and Lesotho is 1 ppm. And a number of countries, for example, Ethiopia, Bhutan and Angola, do not limit drivers to drinking alcohol.

Whether it is possible to return the rights, referring to presence at an alkotester of an error

You can, if you prove that the device does have it. That is, it is necessary to undergo a medical examination, which will show the absence of alcohol in the blood. Only such evidence the court considers sufficient to make a decision in favor of the driver.

If you do not pass the survey in time, you can lose your driving license.

How to return the rights after the adoption of the new law

In this case, a retroactive force is applied that mitigates the punishment of drivers for an offense. This is regulated by the second part of Art. 1.7 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation.

That is, if the driver was stripped of his rights because of the alcohol content in the exhalation to 0.16 ppm, he can file a petition with the court to review the case in connection with the adoption of new amendments. Consequently, the inverse force is applicable to the law.

Drivers punished for a concentration of 0.16 ppm or above will not be able to return their driver's license.

Poll of drivers

Previously, the permissible norm of alcohol in the blood was 0.3 ppm, which enabled drivers to drink a glass of beer without fear that they would lose their rights for this. Today, only 0.16 ppm was allowed in the exhalation (and then as a probable total error). But how many drivers really drink?

According to anonymous surveys, 2.7% of respondents regularly sit down drunk. Almost half of all respondents (49.2%) assure that they never drive a car in a state of intoxication, because this carries a risk of harming themselves, strangers, relatives, and the possibility of death. Do not drink because of the fear of losing their rights only 8.8% of motorists. And as many admit that they drive the car drunk during the rest of the country, on deserted country roads. And 14.8 percent of the respondents admitted that they at least once drove the vehicle "decently drunk".

In general, the adopted amendments can be called a concession to those deputies who wanted to introduce a real norm of alcohol, but at the same time argued about the errors of the device, the drivers-diabetics and the level of endogenous alcohol. And now we have a threshold of 0.16 ppm, which is designed to cover any error. At the same time you can not drink at the wheel - and this is correct. After all, the relationship between the increase in alcohol in the blood of drivers and the increase in the number of accidents has long been proven and does not need additional confirmation and verification.