Deaths decreased by 25% with the new highway code .
The Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Matteo Salvini declared this in a Facebook live broadcast, citing data relating to the first two weeks since the new rules came into force.
«In the first 15 days of the new code in force , deaths decreased by 25%, going from 67 between 14 and 28 December 2023 to 50 in the same period this year ».
The minister also states that in the first 13 days accidents have decreased by 3%, those with injuries by 8%, those with injuries by 10%, those with deaths by 17% .
"It's worth it, it means doing good, it means doing good politics," says the minister, who specifies. " Nothing changes in the new highway code regarding alcohol consumption , the maximum was 0.5 before and it's 0.5 today. Then how much that corresponds to in terms of glasses, depends on your physique, your age, what you eat, your health condition. The changes concern drug and cell phone use. If you take cocaine and they stop you, it's right that they take away your license and fine you." In reality, even on alcohol, the sanctions are changing.
False, Salvini further specifies, that those who use drugs risk testing positive: " Those who use painkillers can continue to do so as last year, even pills with opiates and cannabinoids: ask the doctor after how many hours you can drive and then you can do it . The most stupid thing to do, however, is to drink and take drugs".
(Online Union)
