Czech lawmaker seeks lower alcohol limits, fines, for drinking cyclists

Deputy head of the Czech upper house, the Senate, Zdeněk Škromach, has said he is preparing an amendment which would allow cyclists to legally drink more alcohol and face lower fines if they are over the limit. Škromach says the change would set a 0.8 milligram limit for alcohol and a 500 crown top fine if cyclists exceed it on cycle paths or third class roads. One of the reasons for the more relaxed rules is to encourage cyclists to go on guided routes through wine growing districts of Moravia, the lawmaker says. The maximum fine is now 50,000 crowns. Škromach failed in an attempt to introduce a similar law last year.

Author: Chris Johnstone