The first, most visible check took place on Saturday evening and into Sunday night along the Graafseweg. Fourteen drivers were found to be behind the wheel with too much alcohol in their system. Five of those drivers had consumed so much that their licenses had to be confiscated. Some exceeded 600 ug/l, where 220 ug/l is permitted for regular drivers and 88 ug/l for novice drivers. In addition to these fourteen drivers, one driver was possibly under the influence of drugs, as indicated by a preliminary saliva test. Blood tests will need to determine if this was indeed the case. The Public Prosecution Service (OM) will ultimately decide on the further consequences.

On Monday afternoon and evening, checks were conducted at two locations. First along the N325, near Beek-Ubbergen, and later at the intersection of Nijmeegsebaan with Sionsweg in Heilig Landstichting. A total of six drivers had to blow into the so-called breath analysis device after the street test warranted it. Two of them remained below the legal limits. The other four did not, but none of them had results high enough to warrant confiscation of their licenses. Five individuals were possibly under the influence of drugs, and blood was taken from them.

Visible and Unobtrusive

In addition to these visible, large-scale checks, there is also unobtrusive and more dynamic monitoring of alcohol and drug use in traffic. This has always been a priority for the police, especially during a week when celebrations are in full swing in Nijmegen. The advice is clear: let someone else drive you or use public transport.