Driving under the influence of alcohol with at least 1.50 g/promil in the blood, or under the influence of drugs and psychotropic substances, driving in a prohibited direction, overtaking several cars in an unauthorized place and driving over 70 km/h more than the speed limit allowed will be treated as a criminal offense.

This is foreseen by article 403 of the Criminal Code, where practically a new criminal offense is established, which will be called "Careless driving of the vehicle", Telegrafi Macedonia reports.

The Ministry of Justice says that for this new criminal offense it is proposed that the perpetrator be punished with a fine or three years in prison.

Meanwhile, the daily announcements of the Ministry of Internal Affairs are filled with information about the accidents that occur every day, precisely because of non-compliance with these rules.

These changes to the Penal Code must first be in public debate, while their approval is expected by the end of the year./Telegrafi/