People's Daily Online, Chengdu, May 25 (Luo Yu) There is less than a month left before the opening of the 2024 European Cup. During the month long event, it is normal for fans to make an appointment to watch football and have a midnight snack, so "drinking and driving" has become an unavoidable topic. Recently, a netizen suggested to strengthen the investigation and punishment of drunk driving during the European Cup through the People's Daily Online "Leaders Message Board". Relevant departments pointed out in their response that special rectification actions will be carried out at that time.

Netizens mentioned that due to the time difference, the earliest kick-off time of the European Cup was at 21:00 Beijing time, which happened to be summer time. It was the "golden time" for everyone to go out to watch the game and have a snack. It could not be ruled out that some people would take chances after watching the game, thinking that the traffic police had left work, taking risks and even driving drunk, which were all potential traffic safety hazards, Relevant departments need to pay attention.

It is understood that before the 2022 Qatar World Cup, the Traffic Control Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security carried out the rectification action of drunk driving during the World Cup. The national public security and traffic control departments arranged specific duties to strictly investigate the illegal and criminal acts of drunk driving, including Chengdu, and investigated and dealt with many illegal acts of drunk driving, including drunk driving. "I hope there will be similar actions during the European Cup to continue to create an atmosphere of strict control over drunk driving," netizens said in their messages.

Chengdu Traffic Management Bureau replied by phone to the netizens' suggestions. "During competitions like the European Cup, there has always been a high incidence of drunk driving. In addition, there are many people coming out for drinks and snacks in summer nights, so we will carry out specific rectification actions for drunk driving at that time."

The staff of Chengdu Traffic Management Bureau mentioned that they would first analyze the characteristics of illegal drinking and driving, and carry out investigation and punishment activities on drinking and driving around bars, catering gathering areas and centralized viewing points in key sections of the road in combination with the events; Second, police will be sent to the gathering area and bars to distribute leaflets at the corresponding time to remind "Don't drink when driving, don't drive when drinking"; The third is to use the new media platform to give tips on safe travel, publicize the hazards of drunk driving and relevant laws and regulations, and create a good road traffic environment.

According to the schedule of the European Cup, many matches are held in the early morning of Beijing time, and the kick-off will not take place until 3:00 a.m. at the latest. Even if the extra time penalty kick and other factors are not considered, the match will not end until around 5:00 a.m. "In fact, we have been doing the work of wine driving inspection all the time, and will not stop at the beginning of the competition. Some competitions are close to 5:00 in the morning, so our daily work time of wine driving inspection will certainly be longer than usual. In addition, the special rectification action for the European Cup will certainly continue from the beginning of the Cup to the end of the entire Cup."

In addition, the staff of Chengdu Traffic Management Bureau also gave three tips about driving safety:

First, don't drink and drive, otherwise "you will be sober up in the detention center";

Second, the fans are sometimes crazy beyond imagination. When their favorite team loses, they show anger and behavior, and compete with other vehicles when driving to vent their dissatisfaction. It is suggested that the fans should find a friend to ease their emotions at this time, instead of fighting for their own safety;

Third, staying up late to watch football during the European Cup has become the rhythm of most Chinese fans, which leads to fatigue driving when driving the next day. To be safe, don't drive after staying up late to watch football.

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