Overview
- ANSV and provincial forces reinforced alcoholemia and documentation checks for Christmas and New Year across routes and city access points, with Buenos Aires City reporting 30 positives in its Christmas sweep.
- Alcohol zero at 0.0 g/L is in force in 18 provinces, while the City of Buenos Aires, Mendoza, Misiones, Corrientes, San Juan and parts of Santa Fe still allow up to 0.5 g/L for private drivers.
- On National Route 226 near Balcarce, a stopped driver produced a breath test showing “range overflow,” prompting an infraction, vehicle retention and a judicial process.
- In Mendoza, crashes in Luján de Cuyo and Guaymallén yielded readings of 2.0 g/L, 1.70 g/L and 1.53 g/L, leading to contraventional proceedings, vehicle seizures and only minor injuries reported.
- Authorities say positive tests can bring fines around ARS 1,750,000 with license retention and driving prohibition, and they stress that breathalyzers measure lung air and cannot be fooled by gum or mints.