Overview
- The revised automobile driving punishment law took effect on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, and brings numeric tests into use for when to charge dangerous driving causing death or injury.
- Speed thresholds target extreme excesses: on roads posted 60 km/h or below the threshold is posted speed plus 50 km/h and on roads over 60 km/h the threshold is posted speed plus 60 km/h.
- The drink-driving threshold is set at 0.5 milligrams of alcohol per 1 liter of breath, a level experts say can be reached after a typical two-to-three bottle beer intake for many adults.
- Prosecutors keep discretion to charge cases that fall below the numeric limits if road or traffic conditions make safe driving exceptionally difficult and the law also covers deliberate dangerous acts such as intentional tire-spinning on public roads.
- The Justice Ministry published a Q&A to guide enforcement and the minister pledged stricter, more consistent prosecutions while experts note an upcoming September cut in some local speed limits could broaden the law's reach.