Overview
- In Buenos Aires, more than 5,000 breath tests from Dec. 31 to Jan. 1 produced 38 positives, a 0.77% positivity rate below the 2025 city average of 0.97%.
- City agents documented 12 drivers above 1 g/l and 26 between 0.5 and 0.99 g/l, retained licenses on the spot, and reported a peak reading of 2.62 g/l.
- The national road-safety agency checked 5,557 vehicles at 39 sites, detected 96 positives, issued 129 infractions, and retained 83 licenses, with top readings up to 2.23 g/l in Zárate.
- A CNRT control in Santa Fe found a professional bus driver at 0.25 g/l, triggering license retention and a handover to a qualified replacement before the service continued.
- Legal limits set 0.5 g/l for private motorists, 0.2 g/l for motorcyclists, and zero for beginners and professionals, with UF-based fines and suspensions of up to two years as city data show multi‑year declines in positives.