A government proposal on a new penalty charging system for motoring offences would double the penalty for drivers with blood alcohol content between 0-0.08 and raise it to HUF 200,000, daily Népszabadság reported on Saturday.
Bicycle riders would be also fined over HUF 30,000 if caught with alcohol in their blood.
Also, all motoring offences would result in penalty points, meaning that speeding or running a red light, offences that are currently fined but not penalized by points, would be taken more seriously, too.
At the same time, driving children without a booster seat would not be fined, the paper added.
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