Is a tram driver allowed to drive after consuming alcohol (e.g. after drinking one beer), if he feels good?
Show the correct answer
Correct answer
NO
Explanation
This question is about driving a tram after drinking alcohol, for example one beer. A tram driver is not allowed to drive a tram after drinking alcohol, even if he feels fine - the answer is NO.
The Road Traffic Act prohibits a person who is intoxicated or after drinking alcohol from driving a vehicle - from 0.2 per mille of alcohol in the blood. One beer may be enough to go over this limit. How you feel does not matter: even small amounts of alcohol lengthen reaction time and weaken your judgement of the situation, and at the same time give a false sense of self-confidence. A tram driver is responsible for the safety of many passengers, which is why transport companies check sobriety before work, and driving after alcohol ends with the loss of driving entitlement and usually of the job.
Legal basis: Art. 45 para. 1 point 1 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym)