Tokyo CNN —Police in Japan have implemented an unusual strategy in order to prevent drunk driving: encouraging people to consume alcohol and then letting them loose on a driving course.
Instructors rode in each car during the initiative, which took place inside the driving school, a police spokesperson told CNN.
“We hope that more drivers will realize how dangerous drunk driving is,” said the police spokesperson.
Alcohol consumption in Japan waned during the pandemic, with restrictions hitting the business of bars and other places selling drinks.
In a post on its website in 2021, it called excessive alcohol consumption a “major social problem” that persisted despite the recent slowdown in consumption.
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Tokyo CNN — Police, Chikushino Police Department, Chikushino Automobile, CNN, Organisation for Economic Co, Development, Ministry
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Japan, Fukuoka, Chikushino City