Belgian police conduct drunk driving checks unevenly across municipalities, with Wallonia seeing fewer actions

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Belgian drivers face a significantly higher chance of being tested for drunk driving depending on their municipality. Federal police data reveals a tenfold difference in testing frequency between some towns, with fewer checks in Wallonia despite higher positive rates. Over 2.1 million checks were conducted last year, but their distribution was uneven, with some areas having ten times more checks per capita than others.


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