The traffic police in Russia's Penza region operates according to a report the "Novy Izvestia" together with the Orthodox Church in order to reduce the number of road accidents. Then go since the beginning of this month, traffic police together with the clergy on patrol. Offenders instead of punishment expected an uplifting address by the ecclesiastical dignitary. A spokesman for the traffic police of the city Kuznetsk said that after only two actions, the number of the accidents have been reduced. While according to the report in Russia is already a long tradition of commitment of the Church against traffic accidents, always including clergy were arrested for violations, including without drunk driving or driving license. As a side note a debate in Hungary is mentioned, where priests are calling for an exception to the strict prohibition of alcohol and driving, as they would professionally drinking sacramental wine.
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