HOW DRUNK DRIVERS ARE TREATED AROUND THE WORLD

How the State of Connecticut handles drunk drivers:

• Driving while under the influence of alcohol/drugs is a criminal offense, leading to detainment in the police lock-up.
• Your vehicle is towed away, at your expense.
• Your license will likely be suspended if you refuse a blood alcohol test.
• If convicted, you will be subject to fines ranging from $500 to $8,000.
• If convicted, you will serve jail time ranging from six months to three years.
• If convicted, you may lost your license permanently.

How other countries handle drunk drivers:

Australia: Names of convicted drunk drivers are published in local newspapers under the heading "Drunk and In Jail."

Bulgaria: A second conviction of drunk driving is the last. The punishment is execution!

El Salvador: Drunk drivers are executed by firing squad.

Finland: Drunk drivers face an automatic jail sentence and one year of hard labor.

England: Sanctions include loss of license for one year, $250 fine, and one year in jail.

Norway: Drunk drivers can expect three weeks in jail at hard labor, and loss of their driver's license for one year. For a second offense within five years, their license is revoked for life.

Russia: Driver's license is revoked for life.

South Africa: A drunk driver can expect a ten-year prison sentence, a $10,000 fine, or both.

Malaysia: The drunk driver is jailed. If married, the wife or the husband is also jailed!

Turkey: Police take the drunk driver twenty miles outside of town and force him/her to walk back under escort.