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The new code contains tougher penalties for speeding and lower blood-alcohol limits. An increase in drink-driving by young people has caused a grim death toll from late-night weekend accidents the new rules in effect outlaw drinking for drivers under the age of 21. For their elders, the permitted blood-alcohol level has been cut from 0.8 to 0.5 grams per litre, with heavy penalties for drivers who violate the limit. Yet, laudable as the new rules may be, the willingness of Italians to limit their mealtime drinking to a single glass of wine will depend on there being a new nationwide system of random police checks, which stretches the imagination.
The code also has special provisions for foreign drivers, many thousands of whom have just spent their holidays touring the country. Until now, most foreign drivers have more or less enjoyed immunity, because of the difficulty of enforcing laws across national borders. Under the new regime, foreigners caught breaking the law face the tough choice of settling fines on the spot or having their cars impounded, paying the price for driving in Rome as the Romans do.

A. 어휘
contain 포함하다. penalties 형벌. speeding 과속.
grim 무서운, 잔인한, 엄한, 가차 없는. toll 死傷者(사상자)수.
the new rules in effect 施行(시행)중인 새 규정.
outlaw 금지하다, 불법으로 하다, 무법자. elders 연장자.
laudable 칭찬을 받을만한.
laudable as the new rules may be=though the new rules may be laudable
random police checks 경찰의 不時檢問(불시검문).
provisions 條項(조항). immunity 免責(면책), 면역.
regime 제도. fines 벌금. on the spot 현장에서, 즉석에서.
impound 감금하다, 幽閉(유폐)하다, 우리 안에 가두다.