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Women's knickers have become the latest driving accessory for some Czech motorists! Czech zoologists are studying a unicorn-snail with only one tentacle, and most Czechs think that life is too short to eat health-food. Find out more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarova.  More

Current AffairsRoad deaths drop by half in month of July

It has been a month since new road traffic and safety legislation was introduced in the Czech Republic and the results have been dramatic. The new system - based on stiff penalties and a points system - has led to a halving of the number of road deaths in July compared to the same month last year.  More

Current AffairsMore senior officials accused of flouting traffic regulations

Just days after the Czech Republic's police chief was caught speeding, other senior officials are also in hot water for breaking the rules of the road. A senior traffic officer in north Moravia is under investigation for causing an accident while drunk, while the minister of the interior, no less, has also been accused of breaking the speed limit.  More

NewsAnother high-ranking police officer caught breaking traffic rules

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This week in Mailbox: New website czech.cz; the use of US dollars in Radio Prague reports; features on Radio Prague's website. Listeners quoted: David Eldridge, Kanu Kumar Paul, Jane Carter, C. Jones.  More

NewsPoll: Most Czechs approve of new road rules

Current AffairsPolice chief surrenders licence after caught doing 190kmph on motorway

There's been a noticeable improvement in driving standards in the three weeks since the introduction of a controversial points system, with most drivers showing far more respect for the rules of the road, most noticeably the speed limit. Unfortunately the head of the Czech police force, Vladislav Husak, is not among them. Mr Husak has surrendered his driving licence after being caught by a newspaper doing 190 km an hour on a motorway.  More

Current AffairsDemand for alcohol-free beer on the rise

The new transport law is also tougher when it comes to punishments for drunk drivers. Although officially, alcohol behind the wheel was not allowed before either, police often found their hands tied when it came to enforcing the law. Czechs are known to be a nation of beer-lovers and with the tough new law in place they seem to be turning towards alcohol-free varieties of beer. In July, several Czech breweries have reported increased orders.  More

Current AffairsDispute over blood alcohol content clouds application of points system

The new penalty points system has been in place on Czech roads for just under three weeks, but already a dispute has arisen between the police and prosecutors' office over the details of the new regulations. The dispute centres around the amount of alcohol permissible in a driver's blood, and is generating a good deal of headlines in the media.  More

Current AffairsCzechs find loophole in new point system

As of July 1 drivers on Czech roads have been subject to new regulations and a point system that threatens to take away the licenses of dangerous drivers. Critics of the system say that it is too strict—that the fines are too steep and that the point system is not void of potential corruption. And now there seems to be a new way for bad drivers to get around the threat of losing their Czech license.  More