ROADPOL Newsletter October 2022

Welcome To            

The October 2022  

ROADPOL Newsletter

 

 

Dear road safety enthusiasts,

 

I welcome you to our monthly newsletter with honor for the first time as General Secretary of the European Roads Policing Network.

 

In this edition you can get aware of all personal changes made to ROADPOL's management at our latest Autumn Annual meeting held in the end of September in Madrid, Spain.

 

A #VisionZero workshop was among the highlights of the meeting and herein you can read more about it.

 

Further on you may find out what gifts our colleagues from the Police in Italy received. I can tell you they are pretty blue and pretty fast...

 

Also, we have some new trends in drunk driving in Finland, fresh results from speed operation in Belgium as well as a new Norwegian study on dangerous road behaviors. Аll for you in this month's edition.

 

Enjoy your reading!

 

Yours Sincerely,

 

Sanja Veic

ROADPOL General Secretary

Elvira ZsinkaiAn all-female management team is taking the reigns at the European Roads Policing Network.

The news came at the latest Autumn Annual ROADPOL Council meeting, held in Madrid, Spain, in the end of September. Hungary's representative to ROADPOL Council and member of Executive Committee Elvira Zsinkai was elected President of ROADPOL.

 

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ROADPOL Members

Enlightened On Swedish

Vision Zero Approach

 

A Vision Zero introduction course was held during the latest ROADPOL Autumn Annual Meeting in Madrid, Spain.

The course was led by ROADPOL Swedish Police representatives and Swedish Transport Administration (STA) experts. It was hosted by meeting organizers of Spain’s Guardia Civil. Read more

ROADPOL Catches 42.000 Phone-In-Hand

 

42.353 drivers were caught using a mobile device without a hands-free equipment while driving.

The data comes as a result of ROADPOL Focus On The Road Operation traditionally carried out during the annual flagship ROADPOL Safety Days campaign. Read more

Italian Police To Get 450 New Alfa Romeos

Italian State Police will receive 450 new Alfa Romeos for its fleet, the law enforcement service announced.

The new autos will be assigned to the General Prevention and Public Rescue Offices (UPGSP). They are planned to perform patrol service and will exercise control of the territory in all Italian provinces. Read more

Heavily Drunk

Drivers On The

Rise In Finland

 

The number of heavily drunk drivers is on the rise in Finland, results of a police operation show.
Since 1988 the Police have been carrying out nation-wide breathalyser tests with 100% of drivers passing a checkpoint being tested. Read more

Speed Violations

Surge In Belgium

 

Speed violations increase in number and severity in Belgium, results of latest Federal Police operation show.

On October 5-6 the 17th edition of the national Speed Marathon took place at 556 locations across the country. Read more

 

Norway Probing If

Driver Knowledge

Behind Fatality Rise

 

A recent rise in the number of road fatalities in Norway has authorities looking into the reasons behind it.

Experts are wondering if the problem is not hidden in the driving education and especially the follow-up of drivers knowledge for years after. Read more

Czech Police Alerting On Elderly Road Users

 

 Czech police took part in an awareness-raising campaign to remember the World Day of Senior Citizens, October 1^st.

Together with the VIZE 0 Platform and the organizers of the “Seniors Without Crashes” project, they reminded the public of the vulnerability of seniors in road traffic.

Read more

 

 

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