ROADPOL Operations Chief Briefing

EU on Truck & Bus Challenges

Mrs. Eskes addressing the audience in Brussels. PHOTO: ROADPOL15 DEC - Truck and Bus enforcement challenges were the centre of ROADPOL Operational Working Group Chief Marijke Eskes address at the 2022 EU Road Safety Results Conference, held on December 8th in Brussels.

Mrs. Eskes who is head of Traffic enforcement department of the Police in Central Netherlands district had a speech and later on took part in a panel discussion with experts from the European Commission and private businesses representatives.

Estonian Police Sending Black

Greetings To Heavy Offenders

55 persistent road offenders caused 69 traffic crashes this year. PHOTO: POLITSEI.EE13 DEC - Christmas cards will soon start arriving in the mailbox of the heaviest traffic offenders in Estonia, the country's Police and Border Protection Agency informed.

551 black Christmas cards are to be sent to those drivers who have committed four or more traffic offenses through the past year.

New Drug Test To Detect Meth

PHOTO: SECURETEC5 DEC - A new preliminary drug driving testing device, which can test for a greater range of drugs at the roadside is being under development potentially promising to enhance drug driving enforcement across Europe.

It works as an antigen test and can not only test for Cannabis, Cocaine, Benzodiazepines and Opiates, but also Amphetamine and Methamphetamine.

ROADPOL Joining Hands

With PIARC Italy

                                    President Zsinkai and Vice-President Deledda (right) looking on as Mrs. Veic and Mr. Valente sign the MoU. PHOTOS: ROADPOLROADPOL and the Italian unit of the World Road Association (PIARC) join efforts to tackle road safety challenges.
The future cooperation between the European Roads Policing Network and PIARC Italy was sealed as a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed at the recent “Road Safety: Zero Fatalities” conference held in Rome, Italy.