Checks are carried out on the same road at the same time, but in different locations—by patrols positioned one after another along a specified, often short, section of road.
What is the main threat to safety?
Exceeding permitted speed limits, especially in built-up areas, is the main threat to road safety. It is harder for a driver to remain focused there because many pieces of information reach them at once. If they are driving at high speed, their mind will not register all the important “messages”, such as road signs or the behaviour of other road users. They may overlook information essential to safety, resulting in an accident.
What is a safe speed?
Let us remember! A safe speed is one adapted to the prevailing conditions, including traffic volume, applicable speed limits, the weather, the condition of the road surface and one’s own skills.
When driving, one should also maintain a speed that ensures a safe distance from the vehicle ahead, so that a collision can be avoided in the event of sudden braking.
What characterises so-called young drivers?
When discussing risks related to speed, the group of so-called young drivers aged 18–24 should be mentioned. Young men in particular are characterised by a strong tendency towards reckless behaviour and risk-taking. Tragic road traffic incidents involving them increase during the holiday season. Recently, the police have recorded accidents every day in which they were at fault.
Officers:
We appeal to all drivers to comply with the regulations concerning permitted driving speeds!
We would like to remind young people that they have their whole lives ahead of them and that it is not worth risking them for a few moments of excitement or to impress their peers. A good driver is, above all, someone who can operate a vehicle in a way that does not endanger safety.