Traffic Division of the National Police Headquarters:

Although the primary aim of the operation is to protect the safety of pedestrians and cyclists, officers are also paying attention to any conduct that violates the law.

Police officers: – It is worth noting that the weather encourages the use of two-wheeled vehicles. Combined with car drivers’ belief that the season for these vehicles has not yet begun, this is leading to a higher number of road incidents involving this group of vulnerable road users than last year.

As part of the operation, officers will pay particular attention to the behavior of car drivers toward pedestrians and cyclists. Police supervision covers locations that are particularly dangerous for pedestrians and cyclists, including those where accidents involving vulnerable road users frequently occur.

National Police Headquarters:

Every road user should be aware that they may go unnoticed on the road by another road user. Therefore, the way they travel on the road should be adapted to traffic conditions, reducing the risk of an accident.

What should drivers remember?

  • When approaching a pedestrian crossing, a vehicle driver should exercise particular caution, including reducing speed and yielding to a pedestrian on the crossing.
  • When turning onto a side road, the driver must yield to a pedestrian crossing the carriageway of the road the driver is entering at the intersection.
  • In particular, vehicle drivers are prohibited from:
    • overtaking a vehicle at a pedestrian crossing or immediately before it, except at a crossing where traffic is controlled
    • passing a vehicle traveling in the same direction that has stopped to yield to a pedestrian
    • Drivers must also exercise particular caution and yield to a bicycle on a cyclist crossing.

Why is it worth remembering about reflective elements and lighting?

Police:

Regardless of the season, vulnerable road users should be clearly visible to vehicle drivers. Therefore, pedestrians should wear reflective elements, especially in locations where regulations require them—after dark on roads outside built-up areas.

Cyclists, meanwhile, should take care of their safety by equipping their bicycles with the required lighting and using it from dusk to dawn, in tunnels, and when traveling in conditions of reduced air transparency caused, for example, by fog or precipitation.