Police action on the roads is ongoing in connection with the long weekend; more police patrols can be expected on the roads – said Kom. Antoni Dziękkowski of the Police office Road Traffic Office. Police have called for caution, patience and compliance.
According to the KGB, since Wednesday police have been conducting activities related to increased traffic during the long June weekend. all day there are on average nearly 4.5 1000 traffic police involved.
– Officers take care of traffic flow, assist road users and respond to behaviours that have the top impact on safety. peculiar attention is paid to speeding, inappropriate overtaking, not utilizing safety belts, inappropriate transport of children in vehicles, incorrect behaviours towards unprotected road users and driving vehicles under the influence of alcohol," said Rodzikowski.
According to preliminary data, from Wednesday to Sunday there were 314 road accidents in which 19 people died and 371 were injured. Police have besides revealed 1555 drivers under the influence of alcohol and 480 cases of over 50 km/h speeding. In comparison, there were 352 road accidents in the same period last year, where 25 people were killed and 424 injured. The police then revealed 1829 drivers under the influence of alcohol and 523 cases of speeding by more than 50 km/h.
APW, PAP





