16 JAN - The German Road Safety Council (DVR) has urged the government not to cut spending on cycling infrastructure. During a recent amendment session for the Federal Budget Law…
17 JAN - Czech Republic's Road Traffic Act ran through a major overhaul to address emerging road safety challenges. Mandatory insurance for electric scooters, learner's permit from the age of…
18 JAN - France has lowered the minimum age for obtaining a driving license to 17 years instead of 18. The measure was announced in December 2023 by then Prime…
14 FEB - ROADPOL is to organize two master classes in 2024 aimed at teaching police and road inspection experts to spot truck and bus drive and rest times fraud.…
16 FEB - Finnish drivers drive faster than average, when tired and hold a mobile phone when driving, ROADPOL Council member Аssistant Police Commissioner Pasi Rissanen writes in a blog…
17 FEB - 3,170 people died on French roads last year, according to the French Road Safety Authority (Sécurité Routière). The fall in the number of deaths concerns all categories…
18 FEB - European Parliament is set to impose EU-wide drivers license bans. Currently it is possible that an individual has a drivers licence suspended in a foreign EU country,…
19 FEB - Norwegian Road Traffic Police (UP) and the police districts are to start using a completely new laser meter to stop speeding drivers. The new equipment in the…