From 5 to 11 August 2024 ROADPOL will carry out its second pan-European Speed Operation for 2024.
The operation is the largest concentrated anti-speeding campaign in the world by total number of police professionals involved and drivers checked. The same time last year more than 650.000 speeding violations were detected during the operation.
Offence
The offence of exceeding speed limits is a common occurrence in all European countries and is recognized as the single most major cause of death on roads in Europe. During the operation member countries are asked to enforce the speed limits as set in their own country by Officer intervention i.e. the physical presence of a Police Officer checking the speed of a vehicle using an approved method and device and then stopping and reporting the driver, and also by the use of fixed automatic devices such as fixed cameras at the roadside.
During the operation, speeding violations are detected by police officers with laser-guns or unmarked police cars equipped with video cameras. Violations will be detected with technical means such as radar cars, speed cameras and section control systems.
Collisions
“Every day collisions occur on the roads. In many cases, the consequences are limited to material damage to the vehicles involved and fortunately the occupants escape unscathed. Unfortunately, there are still too many collisions in which road users are also injured or killed. On average, 70 people are killed every day in Europe as a result of collisions. The number of injured people is many times higher”, says ROADPOL Operational Working Group Chief Jana Peleskova of the Police of Czechia. “ROADPOL Operation Speed is a very important one and during the years our more than 30 member countries have shown great commitment. We hope next week will be no different and we will see a massive enforcement effort capable of sending a strong message to offenders throughout the continent. Our goal is not to sanction as many offenders as possible, but mainly to put the topic of speeding and its consequences on the communities’ agenda all over Europe“, Peleskova added.