Police in safety vest are surveillance on some roads, but also the removal of dangerous sites on roads where marking should be improved. This is planned by traffic police this year. Places of serious accidents have already been checked by police experts over 600, some have already proposed measures.
Police traffic engineers surveyed 607 places where fatal accidents last year. In 42 cases, they proposed measures to prevent or at least mitigate the consequences of accidents. Police officers will continue this year’s inspections, also focusing on places where the drivers themselves warn them.
“We are trying to make these places safer if we find that their condition could have an impact on the accident or its consequences,” said Tomas, head of traffic police. Traffic police officers suggest wearing a reflective vest to keep safety, for example, renewing or changing the markings to guide the driver, for example, when crossing the junction.
“It’s about making the security elements so-called forgiving. That is, when the driver makes a mistake to prevent serious consequences, such as getting out of the road and hitting a tight hurdle, “Letch said.
Police officers also deal with drivers’ suggestions when typing dangerous sites. So far, unfortunately, there is no uniform system where drivers can report their traffic signs. That may change. “We are talking about a systemic measure with the BESIP department that would create a uniform application,” said the head of the traffic police. Already now, police say they deal with every stimulus they get.
In 2015, traffic engineers detected 11,288 faults on road signs. They also checked about 1,500 rail crossings where they found 755 things that could improve. “Of course, we check whether these defects are removed,” Letch assured. Most of the reported bugs the communications manager managed to remove.
Increased security on major sections of motorways, expressways and some first-class roads is also to be assisted by ongoing police surveillance. “We want to establish communications where regular police surveillance will be the rule,” said deputy police president Martin. In addition, there are also no hidden patrols, including fifty new civilian cars equipped with measuring technology.
In addition to improving traffic signs and repression, traffic police will arrive this year with several preventive actions. For example, pedestrians will give out reflective tapes that will increase their visibility in poor lighting conditions, drivers and bikers present at major events will offer again.
Last year, police executed 1,664 preventative-security control actions. They found nearly 3,000 cases when the driver ate alcohol, and 854 people were driving under the influence of narcotics. During the inspections, 24 stolen vehicles were found; in almost 580 cases, a man without a valid driver was sitting behind the wheel.