Timo Ajaste Chief Superintendent Ministry of the Interior Police Department Finland Comment on...

Timo AjasteChief SuperintendentMinistry of the InteriorPolice DepartmentFinland

Comment on European Commission activities on Enforcement

- COMISSION RECOMMENDATION on enforcement in the field of road safety

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

A Introduction:

European Road Safety Action Program

• the behaviour of road users

• vehicle safety

• Improvent of road infrastructure

Speeding

Drink-driving

Non-use of seat belt



B Situation in the member states:

Harmonisation of the rules less road casualties

Traffic Enforcement

Education, Training and Information

Drugs-driving



C. A coherent Enforcement Package for the European Union:

Commercial road transport

Drink-driving/Finland

SUN countries


SPEEDING

Best practices:

Automated speed enforcement:

motorways, secondary roads, urban roads

stretches of roads where non-compliance occurs regularly

increased risk of accidents


SPEEDING II

Procedures to cope with a large number of violations

- all speeding violations are followed up


DRINK-DRIVING

Best practices:

Random breath testing with screening devices

- in places where and at times when non-compliance occurs regularly

increased risk of accidents

The use of evidential breath test devices


SEAT BELT USE

Best practices:

Intensive enforcement actions

- 3 x at least two weeks / year

- in places where non-use occurs regularly

- non-use is observed + car is stoppedenforcement action

- combination actions are OK


ANNEX

I The national enforcement plan

II Information to be communicated following recommendation 12


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