POLICE - INTENSIFIED SPEED CHECKS 3-9 August
Excessive speed is a very important factor in determining the outcome of a road collision and is considered one of the main causes of serious and fatal road collisions.
With the aim of preventing road collisions and enhancing road safety, the Police announces a week of awareness and policing with intensified speed checks nationwide, which will start tomorrow, Monday 03/08/2026 and will last until Sunday 9/08/2026.
The intensified checks are part of the cooperation with the European Traffic Police Network ROADPOL and are carried out simultaneously in all member states of the European Union.
According to statistics from the last four years, 1 in 10 fatal road collisions is mainly caused by excessive speed.