Speed Marathon road safety operation: Police detected nearly 3,200 traffic offences, more than last year

During Wednesday’s road safety operation Speed Marathon, police in the Czech Republic recorded 3,188 offences, of which 1,910 involved exceeding the speed limit. Both figures are higher than in last year’s comparable operation, even though police checked fewer vehicles this year. This follows information published on the police website.

Locations where speed would be measured were, as in previous years, announced in advance by the police. Officers also uncovered around twenty cases of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

One example of significantly excessive speed was a driver in Děčín on Wednesday morning, who was measured at 99 km/h in a 50 km/h zone. Another driver in the Zlín Region exceeded the 90 km/h limit outside built-up areas, reaching 137 km/h.

According to a police spokesperson, fines for speeding issued nationwide exceeded 3.3 million CZK; last year the total was about 3.2 million CZK.