Road death toll last year second lowest on record

Over 450 people died on Czech roads in 2023, which is the second lowest road death toll since 1961, when police stating keeping track, according to data released on Friday. Traffic police registered 94,945 accidents last year, 3,515 fewer than in 2022. A new road law which took effect with the start of the New Year, aims to improve the record further, by imposing much higher penalties for the most serious transgressions which often result in fatal accidents, such as speeding, drink-driving and using a hand-held mobile.