Can give you double fine

« We owe those who build and maintain our ways to look after them when they do their work. There are far too many people who drive too quickly and thus make the work day dangerous and uncertain for the road workers. A good message cannot be said too often, and therefore the Road Directorate repeats the campaign to remind motorists to slow down the road worker, and I will again encourage motorists to contribute to ensuring that the good roads are coming to help. Safe home after the end of the working day, ”says Transport Minister Thomas Danielsen.

The measurements from the two road works are well in line with what the Road Directorate generally experiences in their road works around the country. This is stated by area manager Søren Andersen.

« There are far too many who do not comply with the speed limits of our road worker. It may well be that some think that a speed limit of five or ten kilometers per hour does not sound like much, but it can expose the road workers to dangerous situations if motorists do not take on their part of the responsibility to look after the road workers, » says Søren Andersen.

Lightly the foot from the accelerator

Therefore, the Road Directorate is now relaunching the campaign « Take care of us there road works », which will remind the road users to comply with the speed limit at the road workers.

The campaign will run on social media and on signs at road works on the Danish state roads.

« We have a responsibility in the Road Directorate for road users to come out easily and safely, but just as much for it to be safe to work on our roads. That is why we are now going out and reminding the road users to ease the foot from the accelerator and gently run gently by road works, » says Søren Andersen.

In addition to having negative consequences for safety, it can also be a costly lap if you drive too quickly past a road work.

Namely, there is a double fine to exceed the speed limit at road works.