The 24 -hour speed control marathon has detected a total of 1,500 violations / day

Police found 393 speeding offenses for which administrative violation processes were initiated, while 1107 speeding offenders were found with photo radars. When compared to last year, this year the number of speeding has been lower.

Last year, police officers found 519 urgent drivers, while 2128 violations were found with photo radars.

Given that the weather was not too favorable, the flow of traffic in Riga and Pieriga was still calm, but there was no couple of drivers who managed to get to the police.

For example, a « Audi » driver passed by law enforcement officers on the Jurmala highway, who drove 136 km/h instead of the allowed 90 km/km/h. This leader was also suspended and sentenced to him.

Continuing the movement along the Jurmala highway, a BMW driver passed by the police car, who exceeded the speed limit and had two radar detectors attached to the front glass of the car. At the time the car was stopped and law enforcement was approaching, the driver tried to hide both radar detectors, but it failed.

Similarly, the driver was still able to use the phone while driving.

For speeding, using telephone while driving and radar detectors, a total of € 200 is a total of € 200, as well as both radar detectors confiscated.

When entering Riga, law enforcement officers noticed a « Audi » with foreign license plates.

When inspecting this vehicle in the database, law enforcement officers found that the car had no state technical inspection and no mandatory civil insurance had been purchased.

When the vehicle was suspended, law enforcement officers found that the driver did not have the right to drive, the vehicle was not registered in accordance with the law, and the vehicle’s operating tax was not paid. A total of 1150 euros for the Audi driver for all violations.

Until the end of this week, April 13, the « allowed speed control week » will take place, during which the State Police will pay close attention to compliance with the permitted speed.

The aim of the campaign is to focus on the consequences and danger of exceeding the permitted speed.