Warns drivers about raids: KET violators will be monitored not only from cars but also from buildings

Police officers will implement this preventative measure through a variety of patrols, prioritizing non-contact detection of violations through effective violation capture methods, such as not only capturing an image of a traffic vehicle but also buildings. nearby on foot patrols. measures, etc., write the Police Department press release.

Analogous preventive measures organized in May (25-31) and October (7-13) of this year clarified 1,192 and 1,002 cases of drivers using mobile devices while driving, respectively.

The use of a mobile device while driving is common for many drivers and is not even thought to be one of the causes of an accident. Statistics show that almost a third of all accidents are caused by non-conductive actions of drivers, inattention and diligence on the road.

Every year, police officers investigate between 18,000 and 20,000 cases in which drivers ignore the requirement of the Road Traffic Regulations not to use mobile devices while driving without a hands-free device.

Vytautas Grašys, head of the Lithuanian Highway Police Service, emphasizes: “It is enough to divert attention from driving and what happens on the road and from an accident – one step. Accidents involving a collision with a vehicle in front, a turn, a sidewalk when a pedestrian is not noticeable are often related to the driver’s distraction from his main job of driving, as there was an urgent need to answer a call mobile. read the message received on the smart, here and now with the passenger to solve an urgent problem ”.

Not just fine

Administrative responsibility for non-compliance with the prohibition for drivers to use mobile devices when using them by hand (except when the engine of a stationary vehicle is switched off) is provided for in the Code of Administrative Offenses (article 417, paragraph 3). The fine ranges between 60 and 90 euros, and for this offense driving can be suspended for 1 to 3 months.