What is this action? On these days, policemen from the entire continent will use all available methods and means to monitor the speed of vehicles and attract those who break the rules. In other words, drivers can expect increased controls, and as in 2024, the number of seats issued at that time is growing.
The culmination of the campaign is to be the 24-hour Speed Marathon, which will take place on Wednesday, April 9. This is an event during which policemen conduct simultaneous speed measurement actions on roads in various European countries.
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Roadpol is an international organization that brings together road police from European countries, founded on September 26, 2019 in Dublin. Her main mission is to reduce the number of fatalities on the roads. Poland is one of its 31 members from Europe. The observer is the police from Dubai in ZAA.
“According to recent data, over 25,000 fatalities of road accidents take place every year in Europe, and excessive speed is a key factor in many of these cases,” writes Roadpol.
– The speed marathon is not about punishing drivers, but about paying public attention to exceeding speed and road safety. We want the community to understand that compliance with speed limits can save lives – said Jan Peleskov from the Czech police, chairwoman of the Roadpol operating group.
Hundreds of thousands of fines last year
According to Roadpol, over 3 million vehicles were inspected during last year's action carried out at a similar time. Almost 500,000 were issued fines, a On the very day of the marathon, 78.6 thousand were recorded in 30 countries. cases of speed exceeding.
In as many as 1,159 situations, drivers were taken to drive vehicles.
In 2025, the organizers of the campaign engaged local communities in their activities. Inhabitants of countries such as the Czech Republic, France, Serbia, the Netherlands, Ireland, Croatia, Luxembourg and Estonia had the opportunity to indicate places that they think should be checked. Thanks to this, the police could focus on areas where residents see the greatest threat to drivers' speed.
