This report is the result of ETSC´s “Traffic Law Enforcement Programme”. It monitors enforcement practices in the EU in order to stimulate best practice exchange and identify further needs. It focuses on police enforcement in the field of speeding, drink driving and seat belt use and examines the implementation of the European Commission’s Recommendation on traffic law enforcement (EC 2004). In this Recommendation EU countries were asked to apply in a national enforcement plan what is known to be best practice in the enforcement of speed, alcohol and seat belt legislation. Traffic law enforcement measures in these three areas, in combination with awareness raising activities, are the most important instruments to reach the EU target of halving annual road deaths by 2010. The first part of the report provides an impression of the main emerging trends across the EU including recommendations for EU decision makers on how to further progress. The second part covers enforcement practices and progress in each of the EU’s 25 Member States including recommendations for improvement. (Author/publisher)
Samenvatting