More than 14 thousand drivers were caught speeding during the seven days of the “Travel without haste” campaign, and about 10,500 were fined through the radars of the National Road Safety Authority (ANSR).
The campaign, under the responsibility of ANSR, GNR, and PSP, monitored “4.9 million vehicles, 4.6 million of which were monitored by the National Speed Control System (SINCRO), under the responsibility of the National Road Safety Authority,” between January 16 and 22.
In a statement, the authorities clarify that “14,443 drivers were speeding, of which 3,900 were detected by the Security Forces radars.”
ANSR also states that during the campaign period, “a total of 2,519 accidents were recorded, resulting in 8 fatalities, 41 serious injuries, and 707 minor injuries.”
Regarding the same period in 2022, “there were 386 fewer accidents, 4 fewer fatalities, 15 fewer serious injuries, and 74 fewer minor injuries,” adds the ANSR statement.
The joint statement from ANSR, GNR, and PSP explains that during the campaign period, which aimed to raise awareness among drivers and passengers about the dangers of speeding, “596 drivers and passengers were sensitized to the fact that speed is the main cause of one-third of all fatal accidents on national roads.”
