In the period from 24 to 28 July, the officials of the Traffic Monitoring Company of the Order Police Bureau of the Kurzeme Region of the State Police stopped 165 speed offenders in Kurzeme. Some speed offenders stand out from the rest, for example, exceeding the permitted speed in a built-up area by 66 kilometers per hour, as well as outside the built-up area, driving at twice the permitted speed of 187 kilometers per hour, which is required by the Road Traffic Law. temporary prohibition on the exercise of rights.
On July 25, in Talsi municipality, Lībagu parish, the traffic monitoring company officials of the Kurzeme Regional Office of the State Police stopped the BMW vehicle, the driver of which traveled 147 kilometers per hour in a place where it is allowed to travel 90 kilometers per hour, thus exceeding the permitted driving speed by 57 kilometers per hour. . On July 26, in the Talsi region, Valdgale parish, on the road Talsi-Dundaga-Mazirbe, the vehicle “Volkswagen” was stopped, the driver of which, at the place where, according to the road sign “Maximum speed limit” is allowed to travel at 70 kilometers per hour, drove at 124 kilometers per hour, thus exceeding the permitted driving speed by 54 kilometers per hour. According to the Road Traffic Law, for exceeding the permitted driving speed from 51 kilometers per hour to 60 kilometers per hour, the driver is fined from 240 to 320 euros and a ban on exercising the right for 3 months.
On July 26, in Liepāja, Lībiešu Street, traffic control officers of the Kurzeme Regional Office of the State Police stopped the BMW car, which was driving 116 kilometers per hour instead of the driver, where the permitted speed is 66 kilometers per hour, thus exceeding the permitted speed by 66 kilometers per hour. . According to the Road Traffic Law, for exceeding the permitted driving speed by more than 60 kilometers per hour, if it is done in a place marked with the road sign “Start of settlement” or with the road sign “Residential area”, a fine of 540 – 680 euro and shall be subject to a 12-month ban on the exercise of the right.
On July 28, the officials of the Traffic Monitoring Company of the Kurzeme Region of the State Police in Saldus municipality, Novadnieki parish, stopped the BMW car on the highway Butnāri-Saldus-Ezere, the driver of which traveled 187 kilometers per hour at the permitted speed of 90 kilometers per hour, thus exceeding the permitted driving speed by 97 kilometers per hour. There, on the highway Butnāri-Saldus-Ezere, a Mercedes-Benz car was stopped, which, at a speed of 90 kilometers per hour, was driven at 182 kilometers per hour, thus exceeding the permissible speed by 92 kilometers per hour. According to the Road Traffic Law, for exceeding the permitted driving speed by more than 60 kilometers per hour, drivers are fined from 360 to 480 euros and a ban on exercising the right for 6 months.
The National Police urges drivers not to be reckless and to remember that speeding and non-compliance with other road traffic regulations endanger not only the safety of the driver but also the safety and health of other road users.
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