traffic violations

Dutch Police commissioner: Equip all cars with anti-traffic violation technology

Feb 20 '17 11:20

To reduce the number of casualties on Dutch roads, it is necessary to equip all cars with breathalyzers, speed limiters and a device that makes it impossible to use a cellphone while driving, National Police commissioner Egbert-Jan van Hasselt said to the Telegraaf.

According to the commissioner, motorists' behavior is getting worse and worse. "Distraction, alcohol and speeding in traffic are increasingly often the cause of accidents", Van Hasselt said to the newspaper. "I appeal to politicians to work on this."

Dutch to fine "pointless" speeding ticket objections

Dec 6 '16 13:05

Crime

Minister Ard van der Steur of Security and Justice is working on a fine of sorts aimed at stemming the massive flow of objections to speeding tickets and traffic fines. Motorists who want to object to a fine will first have to pay a fee. If the objection turns out to be valid, he will get that money back. If not, he forfeits the fee, AD reports.

Prosecutor wants more cops on the road to tackle traffic violators

Oct 27 '16 10:01

Crime

The Netherlands needs more police officers on the roads to tackle traffic violators, national traffic prosecutor Achilles Damen said to the Telegraaf. According to him, direct confrontation between violators and officers is the most effective way to reduce violations.

"Now with speeding for example, you get a ticket in the mail about two weeks later and you don't even remember that you were driving to fast", Damen said to the newspaper. "Instant confrontation works much better and prevents recurrence." More officers on the roads mean a bigger chance of being pulled over.

Driver hauling cannabis cargo accused of trying to kill Belgian cops

Feb 29 '16 10:51

Crime

Two Belgian police officers are accusing a suspect of attempted manslaughter after he repeatedly tried to force the officers off the road with his small truck during a chase. The suspect was eventually arrested in the Netherlands. A total of five people, excluding the driver, and all the equipment necessary for a cannabis plantation was found in the truck.

Speeder escapes after ditching passenger in high-speed chase

Aug 3 '15 13:12

Crime

An attempt to issue a speeding ticket resulted in a high speed chase on the A10 highway and a passenger being left behind. The speeder and another passenger managed to escape on foot.

Police dog chases down drug-carrying car thief

Jul 14 '15 11:13

Crime

A drug-carrying car thief was arrested in Goes on Monday after a wild car chase. The 33 year old man from Etten-Leur was eventually tracked down by a police dog.

Labour: Increase traffic fines against scofflaws

May 28 '15 14:03

Crime

The PvdA thinks that traffic fines should be higher for each repeated offense. According to the party, this would force offenders to learn from their mistakes and adjust their behavior more quickly.

Police to re-start Highway Patrol

Apr 29 '15 09:54

The police have decided to reinstate the Highway Patrol, to crack down on traffic violators like speeders, drunk drivers and tailgaters.

Foreign speeders often unpunished

Apr 10 '15 14:03

Crime

Many foreign drivers who are caught speeding on a speed limit camera simply go unpunished. The system can currently only process licence plates from the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, France and Switzerland.

Over 8.3 million traffic tickets handed out

Feb 4 '15 12:17

Crime

8,306,094 traffic fines were issued in 2014, according to the annual traffic overview 2014. That is a decrease of more than 2 million fines compared to the 10,334,619 that was issued in 2013.

Audi drivers fined most often in NL: report

Aug 29 '14 15:31

Audi A1 (Source: Wikimedia)

New Rotterdam plan on anti-social behavior

May 29 '14 11:46

Alderman for Rotterdam, Joost Eerdmans (Safety), is heading the fight against anti-social driving behavior in the city. Together with the Netherlands Institute for Traffic Safety (NIV), Eerdmans is planning to confront the culprits with the effects of angry driving with test drives.

Badr Hari cornered by debt collectors

Apr 22 '14 09:37

While he is presenting his biography at the American Hotel, debt collectors will be using the opportunity to hand Badr Hari an envelope with an official demand for €5800 in unpaid traffic fines, de Telegraaf reports.

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