Welcome to our latest Bulletin.
We are busy working on an excellent and worthwhile programme for this year's conference.
The theme is 'Expanding Our Horizons' and we are excited to be opening
bookings for delegates, exhibitors and sponsors very soon. Thanks to
everyone who contacted us to suggest speakers and topics. We are working
through the submissions and will shortly share the line-up for what
promises to be another great event. I look forward to seeing you there!
Meanwhile,
I hope you will find the contents of this Bulletin useful and
thought-provoking. If you have a story worth sharing, please feel free
to email us and we will do our best to use it next time.
Ruth Purdie, TISPOL General Secretary
Police
officers from TISPOL and Euro Contrôle Route met in the Finnish city
of Tampere recently for s two-day workshop exploring latest developments
in digital tachograph manipulation techniques.
The
Police University College of Finland invited two members of the working
group (Sven Kilian from the German Police in Koblenz and Fred Martin
from Belgium Federal Traffic Police) as speakers for a course regarding
digital tachograph manipulation.
Janne
Salonen from the Police University College of Finland and Kaisa Kuusela
from Police Department of Häme had an idea to develop and arrange this
kind of course in Finland, because the places for participants to
Masterclass are few and far between.
Please view and share our new 2018 Project EDWARD curtain-raiser video...
Project EDWARD 2018 takes place on Wednesday 19 September.
We
are pursuing a number of possible opportunities for new Project EDWARD
partnerships and will let you know what develops in the coming weeks.
Germany: Braunschweig could get new 'floating' crossing
To
increase road safety, a pedestrian crossing with a 3D visual effect
might soon be seen in the north German city of Braunschweig - the first
of its kind across the country.
The
white stripes with graphic effects are proposed to be painted on the
road in Braunschweig’s Lehndorf district, where locals have been
complaining that motorists drive too fast on a particular street despite
a speed limit of 30 km/h and a traditional zebra crossing in place.
The concept originated in Iceland and has had moderate success, although motorists
have quickly become used to the new technology, according to the inventor of the concept, Ralf Trylla.
It has also been introduced in Linz, Austria.
Spain: driver tests positive for 'every possible kind of drug'
TRAFFIC
police in northern Spain were left in disbelief after a motorist tested
positive for ‘every possible kind of drug.’ It comes as the Guardia
Civil launched a crackdown on illegal street racing and ‘exhibitions of
reckless driving’ on an industrial estate near O Campiño, Galicia.
Having
set up a series of drug and alcohol controls, a 42-year-old man from
Vigo was stopped due to his ‘suspicious’ driving style.
He tested positive for cocaine, opiates, amphetamines, methamphetamines and
THC, the main psychoactive ingredient in cannabis.
Portugal: 'pointless' penalty system?
Figures
out this week have revealed that only three per cent of drivers in
Portugal who have committed serious or very serious traffic offences
have had points added on to their licences, since the system came into
force back in 2016. This comes after Portugal recorded a double-digit
increase in road deaths in 2017, a large part of which has
been attributable to reckless driving.
Home
Minister Eduardo Cabrita (pictured above) told reporters the Government
wanted to “launch a new and more ambitious way of implementing the
national road safety plan”, which would include the current penalty
points system.
UK: Prime Minister hints at restrictions on new drivers under graduated licence system
The Prime Minister, Theresa May, has suggested that the UK could introduced a graduated driving licence system that would place restrictions on new drivers in an effort to cut casualties on the roads.
Mrs May said she would ask the Department for Transport to look into a graduated licensing system – which could ban young motorist from carrying passengers or driving at night – after a question during last week’s Prime Minister’s Questions.
UK: your comments invited on Blue Light Aware safety video
Creators of the Blue Light Aware road
safety video are inviting feedback from emergency service
representatives and road safety professionals as they commence
preparations for an updated version.
The
video gives advice to members of the public on how to stay safe and
legal when making way for an emergency services vehicle. Since its
launch in 2011, it has received Breary 500,000 views on Youtube, as well
as many downloads. It is used by police driving schools to
demonstrate best practice.
If
you would like to review the current video and have any ideas about
what should be included in a new version, do please complete the
evaluation questionnaire, which only takes a few minutes.
And
finally... a message of thanks from James, your TISPOL media adviser.
James recently completed the training course to become a special
constable with Dyfed-Powys Police and is now trying to commit as many
hours as he can with the Roads Policing Unit in Brecon.
James trained
alongside SC Tom Price, another volunteer from the same village. "I'm
grateful for the encouragement and support I have received from family
and friends, as well as from across the TISPOL community," he said.
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