Do drivers use mobile phones for steering wheel, and pedestrians will be more seriously controlled while crossing the street police this week.
As he announced MUP, the police will carry out the international action "Focus on the Road" in the period from October 6 to 12 this year and will more strictly check and sanction drivers who use the phone while driving, i.e. pedestrians who cross the street and use the phone or have headphones.
The action will be carried out simultaneously in 34 European member states of the ROADPOL organization (European traffic police network).
Using a mobile phone while driving increases the risk of a traffic accident by four to twenty times, which makes this offense one of the biggest road safety problems at the moment, the police said.
According to the data of the Traffic Safety Agency, about five percent of pedestrians illegally use mobile phones or headphones when crossing the road, while the percentage of drivers who illegally use mobile phones while driving ranges from four to eight percent, depending on the type of vehicle.
What are the most common patterns of traffic accidents?
Improper speed, improper behavior of participants in traffic, using a mobile phone - are just some of the most common causes of traffic accidents.
Unadjusted speed remains the main cause traffic accidents, and it is the most common cause of accidents with a fatal outcome.
From the beginning of the year to the end of August, 21.258 traffic accidents occurred on the roads of Serbia, according to data from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. There were fatalities in 294 accidents.
In the first quarter of 2025, 103 people died in traffic accidents, according to RZS data.
Data on the number of deaths in the rest of the year is still not available.
According to data reported by Blic during August, 89 people died in traffic accidents in June and July.
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