Overview

• Traffic forces across the European Roads Policing Network will run coordinated checks for a full week.
• Enforcement covers car drivers, truckers and cyclists with a focus on illegal use of phones, tablets and other devices.
• Officers will also check for risky behaviors such as wearing headphones, unsecured cargo and inadequate child restraints.
• Rheinland-Pfalz becomes the first German state to deploy Monocams after testing to identify phone use at the wheel, a move opposed by the ADAC.
• Officials cite safety data showing around 1,000 injuries and eight deaths daily in Germany, with cyclists accounting for about one-sixth of fatalities and older e-bike riders particularly vulnerable.