Overview

• From October 6 to 12, police across Europe are conducting intensified checks for illegal use of phones, tablets and laptops under Roadpol’s “Focus on the Road” week.
• Controls cover motorists, truck drivers and cyclists, with attention to headphones, unsecured loads and whether children are properly secured.
• Baden-Württemberg pledged strict penalties and widespread checkpoints, highlighting warnings from Interior Minister Thomas Strobl about the risks of even brief glances at a screen.
• Police in Hesse, including Frankfurt, are combining enforcement with on‑street education, while Saxony‑Anhalt cites last year’s results of about 5,000 inspections and 120 violations.
• Rhineland‑Palatinate has moved from pilot tests to active use of so‑called Monocams to flag suspected phone use, a step that has drawn criticism from the ADAC.