Overview

• From 6–12 October, police across Europe, including all German states, are intensifying roadside and mobile checks for illegal use of phones, tablets and laptops on the move.
• Controls extend beyond car drivers to truckers and cyclists and also target headphone use, insecure loads and improperly restrained children.
• In Germany, handheld device violations typically bring a €100 fine and one point in Flensburg, with higher penalties if others are endangered.
• Rhineland-Palatinate has moved Monocam systems into regular operation after testing to help detect handheld phone use from passing vehicles.
• Officials highlight the risk metric that a one‑second glance at 50 km/h equals roughly 14 meters of blind travel, underscoring the danger of distraction.