The police had hoped that people would think twice before picking up the phone while driving. But a week after police were shocked by the result of a check on the N50, she was hit again on the same road this afternoon. Now it was even more fines.
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Last week, around the same time, police held a “distraction” check on the N50 near Kampen. In this way, 55 drivers thrown on the receipt to hold a phone while driving.
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The police repeated the check on Thursday afternoon between 2.30pm and 6.00pm. At least 59 drivers passed with the phone in hand. Since only one direction of travel was checked, the number of offenders was likely to be higher.
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Uncompromising
Of notorious street has often led to a load of fines. In April, 86 drivers were surprised with their phones in hand and on 3 June. 80 people a fine for the same offense. On September 1, 55 people were fined for driving by phone. All these previous checks together have ensured that the police have already collected more than 100,000 euros in fines on this stretch of road. The fine for driving with the phone in hand is heavy: 350 euros.
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Police have announced that they will conduct further distraction checks in the near future.
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