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Zagreb police record 400 traffic violations in one night, one driver stands out

From Veฤernji List · () Croatian

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  • Zagreb police recorded 400 traffic violations during a preventive and enforcement operation from Saturday night into Sunday.
  • The violations included speeding, drink-driving, failure to wear seat belts, improper mobile phone use and drug-impaired driving.
  • A 63-year-old driver in the Klinฤa Sela area recorded the highest alcohol level, at 2.08 parts per thousand.

Zagreb police recorded 400 traffic violations in a single night, with a 63-year-old driver registering the highest alcohol concentration of the operation.

The driver was stopped in the Klinฤa Sela area with 2.08 parts per thousand of alcohol in his blood. Police conducted the operation from Saturday night into Sunday as part of a campaign aimed at improving road safety and preventing serious traffic offences.

Officers recorded 149 speeding violations, 79 cases of driving under the influence of alcohol, 27 failures to use seat belts, 16 improper uses of mobile phones while driving and three cases of driving under the influence of drugs. They also recorded 126 other violations.

Zagreb police again urged road users to obey traffic regulations. โ€œDrivers, think! Through irresponsible behaviour and serious violations of the rules, you endanger not only your own safety, but also the safety and lives of other road users,โ€ the police said.

Drivers, think! Through irresponsible behaviour and serious violations of the rules, you endanger not only your own safety, but also the safety and lives of other road users.

· Zagreb Police DepartmentPolice appealed to drivers after recording hundreds of violations during the overnight operation.
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Originally published by Veฤernji List in Croatian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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