North Bohemian police received new “fighter” for pirate’s roads

Traffic police with safety vest in the Usti region got a new “weapon” against road pirates. White Octavia with four-wheel drive, automatic transmission speed of 260 kilometers per hour and acceleration from 0 to 100 in less than 8 seconds. Meanwhile, the four year still add another three to one in each district.

Police Skoda Octavia 1.8 TSI is equipped with many special features.

“Radars are operated using a touch tablet. There’s a front camera, rear camera, the device monitors the vehicle both before and after him. At the rear glass panel, to which the crew can give programmable text, which warns road users that do not have the lights on, it’s on the road or icy roads may regulate traffic in the lane, “explained Martin Sochi from the North traffic police.

The camera controlled via tablet also able to capture and assess them according to the number plate whether the controlled auto forfeit technical or whether, after looking for him. Octavia thus have a similar technique as two “fighters” VW Pass at R36, which officers were given in 2012 and still use them.

Octavia northern Bohemia policemen in reflective vest came only a few days ago. On Tuesday they got the license plate, in the middle are introduced and in the second half of January will go into operation. Their price is around million.

Capitalizing on the penalties it is not, says the head dovekey

Previous equally expensive Passim put on your “earned” in fines for drivers for six months. North Bohemian police chief Jeri transport Utah assumes that in the case of Octavia it will take longer.

“When we got the Passas, nothing like that here, not anywhere, and the car was going, it was successful. Now the situation is different, these cars are more people know them. But I want to emphasize that capitalizing on the fines it is not. Contribution of these cars is to prevent people know they exist and be careful. The situation on the road, thanks to the awareness of calm, “said Uses.

Now high speed is one of the main causes of accidents. Last year stood at 1,456 accidents, which are 137 more than the year before. There were 9,707, a year earlier 8 372. About half a million crowns decreased damage to 4.5 million. Dropped and resulted in accidents. Fewer wounded and the dead, last year, died on the roads of North Bohemian 44 people, 13 fewer than the year before.

“The road is moving increasingly safer cars and mainly attracts more people belts,” says Utah statistics.

Officers dealt reflective accessories, made themselves girdles

This year, northern Bohemia police want to focus on making sure people on the roads were easier to see. Seniors will distribute bags with reflective tape and children luminous tubes for bicycles wires.

Invent but also to increase their safety. They came with sleeves that wrap around the calf below the knee, on which are reflective stripes.

“” Under certain conditions, a vest is not enough when a police officer shining a car. Here are the mists, the white darkness, and this increases the visibility of police officers, “said Osaka. Special covers are northern Bohemia police first and so far only in the Czech Republic.