The first drink driver eligible for confiscation under the new law was caught just two hours after it came into force.
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Priest joins police for road checks in Polish town’s annual tradition
The church marks the feast day of St Christopher – patron saint of transport and travel – with a road-safety campaign.
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Poland wins European road safety award after deaths fall by nearly half in decade
The European Transport Safety Council praised steps taken by Poland to reduce road deaths.
Road deaths fell to record low in Poland in 2022 after introduction of tougher speeding fines
The annual number of fatalities on Poland’s roads fell below 2,000 last year for the first time since records began.
Residents of Polish town paint their own road crossing after failed appeals to authorities
Locals warn they may take further action unless safety improves
Polish PM proposes making drink drivers pay compensation to families of victims
His pledge follows an accident in which a drunk driver killed the parents of a two-year-old child.
Poland tests system to tackle problem of drivers not stopping at rail crossings
The equipment will record cars which break the law by not stopping at level crossings.
PM announces three new road rules to reduce some of the “highest death rates in Europe”
PM Mateusz Morawiecki says the government will introduce three further changes in an attempt to improve road safety.
