Pop-up Traffic Control
During these controls, the police can operate at any random time and location in a municipality, without citizens being informed in advance. This makes it unclear for road users when and where they can be checked, contributing to increased compliance with traffic rules.
Pop-up Traffic Control in Bergen op Zoom
This time, the location for the control was the Olympialaan and the Huijbergsebaan between 08:30 and 12:30. The control was carried out with the deployment of various enforcers and equipment, including two motorcyclists, the roll testing bank, two spotters and four controllers, a radar car, and a special intervention vehicle (SIV).
Results
The control involved different types of vehicles, including scooters, cars, and other vehicles. The results were as follows:
Scooters (total: 20)
- Scooters checked with the roll testing bank: 10
- Violations:
- 1 x speed plus wok
- 2 x R536A (chin strap)
- 2 x riding on the bike path
- 1 x driving without a license
- 1 x missing mirror
Checked cars (total: 22)
- 1 x stolen vehicle
- 2 x tinted windows
- 2 x non-compliant child seat
- 5 x not hands-free calling
- 2 x ignoring red light
- 1 x ticket for unreadable license plate
- 1 x driving on displacement surface
- 1 x insufficient visibility
- 1 x sharp protruding parts (rear spoiler)
- 1 x expired APK
- 1 x defective brake light
Other checked vehicles (total: 1)
- 1 x ticket for unauthorized vehicle (electric scooter)
Radar control on the Huibergsebaan
- Number of passersby: 1136
- Number of violations: 178
- Highest measured speed: 93 km/h in the 60 km/h zone
Additionally, three warnings were issued for poorly readable license plates.