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Pedestrian crossing must live up to its reputation
13.12.2024 15.17
Now that winter has come, with darkness and slippery streets, we must all be more alert to keep safe in traffic. The fact that it is dim or completely dark during most of the day makes a pedestrian
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The most serious road traffic accidents typically occur within 80 km/h speed limit zones
26.8.2024 17.26
Recent years have seen roughly half of Finland as the focus of fatal road traffic accidents. As the map below shows, the majority of fatal accidents on Finnish roads in 2022–2023 occurred outsi
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In a hurry to die and tired of life?
2.2.2024 13.36
Finnish drivers drive faster than average, when tired and hold a mobile phone when driving. An extensive international ESRA (E-Survey of Road Users' Attitudes) surveys traffic
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Does traffic safety matter?
8.12.2023 17.09
Did you know that every 23 seconds, someone dies in traffic in some part of the world? Every year, more than one million people are killed in traffic globally. No wonder then that the
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Cyclist on pedestrian crossing and cycle lane crossing – who gives way?
31.10.2022 13.48
Does the cyclist have the right to drive on using the pedestrian crossing and who is obligated to give way in that case? Is the driver of a vehicle on the roadway obligated to give way to a cyclist
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Young people's responsibility for their lives is increasing – is this right in traffic?
20.9.2022 9.55
Increased mental health challenges and anxiety among young people The school year has again got underway. School burnout has recently become more common and, for example, learning difficu
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DUI cases cause strife and stress in summer
13.7.2022 15.01
The police in Finland discover nearly 20,000 DUI cases every year. More than a fourth (28%) of these DUI cases are caught during the summer months. In nearly three fourths of the cases caught in su
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Electric scooters pose challenges for the police
23.6.2022 11.47
Light electric vehicles, that is, electric scooters, have returned to the cityscape and public debate has started about them. The debate is characterised by the various challenges to traffic
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We can all contribute to safer pedestrian crossings
21.4.2022 13.51
Based on the statistics published by Liikenneturva (Finnish Road Safety Council), as many as one in ten of those who died and seven percent of those injured in traffic were pedestrians. During the
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Road users also need to contribute to reaching road safety ambitions
5.4.2022 15.38
In 2021, 223 lives were lost on the roads in Finland. Based on the number of registered vehicles, the ratio is 3.7 deaths for every 100,000 registered vehicles. The number of registered vehicles ha
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Crossing the limits or finding space?
15.9.2021 16.10
“Young people have always challenged authority and tried to find their space, but here, a limit has been crossed. Normally, youngsters have respected the law,” commented Päivi Armila, sociologist a
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Police traffic control is information-led and focused on primary risks
3.5.2021 16.15
Judged by feedback often obtained, many people have the impression that the Police traffic control operations have significantly decreased in quantity and quality after the National Traffic Police
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