Road

22 March 2022, Spain, Madrid: truck drivers protest with their vehicles as the transport sector entered its 9th day of an indefinite strike, called nationwide by the Platform for the Defence of the National and International Road Freight Transport Sector, to protest the unacceptable working conditions and fuel price surge. Photo: Cézaro De Luca/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

Lifestyle

HOLIDAY

Traffic authorities foresee 8.5 million road trips for Easter in Spain

The Nomad Today 4/14/22

Friday will be a complicated day on the Spanish roads due to the large number of short-distance trips to leisure and recreation areas near urban centers

Spanish civil guards carry out a breathalyser control. Photo: Pixabay.

Spain

ROAD SAFETY

Changes in Spanish Road Traffic Act that come into force in March

The Nomad Today 2/15/22

The new law will tighten some sanctions and modify the rules for overtaking on conventional roads

20 December 2021, Thuringia, Greiz: Police and fire brigade personnel work at a junction on the B92 federal highway where an Opel car and a truck collided, and another car crashed while trying to avoid the collision. The driver of the Opel died at the scene of the accident, two other people were injured. Photo: Bodo Schackow/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa.

Spain

ROAD SAFETY

Traffic accidents claimed 1,004 lives on Spanish roads in 2021

The Nomad Today 1/7/22

This is 9% less than in 2019 -the before the pandemic - and it is the second best annual record in the historical series.

18 August 2020. Finnish police officers monitor the children's return to school. Photo: Helsinki Police Department.

Finland

ROAD SAFETY

Police sanction dozens of drivers for violating crosswalk rules

The Nomad Today 8/27/21

The main reason was that drivers failed to give pedestrians unhindered passage

Finland

ROAD SAFETY

Police to monitor drivers' behaviour near crosswalks on Tuesday

The Nomad Today 8/23/21

There will be fines and penalties for drivers who do not follow the relevant traffic regulations

A crashed car in an accident. Photo: Foreigner.fi.

Finland

ROAD SAFETY

Finland recorded 24 dead and 502 injured in road accidents in July

The Nomad Today 8/19/21

Among those who died, 20 were men and 4 were women

Police officers observing the movement of vehicles. Photo: Twitter/Helsinki Police.

Finland

TRAFFIC SAFETY

Police found 124 drivers under the influence in holiday return control

The Nomad Today 8/10/21

The police breathalysed around 20,000 drivers, administered 159 roadside drugs tests and caught 64 wanted persons

A crashed car in the capital region. Photo: Foreigner.fi.

Finland

TRAFFIC SAFETY

Road accidents claimed 87 lives in the first half of the year

The Nomad Today 7/23/21

15 people were killed in June, according to Statistics Finland's data

Finland

ACCIDENTS

Road traffic fatalities in Finland increased in May

The Nomad Today 6/23/21

Among those who died, 17 were men and 4 were women.

A Volvo car crashed in an accident on a dirt road in the Uusimaa region. Photo: Foreigner.fi.

Finland

TRAFFIC

Road accidents claimed 16 lives in Finland in April

The Nomad Today 5/20/21

Pedestrians killed in road traffic accidents numbered 3 and cyclists 2

A car crashed in an accident on a dirt road in the Uusimaa region. Photo: Foreigner.fi.

Finland

TRAFFIC

Deaths in road accidents decreased in the first quarter of the year

The Nomad Today 4/23/21

The number of people killed was 20 lower than in the corresponding period of 2020.

Finland

TRAFFIC SAFETY

Police to carry out week-long speed control campaign on Finnish roads

The Nomad Today 4/17/21

The controls will be active every day 24/7 from Monday 19 April, using "all available control means and resources."

A police officer performing speed control duties on a Finnish highway. Photo: Twitter/@L_S_poliisi.

Finland

ROAD SAFETY

Police to carry out special road traffic control operation on Thursday

The Nomad Today 4/7/21

The controls will principally focus on cases where the vehicle is illegally stopped or parked.

Finland

ROAD TRAFFIC

Traffic accidents claimed 9 lives on Finnish roads in February

The Nomad Today 3/18/21

Among those who died, 7 were men and 2 were women.

Security triangle road traffic accident by Pixabay.

Finland

STATISTICS

Traffic accidents claimed 14 lives on Finnish roads in January

The Nomad Today 2/18/21

Among those who died, nine were men and five were women.

A crashed car in a ditch. Photo: Foreigner.fi/file photo.

Finland

TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS

Accident fatalities on Finnish roads increased in 2020

The Nomad Today 1/22/21

Pedestrians killed numbered 22 and cyclists 30.

Finland

TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS

12 dead and 367 injured on Finnish roads in November

The Nomad Today 12/17/20

Pedestrians killed in road traffic accidents numbered 3 and cyclists 2.

A police road traffic control in Helsinginkatu. Photo: Twitter/@HelsinkiPoliisi.

Finland

CONTROL OPERATIONS

94 drivers caught under the influence of alcohol and drugs

The Nomad Today 11/30/20

Intensified control operations will continue next weekend throughout the country.

Finland

TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS

15 people killed, 347 injured on Finnish roads in October

The Nomad Today 11/19/20

So far this year, 17 pedestrians and 21 cyclists have died

Finland

ACCIDENT IN JYVÄSKYLÄ

Two adolescents died after their motorcycle collided with a car

The Nomad Today 11/15/20

Superintendent Timo Hänninen of the Central Finland Police Department told newspaper Keskisuomalainen that the motocross bike was unregistered and did not have lights.