In 2022, Polish roads were safer than at any time in history.
Chief Commissioner of the Road Traffic Directorate of the Police Headquarters Robert Opas told the Polish Press Agency preliminary statistics on Polish roads in 2022. According to preliminary police estimates, more than 21.3 thousand accidents occurred on Polish roads in 2022. traffic accidents in which 1883 people died and 24.7 thousand people were injured.
Chief Commissioner of the Road Traffic Department of the Police Headquarters Robert Opas said that for the first time in history, fewer than 2,000 people have died on Polish roads. person in one year. As we read, in 2022, 21,324 accidents were registered on Polish roads. This means that there were 1,492 fewer road accidents than in 2021 and 2,216 fewer than in 2020.
Fewer killed, fewer injured
Last year, 1883 people died. A year earlier, 2245 people died (362 more). Two years earlier, 2,491 people died (another 608).
Robert Opas, Chief Commissioner of the Traffic Directorate of the National Police Headquarters, said: “The number of injured has also decreased to 24,703, which is 1,713 less than a year ago and 1,713 less than two years ago. . 1760 people.
Less drunk drivers
In 2022, police stopped 98,128 drunk drivers. “This is also less than in 2021, when there were 101,892. We are also happy with fewer interventions regarding speeding over 50 km/h in built-up areas. This is 28,976 cases, that is, almost 50 percent. less than for the same period in 2021,” the policeman said.
Source: Wprost
