On Kontakt 24 we received a film showing a passenger car driving against traffic on the A4 motorway. As the author of the film reports, the incident took place on August 15 near the town of Dobieszowice (Silesian Province).
The author of the film, Mr. Marcin, told us that on Thursday the highway was blocked after a collision between a bus and a coach (photo In this case, we reported on tvn24.pl shortly after the incident). Mr. Marcin reported that drivers stuck in a traffic jam created a life corridor so that emergency services could quickly reach the scene of the accident.
– One of the impatient drivers decided to take advantage of the situation by turning around in the emergency corridor. The ambulances were heading straight for him. He was extremely pleased with himself. He gave us a thumbs up as he drove past. When we pointed that out to him, he said nasty things – commented the author of the recording.
He noted that he does not know how the situation ended. He emphasized that such situations should be publicized because the driver of the passenger car acted thoughtlessly.
You see? React!
Junior cadet Jadwiga Czyż from the Łódź traffic police, with whom we recently spoke about the problem of drivers driving against the flow in emergency corridors, shares the same opinion. The policewoman appealed then to report all such incidents to the services.
– Someone's life may depend on our vigilance and speed of action. When we see a threat, we should immediately call the emergency number 112 and provide all the necessary information: where we passed the vehicle posing a threat and in which direction it is moving. The dispatcher will pass the information to the services, which will do everything to stop the irresponsible driver's dangerous driving as soon as possible – said junior asp. Czyż.
An ineffective, long-term fight
In turn, Kamil Wnukowski from the Łódź traffic police said that the fight against drivers who enter the wrong direction on the roads – including expressways – has been going on for years.
– Unfortunately, neither appeals nor additional signs warning against driving against the flow, which road administrators put up at junctions, help – says Wnukowski.
He emphasizes that the police deprive perpetrators of such serious offenses of their driving licenses and refer their cases to court.
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