Prędkość administracyjnie dopuszczalna – wybrana problematyka
Administratively permissible speed – selected issues

Summary/Abstract: The basic problem affecting road safety in Poland is excessive speed. Speeding, exceeding the speed limits or failing to adapt to the prevailing road conditions are the main causes of road accidents caused by drivers. For many years, road accidents caused by speeding have been at the top of all statistical tables. Speeding is not only a violation of traffic safety rules, but also a behaviour threatened with punishment under Article 92a of the Code of Petty Offences. The author of the article discusses the penalisation of speeding and the scale of road accidents caused by speeding. It pays particular attention to actions aimed at increasing road safety in Poland. The aim of the article is to analyse the changes introduced in 2021 to the Code Petty of Offences and the Traffic Law and their evaluation from the point of view of activities undertaken for the benefit of observance of administrative speed limits. The author gives a positive assessment of the recently introduced legal solutions, the changes to the tariff of fines and increase of the maximum amount of the fine for an offence in the Code of Petty Offences, however, she is concerned, whether such a significant increase will not cause a problem with their enforceability.

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