The campaign takes place from December 3rd to 9th and is part of the 2024 National Inspection Plan.

The objective of the campaign is “to warn drivers about the risks of driving at high speed, considering that this is one of the main causes of accidents on the roads and is responsible for around 60% of registered infractions”.

These entities highlight, in this regard, that “the probability of fatalities increases depending on the speed at which vehicles travel”.

They give as an example a case of being run over, in which if a vehicle travels at 30 km/h, the probability of the consequences being fatal is 10%, but increasing the speed to 50 km/h, the probability becomes 90%.

The awareness-raising actions will take place simultaneously with inspection operations on Tuesday, at 2pm on the EN10-Km 42.3, near Setúbal, the following day, from 1pm, on the A11-Km 31 - Figueiredo Port, towards Guimarães /Braga.

On December 5th, at 9:30 am, it will take place at the roundabout of Rua Nova do Fojo and Rua Quinta do Fojo (next to the Escola Básica de 1º CEB D. Pedro I), Canidelo – Vila Nova de Gaia and on the 6th , at 15:00, on the A16-Km 8, towards Cascais/Sintra - Ranholas/Sintra Tolls.

On December 9th, from 2pm, the prevention action will take place on Avenida Maria de Lourdes Mello e Castro, in Botucatu.

ANSR, GNR and PSP remember “speed is the main cause of a third of all fatal accidents” and that the faster you drive, the less time drivers have to immobilize the vehicle when something unexpected happens.