Between January and June this year, 20,000 more speeding drivers were fined by the police compared to 2019. This year's figure is just over 65,892 compared to last year's 46,874. A large part of this is due to the police working more efficiently and not because people drive faster.
- We work more efficiently today with digital fines. But in general, the speed on the roads has decreased due to the fact that the speed has been reduced, says Erling Andersson, business developer for traffic safety issues, to SVT Nyheter.
The Swedish Transport Agency revokes more driving licensesIf you drive 31 kilometers above the speed limit, you will lose your driving license. And this is what many have experienced in the first half of this year. The number of revoked driving licenses, where speeding is the most common cause, has increased by ten percent compared to last year. A total of 20,303 driving licenses were revoked, compared with 19,352 during the same period last year, according to Tuesday's figures from the Swedish Transport Agency.
More than doubling in GothenburgMartin Petersson is a traffic police officer in Gothenburg and he also testifies to a large increase in fixed speed bumps.
- We stood at a road construction site for maybe three hours and got 20 motorists who lost their driving license, he says.
Until July 7 this year, his group has reported 400 motorists for revocation of driving licenses. Last year's corresponding figure was 190.
- It is from all target groups, men and women, professional drivers and different ages. The worst thing we saw this summer was a woman driving at 198 kilometers per hour, twice as fast as what was allowed.
The reason is that the digital way of working that allows the police to automatically report drivers and registration numbers instead of spending time standing and flipping through different codes for their reporting.
- I report five times more on a passport than before, says Martin Petersson.
Total speeding offenses have also increased in Västra Götaland - 12,398 people were fined for speeding in June alone against 6,962 people last year.