The Government Council for National Road Safety supported a change of penalty-point system and an increase of sanctions for the most serious road offences in a government amendment to Road Traffic Act. The Council also gave its consent on an amendment to Act on Police and Customs, which should allow the police to withhold a vehicle’s licence plate if the driver had an unpaid fine and refused to pay the debt.
By the end of 2020, more than 8 million motor vehicles were registered in the Czech Central Register of Vehicles (CRV), out of which 75% accounted for passenger cars (M1 category). Although diesel or petrol fuel cars prevail, thanks to the current trends and state aid electric vehicles are on the rise (ca. 10,000), accompanying the predominant gas powered cars (over 126,000) in the alternative fuels category. We noticed a large increase in registration of electric passenger cars after the market with conventional vehicles decreased last year.
The Ministry of Transport and the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic inform about the upcoming third call for public tender under the Programme to promote applied research, experimental development and innovation in transport – “DOPRAVA 2020+”. The public tender will be announced on 14 April 2021.
The transport policy aims to ensure the development of a high-quality, effective and reliable transport system based on sustainable use of natural resources.
Unpaid informal work, often performed more by women than men, affects women’s travel behaviour (e.g. type, number, length, purpose or frequency of journeys). The biggest difference is in availability and use of a passenger car, the most common means of transport in the Czech Republic. The survey shows a growing interest in sustainability in transport and building of public spaces. More than three quarters of all respondents think it is important to build pedestrian precincts in city centres and residential areas. A feeling of security is essential for women when choosing a means of transport. A physical assault in public transport is more of an issue for men, whereas every fifth woman has experienced a sexual harassment in public transport or a public space. These are just a few findings from a survey “Transport behaviour of women in numbers”, which was conducted by Transport Research Centre and Ministry of Transport.
Since the beginning of the sale of electronic vignettes in December 2020, drivers bought until 24 February 2021 e-vignettes worth of CZK 2,670,627,025. Police controls on toll roads have imposed 1,963 on the spot fines for CZK 1,538,700 since the beginning of February.