TISPOL Speed Operation
A week long campaign in 16 European countries to mark UN Global Road Safety Week caught speeding drivers at a rate of more than one every two seconds.
Over 380,000 motorists were caught by Operation Excess Speed which was co-ordinated by TISPOL between April 23-29.
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