1. DANISH NATIONAL POLICE National Traffic Center HEAVY VEHICLE SECTION
Frank Davidsen
Chief Inspector

2. TOPICS Roadside Enforcement in Denmark Harmonising of enforcement
Exchange of information

4. ORGANIZATION OF TRAFFIC POLICE
Danish National Police:
National Traffic Center
Heavy Vehicle Section
12 Police districts
1 traffic unit
Operative patrol tasks and enforcement
Driving skils (driver licence acquisition)
Automatic Traffic Survailence
Must have motorcycles and VIP drivers for VIP escorte.
(Bornholm is covered by Copenhagen City Police)

5. TRAFFIC SAFETY
Aproximately 400 killed per year in traffic (increasing)
% caussed by heavy vehicles. (2008: 14 deads in right turns)
National strategy plan: max. 200 killed in 2012.
Priorities:
Speeding
Drunk/drug driving
Seat Belts
Heavy Vehicles

6. OBJECTIVES IN 2009 EC directive 2006/22 (EES) ”drivers hours”
2 % of the total working days of the year
working days by roadside check
working days by company check
Roadside Check plan 2009:
Aprox vehicles ( in 2008)
Priorities:
Animal welfare
Dangerous goods
Passenger transport

7. ”time-consuming” ROADSIDE CHECK Driver skills
Vehicle / transport documents
Vehicle tecnical conditions / dimensions
Lashing of the cargo
Legislation according to the transport / cargo
Drivers ´hours´:
Check of data for 28 days + current day.
Lack of enforcement tools
”time-consuming”

8. STRATEGY - DRIVERS ´HOURS´ (temporary)
Check of data of 28 days + current day
Analyse of aprox one week
Daily driving time max.10 hours
Breaks after 4½ hours
Daily rest min. 9 hours
Weekly rest min. 24 hours
Infringements related to ´3821/85´
In case of infringements the hole regulation will be enforced.
Foreigns: information would be sent to national authorities.
Nationals: Companicheck could be activated.

9. FRAUD
Magnet

10. HARMONIZED ENFORCEMENT ?
Guidence notes: Implemented in Denmark
MOU ”561”: ParticipatIion in MOU (CORTE)
National Guidence of Enforment of Drivers ´hours”
Use for POLTACHO (IT system)
Instructions for enforcers, lawyers, jugdes
Published on the internet
Only in Danish language

11. HARMONIZED ENFORCEMENT ?
3 MS missing
(+ ”non EU AETR”)
Attestation is needed!

12. Exchange of information

13. DENMARKS EFFORTS Close relations to Sweden and Norway
Close relations to Border Police i Germany
TISPOL member (concerted cheks 8 times a year)
Participating in CORTE, MIDT etc.
Personal contacts round EU
Think about CASH Project (Baltic Sea countries)

14.
Phone

15. NO TASKS ARE TO BIG!
ITS JUST A MATTER OF TIMING

16. QUESTIONS?