NIK: Poland notorious for dangerous roads

The Supreme Audit Office (NIK) is screening the state of Polish road safety and the results are not good. Poland has the worst road accident mortality in Europe, besides Romania. There are on average 87 deaths per million each year on the Polish roads, reported IAR. NIK has suggested that the road transport inspectorate should be joined with the national police force since both conduct similar tasks. Another suggestion was to improve the use of speed radars so that they are more effective in slowing down potential risky drivers, rather than being used as cash collection devices. Infrastructure needs improvement, as there are too few roads with multiple lanes in one direction. NIK also suggested that the Ministry of the Interior take on a chief role in limiting road transport risks in Poland.