On the A4 motorway, a truck driver, a Ukrainian citizen, was detained, who collected as many as 17 tickets during 1 inspection. The scale of the violations was so large that it was hard to talk about a case or a momentary distraction – it is alternatively a show of what everyday life looks like on Polish roads. Although the case has caused a stir, it is worth saying: this is not an exception. It's just the tip of the iceberg.
The insolence of Ukrainian carriers is increasing. Described by the media A4 is not an "incident" story, but another proof that any abroad carriers operate according to their own rules, completely ignoring Polish and EU regulations. A4 was detained by a Ukrainian driver who caught as many as 17 tickets during 1 inspection. Seventeen. This consequence shall not be derived from an accident or from a single error. This is the consequence of the long-term disregard of the law, which became the norm among Ukrainians driving around Poland.
Our roads have for years been an arena of intensive transportation from the east. The problem is that with him came besides standards that have small in common with security. In practice, this means vehicles in mediocre method condition, overloaded kits and drivers working above all acceptable standards. The rules in force in the European Union are an obstacle to many of them, not a regulation to be respected.
The effect is easy to predict. There are trucks on the roads that shouldn't leave the base at all. Each specified device is simply a possible threat to another traffic participants. This is not a question of formality or "paperology", but of real hazard of accidents. erstwhile there are situations where components fall off the truck or the vehicle does not meet the basic safety standards, we are talking about a ticking bomb on wheels.
The problem is compounded by the fact that the control strategy in Poland is hollow. The inspection works, but is incapable to cover the full movement. This means that many carriers calculate risks and come to a simple conclusion: it pays more to break the rules due to the fact that the chance of control is limited. In specified an environment honest entrepreneurs lose to those who save on the safety and working time of drivers.
It is besides impossible to escape the wider context. The price competition in transport led to a race to the bottom. any companies, especially outside the EU, are entering the marketplace with an approach that can be summarised briefly — to do the cheapest possible, no substance what the cost. And at the same time, road safety and compliance with regulations that apply in explanation are very common.
A evidence of 17 tickets should be a informing to you, but besides to the public. due to the fact that if 1 driver breaks the rules on specified a scale during 1 inspection, it means that he has done it repeatedly and without any consequences, and this is raised to the rank of rule in east carriers.
The worst part is that the reaction only occurs erstwhile the scale of violations becomes compromising. Then we have headlines, outrage, and temporary mobilization of the services. Then everything goes back to normal, that is, to a situation where Ukrainian (and not only) vehicles that do not meet basic standards proceed to drive on the roads.
If nothing changes and Ukrainians do not cease to be treated by the Warsaw authorities as holy cows, further specified cases will only be a substance of time. Unfortunately, sooner or later, this will end not with a evidence number of tickets, but with a tragedy that can no longer be brought to statistic or media curiosity. People will die, most likely innocent Poles.
