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Bulgaria's traffic police launching 'Operation Light'

Fri, Oct 30 2009 11:09 CET

byNick Iliev

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Bulgaria's traffic police launching 'Operation Light'

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The Bulgarian traffic police (KAT) are launching 'Operation Light' on November 1 2009, because from that day all motorists should drive with their vehicles' headlights on, a rule in effect until March 1 2010, Bulgarian National Television (BNT) said on October 30 2009.

KAT's operation is aimed at checking whether motorists are keeping to the rule, which is intended to reduce the number of road accidents.

In the first week of the operation, KAT will only do "surveillance" and remind drivers that they must have their lights on. After that, fines will be levied, amounting to 20 leva, in addition to five points being deducted from the driver's licence.

There will also be fines for dirty windows and worn-out tyres. KAT said that winter tyres should be fitted to motor vehicles, and motorists who fail to do so will be fined 40 leva, KAT was quoted by BNT as saying.

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Anonymous constantinos gr Sat, Oct 31 2009 19:06 CET
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its always hell when i drive in boulgaria . every few klm police stops me for several reasons and always must give to policeman few euros to left me continue my trip. specially for the many greeks who will be visit the bg snow centers an other hell.

Anonymous Mark C. Fri, Oct 30 2009 18:47 CET
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"In the first week of the operation, KAT will only do "surveillance" and remind drivers that they must have their lights on".

I'm betting that the fine will still be issued, only for that first week it goes right into the policeman's pocket! I love Bulgaria and I can easily accept that things in Bulgaria are different from the west, but the corrupt and totaly incompetent police are simply an outrage.

Anonymous speedy Fri, Oct 30 2009 13:44 CET
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hilarious...launching a safety campaign, apparently 65,000 police officers in Bulgaria but they never seem to be in the right places on the roads catching the merc, audi, bmw heros who are the worst drivers i have ever seen!
They all seem to turn a blind eye when one of these cars speed past their checkpoint without stopping!

Anonymous blighty Fri, Oct 30 2009 11:58 CET
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Laughable. It is apparently OK for cars to drive around at other times of the year with only one light or no lights working, not bothering to where seat belts, having no window wipers. Another attempt to pretend to be doing something about the slaughter on bulgarian roads.

Anonymous tom bullman Fri, Oct 30 2009 11:40 CET
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GOOD ON YOU KAT.WE SHOULD ALL OBAY THE HIGHWAY CODE LOOK AFTER OUR CARS AND TYRES AND HAVE OUR LIGHTS ON AT ALL TIMES.STAY ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE WHITE LINE.DONT DRIVE CRAZY,AND STAY ALIVE.BETTER TO BE 5 MINUTES LATE THEN 5 MINUTES EARLY


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