COMPARATIVE STUDY OF ROAD TRAFFIC RULES AND CORRESPONDING ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS IN THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION FINAL REPORT ANNEX 1 – COUNTRY REPORTS EUROPEAN COMMISSION DIRECTORATE-GENERAL ENERGY AND TRANSPORT PT CONSULTORES EM TRANSPORTES INOVAÇÃO E SISTEMAS, S.A. In co-operation with: With the following subcontractors: PT Contents ................................................................................................................................................vii Country Report: Austria .........................................................................................................................1 1. Analysis of Legislative Bodies ...................................................................................................................... 1 2. Analysis of Law Enforcement Bodies ........................................................................................................... 3 3. Enforcement Framework .............................................................................................................................. 4 4. Sanction Regime .......................................................................................................................................... 5 5. Statistics on Checks and Infractions............................................................................................................. 6 6. Feedback Loop............................................................................................................................................. 6 7. Signs and signals ......................................................................................................................................... 7 Country Report: Belgium .....................................................................................................................19 1. Analysis of Legislative Bodies .................................................................................................................... 19 2. Analysis of Law Enforcement Bodies ......................................................................................................... 20 3. Enforcement Framework ............................................................................................................................ 20 4. Sanction Regime ........................................................................................................................................ 21 5. Statistics on Checks and Infractions........................................................................................................... 23 6. Feedback Loop........................................................................................................................................... 23 7. Signs and signals ....................................................................................................................................... 24 Country Report: Germany....................................................................................................................31 1. Analysis of Legislative Bodies .................................................................................................................... 31 2. Analysis of Law Enforcement Bodies ......................................................................................................... 32 3. Enforcement Framework ............................................................................................................................ 33 4. Sanction Regime ........................................................................................................................................ 35 5. Statistics on Checks and Infractions........................................................................................................... 36 6. Feedback Loop........................................................................................................................................... 37 7. Signs and signals ....................................................................................................................................... 38 Comparative study of road traffic rules and corresponding enforcement actions in the Member States of European Union – Final Report – Annex 1 – Country Reports i PT Country Report: Denmark ................................................................................................................... 51 1. Analysis of Legislative Bodies.....................................................................................................................51 2. Analysis of Law Enforcement Bodies..........................................................................................................52 3. Enforcement Framework.............................................................................................................................53 4. Sanction Regime.........................................................................................................................................54 5. Statistics on Checks and Infractions...........................................................................................................56 6. Feedback Loop ...........................................................................................................................................57 7. Signs and signals........................................................................................................................................58 Country Report: Spain....................................................................................................................... 113 1. Analysis of Legislative Bodies...................................................................................................................113 2. Analysis of Law Enforcement Bodies........................................................................................................114 3. Enforcement Framework...........................................................................................................................116 4. Sanction Regime.......................................................................................................................................117 5. Statistics on Checks and Infractions.........................................................................................................121 6. Feedback Loop .........................................................................................................................................123 7. Signs and signals......................................................................................................................................124 Country Report: Greece..................................................................................................................... 133 1. Analysis of Legislative Bodies...................................................................................................................133 2. Analysis of Law Enforcement Bodies........................................................................................................133 3. Enforcement Framework...........................................................................................................................134 4. Sanction Regime.......................................................................................................................................136 5. Statistics on Checks and Infractions.........................................................................................................138 6. Feedback Loop .........................................................................................................................................138 7. Signs and signals......................................................................................................................................139 Country Report: France..................................................................................................................... 167 1. Analysis of Legislative Bodies...................................................................................................................167 2. Analysis of Law Enforcement Bodies........................................................................................................168 Comparative study of road traffic rules and corresponding enforcement actions in the Member States of ii European Union – Final Report – Annex 1 – Country Reports PT 3. Enforcement Framework .......................................................................................................................... 169 4. Sanction Regime ...................................................................................................................................... 170 5. Statistics on Checks and Infractions......................................................................................................... 171 6. Feedback Loop......................................................................................................................................... 171 7. Signs and signals ..................................................................................................................................... 172 Country Report: Finland.....................................................................................................................205 1. Analysis of Legislative Bodies .................................................................................................................