Safe Weekend action – increased police controls across the country

Police across Poland launched the “Safe Weekend” actionwhich will last from 19 to 23 June 2025. The operation of Częstochowa's motorhome began at 6:00 a.m. on Thursday and will proceed until Monday 23 June. Officers announce intensive checks on major transport routes across the country.

Scope of police activities in June 2025

Increased roadside checks All voivodships will be covered, with peculiar emphasis on the routes with the top tourist traffic. Road police officers equipped with laser velocity meters will watch over people travelling on the roads of the Silesian Voivodeship.

Main objectives of the shares focus on ensuring the safety of all road users during an intense weekend. The tasks of the officers will focus on providing traffic liquidity on the main routes and ensuring safety in the places where the celebrations will take place.

Special attention Police officers will return to the driver's sobriety control, compliance with velocity limits and the safety of pedestrians participating in God's Body processes.

Police control

Routes covered by the most intensive inspections

Main communication arteries all over Poland will be under peculiar supervision of police patrols. Based on many years of experience, officers focus their activities on the routes with the top weekend traffic.

Silesian Region introduces comprehensive activities covering all major routes from the agglomeration. Checks will be carried out on both highways and national roads leading to popular tourist destinations.

Mountain and coastal routes will be under peculiar supervision due to the increased tourist traffic characteristic of long June weekends. Police officers will control not only the speed, but besides the method condition of vehicles before long journeys.

Local police units draw up circumstantial action plans taking into account the specificities of regional tourist routes. In many districts additional patrols were introduced on alternate roads, which drivers bypass the main traffic jams.

Special action against drunk drivers

Parallel to Safe Weekend there is an extended ROADPOL operation aimed at drivers driving vehicles under the influence of psychoactive substances. The action lasting from 16 to 22 June 2025 is aimed at drivers driving a car under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Its culmination is the 24-hour "marathon" of control, which is due to begin on 20 June.

Control Marathon It will cover Europe as a full and will proceed for 24 hours. Polish officers will participate in this global operation, which means peculiarly intensive checks on Friday 20 June.

Modern equipment for sobriety investigating will be utilized in all checks. Police have state-of-the-art alcoamas and drug detection devices to effectively destruct dangerous drivers from traffic.

Checks on coaches and collective transport

Summer Season is besides a period of intensive control of collective transport modes. During the holidays, traffic police officers across the country will be conducting increased checks on buses carrying children and youth for summertime holidays. The aim of the action is to guarantee the safety of participants in the trip.

Special check points coaches were created on major exit routes from large cities. Officers check not only the method condition of vehicles, but besides compliance with the provisions on the working time of drivers.

Commercial carriers users of mobile applications were besides at the centre of police attention. Over the past weekend, the capital police conducted extended control activities as part of the action “Safe Carriages 2025′′. Their aim was to guarantee greater safety for users of transport services provided through popular applications.

Obstacles of God’s Body Trials

Specific specificity of Thursday checks there will be difficulties related to the processes of God's Body taking place throughout Poland. Thursday, in God's Body, the processions will come out. Let us plan a journey so as not to be stressed by possible traffic difficulties. Let us pay attention to traffic managers in places where essential and follow the signals and instructions given by officers.

Temporary organisation of traffic will be introduced at the transition points of the procession, which may origin delays on local routes. Police officers will direct traffic at critical points and guarantee the safety of the participants of spiritual ceremonies.

Drivers should include additional time to travel on Thursday 19 June, especially in the morning and morning hours erstwhile the main ceremonies related to God's Body are held.

Statistics and data on police actions

Previous actions conducted during long weekends show the effectiveness of intensive police checks. During May 2025, there was a crucial decrease in the number of road accidents compared to the same period in the erstwhile year.

Police velocity Groups will actively participate in the activities, utilizing state-of-the-art equipment to measurement velocity and detect traffic offences. These specialised units have documented effectiveness in improving road safety.

International cooperation Within the framework of the European ROADPOL operations, experience and coordinated action can be exchanged across the continent. Polish officers regularly participate in specified programmes, which increases the standards of road checks.

Driver recommendations

Planning a trip On the long weekend of the Body of God, drivers should take into account the anticipation of intensive checks on all major routes. It is peculiarly crucial to respect velocity limits and an absolute ban on driving after drinking.

Vehicle preparation for roadside inspection shall include the verification of the documents, the method condition of the car and the mandatory equipment. Police will pay peculiar attention to the condition of tyres, the operation of lights and the presence of a informing triangle and a first aid kit.

Patience and Courage are the most crucial features that all driver should show during a long weekend. Increased traffic and controls can origin delays, but they service to improve the safety of all road users.