October 18, 2:00 p.m., Traffic control, Västerbotten County

Skellefteå
At around 10:30, a traffic control was held on Storgatan in Byske. A driver was fined for speeding.

Umeå
During the morning, a sobriety check was held on Mesvägen in Mariehem. All drivers were sober, with no remarks. At around 10:30, traffic was also checked at Amanuensvägen/Studentvägen in Ålidhem, with the same result.

During the morning, a motorist was stopped on national road 92 near Kåddis. The driver had been travelling at 78 km/h in a 60 zone. A fine of 2,400 kronor was issued. A little later, a motorist was stopped in Brännland. The driver had been travelling at 127 km/h in a 100 zone and was fined 3,200 kronor.

Vindeln
After 11, two motorists were stopped between Tväråbäck and Granö for speeding. One driver had been travelling at 66 km/h on a 50 road, and the other at 112 km/h in a 90 zone. Fines were issued.

Shortly after 12, a motorist was stopped just north of Granö after travelling at 116 km/h on a 90 road. A fine of 3,200 kronor was issued. A little while later, another driver was stopped on the E12 north of Granö. The driver had been travelling at 114 km/h on the same stretch. A fine of 2,800 kronor was issued.

Shortly before 13, a motorist was stopped for speeding on the E12 in Lillsele. The driver had been travelling at 105 km/h on a 90 road and was fined 2,000 kronor.

In other news: The police have started measuring traffic speeds using radar in their cars. The first cars equipped with this technology took to Swedish roads earlier this year. The radar can be used to measure the speed of other vehicles, both when the police car is stationary and while it is moving. The radar can also measure the speed of vehicles ahead of the police car and in oncoming lanes. 

Several of the drivers stopped for speeding today were stopped after police patrols measured their speed using this technology.

The decision to equip police cars with radar speed meters is the latest in a series of measures to achieve Vision Zero, where no one should be killed or seriously injured in traffic.