Bulgaria steps up checks on distracted driving until 11 October
Traffic Police are taking part in ROADPOL’s Focus on the Road campaign from 5 to 11 October, targeting distraction and unlawful phone use.
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Bulgaria’s Traffic Police are carrying out intensified checks on distracted driving as part of ROADPOL’s Focus on the Road campaign, running from 5 to 11 October 2026.
The Interior Ministry confirmed Bulgaria’s participation on 5 October. Officers will focus on conduct that distracts drivers and on unlawful use of mobile devices while driving.
What drivers need to know
Reading messages, choosing music and using apps can divert attention from changing traffic conditions. The ministry is urging drivers to put their phones aside and concentrate on the road.
As of 6 October, the campaign remains under way and will continue through 11 October. It is a road-safety enforcement initiative, not a notice of a specific road closure or traffic diversion in Veliko Tarnovo.
ROADPOL’s published 2026 operations plan also lists these dates for Focus on the Road, with an emphasis on mobile phones and other electronic devices that distract drivers.
Official sources: Bulgarian Ministry of Interior, 5 October 2026; ROADPOL 2026 operations plan.
Archive illustration — not a photograph of the 2026 campaign: mobile-phone use in front of a steering wheel, photographed on 2 April 2007 by Ed Brown / Edbrown05. Source: Wikimedia Commons. License: CC BY-SA 2.5. Cropped and resized to 1200×675 pixels by 5000.news. The edited image remains under the same licence.
