A total of 1,267 times the police handed out a fine to someone with a telephone in his or her hand while cycling in the past year. Hoogeveen hits the clock and is the leader in Drenthe with 283 violations.
An expensive joke, because a fine is 160 euros. Drenten seem to have learned from last year, because then the number of fines was considerably higher. In 2023 it was 1,911 times hit.
In addition to Hoogeveen, more than 200 people were also hurled in Assen, Meppel and Emmen. Assen is second with 277 fines. Meppel completes the top three with 219 violations.