yep.. they are strict compared to here.
After you get license here, you have 1 year term in which you have got 20 points, and you get for example 10 points for 50km/h speeding or drunken driving, 4 points for 20 km/h speeding.
After 1 year you have 24 points and can go to special course which can wipe off some points after 5 hours of lessons.
Prices for speeding are sky-high too from what I see..and from what I heard those laws are not for show only, and you get caught speeding every time you do it, and they are strictly enforced.Compared to here that's draconian law.

p.s. polish police is famous for being able to 'forget' some things, especially speeding...