Anyone driving too fast on the highway must expect to be ‘flashed’ by permanently installed or mobile radar boxes or guns. On particularly strictly controlled routes, around 1,000 drivers fall into traps every day. And the chance of being caught has increased considerably in recent years. Ten percent ‘tolerance’ was once…
The fines have also increased noticeably since the government’s speed package in the autumn of 2021: while 30 kilometers per hour too much previously cost 70 euros, this has now risen to 150 euros. The maximum fine for speeding was more than doubled from 2,180 to 5,000 euros. And more and more are being caught: the gray “staring boxes” on the side of the road have been modernized and now use new technology almost everywhere – without flash, but with increased precision. Krone+ explains how they work, which “countermeasures” are allowed for drivers – and which are prohibited.
Source: Krone
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