Attention, speed camera! These streets in Hamburg are now dangerous!

Attention, speed camera! These streets in Hamburg are now dangerous!

in Hamburg today it is time to "open eyes on road traffic", because the mobile speed camera are ready to call frenzied drivers to order. According to the latest information from News.de Eight streets equipped with mobile speed traps. Corresponding locations can change, however, and a guarantee for where exactly is flashed.

If the black car suddenly drives the big flash in front of your nose, you have to expect fines. These are not only due at speed overruns, but also for too dense up and overturning red traffic lights. Like bussgeldechner.org reports, mobile speed camera measure both the speed and the distance between the vehicles. Not only can they be used flexibly, but also like to create the surprise effect. So that the whole thing becomes really effective, radar warning and real-time warning apps on smartphones must not be used. However, the smartphone stays on while driving, as long as the warning function is switched off.

The facts for the use of speed camera

A look at the numbers shows that speed overruns are the most common traffic offense in Germany. According to bussgeldportal.de , over 2.7 million of such violations were recorded in 2022. Here, men are particularly noticeable: Around 2.1 million of them were asked to pay due to the high speed, while the women were only about 606,500 cases. It is therefore clear that men "get stuck" more often on the accelerator pedal than women.

Speaking of cash: The income from fines has increased particularly in larger cities. In the first half of 2022, 22 cities recorded income of 53 million euros - this is twice as much as in the previous year. The tightened catalog of fines from 2021 contributes to this, because the penalties for speed overruns have been noticeably increased. If you drive too quickly in the area of 16 to 20 km/h, you have to expect a penance of 70 euros.

traffic safety in focus

But are all these measures actually expedient? A survey by the HEM petrol station chain shows that two thirds of the respondents have already had to pay a fine, with the majority of the penalties in the range of up to 50 euros. It is also interesting that more and more drivers consider the speed limits to be appropriate - 58 percent of the respondents agree. Nevertheless, there is a decline in speed overrun; In 2023, only 55 percent of those surveyed were punished for exceeding this limits, while it was 79 percent in 2021. Perhaps the increased surveillance has shown its effect.