Speeders and Posers: How the police take action against dangerous drivers

Speeders and Posers: How the police take action against dangerous drivers

In Germany, real money is used against speeders and modified vehicles. In its third season, the documentary series “Speed ​​Cops – Posers and Speeders in the Sights” shows how special units take action against dangerous road users. In Wiesbaden, for example, the “Argus” control group operates, headed by Police Chief Inspector Florian Thrun and Police Chief Inspector Viktoria Willich. Their missions are not only peppered with exciting arrests, but also with stories that get under your skin.

A poser was recently stopped in a Mercedes for bravely ignoring police instructions. However, Thrun knew how to defuse the situation with de-escalating words. At the same time, Chief Police Commissioner Dimitros Bastounis in Stuttgart inspected a proud owner of a modified Golf 1. Although he was full of joy about his automobile gem, the inspection ended seriously when Bastounis inspected the vehicle and ultimately secured it.

Speeder with an emergency

In Neumünster, officers Niklas Hansen and Jonas Seggering are on duty when they stop a speeder. To their surprise, the driver explains that their family dog ​​has swallowed a sharp object and they are on the way to the vet. This is the third visit to the vet this week, which gives the officers a certain level of understanding, despite the serious speeding violation.

The photo series in this episode not only sheds light on the challenges in everyday police life, but also shows the need for conscientious police operations. Because more than just exciting stories come from ADAC accident research, which has been working on analyzing serious traffic accidents since 2005. They have made significant progress with the aim of researching the causes of accidents and at the same time making recommendations for accident prevention.

Research and reality

ADAC Luftrettung carries out over 40,000 missions a year and provides large amounts of data about frequent accidents. The bottom line is that around 85% of the accidents in the ADAC accident database result in serious or even fatal injuries. In Germany, the risk for motorcyclists is equally alarming, as they are four times more likely to be involved in an accident compared to other road users. Most of these accidents are solo accidents or collisions with cars.

In addition, the road traffic accident statistics of the Federal Statistical Office are responsible for providing reliable data about accidents. These comprehensive statistics are worth their weight in gold when it comes to planning changes to laws, traffic education and road construction. Accidents are recorded in detail by type, people and vehicles affected in order to derive learning statements about traffic policy.

Whether in Wiesbaden, Stuttgart or Neumünster, the challenges for the police are great and the operations are often unpredictable. Nevertheless, they provide a sharp look at the problem that affects all road users. This interaction of police operations and valuable accident research highlights the urgency of doing more to ensure road safety.

So we can only hope that both the work of the “Speed ​​Cops” and the findings from accident research will help ensure that we are safer on our roads tomorrow.