New German Speed traps
We have all seen the German speed trap cameras around. When you speed past one in your car in Germany, they take a photo of you and your car, register your current speed, and a date and time, then a few days later you get the notice in the mail along with your fine.
Once we get used to our travel routes, we learn to slow down enough just to get past the cameras. Then we resume our normal speed. But now Germany is making it a lot more difficult. They have new speed cameras being installed which are very well hidden (see photos below)
They are a lot harder to spot! These new cameras will be found in the Heidelberg area on Speyer Strasse (535) and also on the B3.
Germany no longer sends the photos in the mail in an attempt to curb high divorce rates in Germany. Evidently there were quite a few cases where the photo was sent to the address of the speeder, but a wife or husband saw the photo with another member of the opposite sex in the car. Oops. Don’t get caught cheating!!! There is lots of information on various speed cameras here
December 5th, 2006 at 7:14 am
[…] New Speed Traps On German Roads Pajagre of the Americans blog on Portal Germany discovered a new insidious type of speed traps on German roads. The’re integrated into the street’s guardrail and almost invisible for car drivers. […]
December 29th, 2006 at 5:15 pm
Thanks for the info, very much appreciated. Its a little to digest but will keep reading.
- www.portalgermany.com