From Hildburg Bruns
More and more speeding accidents in Berlin! Politicians and the police are now targeting speed offenders more strongly. The number of 36 stationary speed cameras will be increased by nine in the current year alone.
Drivers with lead feet caused 2,389 accidents in the capital last year. In 2021 there were around 80 fewer, in 2019 160 fewer. So the numbers are going up. While the stock of speed cameras was only increased by three in 2022, more is now being built. The tender for nine new devices is currently running.
A second speed camera will soon be installed on Kurfürstendamm, where horsepower posers like to step on the gas – near Joachim-Friedrich-Straße in Halensee.
Kurfürstendamm 101 – this is where the magnificent boulevard gets its second speed camera Photo: Sven Darmer
BZ reveals where all new devices will be installed
►Am Seegraben, between Am Falkenberg and S-Bahn station Altglienicke
►At Treptower Park, between Herkomerstrasse and Klingerstrasse
►Blumberger Damm, between Landsberger Allee and Hohensaatener Straße
►Sterndamm, between Megedestraße and Lindhorstweg
►Kurfürstendamm (near house number 101)
►Bundesstraße 2, between Lindengraben and Am Luchgraben
►Brunsbütteler Damm, between Harburger Weg and Magistratsweg
►Falkenseer Chaussee, between Zeppelinstraße and Falkenseer Damm
►Hardenbergstraße, at Am Steinplatz (also against red light violations)
The funds will be increased accordingly. In previous years, only 275,000 euros were available in households, now it is 1.35 million euros!
In his inquiry to the interior administration, traffic expert Tino Schopf (49, SPD) asked how actively mobile speed measuring devices were also used. Answer: All followers currently get 2000 speed camera hours per month. In contrast, handheld lasers and radar vehicles together in January, for example, to over 3000 hours.
But the police can also use their vehicles to flash off traffic offenders who follow them. With the system (“Provida”), the officers had 311 deployments in the first quarter. In the first three months, there were also 1,141 major checks involving at least five officers.