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Attention drivers: There is lightning in Neuruppin today! Pay attention to 70 km/h!
Find out more about the mobile speed controls in Ostprignitz-Ruppin, Brandenburg, on October 7, 2025 and important traffic safety rules.
Attention drivers: There is lightning in Neuruppin today! Pay attention to 70 km/h!
This Tuesday, October 7th, 2025, drivers in Neuruppin, Brandenburg can be particularly careful. A mobile speed camera was registered here on the L16 (zip code 16827). The speed control has been running since 6:51 a.m. and ends with the last update at 7:11 a.m. There is a speed limit of 70 km/h. In Germany, however, the use of radar warning devices and speed camera apps is strictly regulated. Real-time warnings and external radar detectors are prohibited, while switching off the speed camera display in navigation programs is mandatory for smartphone users. Fortunately, speed camera warnings on the radio are on the permitted list. Nevertheless, the recommendation remains to always adhere to the speed limits in order to avoid serious fines and points, as news.de reports.
Speed traps, such as those used today in Neuruppin, are of great importance for traffic monitoring. They serve to ensure road safety and have been in use in Germany since 1957. Today there are around 4,400 permanently installed radar measuring devices nationwide. Whether mobile or stationary, these devices work using the Doppler effect, where radar waves are reflected from the vehicle to measure speed. If the limit is exceeded, photographic evidence will be taken to record violations. In Germany the driver is responsible, while in Austria the owner is liable. For speed cameras, tolerance values of 3 km/h deduction apply at speeds up to 100 km/h and 3 percent deduction from 100 km/h, as can be read on bussgeldkatalog.org.
Speed camera density in German cities
A look at the speed camera data from major German cities shows that the number of speed cameras depends significantly on the traffic density. At the top of the ranking is Hamburg with 48 fixed speed cameras and an average number of 24.04 mobile speed cameras. Berlin follows closely behind with 47 fixed systems and around 19.25 mobile lightning controls. However, Cologne, which is at the same level with 47 fixed speed cameras, only has an average of around 12.57 mobile systems. This suggests that traffic safety and surveillance in the city is assured, but drivers could be particularly careful, as the analysis by auto-motor-und-sport.de shows.
The discussion about lightning systems often revolves around the question of their usefulness. Although safety is the primary goal, there is always speculation that revenue from fines plays a crucial role. Traffic experts, such as Michael Schockenberg, admit that the checks make sense, but that many drivers move faster again immediately after a check. The whole thing sheds light on the need to improve traffic education in order to sustainably increase safety on our roads. This should be an invitation to discipline for every driver, whether in Cologne or Neuruppin.