Chemnitz cracks 7.3 million: speed cameras are booming in East Germany!

Chemnitz cracks 7.3 million: speed cameras are booming in East Germany!

The discussion about speedmaking and fines take up speed! As is well known, Chemnitz is one of the pioneers when it comes to rinsing a decent plus into the urban cash register with speed and red light violations. According to Radiochemnitz , impressive 7.3 million euros were generated in income in 2022. Chemnitz thus passes Erfurt (5.6 million euros) and Rostock (3.4 million euros) and is one of the East German “speedmalemilionaries”.

But it comes even thicker! In the survey of the Working Group on Transport Law of the German Lawyers' Association (DAV), a total of 41 cities in Germany were viewed, which generated 153 million euros through speed camera revenue. Hamburg leads the list of over 47 million euros thanks to its 40 inpatient and 26 mobile lightning systems. The survey also provided the realization that 25 cities exceeded the million borders - an impressive number.

A look at the East German cities

Currently five East German cities have consolidated their position as speed -millionaires, including Chemnitz. Erfurt and Rostock increased their earnings from 2023 to 2024 by almost one million euros, while Chemnitz continues to be strongly there with 7.3 million euros, as well as Saaleinfo reported. The other three cities, Weimar (2.6 million euros) and Frankfurt/Oder (1.4 million euros), as well as the reverse movements in some cities show a mixed picture. Interestingly, both Dresden and Jena refused to publish their data; Both cities also ranked in the top revenue in earlier years.

knowledge from the speed camera income

The income from speedmacks is not only a financial stroke of luck for the cities, but also an indicator of the behavior of drivers. The number of speed cameras has increased in many cities, which underlines the emphasis on safety in the focus of accidents. Dr. Daniela Mielchen from the DAV also points out that objections to fines often have high chances of success. This shows that compliance with the traffic rules in the Federal Republic is a sensitive topic in which legal subtleties cannot be neglected.

with 482 measuring systems in the cities recorded, including 317 inpatient and 165 mobile, these flash systems are present everywhere. In Chemnitz alone, 6 million euros were taken by mobile speed camera, which only increases the city's profile as a "speed millionaire". A look into the future makes the trends clear: Most cities are planning to continue to rely on speed cameras in order to combat speed and red light violations efficiently.

In summary, it can be seen that the discussion about speed camera technologies and their financial effects is far from on the home stretch. Whether with more speed cameras or even mobile flash systems - the cities can look forward to an exciting development that could also provide great financial impulses in the coming years.