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Chemnitz: Speeders pay millions – speed cameras bring record fines!
Chemnitz reports on speeding fines, revenue and planned speed controls for traffic safety.
Chemnitz: Speeders pay millions – speed cameras bring record fines!
Speeders have a hard time in Chemnitz because the city has taken several measures to control the speed on its streets. According to the MDR The traffic law working group of the German Bar Association recently determined that Chemnitz collected 7.3 million euros from fines last year. This is led by the mobile speed cameras and red light speed cameras, which together accounted for the lion's share of revenue.
An analysis of the data shows that in the Saxon city, mobile speed cameras in particular contributed 5.9 million euros and stationary controls contributed 1.4 million euros to the total. The snapshots of the enforcement trailer brought in another 1.8 million euros. This puts Chemnitz in second place on the nationwide list after Hamburg, where 47 million euros were collected through traffic offenses.
Incomplete statistics?
When considering this, however, one must take into account that Chemnitz considers the ranking list created to be not very meaningful. Of the 140 cities contacted, only 41 took part in the evaluation and only 29 agreed to publish the results. Prominent cities such as Dresden and Leipzig are completely missing from this survey.
But the city has already made new plans to further improve safety on the streets. Two additional stationary speed cameras are planned, one on Bahnhofsstrasse after the Reitbahnstrasse intersection, which will implement both red light and speed controls, and a second on Reichsstrasse near the “Weststrasse” primary school, a classic speed camera.
Legal insights
The legal framework for fines in Germany is clearly regulated. Loud Fine information The fines vary depending on the severity of the offense. They range from a small warning amount to severe penalties ranging from several hundred to 1,500 euros for more serious offenses. Points can also be awarded in Flensburg, which can lead to the revocation of your driving license if you accumulate 8 points. The fine can be challenged within 14 days, which means that the deadlines and procedures are also very important for traffic offenses.
However, it is not just the amount of the fine that is important. The fine notices are usually sent directly to the registration address; payment on site is not possible. Anyone who ignores the fine may have to face further legal consequences, including forced imprisonment, if payment is not made. A further look at the regulations shows that the limitation periods can be between 3 and 10 years, which plays a central role for many road users.
The aim of these measures is clear: to increase traffic safety and punish reckless behavior. The city of Chemnitz's progress in general traffic control is being closely monitored by both citizens and the police. If the trend continues, the city will continue to record high revenues from fines in the future. Because driving unrestrained through speed limits could end up being expensive.