Blitzer-alarm in Hamburg: Where today the cyclefalls are lurking!

On March 26, 2025, a total of seven streets are equipped with mobile speed traps in Hamburg. These special monitoring measures serve for traffic safety and can be flexibly adapted to the current danger situation in road traffic. The last updates of the locations of the mobile speed camera took place at 3:30 p.m. on this day, like news.de reported.

mobile speed camera can be used quickly and easily, be it on tripods or in parked vehicles. They either use electromagnetic waves or light signals for speed measurement. In the event of violations of the prescribed speeds, fines are imposed in accordance with the Road Traffic Regulations (StVO). A reasonable speed adjustment is important to make the traffic situation secure.

technology and history of the speed traps

speed traps play a central role in traffic monitoring. According to bussgeldkatalog.org the first test bike measurement is probably in January 1957, while the radar control was introduced in the same year. Around 4,400 permanently installed cycling devices are now in use in Germany. These measuring devices usually operate on the basis of the Doppler effect by being emitted and reflected by vehicles.

In the event of a speed crossing, photography of the vehicle and its license plate is made. Mobile cycling devices are also able to create video recordings, which is a further step in traffic control. In Germany, driver's liability applies compared to other countries; That is why front radar devices are preferred. Tolerance values ​​should be observed in which up to 3 km/h deduction for speeds up to 100 km/h and 3% deduction for higher speeds are taken into account.

The implementation of new technologies, such as the section control for average speed measurement over longer routes, is currently being tested, but the data protection problem is also treated in this context. The aim of the radar control is to increase traffic safety and reduce the number of accidents by means of a corresponding traffic education.