Danger of flashlights: These places in the Peine district are now affected!

Danger of flashlights: These places in the Peine district are now affected!

There will be strong lightning again in the Peine district next week. From June 23rd to 29th, speed measurements are planned at several locations in order to increase road safety. The district calls on all drivers to be careful and provides information about the various checkpoints. These checks are carried out both stationary and mobile, and the exact locations can change at any time, which further fuels the anticipation of quickly “being at home” in the region. Regional Today reports that the speed camera operations will affect the following locations:

• Montag: Edemissen, Hermann-Löns-Straße; Peine, B444, Höhe FTZ; Wendeburg, Neue Straße; Vöhrum, Herrenfeldstraße
• Dienstag: Bortfeld, Bortfelder Straße; Peine, Schwarzer Weg; Hohenhameln, Dehnenweg; Peine, Eichendorffstraße
• Mittwoch: Peine, Braunschweiger Straße; Stedum-Bekum, Hildesheimer Straße; Adenstedt, Ölsburger Straße; Barbecke, Hauptstraße
• Donnerstag: Peine, Ilseder Straße; Essinghausen, K69, Höhe Autobahnbrücke; Ölsburg, Gerhard-Lukas-Straße; Klein Lafferde, Münstedter Weg
• Freitag: Wendeburg, Hornsinke; Groß Bülten, Zuckerweg; Wierthe, Meisterstraße
• Samstag: Dungelbeck, Schmedenstedter Straße

The background to the speed controls

The announced controls are part of a strategic measure to increase road safety. In the Peine district, speed controls generated revenue of around 2.7 million euros in 2022, which will be used for traffic education, as Braunschweiger Zeitung notes. The money does not flow into the district budget, but rather supports important educational measures.

The speeds of the vehicles are recorded precisely using various technologies, such as radar and laser measuring devices. These measures are not only intended to punish speeding violations, but also to prevent accidents. Bussgeldkatalog explains that stationary speed cameras and mobile speed measurements help to reduce risky driving behavior.

Fines and regulations

The fines in the Peine district are clearly regulated and can cost from 20 euros to 800 euros, depending on the degree of speeding. In urban areas, for example, the scale is much stricter. Driving bans can also be imposed, which is intended to encourage drivers to adhere to speed limits. Interestingly, a tolerance must be taken into account when measuring speed, which is 3 km/h for speeds below 100 km/h. Above 100 km/h it is 3% of the measured speed, explains Bussgeldkatalog.

Drivers in the Peine district should pay particular attention to their speed in the coming days to avoid unpleasant surprises. It would be a shame if a quick trip ended with an expensive fine!