Speed ​​camera madness on the A8: Speeding drivers trapped!

Speed ​​camera madness on the A8: Speeding drivers trapped!

On February 16, 2025, the police check on the A8 Innkreis motorway in the Wels-Land district (Upper Austria) once again had its effect. A 36-year-old man from Serbia was caught speeding at a breathtaking 161 km/h through a construction site where only 80 km/h is allowed. The police not only confiscated his driver's license, but also confiscated his vehicle. On the same day, a 20-year-old Upper Austrian had to hand in his car on the L531 in Buchkirchen. He was traveling at 141 km/h, where only 70 km/h is permitted, and also lost his driving license, according to a report from 5min.at.

Speed ​​cameras with laser technology in use

The snapping speed cameras are not products of chance, but the result of precise laser measurements. These laser speed cameras, like those used in Germany, enable speed to be recorded precisely by emitting light pulses that are reflected by the vehicles. If the distance between the speed camera and the vehicle changes, the speed can be determined using a distance-time calculation. According to bussgeldkatalog.org, such measurements by the police are particularly effective because they can stop drivers immediately after the measurement. The legal consequences, such as fines and points in Flensburg, for those driving too fast should not be underestimated.

The question of measurement errors is also important. In Germany, despite the precise technology, errors can occur, for example when two vehicles drive next to each other and it becomes difficult to find out which vehicle is at fault. In addition, a tolerance of three percent is deducted for speeds over 100 km/h, which means that the national economy has to test whether the speeding actually occurred. Another aspect is that, according to legal regulations, an objection to these measurements can be advisable in appropriate cases.