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PostPosted: Sat Jan 05, 2008 15:41 
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95 000 cases dealt with by 21 staff in prat type offices. :roll: in this town in Mecklenburg-West Pomeramia

That just last year alone.. :roll: Per Hagenow news.


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The cash ist tinkling into the tills



The local Prat-Meister says


Manfred Sprinz.. local Speedfinder general of Ludwigslust wrote:

Does not matter if the scam ist fixed or mobile .. it ist a tested und punitive means to get people to slow down




Accidents in general fell by 10% in this area but Sprinz does not claim this to be down to any learning curve.. he says, rather [interestingly [/i] in this article that

Manfred Sprinz in Hagenow press wrote:

Just 0.1% of the cars we monitored on the fixed cameras last year were actually speeding. I think people have got used to the camera.


Or regressed to the mean :scratchchin: :wink: ...or have they put in some other engineering .. :scratchchin:


However, the mobile catch tell the other side of the story. They monitor the sites for 4838 hours und 26 minutes precisely over last 12 months.


(German pedantry.. ist wunderbar - nicht? :hehe:)

They pinged 854 241 motorists in total und 75 418 were copped actually over speed limit.

Manfred Sprinz wrote:

Das sind rund 8.8% oder eben jeder Zwoelfte"

About 8.8% or even a 12th.


He say he not surprised by this as their figures seem to indicate 9% of their target get processed each year :roll: with a fine or points und fine dependent on the speed. :popcorn:

Around 80% of his 9% hits receive the 35€ fine with the OTT " Raser in er Minderheit" (OTT idiots are minority.)


He now proposes to tackle tailgating on the local A/bahnwith a mix of cams und police.

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I place the German stories in here as not UK news. :wink:

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Fine me for Safe Speed
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