Speeding cyclist in town flashed at 80 km/h - and remains unpunished

Created: 07/04/2022Updated: 07/04/2022 09:08

By: Marcus Efler

Cyclists caught in a speed trap: despite exceeding the speed limit by 30 km/h, he remains unpunished.

A VW driver was hit all the harder at the same check.

Wilnsdorf (North Rhine-Westphalia) - 180 euros fine plus fees, a point in the Flensburg driving aptitude register, and possibly a month's driver's license withdrawal: According to the current catalog of fines, anyone who is caught speeding 30 km/h in town can be prepared for a lot.

Nevertheless, a road user who was flashed in Wilnsdorf near Siegen (NRW) at a speed of 80 at the required 50 km/h remains unpunished.

Because it was obviously a particularly sporty racing cyclist who was traveling at a speed that is usually only reached by motor vehicles (even pedestrians sometimes trigger speed traps).

Speed ​​traps also respond to cyclists.

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Speeding cyclist flashed in town at 80 km/h.

That's why he goes unpunished

But since it didn't have an engine, "investigations and a penalty are missing here," as the Siegen-Wittgenstein police said.

The investigation would have been difficult anyway due to the missing license plate.

By the way, it would have looked a little different with an e-bike: Usually, half of the driver's fine is due here

Speeding cyclist flashed at 80 km/h in town: Good thing it wasn't an e-bike

But impunity does not always mean that cyclists are allowed to race.

Therefore, if an accident occurs, the excessive speed could play an important role in the question of guilt and also in the willingness of the insurance company to pay - quite apart from the risks of the high speed.

"The police once again expressly point out that speed is a killer in serious traffic accidents," reminded the Siegen-Wittgenstein district police authority after their car and cyclist measurement.

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Incidentally, their biggest catch was a VW Crafter.

The van roared through the village at 104 km/h.

The receipt: 560 euros, two months driving ban and two points in Flensburg.

Compared to some other speeders, who even rattle into the same speed trap several times, even that seems reserved.