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Freiburg Confirms Speed Camera Flashed a Horse Without Triggering a Fine

Officials say the flash resulted from a large reflective cloth during a rider’s test near a 10 km/h zone.

Overview

  • Riding instructor Martina Scherrer sent her 20-year-old mare past a mobile speed camera to see if it would react.
  • A warning vest and leg reflectors did not trigger the device, but a large, highly reflective saddle cloth set it off.
  • A Freiburg city spokesperson confirmed the horse was recorded by the camera during the test.
  • No notice has been issued to the rider, and authorities say no citation or fine is expected in this case.
  • The street outside the riding school carries a 10 km/h limit that local drivers and cyclists reportedly often ignore, with the episode first reported by Badische Zeitung and later by BILD.