Overview

• The weeklong Blitzermarathon runs from August 4 to 10 under coordination of the European Roadpol network deploying extra mobile and stationary radars
• Speed cameras focus on high-risk zones including accident hotspots, school and kindergarten surroundings, nursing homes and construction sites
• Federal states manage their own participation with Niedersachsen mandating enforcement and others choosing varied targets such as motorcyclists in Brandenburg and school routes in Sachsen
• Baden-Württemberg cities even use citizen surveys to determine radar sites while local police decide final schedules in many regions
• Drivers caught speeding face fines up to €800, points in Flensburg and bans of up to three months as part of efforts to curb one of Germany’s leading causes of traffic fatalities