Overview

• The Italian law, effective June 12, mandates that both fixed and mobile speed cameras must be announced with traffic signs at least one kilometer before their location.
• Authorities are banned from installing cameras on road sections with abrupt speed-limit changes and must obtain prefecture approval for new sites.
• Officials say the reforms respond to outrage over hefty fines and will strengthen transparency, fairness and road safety.
• Germany’s Blitzermarathon enforcement campaign remains active since April, with police checkpoints targeting speeding drivers across multiple federal states.
• Critics warn that speed cameras can serve as revenue generators rather than safety tools, a concern the new Italian rules seek to address.