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Mainz (dpa / lrs) - During the Europe-wide "Speedmarathon" control campaign, the Rhineland-Palatinate police targeted speeders and speeders on Wednesday.
For example, in the area of the Kaiserslautern Police Department, the speed of a total of 2086 cars and trucks was measured between 8 a.m. and 12 a.m. on Bundesstraße 270, as a spokeswoman said.
43 violations were found.
The location of the control point had been announced in advance, the police had not named other measuring points in advance.
"That is a very good result, very many stick to the speed limits," said the policewoman.
The aim of the campaign is, among other things, to reduce the number of deaths and injuries caused by accidents on the streets, as the Europe-wide police network Roadpol announced in advance.
In other federal states such as Hesse and Baden-Württemberg, there were increased speed controls on Wednesday.
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Press release Police Headquarters West Palatinate