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Kaiserslautern (dpa / lrs) - The Rhineland-Palatinate police caught thousands of speeders and speeders in the Europe-wide control action "Speed ​​Marathon" on Wednesday.

According to the police headquarters on Thursday, the majority of drivers adhered to the speed limits.

The Koblenz police headquarters registered 3270 vehicles that were traveling too fast.

The speed was measured at a total of almost 85,000.

The police detected 520 speed violations at a total of 13 checkpoints in the Front and South Palatinate, as announced by the Rhine Palatinate Police Headquarters in Ludwigshafen.

The police headquarters in Kaiserslautern, in more than 2500 vehicles checked, reported 91 drivers who were traveling too fast.

The front runners on the B270 were a driver who had raced through a 70-speed zone at 95 kilometers per hour, and a driver on the B37 who had 81 kilometers per hour in a 50-speed zone on his speedometer.

Overall, however, the police department drew a positive balance.

The location of the control point had been announced in advance, the police had not named other measuring points in advance.

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According to a spokeswoman, the police headquarters in Trier also took part in the “speed marathon”.

A balance sheet will therefore not be published.

The police headquarters in Mainz want to publish figures on Friday, according to a spokeswoman.

In other federal states such as Hesse and Baden-Württemberg, there were increased speed controls on Wednesday.

The aim of the campaign was, among other things, to reduce the number of deaths and injuries caused by accidents on the streets, as the Europe-wide police network Roadpol had announced in advance.

According to the police headquarters of the Rhine Palatinate in Ludwigshafen, inappropriate or excessive speed is one of the main causes of accidents. Last year, 950 people were killed in traffic accidents on the roads in the service area due to excessive speed.

© dpa-infocom, dpa: 210422-99-312823 / 2

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PM Police Headquarters West Palatinate

PM Police Headquarters Koblenz

PM Police Rhineland Palatinate