Luxembourg's radars recorded a whopping 250,000 offenses last year. The mobile radars flashed 44,000 speeding drivers while the enforcement trailer's camera flashed another 10,600 motorists.
Despite official attempts to reduce speeding on Luxembourg's roads, the statistics are bleak: 35 deadly accidents occurred in 2018 - 11 more than in 2017.
The high number of violations witnessed by the trailer radar is linked to the high-risk locations where it was installed. The enforcement trailer has a long range and it can be placed on any road. It is fully automatic and does not need to be manned. Once installed, it can be operational for a week and immediately sends photographs to the police station in charge.
Abroad, this type of radar is known to keep a watchful eye on construction sites. In Luxembourg, it is usually positioned on high-risk road segments where speed-induced accidents are likely. That way, one hopes to improve road safety and reduce traffic deaths, director of Luxembourg's road police Laurent Lentz explained.
Luxembourg's Minister of Mobility Francois Bausch hopes to counter the worrying trend by installing average speed cameras. These cameras calculate the average speed of a car on a given stretch of road (which can be up to 15 km).
More than 50% of all deadly accidents are caused by excessive speeding, statistics have shown. For this reason, it is paramount to reduce speeding on road segments that are known to be dangerous.
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