In its first month of operations, the average speed camera at the Markusberg tunnel on the A13 motorway flashed 6,433 times.
The camera has been active since 1 December 2021. Eight of the drivers that were flashed were significantly above the speed limit, one of them recording a staggering 194 km/h while making it through the tunnel.
Paul Hammelmann, president of the Road Safety Association, commented: "The great advantage of the average speed camera is that there is no cheating, which people always try to do. It thus contributes more significantly to our road safety on longer stretches."
The Markusberg camera is the second average speed camera in the country. The first one was installed near Gonderange in June 2020. By January 2022, the camera has already flashed more than 10,000 drivers.
Armand Jaminet from the Association of Road Victims also spoke about the dangers of speeding in tunnels: "A person driving at 90 km/h needs about 100 metres to come to a stop, while the distance for people driving at 110 km/h already amounts to 150 metres. If a car then starts skidding, there is nothing else to stop it other than the tunnel walls left and right."
Fixed speed cameras were first introduced in the Grand Duchy in 2016. 24 units have since been installed, with two additional average speed cameras and one red light camera at Place de l'Étoile.
The A7 motorway, more commonly known as the Nordstrooss, is now also set to receive average speed cameras in its tunnels. Studies will be completed over the course of the year to assess the situation.
Furthermore, two new red light cameras are to be installed: one in Hollerich near the Campus Geesseknäppchen, the other at the intersection of Boulevard Charel Marx and Route d'Esch.
