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Bavaria Carries Out Statewide 'Blitzmarathon' To Deter Speeding

Officials say excessive speed caused more than a quarter of 2025 traffic deaths, prompting a focus on rural and other high‑risk roads.

Overview

  • Police deployed about 1,570 speed checkpoints across Bavaria with roughly 2,000 state and municipal officers, and they published the control locations in advance.
  • In the Weilheim district, officers operated more than 20 sites and pulled speeding drivers out of traffic on the spot.
  • Teams used laser devices on oncoming cars so violators could be stopped immediately, and the tools can also reveal seat belt use or phone handling in good weather.
  • Because the operation was widely announced, officers enforced a tighter 10 km/h tolerance than usual at the sites.
  • At one Weilheim control, police stopped a driver measured at 113 km/h, issued a 20‑euro charge on the spot, and noted that such visible checks tend to influence driver behavior for only a few weeks.