Man Gives Speeding Camera The Finger - Gets Rewarded With A Fine 75 Times The Norm

The Autobahn is widely considered as being the Holy Grail of high-speed motoring without breaking the law as it’s essentially the only public road in the world where you can push your car to the maximum without risking a huge fine. However, there’s a common misconception about Germany’s glorious highway as many think it’s completely devoid of speed limits. Long story short – it’s not.

The driver of a second-generation BMW X5 learned that the hard way by entering a section of the Autobahn without taking into consideration the speed restriction. Caught by the speed camera doing 11 km/h (7 mph) above the 70 km/h (44 mph) limit, the 26-year-old SUV driver would’ve normally received an easily manageable €20 fine.

MDarringer - 8/6/2020 5:34:13 PM

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Wait, the speed limit on that stretch of the Autobahn was 44mph?

I get that Merkel's fascist-socialist Fourth Reich hates freedom of speech, but 44mph on the Autobahn????

atc98092 - 8/6/2020 6:08:02 PM

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They have reduced speed zones same as we have here when freeways pass through urban areas. But yeah, that's really low it would seem. But without knowing what kind of congestion they have on that stretch, I can't say if it's justified.

valhallakey - 8/7/2020 12:50:11 AM

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Most likely in a construction zone. Reduced speeds through cities is typically 120kph.

Car4life1 - 8/6/2020 7:05:20 PM

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BMW Driver: Flicks german speeding camera off

German Speeding Camera: Nein Nein Nein!!!! X 75

dlin - 8/6/2020 9:12:34 PM

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I'll use both hands

MDarringer - 8/7/2020 10:20:39 AM

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Germany is so fucked in the head.