What is allowed and prohibited
Do you use a speed camera app on your phone to warn the speed camera in your car? Then you should be careful because you can get severe penalties. Netzwelt explains the current legal situation and tells you what is allowed and prohibited.
Are high speed camera warnings allowed? We explain to you the current legal situation. [Source: panoramamarx.de /depositphotos.com]
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Is high speed camera application legal?
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These fines are in danger of being used
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Legal gray area
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This avoids photos from high-speed cameras
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Warn other drivers
High-speed camera apps abound in Google Play and Apple App Store. Here you will find pure speed camera warnings, warning asterisk boxes or moving speed cameras. Many navigation applications also integrate this additional functionality in their applications. One might think that this use is legitimate-but this is a fallacy. Below we explain how to protect yourself from punishment and still avoid expensive photos.
Is high speed camera application legal?
Can I use a high-speed camera application as a driver? The Road Traffic Regulations [StVO] make this clear. the answer is negative. Paragraph 23b of paragraph 23 of StVO states: "Anyone driving a vehicle must not operate or carry technical equipment designed to instruct or disrupt traffic monitoring measures.
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This applies especially to devices that interrupt or display speed measurement, such as radar detectors or laser jamming devices, but since the road traffic regulations were revised in February 2020, in this case, speed camera applications on smartphones are also mentioned .
These fines are in danger of being used
If you use a high speed camera to warn and get caught while driving, it will be expensive. According to the current list of fines, a fine of 75 euros is payable, and you can also earn a point in Flensburg. If you only installed the speed camera app and didn't open it, you might even get punished. If it can be easily turned on while driving, the high speed camera warning is already considered ready.
Legal gray area
The driver himself may not be using the speed camera app-however, this is not the case for passengers. If you are not traveling alone, passengers will not be penalized by current law if they use speed cameras to warn.
This avoids photos from high-speed cameras
It is not always necessary to have a speed camera app-there are also some legal ways to find out where the speed camera is. The easiest way to avoid taking high-speed camera photos: Observe local speed limits. If you still want to be safe, you can visit the Blitzer.de website to find where star boxes and mobile speed cameras are lurking before starting your journey. It is worth turning on the radio while driving. The announcement of the position of the speed camera on the radio is also legal.
Warn other drivers
Can you warn other speed camera drivers? The answer is yes-but there are limits. According to the Goslar Institute, a traffic lawyer was spoken on the subject and the warning signal was correct.
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However, in accordance with road traffic regulations, the use of warnings with flashing lights is still prohibited. Transient flashes can only be used in dangerous situations and outside building areas to declare overtaking actions, and if used incorrectly, a fine of 10 Euros will be imposed.
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