Nationwide Results From the "Speed" Surveillance Week, as part of the POL-PPKO Movement
Koblenz Police Concerned Over Traffic Offenses During Speed Marathon
The Police Headquarters in Koblenz has expressed concern over the number of traffic offenses recorded during a recent Speed Marathon. According to the Police Headquarters, a total of 2,938 speeding offenses were recorded on April 9, 2025, during the event.
The Speed Marathon was part of a statewide event called ROADPOL-Speedweek, which took place from April 7 to April 13, 2025. Intensive traffic speed monitoring was carried out during this period, with the Police Headquarters participating in the event.
Speed was monitored by fixed measuring stations, laser measurements, and mobile measurements (Provida) during the Speed Marathon. A total of 164,640 vehicles were checked at 30 control points in the area of responsibility of the Police Headquarters Koblenz.
Excessive speed is identified as the main cause of traffic accidents, and the Police Headquarters intends to strengthen police traffic safety work in response to the high number of offenses recorded during the Speed Marathon.
The Police Headquarters did not specify whether the entire control week includes the Speed Marathon mentioned in earlier facts. They also did not provide specific figures on the speeding offenses during the entire control week, citing pending evaluations as the reason.
Final figures on the offenses cannot be provided at this time, but the Police Headquarters has emphasised their commitment to improving traffic safety in the region.
For further inquiries, please contact Polizeidirektor Patrick Brummer, the police spokesperson or leader of the Koblenz Police Headquarters. His contact details are as follows: Phone: 0261-103-50023, Email: [email protected], Website: www.polizei.rlp.de/pp.koblenz.
The Police Headquarters Koblenz is responsible for an area where 30 control points were set up during the Speed Marathon. The total number of vehicles checked by police officers and automatically during the entire control week was 1,155,796.
The Police Headquarters Koblenz is concerned about the number of traffic offenses and is taking steps to strengthen its traffic safety work. They will provide further updates as evaluations of the entire control week are completed.
