Although traffic regulations are usually quite exhaustive, there are sometimes small lagoons that the most spared drivers take advantage. This is what happened in Rottweil, a town of 25,500 inhabitants near the black jungle (Germany); In this place, a citizen took advantage of a legal vacuum to prevent the proper functioning of a mobile radar.
Specifically, and according to the local media ZDF Heute, What this person did was park his caravan right in front of mobile speed control, leaving him completely without effect and preventing him from detecting drivers who circulated to speeds higher than permit. The local regulations allowed to park caravans at that point, which was a usual parking space, and the owner moved it in the 24 -hour space; Therefore, the municipal authorities have not been able to fine it.
A calculation error
Under normal conditions, the structure in which urban mobile radars are installed is placed so that parked vehicles cannot obstruct them. That is not what happened on this occasion, so in reality the event is attributable to a calculation error by the police.
Although Spanish legislation is probably Traffic and Road Safety That damaging a device of this class can lead to a fine of thousands of euros, in addition to forcing the replacement of the cabin (up to 15,000 euros) and the radar itself (up to 40,000 euros). These penalties are applicable whether the deterioration of the radar occurs accidentally (in which case the driver’s insurance) should take care of the driver’s insurance) as if performed intentionally (assumption in which we would be facing a vandalism case).
