24-hour “speed trap marathon” finished

The so-called “speed trap marathon” that started at 6am on Thursday morning, came to a close at 6am on Friday . During the marathon, police put all their efforts into checking the speed of motorists on the country’s roads. The first results of the massive checks are expected to be released later on Friday. The location of the extra speed traps was based on the 51,767 recommendations received from members of the general public via the ikflitsmee.be website.
Nicolas Maeterlinck

Reporters from VRT Radio News found that most drivers were aware that there are more speed traps and were driving more cautiously.

The Federal Police Service spokesman Kristof De Pauw told the VRT that "There are speed checks based on the time it takes to drive from A to B, speed cameras and around 50 mobile speed traps positioned along motorways and major trunk roads."

The mobile speed traps will move around to various locations during the 24 hours of the speed trap marathon. Both the Federal Police Service and the of the local police services are taking part.

Drivers taking greater care

A survey carried out by our sister site deredactie.be reveals that motorists are driving more carefully due to the speed trap marathon.

Meanwhile, some drivers say that they wonder whether the extra speed traps will have any effect. Some others say that police should not only be checking speed, but also other motoring offences.
 

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