{"id":322371,"date":"2025-08-06T11:28:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T11:28:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/322371\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T11:28:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T11:28:13","slug":"driver-fined-after-being-caught-doing-record-speed-on-germanys-autobahn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/322371\/","title":{"rendered":"Driver fined after being caught doing record speed on Germany\u2019s Autobahn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Your support helps us to tell the story<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-1uza6dc-0 cKWiEj\">From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it&#8217;s investigating the financials of Elon Musk&#8217;s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, &#8216;The A Word&#8217;, which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-1uza6dc-0 cKWiEj\">At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-1uza6dc-0 cKWiEj\">The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"sc-1uza6dc-1 huxBsk\">Your support makes all the difference.<\/strong>Read more<\/p>\n<p> A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/motorist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">motorist<\/a> was clocked driving at more than 320 kph (199 mph) on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/autobahn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Autobahn<\/a> west of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/berlin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Berlin<\/a>, a record high at more than 124 mph above the speed limit, German police said. <\/p>\n<p>The speedster, who was not identified, was caught while racing along the A2 highway near Burg on July 28.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/driver\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">driver<\/a> was handed a fine of 900 euros ($1,043), stripped of two points from his driver\u2019s license and banned from driving for three months, the Magdeurg police office said this week. <\/p>\n<p>A roadside radar stand, known as an \u201cEnforcement Trailer,\u201d caught the motorist in a routine check. A reading from its display showed \u201cthe highest record speed\u201d of 321 kph, police said Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Germany-Speeding_Car_96714.jpg\"  loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"In this May 15, 2013 file photo a traffic sign indicating a speed limit of 120 km\/h (75 mph) is pictured at the highway A59 close to Troisdorf, Germany\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/><\/p>\n<p>open image in gallery<\/p>\n<p>In this May 15, 2013 file photo a traffic sign indicating a speed limit of 120 km\/h (75 mph) is pictured at the highway A59 close to Troisdorf, Germany (DPA)<\/p>\n<p>Germany&#8217;s famed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/autobahn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Autobahn<\/a> motorways have captured fascination and interest around the world for their lack of speeding limits. German authorities and driving clubs have argued over the years about whether the policy should continue. <\/p>\n<p>Limitless speeds aren\u2019t universal on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/autobahn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Autobahn<\/a>, though, as parts of the motorway are subject to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/speed-limits\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">speed limits<\/a>. The section of the motorway where the record-breaking driver was caught has a limit of 120 kph (74.5 mph).<\/p>\n<p>There are already speed limits on almost 30 per cent of roughly 8,000 miles of autobahn, imposed to regulate noise near urban centres and reduce safety risks on roads deemed unfit for unlimited speeding. <\/p>\n<p>In 2019 a pol found roughly half of Germans remain opposed to autobahn speed limits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":322372,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5310],"tags":[2000,299,1824],"class_list":{"0":"post-322371","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-germany","8":"tag-eu","9":"tag-europe","10":"tag-germany"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114981588554198062","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/322371","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=322371"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/322371\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/322372"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=322371"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=322371"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=322371"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}