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In 2010, the owner of a Ferrari missed a radar in Switzerland at 137 km/h. He took home the most expensive fine in history

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The fine for speeding highest ever recorded did not come from a German road or a French motorway. It arose in Switzerland, and they gave it to the driver of a Ferrari Testarossa. The most curious thing is that they did not put it in for pushing the power of this 90’s classic to the limit since it was traveling at 137 km/h. The result was a fine of more than 247,000 euros, an amount that officially appears in the Guinness World Records as the biggest fine for speeding. A record fine. The highest speeding fine officially recorded was imposed in Switzerland in January 2010. A court in the canton of St. Gallen sentenced the driver of a Ferrari Testarossa to pay about $290,000 (more than 247,000 euros at the exchange rate) after being detected by radar traveling at 137 km/h in a section limited to 80 km/h. The amount of the fine was not arbitrary. In Switzerland, judges do not set fines based on rigid tables according to the infraction, but rather based on the real impact they must have on each driver’s pocket. A system designed so that everyone hurts equally. Swiss legislation contemplates a model of fines proportional to the driver’s income, instead of establishing a table of fixed amounts as happens in Spain. This applies an equivalence factor with respect to economic capacity, making the sanctions truly have a deterrent nature. A fine of 200 euros for a person who charges a salary of 16,000 euros It can be a compelling reason for you to take your foot off the accelerator when you don’t play. But that same figure is insignificant for someone with a net worth of several million euros. Sanctions in Switzerland are at another level. In the case of the driver of the Testarossa, the sanction was triggered because the driver declared assets that exceeded 22 million dollars and accumulated a record for similar violations. For the Swiss authorities, the fine should reflect not only the risk committed, but also the economic impact it should generate. The 2010 record is not an isolated case. According to collects the local newspaper 24hourslast August a billionaire resident in Lausanne was fined 90,000 Swiss francs (about 96,500 euros) after exceeding the 50 km/h limit on the road while traveling at 77 km/h. Although the violation was not extreme, the final calculation was, and was justified by evaluating income, assets, and family circumstances. 96,000 euros for exceeding the speed limit by 27 km/h. Switzerland is not the only country that applies it. Finland shares a sanctioning philosophy similar to that applied in Switzerland. There are also fines calculated according to income, with precedents that have exceeded 120,000 euros. One of the best known cases It is that of a businessman who was traveling at 82 km/h in an area limited to 50 km/h and ended up facing a fine of 120,000 euros due to his level of income. In Austria, for example, a millionaire They took away his driving license and the Bugatti Veyron was immediately seized for traveling at 123 km/h in an area limited to 60 km/h. Spain will never come close to these figures. The Spanish traffic legislation is located at the opposite extreme. The fines depend exclusively on the margin exceeded over the speed limit, not on the financial capacity of the offender. Thus, the case of the Finnish driver fined 120,000 euros, in Spain would be resolved with a fine of 400 euros and four points less on the driving license. In fact, you would even have a 50% discount on the fine if you pay it in the first few days. In Spain, the most serious sanctions are penalized with a maximum of 600 euros and the withdrawal of six points on the license, without there being a link between the sanctions and the level of income. This implies that someone with high purchasing powermay consider the cost of the infringement to be minimal, thus losing its deterrent nature. In Xataka | The DGT allows legal circulation at 150 km/h without being an emergency vehicle. The secret: a sign Image | Unsplash (Noah Boyer)

the history of the first radar in Spain

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Do you know how many people died in 2024 in traffic accidents? 1,154. An “unaffordable” figure, in the words of Fernando Grande-Marlaska, Minister of the Interior who gave the press conference in which the data was made public. In total, 14 more people died than in 2023 and the number has been growing slowly since 2020 when the coronavirus pandemic significantly reduced displacement. In the last decade, Spain moves on the border of the 1,000 deaths but it cannot continue to lower this figure. Now imagine multiplying that number by four. And more or less we will have the number of deaths recorded in 1964. That year, in Spain there were 3,803 deaths recorded on the road. But in addition, 82,953 people were injured of varying severity. In total, 79,494 accidents were recorded. Of these, it is estimated that 31.63% of drivers were traveling at a “dangerous speed,” according to the Accident Statistical Yearbook. The time had come to take action. And those measures brought the first traffic radar seen in Spain. This was the first radar It is no coincidence that the DGT speaks of 1964 as the key year that ended up opening the door to the radars in Spain. That year, they point out on their websitethe magazine Black and White explained what a “cinemometer” was, about which they said that “this new device records the number of vehicles that pass a certain place on a road and at the same time indicates the speed they are traveling at.” However, it would not be until 1968 when the Traffic Group of the Civil Guard saw a device that they must have felt had come from the sky. Until then, agents used a system… let’s call it precarious. Before radars existed, Civil Guard cars had a speedometer in the right headlight. The driver would then approach the offending car and keep pace. From the passenger side, a photograph was taken showing the speed at which the vehicle was traveling and the offending car. It was in 1968, however, when radars made an appearance. After the first tests, the agents began to mount the equipment in the cars. The ones chosen were the Renault 10 and the Seat 124 that the Civil Guard used daily but they had to carry a luggage rack to be able to transport the enormous devices. These consisted of a radio system that, using microwaves, was capable of estimating the speed at which a vehicle was moving. This acted together with another device, known as photocontrolwho was in charge of taking the photograph so that there was evidence of the offending vehicle. At the end of the day, the film rolls from the camera had to be sent to the Traffic Headquarters to be developed and, later, printed. The time of taking, the date and the speed at which the vehicle was being driven at that time were recorded in the photograph. The system was not very different from the current one therefore. The devices also had other problems. They could only be used on completely flat ground. If this was not the case, the calibration began to make errors. In addition, they were heavy to transport and, obviously, could only be used when stationary. It was something like having to install a fixed radar every day. That made the management of fines was especially cumbersome. Every day, the agents who had to perform these functions had to travel to the indicated place. Once there, all the data related to the control had to be entered by hand. With each change of road, the agent covered himself with a black curtain to prevent any photos from being obscured by their change. Six hours after keeping the radar in operation, the agent had to spend another two hours writing reports about what happened. They explain on the DGT website that since the number of these devices was minimal and there was very little knowledge about them, the Civil Guard had to send its agents to France or Germany to recycle their knowledge. Those first radars began to spread from Madrid and Barcelona and little by little, already in the 70stheir number was expanding. The margin for committing an infraction was low since the radars could not detect vehicles traveling above 150 km/h. In those days, only a handful of cars could exceed this speed. What was said in those moments? Little thing. Things from a country that was experiencing a dictatorship in those days, so the dissenting voices tended to zero… at least in the media. In fact, the arrival of these devices was praised, pointing out The Vanguard that, now, drivers had to circulate “as it should be”. Photo | DGT In Xataka | 74,000 fines and counting: the most voracious radar in all of Spain is located in a specific point in Madrid

Madrid has the radar that most fine in Spain. We already know its location and where we have to be more careful this summer

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3,440,655 speeding fines. Spain closed 2024 with a 4% increase in the number of sanctions for this reason. Associated European motorists (AEA) has carried out its annual report with DGT data to point to us which are the 50 radars that most fine in our country. This increase in the number of fines cannot be understood without the fact that there are more radars that fine in our country. Specifically, in Spain there are almost 3,400 controllers of speed that monitor that we do not exceed the maximum limits allowed. And those must add mobile radars and famous pegasus that watch from the air. In addition, we remember that in the AEA numbers of this report the fines imposed in the Basque Country or Catalonia are not collected, where traffic skills are transferred. The radar that is most fine in Madrid Given all this, AEA points out that the radar that most fine in Spain is at kilometer 20 of the M-40, the famous Circunvalación de Madrid. The cinemometer repeats in the first place but, perhaps because it is an old acquaintance, it has reduced its volume of complaints by 36%. In total, this controller has issued 74,873 sanctions for speeding, far from the 118,392 fines that it registered in 2023. The radar is not only in the Community of Madrid, since six others are part of the 50 most “multones” radars in Spain, being the province where the most controllers add up in this list. These are located in the following locations: Road M-40 PK 52: 33,057 sanctions. Road A-4 PK 13: 18,263 sanctions. Road A-2 PK 15: 15,713 sanctions. Road A-5 PK 12: 14,147 sanctions. Road A-4 PK 12: 13,722 sanctions. Road A-3 PK 48: 11,568 sanctions. What are the most fine radars? Although Madrid has the most fine of Spain and another six more radars appear in the list, Andalusia is the autonomous community that adds the most speed controllers to the list. In fact, according to AEA data, almost one in three fines processed in Spain have an Andalusian radar origin. In total, in 2024 they added 959,592 complaints, which represents 27.8% of the activity in the country, accumulating up to 14 cinemometers among those who most fine in our country. If we analyze by provinces, Malaga and Seville, with five and four radars among the 50 that most sanction in Spain are the two provinces (after Madrid) in which the most radars are located. As to Volume of complaints And despite the fact that Madrid has the radar that most sanctions, Castilla y León with 413,343 sanctions is the second autonomous community in which it is most sanctioned. And it is followed by the Valencian Community, with 366,360 complaints. As for the radars that most fine in Spain, these are the 10 that sanction: Autonomous Community Province Via PK Number of fines Community of Madrid Madrid M-40 20 74873 Andalusia Malaga A-7 968 67502 Navarre Navarre A-15 127 60878 Andalusia Seville A-381 74 54835 Andalusia Malaga A-45 128 49378 Balears (Illes) Balears (Illes) EI-600 9 39202 Andalusia Seville A-92 83 37616 Andalusia Malaga A-7 978 33358 Andalusia Malaga MA-20 10 33061 Community of Madrid Madrid M-40 52 33057 Photo | DGT In Xataka | How to know all the official locations of the DGT radars

A radar prohibits more than 30 km/hour Alcoy. Men want to show that they can skip it … running

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There is nothing more human than trying to overcome yourself. To consider a goal and try to go further is an aspiration as ancient as the human race. The same essence of the Olympic Games is that: exceed the maximum brands we know and measure our most perfect physical performance. And if the competent authority prohibits exceeding them, with more desire you try. Run, Alcoyano. It has been in Alcoy, in one of its most central streets, Sant Vicent Ferrer. There is installed a “pedagogical” radar that marks a maximum of 30 kilometers per hour for vehicles passing through the road. A group of countrymen has wondered if they would be able to pass that speed … running. The result: a video that in Tiktok has generated more than 3700 kilometers, more than 240,000 likes and four million visualizations. 11 tricks to dominate Tik tok What is a pedagogical radar? It is a radar with electronic panels that show drivers the speed at which they are circulating and alert them if they exceed the limits of the road: if they pass without exceeding the speed they receive a smiling face in green, and if they pass, they get a sad face and the warning in red. They are located above all where the maximum allowed is 30 kilometers per hour, in areas where high accidents or school environments have been detected. In any case, They do not sanction the driverthey only measure and report the speed, hence the name. @cyd_amanecer We are fast #speedometer #for you #alcoy ♬ Original sound – Cyd_amanecer Can you or cannot? The obvious question what we have to do in the face of such a challenge is: Can you run more than 30 kilometers per hour? In the video, in fact, a single person gets it on the hair, but it is very complicated: only elite athletes in very short distances manage to stay so above: The World Record is USAIN BOLTwho reached a peak speed of 44.72 km/h during its historic race in 2009, and its average in the 100 meters was about 37.57 km/h. Uncles things. What we see here is a typically masculine behavior, with a small competition to measure themselves with their peers and evaluate their own abilities and achievements. Here, the dynamics of “who manages to go faster” is a clear example of comparison between pairswhere recognition and status are obtained to overcome others in a public and visible test. In this case, yes, the activity is not risky, a detail that sometimes appears in this type of competitions, where it seeks to demonstrate through virile risk behaviors, such as reckless driving. Although very healthy for the knees are not these jogs. Stones throw, running radars. Actually, it is not necessary to get so transcendent or psychologists: this impulse to overcome the brand that indicates the radar is pure male competitiveness that sets in a large number of stupid competitions in which uncles embark. Reported a couple of summers, when it became fashion stones. Entertain with any bullshit (how many social media accounts you know that are Trick Shots increasingly wiring and demential), compete for anything, male life. Sport as a measure of all things. You just have to see José Luis Almeida Belowing the Balonazos Any child that is put in front of the intuitively understanding everything that leads us to this point: virile exhibitionism, playing regular everything but believing Greek athletes just because once in the courtyard of the school we put a head goal. But it is the magic of sport, which acts as a masculinity standardization device: the body is a performance machine, and attributes such as strength, resistance, speed and competitiveness become male value standards. Therefore, if we measure the same in terms of “running in front of a radar” we will understand the not -so -epic side of the situation: the obsession to compete can convert any daily situation into a “battle” or a “party.” Who eats faster, who arrives before the office by car or who drinks more beers. “Sunday’s hero” who is able to momentarily match the USA Bolt brand for a thousandth of a second. The epic at a very specific point of the cosmos. In Xataka | The human being is not made to run, but to rest. At least according to a Harvard teacher

I don’t have an aspiring robot at home, but I want one. These are the ones I have on the radar

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Keeping the house clean is a complicated task, especially if we live with young children or pets. Any help we can have for it is key, especially if we don’t have too much time to clean. There are undoubtedly the aspiring robotsdevices capable of Keep the soil clean autonomously without having to worry too much about it. Choosing a model among all those that are not easy, either by budget or because we simply cannot decide among many there are. To me, with three pets at home, it is the best investment that occurs to me right now so as not to have to be with the vacuum all day, something that I am obliged to do right now. Among all, These are the ones I have in the radar right now: DREame X40 Ultra Completewith 12,000 PA of suction power, by 899 euros. Irobot Roomba Combo 10 Max with Autowashwith highway and great navigation, by 699 euros. Philips Homerun 2000 Seriesa more economical option, by 360.99 euros. Xiaomi Robot Vacuum X20 Maxwith great autonomy and very good performance when it comes to scrub, for 649.99 euros. Roborock S7 Max Ultrawith good guided system and a base with three pillars, by 626 euros. DREame X40 Ultra Complete The first option of this selection is the X40 Ultra Complete de Dreame, an aspiring robot that stands out for offering A great suction power: 12,000 Pa. Its side brushes extend 10 mm to reach areas that normally remain out of reach of this type of robots, which facilitates that there are no areas that are left without aspirating. It is a great option that we have reduced to the 899 euros. DREAME X40 ULTRA COMPLETE ROBOT ASPIRATOR AND FREGESUELOS, 12000PA SUCTION, ROBOT ASPIRATOR WITH REMOBLE AND ELEVABLE MOPA, 70 ℃ SELF -DEVIABLE MOP, SIDE AND EXTENSIBLE BRUSH, DIRTATION DUCK * Some price may have changed from the last review Irobot Roomba Combo 10 Max with Autowash We now go to an Irobot option: your Roomba Combo 10 Max with Autowash. As is usually the case with Irobot devices, this Roomba stands out for offering a large navigation system, Able to overcome obstacles of all kinds. It has a four -phase cleaning system that is also perfect to eliminate dirt from the most complicated areas, in addition to having technology to leave clean carpets without damaging them. It comes out by 699 euros. IROBOT ROOM COMBO 10 MAX + AUTOWASH BASE, ASPIRATOR ROBOT AND FRIEASUELOS, SELF -COUPLE MULTIFUNCTIONAL, FILL THE WATER, WATER WATER, MOBS, HAZENCY, RETRACT MOPE, AVOID OBSTACLES, APP * Some price may have changed from the last review Philips Homerun 2000 Series If we are looking for a cheaper option, but that offers a great result, we may be interested in this homerun 2000 Philips series. ANDThis would be the model that I would choose for a small flooralthough their autonomy and their suction power are going well for any type of housing. Its price also makes it perfect for the most tight budgets: right now it costs 360.99 euros. Philips Homerun Series 2000: Robot vacuum cleaner and friegasuelos 2 in 1 with 2700 pa for suction & 130 min of autonomy, laser navigation, automatic emptying station, app controlled by app, blue (xu2100/10) * Some price may have changed from the last review Xiaomi Robot Vacuum X20 Max We continue with an Xiaomi option, the Robot Vacuum X20 Max. Unlike the previous one, this model would be a great option if we have a large home, thanks especially to its great autonomy that gives for Up to 100 minutes running. It has a very complete mobile application, good suction power and right now we can buy it for 649.99 euros. Xiaomi Robot Vacuum X20 Max – Robot vacuum cleaner and pierces with smart laser navigation system (LDS), 8000 PA suction, cleaning routes in Zigzag, black (ES version) * Some price may have changed from the last review Roborock S7 Max Ultra We close this selection of vacuum robots with the S7 Max Ultra. It is a model that has a filling and automatic washing system for the mopa (as well as autosecado). It has 5,500 PA of suction power and highlights its base with three very different pillars. Its mop, which automatically lifts to avoid surfaces such as carpets, stands out for having a great performance. Costs 626 euros. Roborock S7 Max Ultra Robot Aspirator with Avitation Active Obstacles 5500 Pa Robot vacuum and automatic emptying/Automatic automatic washing/drying/automatic filling * Some price may have changed from the last review Some of the links of this article are affiliated and can report a benefit to Xataka. In case of non -availability, offers may vary. Images | DREame, Irobot, Xiaomi, Philips, Roborock In Xataka | Best vacuum robots in quality price. Which to buy depending on the use and five recommended models In Xataka | These are the seven best cleaning devices to keep dirt at bay, on video

The radar satellite at a higher height ever created

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At 36,000 km altitude, in the geostationary orbit, China operates the “Ludi Tance 4-01” satellite. Released in August 2023is the first synthetic opening radar deployed at this point, which gives China a unique permanent observation capacity on a third of the earth’s surface. Freshly declassified. Chinese scientists have Recently revealed The design and capabilities of the Ludi satellite, which had been kept secret until now. Officially designed for weather observation, earthquake monitoring and natural disasters prevention, their details have put on alert to rival countries such as the United States. The United States Space Force rejects the Chinese narrative. Instead of a satellite for civil use, he believes that it is designed for high resolution recognition in the Asia-Pacific region: a powerful spy satellite that allows both civil applications and the collection of military intelligence. The reason for its height. Ludi is, Like the Spanish satellite Paza synthetic opening radar (SAR). But unlike peace, it is the first and unique Sar that operates in geostationary orbit. Located 36,000 km altitude, the Chinese satellite is synchronized with the terrestrial rotation to observe the same region continuously. And not optical, so it can cross the clouds and follow night objects. Ludi reaches a resolution of approximately 20 meters. While it is a lower resolution than the sub -metric of some spy satellites of the low orbit, from the geostationary orbit, Ludi can monitor around a third of the earth’s surface, specifically in the Asia-Pacific region. The technical details. The satellite was launched with its antenna initially folded. To achieve a useful resolution at so much distance, LUDI integrates numerous phase matrix emitters, which can be coordinated in unison. This “beam synthesis” technology allows multiple microwave beams to be combined in space to act as a single very powerful radar beam, which makes it possible to obtain high quality images. Only China. The launch of the Ludi in August 2023 marked the beginning of a new class of Earth’s observation platform. American scientists had pursued the idea of ​​radar surveillance from the geostationary orbit since the Cold War, but technical obstacles maintained all those plans on paper. China has succeeded. And Ludi is alone one of the Chinese satellites yaogan that operate in geostationary orbit. Image | Cast In Xataka | For the first time we have seen a photo taken by the US ultrasecreto space plane. But the most surprising is not the photo

The huge ZTE stand in the MWC is a reminder that it is still alive under the radar. And it is also a message: they will return

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This is my fifth time in the Mobile World Congress. The first four were between 2013 and 2016, and from all those editions I remember the imposing Zte stand well. They didn’t have then an especially relevant market share or a reputation that will justify so much space (At that time I dedicated myself to trying mobiles and I took a 3 a zte, the lowest note I have ever put), but its staging suggested otherwise. ZTEs set up show. Of the good, with thunderous music and a generous free bar of life -threw canapés for journalists in trouble, and also of the Chungo, resorting to hostesses with attire that made eyebrows arise even in an environment as little progressive as a global technological congress. His strategy seemed clear: to be noticed as it was. Nine years after my last MWC I have returned to the fair, and there is still Zte, with a stand As big as then. But something has changed, in addition to the fact that they already dress more elegant to their hostesses: the manufacturer has vanished from the Spanish market. Their phones no longer occupy space in the lines of the stores, they do not appear in any sales ranking and It is virtually impossible to cross one on the street. What has been of that Chinese giant who tried to conquer the West? Where has Zte got while we didn’t look? The perfect storm To understand the apparent disappearance of ZTE of the European panorama, it is necessary to go back to 2018, the year in which This manufacturer suffered an existential crisis. He Department of Commerce From the United States, he imposed a veto for the sale of US components to ZTE for seven years for violating a prior agreement related to sanctions to Iran and North Korea. The measure was devastating: Zte depended completely on Qualcomm chips and Google software among other American technologies. The company literally stopped its operations for three months, until it agreed to pay a fine of 1,000 million dollars, change its entire directive dome and submit to the supervision of an external committee designated by the US. It was a blow that never recovered completely in western marketsespecially because it coincided with the beginning of the commercial war between China and the United States. Touched and sunk. Unlike Huawei, which Betterly resisted geopolitical attacks, Zte was more vulnerable. With less resources and a much weaker brand positioning, they opted for a strategic withdrawal of the markets in which their profitability was compromised. A silent strategy The surprising thing is not that ZTE has disappeared – he has not done it – but that he has reconfigured his business completely … without making noise. He has pivoted from a global conquest strategy to a more selective and pragmatic approach: Geographical concentration. ZTE has reinforced his presence in markets where he had competitive advantages or privileged relationships: China, of course, but also Southeast Asian countries, the Middle East, Africa and some areas of Latin America. Focus change. Their smartphones were the most visible for the final consumer, but only represented one third of their income. The true ZTE nucleus was always the telecommunications infrastructure equipment, a much less visible but much more profitable B2B business. 5G specialization. ZTE has become one of the main world suppliers of equipment for 5G networks, competing directly with Huawei, Ericsson and Nokia. According to data from Dell’oro GroupZTE maintains approximately 10% of the global 5G infrastructure market. Zte not only survived the storm, but has grown, but otherwise different from the previous one. His income in 2024 was about 16,000 million euros. Far from the figures of the greats, but also far from the ghosts of bankruptcy. Invisible markets ZTE’s commercial map today is curious. They have opted strong for countries that do not usually appear in Western technological headlines: Mass bathroom of ZTE managers after announcing an agreement with the largest Turkish telecus. Another somewhat alien market for the western radar. Image: Xataka. This presence in “invisible markets” for Western radar Add contracts that are worth a lot of money although they impose so much on their Newsroom. While Europe and North America have progressively restricted the access of Chinese manufacturers to their critical networksthese other territories have received with open arms to the affordable alternatives to traditional suppliers. A silent industrial revolution Maybe ZTE’s most interesting turn has been towards industrial digitalization. Has developed solutions for “smart factories”digital mining, autonomous ports and intelligent energy networks. This market, much less sexy than that of smartphones but much more profitable for a brand like yours, has allowed Zte to grow under the average consumer radar. It is the silent metamorphosis of a manufacturer of Gadgets to an industrial technological provider. Contrary to what it may seem to us from Spain, ZTE continues to manufacture mobile. It maintains several product lines, including some names that are still familiar to us, such as the Axon series of high -end and the mid -range blade. They are sold mainly in China and emerging markets, where Google’s absence is a minor barrier. The intersection between telephony and gaming remains a constant in ZTE. Image: Xataka. It also maintains Nubia, a more innovation and design oriented submarket. The clouds Z50 and Redmagic 8 Pro (The latter focused on Gaming) They have had some reception in Asia, although they go completely unnoticed in Europe. At this fair his asset has been to announce A fairly reasonable folding for less than 1,000 eurosin addition to Hold the commitment to telephony Gamer. It is a calculated movement: they do not aspire to master the market, but to occupy specific niches where the benefits/price ratio can make them competitive. In product positioning, and in regional availability. ZTE’s strategy with his smartphones is clear: Do not compete where you can’t win. Why invest in marketing and distribution channels in Spain, where getting a 1% market share would cost millions, when that same … Read more

Fed of excess speed on her street, a Frenchman did the only thing she could do: install a false radar

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This 2025 will be installed more than 120 new radars in Spain. The location of fixed radars is not a secret and can be easily consultedbut the objective is clear: that the drivers respect the speed limits. There are some who have no machinery And they are only as a deterrent. And, appealing to that deterrence, a Frenchman tired of speeding on a road from his town placed a homemade radar. A shabby, plastic and that has ended up being effective. So much that has even caught the attention of the mayor. The radar. In France they have several guys of fixed radars. They are huge black or gray boxes with a yellow and black tape, but one of them is cylindrical and has technology capable of distinguishing between vehicles and lanes. Thus, it captures the speed of trucks and vehicles separately in case both types come out in the photo. That is the one that is anonymous neighbor of a town called Bezannes has decided to imitate. On January 22, Jean Monnet Avenue, limited to 30 km/h, dawned with a new radar. The City Council had not reported its presence, but there was, imposing, in the median of an area with a high volume of traffic. Its design was exactly the same as HGV radars, with the imitation of the two windows for the sensors, so the neighbor created it conscientiously to pass through a real one. Security: 1, Cost: 0. One of the people who ran into him recognized It shows that it is false, but also that, from a distance, “one might think that it is a real radar.” He also confessed that he was surprised the first time he saw him and raised his foot from the accelerator because “no one leads at that speed” and that he does not understand the limit. Bezannes is a fairly small town, of just over 1,200 inhabitants, but the avenue connects with the city of Reims, a much larger with about 180,000 inhabitants to the northeast of the country. Therefore, that connection avenue has a high traffic volume, but a limit speed of 30 km/h. Before it was 50 km/h, but as in Spain, they decided to limit the speed due to the presence of two pedestrian crossings. Of the mayor’s taste. Who liked the idea was, perhaps, the most unexpected. The morning of that day, the police had already seen that there was an element that should not be there and informed the mayor. Your reaction? “It’s quite well done.” The mayor, Dominique Potar, completed his argument wondering if he was a work of a joker or a conscious citizen who wanted to contribute to security in his own way, but that was something that did not change the result of the action. “Perhaps, we should even congratulate him because he has had a real impact on traffic,” he said. The results seem obvious, since Potar said that, in the area, there were times that the speed was exceeded in 100 km/h what was allowed, so they installed Badenes that managed to reduce it, but that it is not yet enough and there are times that there are times that They place spy radars, which serve to measure those infractions, but that are not useful as a deterrent method. To the ground, of course. Potar joked that “perhaps we should place it in another place in the city”, but not everyone took this joke or action of a neighbor tired of traffic as something as positive. Proof of this is that, soon after, the radar ended on the ground because someone had tried to destroy it. The legality of false radars. As much as it may be, and although the radar was quite shabby, it is evident that it has fulfilled its goal by pointing out that we are going very fast and that we only respond when we touch our pocket. Now, the most curious thing is that this of false radars is not so weird. In fact, in France, any You can put one at home. They do the neighbors who live in areas where the speed is high and fight to try to stop it. There are examples of radars such as the one placed in Bezannes, but also others like a camouflaged mailbox as if it were a radar. According to its owner, it works, but it has already had to screw it because they have thrown it on occasion. There are also some Much elaborate that also seem, clearly, a real radar, with cameras, flash and everything. Outstanding image | Marc Mongenet In Xataka | The 50 radars that are most fine throughout Spain: these are their locations and everything they collect

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