Speed controls and dog feces: fines threaten!

Speed controls and dog feces: fines threaten!
In the period from January 6th to 12th, 2025, the city of Dorsten, in cooperation with the Recklinghausen district, conducts speed controls. These measures affect several important streets, including Lindenfelder Straße, Weseler Straße and Lembecker Straße. In addition, further speed measurements are possible in the entire urban area.
During this week, controls are also carried out. Dog owners are obliged to carry fellow bags with a walk. This rule is checked in Lembeck and the old town two days a week. The fines for violations are determined as follows:
- Mandatory to carry out a feces bag: 25 euros
- Dogs to take playgrounds with them: 40 to 90 euros
- Leave dog droppings: 100 euros (green area), 125 euros (sidewalk), 300 euros (playground)
These control rates can be higher in the event of repetitions. It is worth noting that the Recklinghausen district does not carry out any mobile speed measurements in Dorsten during the specified period of time; Instead, a stationary speed measurement is set up on Lippramsdorfer Straße in Lembeck. In addition, further, undisited measurements are possible.
regulations for speed control
like All readerworden.de reports, speed cameras can be set up in Germany depending on the road species of the country, municipality or commissioned private companies. The evaluation of the measurement results is an sovereign task that may be carried out exclusively by official employees. In the federal states of North Rhine-Westphalia, Hesse and Bavaria, private companies are allowed to install and use speed camera.
However, there are restrictions: A court in Hesse decided that cities and municipalities are not allowed to transfer speed measurements to companies. However, municipalities can commission private companies to set up flash units when they are danger spots. The responsible transport protection is the responsibility of the police and traffic authorities, such as the road traffic authority or the regulatory office.The speed measurements can also take place on weekends, since solid speed cameras are usually not switched off. In addition, the police and regulatory office can issue fine notices to notify compliance with the road traffic regulations.
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