A Stranger Places a False Signal Next to a Radar and Causes Nearly 400 Fines in Three Days.
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A simple false traffic signal eventually created an unusual situation. Nearly 400 drivers were caught by a radar after someone had placed on the site a speed indication that did not correspond to the legal limit. The case happened in Haldensleben, in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt, on Magdeburger Straße. On the spot, the limit of [...]
A false traffic signal has caused a real problem in Haldensleben, a town in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. An unknown man placed a signal next to a radar that apparently raised the speed limit from 50 to 70 km/h, which led many drivers to move faster than allowed while the device continued to reference the actual limit.
A false traffic sign, indicating 70 km/h in an area with a limit of 50 km/h, led to hundreds of fines in Haldensleben, Germany. However, the proceedings had to be filed.
False traffic signal led hundreds of motorists to cross the speed limit on a German road.
At the beginning of September 2026, in Haldensleben, an unknown person installs a false 70 km/h panel on the Magdeburger Straße, just before a mobile radar in zone 50. In three days, hundreds of motorists are trapped and the case turns into a legal puzzle for the city.
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