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Here in Switzerland we have a lot of speed cameras and they are ruthless. 3km/h (1.9mph) over and you get a ticket in some areas. They are fully automated and t

Here in Switzerland we have a lot of speed cameras and they are ruthless. 3km/h (1.9mph) over and you get a ticket in some areas. They are fully automated and ticket is automatically sent to the owner of the vehicle by mail. There are units in the city that bring in more than a 1 million a year each. The trend in deadly accidents is downwards but it's probably not only due to the massive fines. A lot of the city has been reduce to 30km/h (18.5 mph) zones which drivers hate but makes it a lot safer for pedestrians. [1] https://www.watson.ch/schweiz/strasse/861871246-in-welchen-staedten-die-meisten-radarfallen-stehen-diese-blitzer-fakten-musst-du-kennen https://www.watson.ch/schweiz/strasse/861871246-in-welchen-s...

eps 8y ago
In many cantons there's an "error" allowance of 5 km/h when issuing a speed ticket. If the speed limit is 50, you won't get a ticket unless you were at 56 or more. This is done to account for car's speedometer inaccuracy. One principal difference is Swiss traffic controls, at least in French-speaking parts, is that they prevent intersections of traffic flows. E.g. you can't turn left on a green that allows going straight unless cars in the opposite direction are held by the red. That is, if you are following the signs and lights, you will simply not have a chance to run into another car going in some other direction.