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He was only going 11 km/h over the speed limit, but with a rather rude hand gesture a driver in Kulmbach landed himself with a hefty fine.
Nobody would really describe themselves as a fan of speed cameras, but this one driver in Kulmbach, Bavaria, seems to have developed a real hatred for them. He was caught at the end of April 2020 driving down the B289 at 81 kilometres per hour, in a 70-limit zone.
As far as driving offences go, this one’s not too bad - and would only have resulted in a small warning fine of 20 euros, according to the Highway Code. But with a single, rather costly, movement of his hand, the 26-year-old driver managed to increase his fine 75-fold.
Just as the speed camera fired, the driver stuck up his middle finger. The traffic police in Bayreuth duly reported his offence to the Kulmbach district court, who laid down a fine of 1.500 euros and a one-month driving ban. The charge? Being insulting in road traffic (Beleidigung im Straßenverkehr), an offence which carries a fine of up to 4.000 euros.
Image credit: Polizei Oberfranken