Traffic - Number of illegal car races in Bavaria rises sharply
This year, the police have registered more illegal car races on Bavaria's roads than ever before. Officers counted 659 cases between January and the end of October - compared to 605 in the entire previous year. As the Ministry of the Interior informed Deutsche Presse-Agentur on request, the figures for the two previous years were only 555 and 560 respectively.
The police basically differentiate between three forms of banned races. Firstly, organized races, sometimes lasting several days, often with an international route, in which Bavaria is usually driven through as a transit country. Secondly, private races, which are often arranged at very short notice or arise spontaneously when like-minded people meet in traffic. Thirdly: So-called individual races, in which the driver drives too fast, in gross violation of traffic regulations and recklessly in order to achieve the highest possible speed.
Police officers often see this type of behavior during a check: instead of stopping, drivers put the pedal to the metal and speed through built-up areas and through red lights, sometimes at more than 150 km/h. For some years now, such cases have also been consistently assessed as individual races. However, it is not possible to tell from the statistics how large the proportion of so-called police hit-and-runs is in this category.
After all, according to the data, no sports car owners from abroad were initially noticed driving their cars in Bavaria this year. According to the Ministry of the Interior, there is no such thing as a "typical" speeder in any of the three categories. "Based on the suspects identified, it can be seen that they are recruited from all age groups as well as across the population." There is also no particular connection with origin or nationality.
Incidentally, motorcyclists are also among the illegal motor vehicle races registered in the Free State. It should also be borne in mind that these figures are taken from the police case management system, which is a dynamic database primarily used for processing cases and is only suitable for statistical analysis to a limited extent.
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- The German Press Agency (Deutsche Presse-Agentur) reported that the Ministry of the Interior in Bavaria revealed an increase in illegal car races, with 659 cases recorded between January and October, surpassing the total number from the previous year.
- The criminality of illegal car racing in Munich, the capital of Bavaria, has become a significant concern for local law enforcement, especially during the turn of the year when the number of incidents typically spikes.
- The Bavarian police have categorized illegal car racing into three forms: organized races, private races, and individual races, with the latter becoming a more prevalent issue due to the disregard for traffic regulations and speed limits.
- In an effort to combat this rising trend of criminality, the Ministry of the Interior in Munich has initiated tougher enforcement measures, collaborating with local authorities and the German Press Agency to raise awareness about the dangerous consequences of illegal car racing and traffic violations.
Source: www.stern.de
