South Hesse: Police check motorcyclists and monitor speed/Motorcyclist traveling at 101 mph on the B 45
On Sunday (May 8), officers from the South Hesse Police Headquarters Traffic Inspection Unit, with the support of expert colleagues from other Hesse police headquarters and officers from Baden-Württemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate, and Bavaria, carried out traffic checks between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. with a focus on motorized two-wheelers in South Hesse. Checkpoints were set up in Rothenberg-Kortelshütte, in Lautertal, near Lindenfels, and in the „Kornsand“ area near Trebur.
In this context, speed measurements and mobile checks were also carried out by civilian motorcycles and patrol cars. 107 car drivers and over 250 motorcyclists were scrutinized by law enforcement officers.
A total of 51 misdemeanor proceedings were initiated, 45 of which were against Motorcyclist and five against motorists. As part of the speed checks, 25 infringements were recorded. The inglorious front-runner at lunchtime was a 65-year-old motorcyclist on the B45 federal highway near Bad König. He was driving at 163 kilometers per hour on the road, on which a maximum of 100 km/h is permitted.
He now faces a fine of €600, two points in Flensburg, and a two-month driving ban. The fastest driver was 46 km/h over the speed limit. A total of 20 motorcyclists failed to comply with the weekend road closures for motorcyclists on Krähberg and the state road between Beerfelden and Sensbachtal in the Odenwald district, as well as the former race track near Zotzenbach (Bergstraße district).
Insufficient tread depths were found on the rear tires of four motorcycles, so that they had to be prohibited from continuing their journey on the spot. On one motorcycle the tread depth was only 0.3 mm. Several bikers were also banned from continuing their journey by the police due to defective helmets.
Furthermore, a total of six criminal proceedings were initiated. One biker now faces charges of license plate misuse. A 19-year-old motorcyclist from the Odenwald district faces criminal proceedings for driving under the influence of drugs and possession of narcotics. Two motorcyclists were also riding without the required driver's license and, in one case, without insurance.
With 29 motorcycles and one Car technical modifications were detected. As a result of these modifications, the operating licenses expired in 15 cases. 59 drivers will also have to prove the proper condition of their machines to the police over the next few days on the basis of defect cards issued.
Four motorcycles and a car were seized by the police due to serious tampering. Among other things, the motorcycle of a 41-year-old biker was confiscated by the police at Kornsand near Trebur because, at around 95 decibels, it was much louder than permitted (86 db). The motorcycle is now being examined by an expert.
Text and image credits: Copyright: South Hesse Police Headquarters
