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In Germany, the cross-border Speedweek or Blitzermarathon initiative is a bi-annual traffic control campaign that focuses on intensive speed monitoring to promote responsible driving behaviour and reduce traffic accidents. This year, the event takes place from August 1st to August 10th, with participating states including Baden-Württemberg, Brandenburg, Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saxony-Anhalt, and Schleswig-Holstein [1].
The campaign, which occurs during periods with increased traffic like school summer holidays, is coordinated by the European Roads Policing Network. During Speedweek, there are significantly more controls compared to regular police monitoring of speed, with the police intensively monitoring and focusing on speeders, particularly on accident-prone road sections and areas with a high risk of danger [2].
While the exact federal states participating in the 2025 summer holidays event are not yet fully available, previous Blitzermarathon events have seen multiple federal states collaborating [1]. Other European countries also participate in this initiative, making it a cross-border effort to improve road safety across the continent.
In Baden-Württemberg, speeding has been the main cause of fatal traffic accidents for years [3]. The spring edition of the Speedweek is usually more extensive, with the police focusing on speeders in a bid to reduce traffic accidents. Most federal states do not provide advance information about the locations of the controls during Speedweek, but the police concentrate their efforts on accident-prone road sections and areas with a high risk of danger [4].
Training for the Speedweek initiative is set to start in Hamm in 2025 [5]. Construction work on Goethestraße in Hamm is almost completed, and the city is relying on digital passport photos. Intensified speed controls are an effective means of combating speeding and sensitizing all road users to road safety, according to Saxony-Anhalt's Minister of the Interior, Tamara Zieschang [6].
References:
- Blitzermarathon 2023
- Blitzermarathon: Intensiver Verkehrskontrolldienst
- Blitzermarathon: Wie die Verkehrskontrolle funktioniert
- Blitzermarathon: Verkehrskontrollen in Deutschland
- Blitzermarathon: Training in Hamm
- Blitzermarathon: Wir sind da, um das Leben zu schützen
- In a bid to promote workplace-wellness and general news, initiatives like the Speedweek in Germany focus on health-and-wellness, specifically reducing traffic accidents.
- To ensure fitness-and-exercise routines remain a priority, it's essential to observe traffic rules, particularly during events such as Speedweek, when intensified speed controls are implemented for health-and-wellness reasons.
- Moreover, crime-and-justice issues can stem from irresponsible driving behaviors, making initiatives like Speedweek significant in maintaining both personal and public safety.
