AllThingsGerman.net: Oberursel
The latest news in English from Oberursel in the Taunus area of Germany.
Once again the police in Oberursel (Ordnungspolizei) carried out speed checks on the Kanonenstraße in both directions on Tuesday, 29th March, 2014.
Between 4pm and 6.20pm they measured the speed of 1046 vehicles on a stretch of the road where a speed limit of 80km/h is in place.
38 of those measured were travelling too fast, with one motorcycle travelling at 144km/h. The driver faces a €240 fine, 4 points on their license, and a one month driving ban.
A 40-year-old woman from near Weilburg was travelling along the “Kanonenstsraße” in a BMW just before 1am on Thursday, 9th January, 2014. At the 6.9km mark in one of the curves, the car left the road and rolled over, landing in a ditch. The driver suffered head injuries and was taken to hospital.
Accident investigators discovered that the driver was under the influence of a considerable amount of alcohol and did not have a driving license. A blood sample was taken, and the damage is estimated at around €10,000.
Once again the police in Oberursel (Ordnungspolizei) carried out speed checks on the Kanonenstraße towards the Feldberg on Tuesday, 24th September, 2013, this time using two cameras to catch motorcycles travelling too fest.
Between 5pm and 7pm they measured the speed of 217 vehicles on a stretch of the road where a speed limit of 60km/h is in place.
58 of those measured were travelling too fast, with one motorcycle travelling at 124km/h. The driver faces a €240 fine, 4 points on their license, and a one month driving ban.
The police in Oberursel (Ordnungspolizei) carried out speed checks on the Kanonenstraße towards the Feldberg on Wednesday evening last week (4th September, 2013).
Between 6.10pm and 8.10pm they measured the speed of 862 vehicles on a stretch of the road where a speed limit of 80km/h is in place.
19 of those measured were travelling too fast, with one motorcycle travelling at 127km/h. The driver faces a €160 fine, 3 points on their license, and a one month driving ban.
A 19-year-old driver had a lucky escape on the Kanonenstraße (L3004) on Monday morning, 19th August, 2013.
The man from Schmitten lost control of his Opel Corsa in one of the curves and slid 15m through the roadside ditch before the car flipped over.
The damage is estimated at €1,500 but the driver remained unhurt.
Unfallzeit: Freitag, 08.02.2013 19:03 Uhr
Unfallort: 61440 Oberursel, L3004, Kanonenstraße
An accident which caused around €36,000 of damage took place on the Kanonenstraße (L3004) last Friday evening, 8th February, 2013.
A 21-year-old driver from Schmitten was travelling along the road in a BMW towards Oberursel. A 41-year-old driver, also from Schmitten, was travelling in the opposite direction in a Renault.
The BMW driver lost control of her vehicle in one of the curves due to ice on the road. The car ended up on the opposite side of the road where it collided with the Renault.
The Renault hit the crash barrier and flipped onto the right-hand side of the car, however the driver was able to free himself. Both drivers were slightly hurt.
Around €24,000 of damage were caused last Thursday (22nd November) by an accident on the “Kanonenstraße” (L3004).
For reasons as yet unknown an VW Golf driven by an 18-year old came into contact with an Audi Q7, driven by a 40-year old and travelling in the opposite direction near the “Sandplacken”.
After this, the Golf had a head-on collision with a Ford Cougar driven by a 41-year old from Frankfurt.
The driver of the Cougar was slightly injured, although the driver of the Golf more seriously. Fuel leaked from the vehicles, resulting in Oberursel’s fire brigade being called to the scene. The road was fully closed for two hours until around 6.50pm.
The police in Oberursel (Ordnungspolizei) carried out speed checks on the Kanonenstraße towards the Feldberg on Saturday afternoon last week (13th October).
Between 2.30pm and 4.30pm they measured the speed of 170 vehicles on a stretch of the road where a speed limit of 60km/h is in place.
12 of those measured were travelling too fast, with one motorcycle travelling at 99km/h. The driver faces a €120 fine and 3 points on their license. The fastest car was travelling at 83km/h, resulting in a fine of €30.
The police in Oberursel (Ordnungspolizei) carried out speed checks on the Kanonenstraße towards the Feldberg in both directions on Friday evening last week (5th October).
Between 6.15pm and 8.10pm they measured the speed of 564 vehicles travelling towards either Oberursel or the Sandplacken on a stretch of the road where a speed limit of 80km/h is in place.
29 of those measured were travelling too fast, with one motorcycle travelling at 133km/h. The driver faces a €160 fine, 3 points on their license and a 1 month driving ban. The fastest car was travelling at 111km/h, resulting in a fine of €80 and also 3 points on the driver’s license.
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