Two major car accidents which took place in Germany and France recently were caused by speed cameras, according to TheNewspaper.
Police in Ifta, Germany revealed that a speed camera trap set by police caused an accident when a 41-year-old truck driver, afraid of getting a ticket, slammed on his brakes when he saw officers holding handheld laser speed cameras. He ultimately lost control of the vehicle and smashed into the guardrail, causing the equivalent of $7300 in damage.
The same thing happened in Ostheim, France, when a 45-year-old driver slammed on the brakes on his car after being flashed by a speed camera. The sudden maneuver caused the car to spin out of control and roll over into a field. The driver sustained injuries and was transported to the hospital.
The spate of speed camera-related accidents has led to a rash of vandalism on the cameras, with vigilantes disabling them, either by setting them on fire of disabling them with spray paint.