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CTV News
14-05-2025
- CTV News
Swiss speed camera captures duck flying at 52 km/h
A photo posted by the Swiss Municipality of Köniz on Facebook shows a duck in an image captured by speed camera. Geneva, Switzerland — A radar image of a speed offender caught in central Switzerland last month revealed that the culprit was not only a duck, but likely a repeat offender, local authorities said. Police in the town of Koniz, near the capital Bern, were astounded when they went through radar images snapped on April 13 to discover that a mallard was among those caught in the speed trap, the municipality said on its Facebook page at the weekend. The duck was caught going 52 kilometres (32 miles) an hour in a 30-km zone, the post said. The story, first reported by the Berner Zeitung newspaper on Monday, got even stranger. It turned out that a similar-looking duck was captured flying in the ame spot at exactly the same speed, on exactly the same date seven years earlier, the Facebook post said. The municipality said it had considered whether the whole thing might not be a belated April Fool's joke or a 'fake' picture. But the police inspectorate said it was impossible to doctor images or manipulate the radar system. The computers are calibrated and tested each year by Switzerland's Federal Institute of Metrology (METAS), and the photos taken are sealed, the municipality explained.
Sky News
14-05-2025
- Sky News
Flying duck caught on speed camera could be repeat offender
A duck has been caught on a radar image breaking the speed limit in central Switzerland - and it could be a repeat offender. Police said the mallard had been clocked in the town of Koniz, near Bern, reaching 52km/h (32mph) in a zone with a limit of 30km/h (18.6mph). Officers said they came across the speeding duck while assessing images from 13 April. An image of a duck caught on the same date reaching the same speed in the same place in 2018 was released by police. Officers believe the similar-looking duck could be the same one as last month's culprit. Speed cameras are checked every year and captured images are sealed, according to the authorities. Police considered whether the latest radar image might be a fake, but hoped the public would be able to enjoy the "curious coincidences" of the two incidents.
Malay Mail
14-05-2025
- Malay Mail
Fast and featherious: Duck busted for breaking speed limit (again) in Switzerland
GENEVA, May 14 — A radar image of a speed offender caught in central Switzerland last month revealed that the culprit was not only a duck, but likely a repeat offender, local authorities said. Police in the town of Koniz, near the capital Bern, were astounded when they went through radar images snapped on April 13 to discover that a mallard was among those caught in the speed trap, the municipality said on its Facebook page at the weekend. The duck was caught going 52km an hour in a 30-km zone, the post said. The story, first reported by the Berner Zeitung newspaper on Monday, got even stranger. It turned out that a similar-looking duck was captured flying in the same spot at exactly the same speed, on exactly the same date seven years earlier, the Facebook post said. The municipality said it had considered whether the whole thing might not be a belated April Fool's joke or a 'fake' picture. But the police inspectorate said it was impossible to doctor images or manipulate the radar system. The computers are calibrated and tested each year by Switzerland's Federal Institute of Metrology (METAS), and the photos taken are sealed, the municipality explained. — AFP
BBC News
14-05-2025
- BBC News
Speeding duck: Switzerland traffic cameras catch flying mallard
A duck has been caught speeding on traffic cameras in the town of Koeniz in central police said the mallard - a wild duck - was snapped on radar images on 13 April clocking in at 52km (32 miles) in a 30km to the mystery, authorities said the duck was likely a repeat offender and shared an image of a similar looking duck travelling in the same spot, at the same speed and on the same date in has been speculation about whether the "notorious racer" duck incident was a belated April Fool's joke, but the police inspectorate said it is impossible to manipulate images on the radar system. Authorities said traffic cameras are tested each year by Switzerland's Federal Institute of Metrology and the photos taken are a Facebook post, Koeniz officials wished the public "a lot of fun" in making sense of the "curious coincidences" seven years in the making."We wish you a lot of fun sensing about curious coincidences, criminal machinations of animals and the maximum flight speed of ducks," the post comments have asked what the penalty will be for the "racer duck's" transgressions.
RNZ News
13-05-2025
- RNZ News
Swiss speed camera captures duck flying at 52km/hr in 30km zone
A speed camera has caught a duck going 52km an hour in a 30km zone in Switzerland. Photo: Facebook / Gemeinde Köniz A radar image of a speed offender caught in central Switzerland last month revealed that the culprit was not only a duck, but likely a repeat offender, local authorities said. Police in the town of Konzig, near the capital Bern, were astounded when they went through radar images snapped on 13 April to discover that a mallard was among those caught in the speed trap, the municipality said on its Facebook page at the weekend. The duck was caught going 52 kilometres (32 miles) an hour in a 30km zone, the post said. The story, first reported by the Berner Zeitung newspaper on Monday, got even stranger. It turned out that a similar-looking duck was captured flying in the same spot at exactly the same speed, on exactly the same date seven years earlier, the Facebook post said. The municipality said it had considered whether the whole thing might not be a belated April Fool's joke or a "fake" picture. But the police inspectorate said it was impossible to doctor images or manipulate the radar system. The computers are calibrated and tested each year by Switzerland's Federal Institute of Metrology (METAS), and the photos taken are sealed, the municipality explained. - AFP
