And now we’re telling this good old big Bertha, the semi-standing radar of the Jura cantonal police (POC). The machine was placed on Wednesday April 30 and Thursday 1is May at the exit of Delémont, very close to the place where the recycling center of the meadows will be erected. Before the work on the roundabout and the access road begins, this section was limited to 60 km/h. It is now in the 50 km/h zone. Motorists had the unpleasant surprise to be flashed while, according to them, they rolled rather at 40 km/h than at 50 km/h. “We had a few cases that were announced at the power station. These motorists believed, to be flashed. But in reality, it is nothing,” comments Jean-Daniel Cerf, member of the traffic group within the POC.
The policeman takes the steering wheel: “The radar flashes in both directions. He takes a first face photo, then a second from behind. It was by crossing a car coming in the opposite direction, which exceeded the authorized speed and which had undergone the throes of the radar, that motorists also thought they were flashes. We immediately reassured them. Arranged and that no photo was taken, since they were rolling properly. “
According to Jean-Daniel Cerf, this kind of misadventure has already occurred, especially in Grupons, at the Junction of Saint-Ursanne.
