Officials in the Köniz, Switzerland, believe one duck has set off the same radar camera twice over seven years
- A mallard duck was caught speeding, flying 52 km pr hour in a 30 km per hour zone — on a radar camera in Switzerland
- Authorities said the bird was a repeat speeding offender
- The same duck was caught speeding at the same spot, exactly seven years prior
A duck is being called out for its penchant for speeding through sleepy neighborhoods.
A radar camera in central Switzerland meant to catch cars unlawfully speeding in Köniz, a town near Bern, instead snapped a photo of a law-breaking duck, according to a Facebook post from the Municipality of Köniz.
The post stated that the radar camera clocked the bird in question flying at 52 kilometers per hour in a 30 kilometers per hour zone — or roughly 32 miles per hour in an 18.6 mph zone — on April 13.
According to the post, it wasn’t the bird’s first offense. Authorities believe the same duck flew too fast past the same radar camera precisely seven years ago. Officials claim they have evidence that the same duck triggered the same camera on April 13, 2018.
It’s strange enough to find out a duck triggered a radar camera, to find out one duck is likely behind the two sightings, left police “astonished,” the post read.
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“A duck had indeed been caught in the speed trap again, seven years to the day later, in the exact same place and traveling at exactly the same speed,” the post stated, also noting that specific duck is “a notorious speeder and repeat offender.”
The Municipality of Köniz’s Facebook post about the bird with a need for speed also addressed claims that the images the radar camera caught of the duck were doctored.
Officials noted that it is unlikely that the footage has been manipulated, because the radar’s computers are calibrated and tested each year by Switzerland’s Federal Institute of Metrology. Plus, photos taken by the radar camera are sealed to prevent tampering.
The duck appears to be a male mallard duck, based on its green head and distinctive ring around its neck, per All About Birds. According to the Nevada Department of Wildlife, mallards can fly 55 miles per hour while migrating, or faster when flying in the direction of the wind.
