Germany: Pigeon falls foul of speeding camera in 30km zone
By DW
10 May 2019 |
8:49 am
A speed camera in the small German town of Bocholt caught a pigeon swooping past well above the limit in a 30 kilometer-per-hour zone. The incident didn't ruffle enough feathers to warrant a major investigation.
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