Pigeon caught speeding after flashing past camera
A pigeon in the small German town of Bocholt has fallen foul of the law, brazenly breaking the speed limit by flying through a 30km/h zone at 45km/h.
The pigeon’s offence was captured on a speed camera as it zoomed down the residential street.
The photo was taken in February but was posted on the town’s Facebook page last week and quickly went viral.
Since the bird was travelling at 15km/h over the limit it could technically be hit with a $40 fine.
But officials were left pondering how to extract the cash.
"Whether, and more particularly how the speedy bird can be made to pay the 25 euro ($40) speeding fine remains to be seen," the post said.
Locals joked online that the pigeon was faster than your average courier, and that perhaps an appropriate punishment for the bird would be community service as a carrier pigeon.
