A method for LIDAR measurement of speeds, wherein a laser beam is directed at the medium to be measured, and radiation which is subsequently emitted from the medium is measured by means of a detector, wherein a spatial measurement range (r1, r2) is selected by activation of the detector after a first predetermined or regulated time duration of less than about 500 μs after emission of a laser pulse to the medium to be measured, comprising the steps of: a) transmission of a laser pulse with the detector inactive, b) activation of the detector at a predetermined or regulated switching-on time after transmission of the laser pulse such that a radiation pulse, which has been scattered by the medium after receiving the laser pulse can be received, and c) deactivation of the detector at a predetermined or regulated switching-off time wherein step c) is carried out after step b), and further comprising: selection of a predetermined or regulated switching-on time corresponding to a desired minimum measurement range from the laser source and selection of a predetermined or regulated second time duration between the switching-on time and the switching-off time corresponding to a desired measurement depth (r2-r1) wherein the second time duration is less than about 1 μs, characterized by switching the detector on at start of an exposure time and activating and deactivating the detector by means of a switching device during this exposure time, wherein the switching is carried out repeatedly with the first and second time durations in order to detect a plurality of laser pulses during a single exposure time, wherein the time durations (T1, T2) and/or the times (t1, t2) are regulated as a function of the following parameters: • minimum intensity of the detected signal, and • maximum intensity of the detected signal. a) transmission of a laser pulse with the detector inactive, b) activation of the detector at a predetermined or regulated switching-on time after transmission of the laser pulse such that a radiation pulse, which has been scattered by the medium after receiving the laser pulse can be received, and c) deactivation of the detector at a predetermined or regulated switching-off time wherein step c) is carried out after step b), selection of a predetermined or regulated switching-on time corresponding to a desired minimum measurement range from the laser source and selection of a predetermined or regulated second time duration between the switching-on time and the switching-off time corresponding to a desired measurement depth (r2-r1) wherein the second time duration is less than about 1 μs, switching the detector on at start of an exposure time and activating and deactivating the detector by means of a switching device during this exposure time, wherein the switching is carried out repeatedly with the first and second time durations in order to detect a plurality of laser pulses during a single exposure time, wherein the time durations (T1, T2) and/or the times (t1, t2) are regulated as a function of the following parameters: • minimum intensity of the detected signal, and • maximum intensity of the detected signal. • minimum intensity of the detected signal, and • maximum intensity of the detected signal.