In April, the new road traffic regulations came into force with tougher sanctions against drivers and to protect cyclists. The Federal Transport Minister is now complaining about the changes to the Federal Council in a letter.
Federal Minister of Transport Andreas Scheuer puts pressure on the federal states to correct controversial new rules for punishing speed violations on the streets. The CSU politician calls for prevention of legal risks in a letter to the transport ministers of the federal states, which was first reported by “Spiegel” and Bayerische Rundfunk.
“Significant inconsistencies in the sanctions structure”
“I sincerely ask you to help restore a system-compliant state,” says the letter, which is also available to the German Press Agency. The motorists’ club reports further legal concerns ADAC an.
Federal Council changes to the reform of the Road Traffic Regulations (StVO) would have led to “considerable inconsistencies in the sanctions structure” of the catalog of fines, argues Scheuer. If this is not corrected promptly, there is a risk of legal proceedings against fines and possibly a significant number of not enforceable notices. “This cannot be accepted under any circumstances.”
Specifically, it is about the fact that a driving ban has been in effect for a month since the end of April if you drive 21 kilometers per hour too fast in urban areas or 26 km / h too fast out of town. The Federal Council had brought this into a road traffic reform.
Scheuer had already announced in mid-May that it would like to overturn these stricter rules. To achieve changes, Scheuer plans another regulation. For this he expected support from the federal states, he now emphasized in the letter.
Stricter rules for drivers
The ADAC also expresses legal concerns about the new regulation: Apparently the so-called citation of the Basic Law was violated in the StVO amendment, so that parts of the amendment should not be effective.
ADAC traffic president Gerhard Hillebrand told the German press agency on Wednesday: “The incomplete citation of the authorization basis in the StVO amendment means that the tightening of the driving bans, which the ADAC had criticized, is not effective. It is now important, the proportionality of sanctions and to enable greater differentiation. “
According to the legal opinion of the ADAC, the incomplete citation of the authorization basis means that at least the new driving bans are not effective. “The dilemma is the chance to strike a balance between crime and sanctions and to develop a more graduated system. The federal and state governments should use this opportunity together.”
The new StVO came into force at the end of April. It provides for stricter rules for motorists – especially for the protection of cyclists. There are also higher penalties for many traffic offenses.
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