The rag is gone in no time: from today traffic violators will be severely punished

Not keeping enough distance, driving too fast, or parking improperly – if you don’t take road traffic regulations so closely in the future, you must dig deep into your pocket, or be prepared to unexpectedly surrender your driver’s license.

As of today, there are significantly higher fines and driving bans for speeders, unsuitable parkers, and other traffic violators. The goal is to make traffic, especially in urban areas, safer for pedestrians and cyclists and to promote green drives. The amendment to the traffic regulations also provides for more severe penalties for traffic violations outside cities.

New regulations:

• From now on, it is forbidden to stop at the bicycle protection strips: painted bicycle paths on the street. Up to three minutes of shutdown were allowed. Penalty: from 55 euros, in severe cases up to 100 euros and a point in the driving fitness record, that is, in “Flensburg”.
• When passing bicycles, pedestrians and electric scooters, there is a minimum distance of 1.5 meters in urban areas and two meters in urban areas. Until now, only a “sufficient” distance was required.
• Trucks over 3.5 tons have to travel at the pace when turning right in urban areas if bicycle or pedestrian traffic is expected. Penalty: 70 euros and one point. – On streets with bicycle lanes, parking at intersections and crossings within eight meters of the intersection of road edges is prohibited; otherwise, it is five meters. – In the future, signs may indicate an overtaking ban that only exceeds cars and other multi-lane vehicles.
• Illegal use of an emergency lane is now punished in exactly the same way as no emergency lane for emergency vehicles. There are fines between 200 and 320 euros, a month of driving ban and two points.

What is now more severely punished:

• In urban areas, from now on, 21 kilometers per hour are more than allowed, in addition to a fine of 80 euros and one point, a one-month driving ban. Outside the city it is 26 km / h, unlike before, the driver’s license can be lost for a month for the first time. Until now it was 31 km / h in the city and 41 km / h abroad.

  If you fall into the speed trap, you will lose your driver’s license if you exceed the speed limit by 21 km / h.

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• Driving too fast is also becoming more expensive. In towns and cities, possible fines are doubled to the 20 km / h mark. Up to 10 km / h too fast now threaten 30 euros in urban areas, up to 15 km / h 50 euros and up to 20 km / h 70 euros. Everything stays as it is. Outside of locations, it now costs 20, 40 and 60 euros.
• Parking on trails and bike trails now costs 55 instead of 20 euros. If someone is hindered or in danger, it becomes significantly more expensive, up to 100 euros, and contributes one point.
• Parking and stopping in the second row were previously punished with 20 euros, now there are 55. With disabilities, danger or even property damage, it becomes more expensive. Up to 110 euros must be paid, here is also a point.
• Parking in a parking lot for the seriously disabled will be punished in the future with 55 euros, previously it was 35 euros.
• Fines for unauthorized parking in confined or confined spaces will be increased from 15 to 35 euros if others are hampered by up to 55 euros (instead of 35).
• Parking in the detention ban is also becoming more expensive: instead of up to 15 euros, up to 25 euros is now incurred, with other people with disabilities and more than an hour can be up to 50 euros instead of the previous 35 .

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  General parking violations, for example, if the parking meter expires or the parking disc is missing, will be punished with at least 20 instead of the previous 10 euros, and can cost up to 40 (instead of 30) euros depending on the duration . In general, non-compliance with the detention ban can be punished with 20 instead of 10 euros, disabilities with 35 instead of 15.

• Anyone who takes the right-of-way when turning or doesn’t let it pass should expect 40 euros instead of the previous 20. If someone is in danger, the possible fine is doubled from 70 to 140 euros, plus there is now a month of driving ban as well. – Not paying attention when going up and down can also be more expensive: 40 instead of 20 euros are possible, with property damage of 50 instead of 25 euros.
• The improper use of sidewalks, bike lanes on the left side or shoulder or traffic islands by vehicles is punished with 55 euros instead of up to 10 euros; depending on the severity of the case, it can also be 100 euros instead of 25 as before.
• “Auto-Posing” is when you drive back and forth unnecessarily and annoy people with noise and exhaust fumes. The fine for this increases from up to 20 euros to 100 euros. – It becomes more expensive for cyclists to drive on the sidewalk without a permit: there are 25 instead of 15 euros, with a risk of 35 instead of 25.
• Entry bans for certain weight classes and vehicle types or for all vehicles, that is, the white board on a red background, can be twice as expensive: 40 instead of 20 or 50 instead of 25 euros.

What else changes:

• The green arrow at traffic lights now also applies to cyclists in a bike path or lane. A separate green arrow is also possible, which only applies to cyclists.
• In addition to bicycle paths, complete bicycle areas are possible, where a maximum speed of 30 km / h applies and bicycle traffic must not be endangered or obstructed.
• A new symbol allows privileged parking for car-sharing vehicles. Unauthorized parking can cost 55 euros. A new badge on the windshield can mark such carpools.
• A new symbol may indicate parking spaces and cargo areas for cargo bicycles.
• It also clarifies that separate parking spaces for electric motor vehicles can be marked with a symbol in the lane. Unauthorized parking can cost 55 euros.