Safety distance in road traffic: partial debt and punishment in the judgment!

The ADAC recently advertised for a sufficient safety distance in road traffic. A current case before the Saarland District Court shows that the non -compliance of intervals can have serious legal consequences. In an accident between an Opel and a parked BMW, the door of which was open, the Opel driver demanded 2,000 euros in damages after colliding with the open house.

The district court initially agreed with the Opel driver based on the rule that no endangerment of other road users may arise when entering or getting out. But the BMW driver went into appeal, and the district court tipped the judgment. The judges decided that the Opel driver also had partial debt because she had not adhered to a sufficient safety distance.

Legal consequences for inadequate distance

According to the legal provisions, the minimum distance to parked cars must generally be half a meter. If the doors are open, this distance must be at least one meter. In the case of the Opel driver, it was found that she was violating the visual driving requirement or was inattentive. The costs of the procedure were ultimately shared between the two parties: the Opel driver bore a third of the costs, while the BMW driver took over the rest.

Another report deals with the general regulations on the safety distance in traffic law. As explained on bussgeldatalog.org , the falling below the safety distance is considered an administrative offense and can be punished with fines, points in Flensburg and even driving bans. These regulations aim to prevent accidents and injuries and contain specific regulations on top speeds and rules of conduct.