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Originally Posted by T.REX63
If you indeed passed moving traffic on the right, that is a big "NO-NO" in Germany. German drivers would not expect to be passed on the right. That would be taken into account regarding fault finding.
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That's only true on Autobahns! In cities you have free choice of lane as long as you're on a motorcycle or in a car weighing less than 3.5 tons:
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(2) Ist der Verkehr so dicht, daß sich auf den Fahrstreifen für eine Richtung Fahrzeugschlangen gebildet haben, so darf rechts schneller als links gefahren werden.
(2a) Wenn auf der Fahrbahn für eine Richtung eine Fahrzeugschlange auf dem jeweils linken Fahrstreifen steht oder langsam fährt, dürfen Fahrzeuge diese mit geringfügig höherer Geschwindigkeit und mit äußerster Vorsicht rechts überholen.
(3) Innerhalb geschlossener Ortschaften - ausgenommen auf Autobahnen (Zeichen 330.1) - dürfen Kraftfahrzeuge mit einem zulässigen Gesamtgewicht bis zu 3,5 t auf Fahrbahnen mit mehreren markierten Fahrstreifen für eine Richtung (Zeichen 296 oder 340) den Fahrstreifen frei wählen, auch wenn die Voraussetzungen des Absatzes 1 Satz 1 nicht vorliegen. Dann darf rechts schneller als links gefahren werden.
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Source: StVO §7
Thus, passing cars on the right can be absolutely legal and no problem at all.
Beedee: first of all: where did it happen? City, outside the city or Autobahn (even Autobahn in a city counts as Autobahn)? Second: the police is not allowed to keep your passport because it's not your property. Thus they HAVE to allow you access to your passport and your belongings. Third: demand inspection of records, it's your right and cannot be denied. Fourth: good thing you have a lawyer, you might need him/her. Germans are a f*cking weird people when it comes to cars (I'm allowed to say that, I'm German) - they would rather sacrifice their first, second and third born child than allow someone to scratch their car. Unfortunately that also means that whenever they screw up and hit someone they instantly go into legal fetal position, claiming it's not their fault.
There are two basic rules in Germany: a) whoever is at fault for the accident has to pay for it, or rather his/her insurance which is mandatory in this country. b) whoever drives into the back of someone else is at fault.
What city are you in right now?
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Last edited by mj; 17 Sep 2010 at 17:38.
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