Schumacher & Taxi driver face punishment for speeding

On my life is that all, Oh I so wish we had your road laws here, Florian.

 

Fine Michael Schumacher for speeding? What has this world come too, the man should be given an award for getting that thing to 85mph.

 

You forgot about the Personenbeförderungsgesetz part

Can you believe that?
I HATE IT!!! Germans are the most phukkin envious people in the world.

 

i got summoned, 300 bucks for doing 130 km/h in a 110 km/h zone.

 

How are they going to punish him when they didnt catch him ? They have no evidence at all...

 

+1

they're just depending on a cabbie's story as proof.

 

Its dissappointing.. The cabbie doesn't know how to keep his mouth shut. lol

 

Does germany have laws about "hearsay evidence"? It's not admissible in a US criminal court -- but in a german traffic court?

 

That's my main question also.

 

So the German police are just massaging their own ego's ?

 

you mean, at that speeds, people actually saw MS behind the wheel? boy, Germans are quick

 

Just out to spend some tax dollars... Isn't mike a swiss citizen these days? I mean can the germans spell Diplomatic immunity? They have no witnesses, nor will they get some, they are on another government funded boondogle...

 

Schumi needs to set a better example...

I'm sure he could have gone faster if he wanted to. Maybe he toned it down for safety reasons.

Don't the German police have something better to do?

Schumi can handle the fine. He may not be going to the German GP if they put out a warrant for his arrest though.

 

If you read the article:
There is a tolerance that has to be deducted for the speedometer not being calibrated. Once that is done there is maybe a true 10KM over and as such that is barely mentionable. On the Landstrasse I usually drive 140+ if it is nice and wide. 120-130 being average speed.
Giving his capable hands I'd say he was merely "cruising" than driving fast.

As for the Germans....man, I am so glad I left that ^%$#ing country.

 

That's not hearsay, the taxi driver was there and is a direct witness to the 'crime'.

 

Before you write this bs - imagine what fine you got in the US! Also - I am pretty sure that Germany is one of the most "Island of Peace" on this globe. I

If you are glad that you left the country - thats OK. But -please- don`t offend those who love to be here because there are many, many reason to stay!

Ciao!
Walter

 

Martin, Florian and me are not commenting on the size of the fine but rather on Germans being the most envious people in the world. This "Island of Peace" is turning into a socialist country:

Diese Gleichmacherei und Sozialneiderei ist doch zum Kotzen.

 

12 points here your next case and there thinking of lowering it, and just recently a police chief who has been on TV banging on about speeding just got caught well over the limit, talk about do I say not as I do pisses me off.

Don't no how this thread got to be about slagging Germans off though

I have never been so I could,nt comment but I do go Austria a lot and I love the people, there again I love skiing and there brilllant at that...

 

Except that the driver isn't required to give testimony that would incriminate himself (under the US Fifth Amendment -- germany may differ).

The papers reporting "what the driver said" would be "hearsay".

 

I didn't hear anything to suggest that the taxi driver would be charged. If he simply appears as a witness to confirm MS was speeding self incrimination is not an issue.

Yes, that's true, but the newspaper articles are not going to be produced as evidence in court.