Garbage collection in the car: how much "messie" is too much?

Recently updated on December 22, 2022 at 06:20 am

Mechanics at an auto repair shop in Casper, Wyoming, USA, were amazed. A windshield on a Scion minivan required replacement due to a large crack in the field of vision. Actually a routine job. But when the owner of the vehicle drove up to the workshop with it, the mechanics had a completely different idea."Schaden” straight to the eye. The vehicle was up full of garbage. Footwells, rear seat and passenger seat were overloaded with everything that actually has to end up in the dustbin. Only the driver's seat was partly spared from the garbage, so that the owner could find space behind the wheel. The extent of the litter ended up on the video platform as a 15-second clip YouTube. It is obvious that the rear-view mirrors cannot be used and even a look over the shoulder only shows mountains of rubbish instead of other vehicles changing lanes or cyclists turning. Unfortunately, it is not known whether the lady had to clear out her car before the planned repairs, or whether the mechanics replaced the windshield under these special conditions.

How much garbage is still legal?

Such a vehicle condition is (unfortunately) not an isolated case. Police officers in Germany stopped a car near Essen last January that was similarly littered. But so much rubbish in the vehicle is not only unappetizing, it also reduces the road safety of the car. You should ensure a clear all-round view in the vehicle. A clear view of all mirrors and through all windows is essential to ensure the necessary overview in road traffic. The garbage can not only hinder the operation of the vehicle (For example, a beverage can jammed under the brake pedal), but instead fly through the vehicle interior in the event of emergency braking, rear-end collisions and the like like unsecured loads and injure the occupants.

Driver's license suspended for Messi syndrome

According to a judgment by the VG Karlsruhe (judgment of February 25.02.2020, 9 - 4395 K 18/XNUMX), the presence of a so-called messie syndrome can lead to a lack of or at least limited fitness to drive. This is the case at the latest when there is so much rubbish in your own vehicle that visibility or operation is impaired. It can therefore Deprivation the driver's license or pads obtain a driver's license from the administrative authority. In the specific case from Germany, the driver received his driver's license withdrawn. The competent authority had given up being treated for the road safety-endangering disease. The driver should prove any success by means of a corresponding specialist psychiatric certificate. The accused complained against this without success. It is well known that mental illness can lead to a driver's license being denied or revoked. This is regulated by the Driving License Ordinance (FeV). In particular in Annex 4 to §§ 3, 11, 13 and 14 FeV.

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