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There's no justifiable reason for the driver to still be allowed to drive, the only reasonable consequence for these actions is the permanent loss of their drivers license
You would actually lose your license in germany over such behaviour. You may get it back, but you need to convince a psychologist beforehaned that you've got your temper under control.
In Germany you can go 122km/h in a 50km/h zone, kill three people while doing so and permanently cripple a fourth one, and still you get your driver's license back just like that, because you claim that you need a car for work: https://www.tz.de/muenchen/stadt/rentner-fuhr-drei-franzosen-tot-doch-kriegt-fuehrerschein-zurueck-zr-91815963.html
In the same article it references a guy who tried to escape the police while being high on cocaine and alcohol and killed a 14yo by running him over. He was sentenced for murder, but also got his license back after 5 years.
You can run a red light in a 40 ton truck and kill a pedestrian right in front of his wife, and you can just keep your driver's license without restrictions, because "nobody would benefit from putting the truck driver out of work": https://archive.is/W59hd
Germany is certainly not a good example for that kind of stuff. Germany is the carbrain capitol of Europe.
Damn... The more I hear about stuff like this the more I like the Danish police and traffic laws... They certainly aren't perfect, but man is most of the rest of the world a shit show when it comes to that.
In Denmark 3 km/h above the limit can get you a ticket. 30% above will get you a "point" to your drivers license and a much larger fine. 60% above and you will immediately lose your license and a large fine or potentially prison.
A "point" stays on your license for 3 years, and it you get 6 cuts, you lose your license.
I haven't heard of anyone keeping their license "because they needed it"... You just have to bike, or take public transport.
You also get a point for many other offenses, such as using a handheld phone, crossing on red, tailgating, driving the wrong way, or many other things.
The first 3 years after getting your license, the limit is lower at 4 points, and if you lose your license and get a new license the limit is only 3 points.
In Germany it really depends on the ethnicity of the driver. Law enforcement and the courts will be much more lenient towards ethnic Germans
Proper action right here. I wish the states took away drivers licences for road rage like this.
sadly true, I could see US cops taking the "well you're both wrong" tact instead of punishing the one who actually broke the laws.
No you don't, there are ample examples of people keeping their license despite killing someone. A guy from my school got killed. He crossed the street on green, the cars had red. Some idiot sped over the red light, must have been way faster than 50. Guy was immeditely dead. Idiot kept his driving license because the poor poor guy needed it.