Gone in 60 Seconds (and 48 more minutes)

[maumann]

A German teenager gets his driver's license and has it suspended by police for going twice the speed limit 49 minutes later.

Teenager in Germany loses driving license after less than an hour

Maybe the comments about 17-year-olds in Formula 1 on the open-wheel thread are onto something.

 

[Shropshire Slasher]

From the story:

There is no speed limit on most German highways but there are tight speed restrictions in built-up areas, which are rigorously enforced. Motorists who flout the rules can face fines of up to 680 euros ($775) and driving bans of up to three months, Deutsche Welle reported.

This is not true. Only on rural autobahns is there not a speed limit. The speed limit on most side roads is 100 km/h (62 mph). However, the Polizei aren't crawling everywhere like here, so people tend to go as fast as they want.

But doing 60 in a 30 in the U.S. will probably get you a reckless driving, which in some states is a Class A misdemeanor.

 

[Batman]

But doing 60 in a 30 in the U.S. will probably get you a reckless driving, which in some states is a Class A misdemeanor.

I think in Virginia it's a felony that can get you jail time.

 

[Shropshire Slasher]

I think in Virginia it's a felony that can get you jail time.

From Wiki:

In Virginia, reckless driving is considered a class one misdemeanor.[4] As such, the penalties can include the following: a maximum of one year in jail, a six-month loss of license, six demerit points, and a fine of up to $2,500.

 

[Tarheel316]

From the story:


This is not true. Only on rural autobahns is there not a speed limit. The speed limit on most side roads is 100 km/h (62 mph). However, the Polizei aren't crawling everywhere like here, so people tend to go as fast as they want.

But doing 60 in a 30 in the U.S. will probably get you a reckless driving, which in some states is a Class A misdemeanor.

Yep. The police are all over the place here to maximize ticket revenue. I drove all along the coastline in Croatia and Montenegro last year and hardly ever saw a cop. The only place I’ve ever been to where there was a bigger concentration of cops was Havana, Cuba. And I wasn’t driving there.