After a shift break in a parking lot without a toilet, since one can no longer drive to rest places with a truck here in Germany after 18.00 h, because of overfilling of non-German trucks, I drove the next rest place in Seesen, because I had an urgent need. I drove to the rest place, stopped on the left side in front of the toilet (tank place). After completing my needs I returned to the truck. There I got an advertisement from “a” policeman for parking on the motorway plus 2 points in Flensburg. With the statement, the left strip belongs to the BAB and must not be used as parking lot or stop. In my opinion, there is still the “Sanitary emergency stop” in Germany. Whereby I can even stop directly on the highway on the side or breakdown strip. Question: Am I right with my assumption or is the STVO outdated?