Category: Verkehr & Sicherheit Forum

Quotation: Dead after an illegal car race Nine people were seriously injured during an illegal car race on Saturday in Bielefeld. A 25-year-old woman from Gütersloh succumbed to her serious injuries in an early morning hospital in Bielefeld. The police assume that the cars had pressed each other during the race on Herforder Strasse. A driver obviously lost control of his vehicle and rushed into a group of spectators at the St. rassenrand. source: wdr the “rennfahrer” are 21 and 19 years old, one escaped after the accident and both were arrested by now. conclusion: once again a spectacular race in the “type class”

Hello! I sold my car in December (Audi 80 Bj.91) and now the buyer suddenly reports after more than three months with a problem. The buyer writes me that the car has a motor damage and he was forced to install a used engine. The cost is about 1200 €. He wants to have refunded at least half of the costs because the engine was supposed to have been planned before. But I know nothing about that, since I am 2nd hand and bought the car only in 2000. I am not informed about the history of the vehicle. I was served by the Audi for 4 years without great problems. Now that he has it he is dissatisfied. It may also be that he did not run the car properly. As a private salesman he cannot demand a guarantee from me! Now the buyer wants to go to court with me or he wrote me that he wants to sue me. What does it look like for me? I am not aware of any fault. Have my Audi for 1500€ ve rkauft and so seen I would sell it for 900€ if I would pay him half the bill. I used a purchase contract of course (ADAC). Thank you for your answers Gruss CARMAN

Quotation: RELATED Free Ride for Ferrari If a Ferrari appears in the rear-view mirror, almost one in three drivers makes room and clears the fast lane of the highway. Porsche drivers do not meet so much consideration, hardly a chance for free lane have smart and mini drivers. Hamburg – The awe of luxury cars allows the drivers to evade to the right. 29 percent of the drivers clear the fast lane when a Ferrari approaches. In a Porsche, only one in five people do this, reports “Men’s Car” car lifestyle magazine. The magazine wanted to know in a win-win survey among 1055 drivers between 35 and 60 years of age, for whom they would be most likely to make room on the left lane of the motorway. Before the Porsche there are still the very rare Maybach (24 percent) and the Lamborghini (21 percent). Less respect, on the other hand, is experienced by more frequent brands. A Mercedes or BMW leaves only 19 or 18 percent, an Audi 14 percent the left lane. Little respect VW and Opel drivers also have an impressive effect. For them, only nine and eight percent of the fast lanes are cleared. Even a Jaguar is only one in ten seats. Smart, Chrysler or Mini have almost no “overtaking prestige”: for them, only two to three percent of the other drivers make room among the 17 brands asked for. read in the mirror

Evening… I am particularly interested in the developments in car crash safety. There are certainly some experts who know this topic well… I’m interested in some aspects: 1.) Crash tests Well, how can a customer know how safe his car is? Of course, he will look at the Ncap crash test. But I wonder how meaningful this test is. Generally, a dummy should be best modeled after a human being. But: The test runs according to a given pattern: Frontal with 64 km/h against a fixed and deformed barrier etc. Can you read everything. However, I wonder how often this situation occurs in everyday life… Also, some manufacturers of their cars should optimize so that they perform well. What do you say? 2.) The safety of new small cars compared to older ones, but larger After the NCAP test – whatever you think about it – many small cars are no longer inferior to the limousines. They are equipped with numerous active or passive safety features. What interests me: Can you say now: A new Renault mode, which creates 5 stars in the NCAP test, is safer than an S-Class from the 80s? Or a 7-series BMW? At least cars, which have already been paid attention to safety. Suppose it is an S-Kl asses with driver airbag (was available as an extra): 2.) Which one of the drivers is better off in a crash against a fixed obstacle? 3.) What does it look like in the frontal crash? So when the S-Class crashes together with the small car? The old Benz has certainly been designed quite differently in terms of safety. The car gives up so little – what I know. In addition, it has more sheet metal or more weight. So advantages in the frontal crash, I think. 4.) If the Benz or just the 7 B had MW NO airbag… How does the crash look like against a fixed obstacle compared to the small car with all the airbags? And the frontal crash? Looking forward to your answers!

Hello, I have been told several times that the StVO on a stop sign not too long ago only demanded that all the tyres have to stand still in front of the stop line. This gap should have been exploited by some “specialists” by climbing the brake just once before a stop sign, so that the tyres blocked but did not stop. Through this gap they allegedly got away with it. Only later the regulation was to have been changed for this reason. . Is this story true? mfG

Hello, As a result of the long-running foggy windows in a VW Passat with Klimatronic, I was at my car dealership and it was found that the heat exchanger is leaking, and coolant has been getting into the interior of the vehicle for weeks through the ventilation. My Passat is 5 years old and has 84,000 km down and I drive to work with it every day. At the same time, I have had a strong, ignited eye irritation and a strong flu that does not want to fade away. The complaints I see in connection with the coolant in the vehicle. I plan to go to a doctor and examine my blood on traces of this coolant ! What prospects would a lawsuit against the manufacturer have regarding product liability . Who has already done this ? What can this mean in D for a financial compensation ? I am grateful for suggestions ! Thanks in advance & greetings !

I was filmed in Berlin on the city highway by a fat Mercedes. After a little argument with my girlfriend I was a little faster on the way. The Mercedes followed me constantly penetrant. He followed me strictly with every lane change. That went totally on me cookie. Now in the report I are attached to 4 speeds and a right overtaking. I also could not comment on it. Costs : 560 Euro and 3month driving ban. Now a question: is there somewhere free legal assistance or help (have no legal protection) And I saw on the TV times a report, there you wanted to attach someone also several driving violations on a stretch. – It was said on the TV that this is not right because you can only be punished for one and not for all together. They have all violations added up …. Has someone experienced or a helpful tip?

The following, an acquaintance of mine owns a 50s Simsonroller (type Schwalbe). As this one is allowed to drive ABE 60 KMH according to papers, I discuss with him for the following question. Since the MINDEST speed on German motorways is 60 KMH to be able to drive them at all, I think he may use them. His opinion: He may not!. In the case of expressways, we agree, but we both know not if it is true!!. Even police officers, who we interview Maybe we get here a( “Legally safe ” answer/information. Thanks in advance for your “toe” to answer me, and you all a nice Easter-WE. Edelschrauber01.

Hi, I had the bad luck yesterday that a stone impact damage on the front window of my MB C180 (W202) was inflicted on me on the BAB by an overtaking vehicle. However, the impact crater is not in the driver’s view area, but is covered (from the driver’s seat) even by the inside mirror. I have now still 10 months to the next HU, but I just wonder if a stone impact damage at this point is at all relevant to the test. If you were to take the place, an exchange would be necessary, but if nothing else is going on, this is actually no impairment. Have you already been able to gain experience at HU with such a special case?

In today’s market mirror, I found the following article: “In a study, the Allianz Center for Technology AZT dealt with what distracts unattentional drivers from what is happening and causes accidents. The result: one in four drivers devotes themselves to personal care and change of clothes while driving. Around 20% of the study participants said that they usually take off their jacket when the car is already rolling. 7% admitted to shaving during the ride. If the rear-view mirror becomes a make-up mirror, accidents are imminent.” One can only talk about marots or bad habits, which the test subjects do not worry about.