20€ is certainly not the highest you can get in a speeding ticket, it's actually the lowest. They must have gone 70 km/h faster then allowed (outside city limits). All fines can double if they find you did it with deliberate intention. When >70km/h, you also lose your drivers license for 3 months and get 2 points in a central register. When you reach 8 points there, your drivers license gets retracted permanently and you have to go through a special program (Nachschulung) to get it back.
the issue is that the police in America is seen as people who search for anything to report you to the gouvernment and all actions by them will lead to your imprisonment or death..... Basically Americans are completely nuts and threat the police officers like criminals. Of course there are cases where police officers try to find something as they have to fullfill certain goals from time to time which is a big issue and because of how much guns are in the US they are more likely to be harsh on you but if you check some of the stuff on the internet from an european viewpoint you will find that the only reason it might escalate is normally that the people are completely nuts and try to hinder what are normal cases of inspection. For example they will most likely try to avoid anything to show their ID, they will most likely argue that they have no reason to stop them, they will not even tell their names .... list goes on and on and on.... With that kind of behaviour they absolutely make it worse for both of them and this is why it gets out of control so often.
Nono... she is definitely overreacting, but i understand her reaction. As German that had interactions with murican police (lived there many years)... yea, they treat foreigners differently. One even called me a "damn Mexican" when he heard my (german) accent... 🤷♂😐🤣 And yes, with US Police, take out your wallet out of your pocket SLOWLY, as one of the cops has their hand on the gun holster.
I am from Luxembourg and when I was younger me and my friends went to germany for clubbing quite alot. We were pulled over for random alcohol tests all the time on our way home (it was a good road to catch drunk party goers). The german police are some of the most polite people I have ever met. Very well trained to deal with people. Half the time they didn't even check our papers or breathalyse us. They just asked if we did drink and we told them that the driver was sober and they let us go. A hugh difference to our own police in Luxembourg.
Usually I feel like police in Germany can't really be bothered with foreigners. The less they are able to understand, the more they are likely to just let them go or write them the ticket and let them go. They just can't be bothered to deal with the language barrier and explaining stuff to foreigners :D At least that is my observation - from my city
As you said, very American reaction. Police in The Netherlands are pretty much the same. If you're polite to them, they'll respond accordingly. If you know any German or Dutch, use the polite form (de "Sie" or nl "U") while addressing them. If not, they'll be fine if they notice you are a foreigner. Only difference is that Dutch fines are notably more expensive.
German who has meanwhile a fair share of the world: The police in germany is rather chill if you're friendly to them. They can be assholes but usually only if you haev been an asshole to them.
What they paid was a warning fine. If they had been significantly over the speed limit, they would have had to pay a "real" fine (I'm not familiar with the English terms), and that's not possible on site because it's always linked to a fine procedure. So you have to wait for a letter from the authorities first. Only for minor offenses can you get away with a warning fine, which can be paid on site (cash payment is not allowed in most states, but by card or bank transfer).
Within built-up areas (in town) Speed over limit Fine Points Driving ban 1-10 km/h €30 0 - 11-15 km/h €50 0 - 16-20 km/h €70 0 - 21-25 km/h €115 1 - 26-30 km/h €180 1 1 month* 31-40 km/h €260 2 1 month 41-50 km/h €400 2 1 month 51-60 km/h €560 2 2 months 61-70 km/h €700 2 3 months 71+ km/h €800 2 3 months Outside built-up areas (out of town) Speed over limit Fine Points Driving ban 1-10 km/h €20 0 - 11-15 km/h €40 0 - 16-20 km/h €60 0 - 21-25 km/h €100 1 - 26-30 km/h €150 1 1 month* 31-40 km/h €200 1 1 month* 41-50 km/h €320 2 1 month 51-60 km/h €480 2 1 month 61-70 km/h €600 2 2 months 71+ km/h €700 2 3 months *Driving ban applies if the offense occurs twice within one year
She is so friggin over dramatic, I had several traffic stops in my life. Every time the cops were polite and calm. German police is nothing you have to be afraid of during a traffic stop
It is funny or sad how worried she was? She was afraid to speak English? I guess the worst that can happen to you is that the police officer answers in English. Beware, that German accent hits hard! 😅
Yes, there is not reason to be scared to speak in english, if you are not able to speak proper German. Apart from that, Germany is surrounded by many countries with tourists/truckdrivers or whoever driving through Germany to get to their destination. So, most of us are used to automatically switch to English, if we hear, that the other person is struggling to speak in German.
To be fair, she comes from a country where people are manipulated by instilling fear of going to jail, being shot, foreigners, Islam, different races, going to hell and even the police ! To name a few !!
@@alexandergutfeldt1144 Yes, US people are traumatized. Statista: In 2024, around 1,040 people were shot and killed by police officers in the USA up to 21 November. Extrapolated for the year as a whole, this would mean around 1,160 deaths, which would be roughly the same number as the previous year. 19 in Germany, more than ever before.
She seems to be telling a story that she has never experienced in this form. I don't know anyone who has been pulled over for speeding a bit. I also don't know of a form to tick, as the police have to prove the offence. This is done electronically and the fine usually arrives in the post. If you are pulled over, it's because of suspected alcohol, drugs, safety defects in the vehicle or a manhunt for a serious offender. But German police officers are trained to de-escalate. If you are friendly and co-operative, they will be too. They already know how to bring you to the ground and secure you, and they also carry a gun for hardship cases, but the first contact is usually friendly and correct. 👍
4:25 It might happen, that german police officers have a closer look, if u look kinda arabic, oriental or african. This could also happen if u r relativ young and you are near the czech or netherland boarder.
In Germany, the problem is not the ticket! We have a points system for driving incorrectly. In this system, you can only get between 7 and 9 points. If you exceed this limit, you have to pass a psychological test (jokingly called the idiot test)! If you fail this, your driving license is revoked (from 1 month to 2 years, or in serious cases, completely). Roughly speaking, you get one point for an offence of 35 euros, it depends on the offence. This was introduced because rich people shouldn't buy their way out! This makes punishment fairer. Some countries in Europe have adopted this points system (Austria, France, etc., there are probably a few more). There is also an exchange of offences. This means that if I have committed an offence abroad, it will be sent to me with the help of the German state. In the past, you could get away with it. Now it is possible to get a point or more even if I committed the offence abroad! In recent years they have changed the system a lot and I may be talking nonsense. In the past, you could get up to 14-16 points, now it is 7-9. Nowadays, the offences are awarded with a lower number of points, which is basically the same as before, but the total is lower. In Scandinavia, it can get expensive very quickly! I got 4 tickets in one day in Norway for exceeding the parking time (600 euros) no joke, really happened!
This is a little incorrect. If you reach 8 points, your licence is AUTOMATICALLY revoked and you will have to pass the MPU (medical psychological examination) in order to get it back. Which can happen after 6 months at the soonest. There are also temporary driving disqualification of 1, 2, or 3 months, but these are independent from your current score. For example, running a red light that has been red for more than 1 second is an instand 1 month disqualification, on top of the fine and 2 points. Also, you can lose your lincence for severe traffic violations that qualify for a criminal trial. If convicted for a traffic violation at a criminal court (that could be driving under the influence, driving a vehicle your licence isn't good for, dangerous driving, participating in a race, involuntary manslaughter, etc) , a licence revocation is almost certain and the court will specify how long you must wait before applying for a new one. Minimum is 6 months, but it can as well be 10 years, or even never. Although the latter is extremely rare.
What I think the difference is: The gun-law. German Police is more relaxed. They can be rude too. because they want you to realize, this is not a game. But I've never seen or heard of the US-Police brutallity here in germany! US Police are afraid of beeing shot, because potentionally every one could have a weapon. They HAVE to be more catios. Yeah, and some of them think their like Rambo...
it is not only the point that many us people have guns, us-police force has a lack of training as well a quick search said that the over all training time for police officers in the us are between 13 and 20 weeks and most training is spend in gun training if you want to be a police officer in germany you have to be on a hole other level you have to train at least 30 month to become a Police officer in germany
"your friend and helper" is an old phrases that got misused by the nazis. So nowerdays the police generally doesn't use it anymore. But somehow it is still ingrained into the german Sprachgebrauch (usage of language)
While the much longer and more on de-escalation focused training definitely plays a big role, the environment makes also a big difference. Police officers "should" always have the worst possible scenario in their mind and be prepared for it, but it makes quite a huge difference if you're a police officer in a country were barely any person carries a gun or if you're in the US where people "love" to do it. Another thing is that police officers in the US often do patrols alone, while here in Germany you've usually always a team of two. One to talk to the driver and be nice while the second keeps an eye on the car and possible other people sitting in it. From the perspective of a police officer both points make a huge difference in how "safe" such a traffic stop feels and how "relaxed" he can be in it.
Foreigners in Germany can get lucky and get away with a warning, where a local would have received a ticket, but that can also be the case when you are German, but not from the are. Usually you can expect to be treated almost the same, as any Germany would be treated.
"Protect and Serve" refers to "protect and serve the government", nowhere does it state to serve the public. This behavior reflects in their actions, they first make sure their colleagues are well and unharmed, before they check on the car they crashed into whether the suspect is still alive.
German police has the reputation of being a little bit more tolerant against foreigners. Once I had a Danish colleague. When she was stopped because of something wrong (changing lines, when it wasn’t allowed or so), and the police noticed that she was Danish, they said: "Okay, this time we leave it with a warning.“ But she answered. „No, please charge me! I‘m living in Hamburg since x years. I don’t want my Danish privilege!“
I can tell that german, danish, french and irish traffic policy act pretty much the same. *Only exceptions*: - The police officer in Ireland had to explain to me in plain English what she actually want from me as she was "investigating participants and vehicle according to act *somethinsomethin* and so on. It was a checkpoint to look for DUIers. - Danish police in the border has/had issues with germans... I don't know why, but as german citizen I had encounters with the police with weird narrative. In short: they like to show "even 2 km - a bit more than a lime - I can bust your petty arse if I want to" but then transistions to a more friendly person and lets you go. I believe it is a kind off archiac grudge in a piece of land stripe after centuries or war raging bac k and fourth for a border. Except as youngsters, german and danish people respect each other. We live in very mixed up societies north and south of the danish/german border and do well. - French cops can be tricky. Benice, what they ask you to do, and you will be friends. French cops were very nasty to cope with as they had pretty special "options" at hand to give you a serious hard time. Even today they have much power. E.g. A cops does not like you for some reason, he could simply claim your dog is pure or mixed with a breed forbidden as fighting dogs. Result: someone comes with a leech, they go somewhere safe and shoot your dog. This is extreme, but less serious sh*t lead to the death of dogs. E.g. in Denmark. 4:10 German police would be as "trigger happy" in terms of showing disrespectful behaviour to an officer. E.g. A foreigner may not know there is a difference or knows when to use it when addressing some. formal and non-formal (Du/Sie ~ old english you/thy). You would always address them formally just to protect themselves from alleged fraternising with an suspect. A german citizen would most likely get an unfriendly reminder to stay and behave formal to respect his duty and position. I cannot express it more appropriate, sorry. As a foreigner you may say "Du" to an officer and he won't take offense as he knows about loops and hooks in german language. There is no need to play "king of the turd pile" just because you are a cop. 7:00 at a certain height of fine it becomes a possible felony which a court has to rule on. So there is no need to print fines beyond the point of court rulings.
@@psilovecybin5940 of course. But I never ever had to be afraid of them. And the vast majority are very nice and helpful. Grumpy people are everywhere. But nothing to be afraid of
Police tickets to tear off have become today rare, nowadays they are mostly printed out like receipts. The police tickets are counted in the ticket-block and the police officer has to settle the fines at the police station using the values printed on the block sections. He should then have the value of the missing "fine tokens" in cash. The police officer keeping the Police cash register checks this carefully.
What this drama queen is saying is complete nonsense. Our police are ten times better trained than the American police! Highly professional in every respect. If someone feels uncomfortable then they're up to no good!
I mostly agree with you, but not every time someone feels unsafe with German police is because they did something wrong. There are cases of unjustified police brutality in Germany as well, albeit much rarer than in the US.
Ah, the hysterical, completely overreacting woman. I have watched the original video before, but I’m looking forward to see your reaction, so let’s go.
Many years ago I drove my car through a 30km/h zone in Germany. It was summer and the windows were open. Suddenly I passed a policeman with a laser speed camera in his hand. He laughed at me and said: "Wow, that was close!" 😂
Something similar happend to me. It was a hot summer day when I drove along a 30km/h zone, also had my windows open, no seatbelt on and had the music very loud and just was singing along a song with all my heard, when I looked in the rearview mirror and noticed a police car right behind me. I was in sudden shock, because of the seatbelt I hadn't put on, so I tried to put it on as unconspicuous as possible. When I was done I took another look in the mirror and they just laughed their asses off and one of them showed me a thumbs up with both of his hands. I still have to laugh, when I think about this situation. It was just so funny and unexpected...🙃
Well. As German that had interactions with murican police (lived there many years)... yea, they treat foreigners differently. One even called me a "damn Mexican" when he heard my (german) accent... 🤷♂😐🤣 And yes, with US Police, take out your wallet out of your pocket SLOWLY, as one of the cops has their hand on the gun holster.
She's not normal. This poor husband. About your questionss: Speeding fees are super low in germany. Going a couple over will just cost you pocket money, it's ridiculous.
Well it's not like racial profiling is something you've never heard of in Germany. And everytime it happens it's a serious problem and one time to many. But I don't think it's nowhere near to the extend that you have to have a panic attack because of a traffic stop. That's so american, and so sad.
There are no speeding pistols where the cops just say he was to fast, trust me bro. They must proof the speeding, so they have speeding radars which takes pictures, or they follow you and record your speeding for a few seconds on video. No evidence of speeding = no charges.
Mert! Clean your camera lense! I was sitting here, rubbing my screen until i realized that filth does scroll ;) Police here isn't always friendly but in my experience they're at least professional. Might be a little worse when they're sent to clear up people rioting/protesting in the street though. Sometimes they don't discern rioters from protesters and you might get roughed up.
I don't think that all police officers here treat everyone 100% equally. There are nationalities that are scrutinized more closely than others. My son-in-law is Turkish and is spoken to by the police more often than my very German-looking son. A complex and controversial issue. But a white American woman certainly does not have to fear worse treatment or negative prejudices during a police check. It doesn't matter what language she speaks, although it is of course a little rude to speak English in the presence of Germans when you are also able to speak German. But she doesn't have to fear any disadvantages as a result. Germany is a transit country with 9 neighboring countries. Our police officers constantly have to deal with people who can't speak German at all. That is everyday life for them.
The police officers were probably just as shocked that you didn't pull out any weapons, that you didn't immediately do the "Floyd" or wanted to escape and even how almost everyone shouted with you: I'm a lawyer, I know my rights ;)....... There is no difference in treatment in Germany except that some people often turn a blind eye to foreigners, not like in America or Malays
@@endless-nimu I got pulled over and fined 30€ for not having the manditory safety equipment. They said they are not allowed to take cash. Maybe that's regionaly different.
I think they got scammed. No plolice car, only one person and cash pay. They never take cash, and they nearly ever work alone. And rhey aren't allowed to open the trunk without a reason, if you don't allow them to. Usually they ask you to open it and never open this by themselves.
speeding fines vary heavily depending of course on the zone you were in at that time so for exaple if you were going 10kmh too fast in a 100 zone thats not going to be pricy at all but going 10 too fast in a 30 zone is gonna let you really feel youve done something very wrong lol. i cant speak from experience ofc bc in german but i feel like german poliec wont treat you worse if youre a foreigner, probably the opposite actually.
Wow, just to be clear if u ever scared about german police than u have good reasons and maybe u did some really Bad things. German police is friendly and helpful, most of the time. My first contact with American police was a horrortrip. To this german police are little puppies.
Has her husband a mouth? He is a poor guy. He should open the Windows, turning on music at the peak and accelerating up to the Limit. Not talking to woman.
She is so overreacting. She got into a normal police control which they do frequently. I mean I can understand it when u are a foreigner. But she is from america, and I think american police is way mor difficult to handle. I fu***ing hate the way she acts, so dramaticing, and way over the top! She's like: how dare you to stop me for a check...I'm an american everything is fine! German police is making everybody blowing for alc testing...that is standard. The conclusion of this: nothing to complain about!
Was stopped by 2 (undercover) cops on bicycles I was riding my kick scooter and one of em cut in front of me. I live in a dangerous part of town and they didn't disclose that they're cops. So from my perspective a random dude on a folding bike blocked my way and his buddy is 6 feet behind me. I was about to throw hands when the dude behind me quietly yelled "police" So I am like: show me official ID then (Police in Germany is required to make clear they are police the first opportunity they have. They were both in training, (not even carrying a gun) my uncle joined the police force 26 years ago and taught me and my cousins exactly what police is allowed and what not. the cops were submissive as f and realised their mistaken when I told them that I was in the belief I was about to get robbed and they almost got hurt since I'm almost 2 meters tall and weigh close to 220 lbs with 12 years of martial arts experience and a brown belt German cops arenvery professional and understanding. To make it clear if they had touched me without making it clear that they are police I wouldn't fave any charges for acting in self defense when 2 adult man circle me
two undercover cops without guns in training... sure, then batman arrives and claims he's santa and your kickscooter his reindeer. btw, police in training dont have "official id" because they are in - have a guess - ask your uncle...
in germany you get away with pettycash. try speeding in finland, i once paid a 500€ speeding ticket here in finland. (it depend on your income, which i find fair - so it hurts the CEO as much as the nurse)
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20€ is certainly not the highest you can get in a speeding ticket, it's actually the lowest. They must have gone 70 km/h faster then allowed (outside city limits). All fines can double if they find you did it with deliberate intention. When >70km/h, you also lose your drivers license for 3 months and get 2 points in a central register. When you reach 8 points there, your drivers license gets retracted permanently and you have to go through a special program (Nachschulung) to get it back.
What horrific, sad reallity she emerged from?!?
Traffic stops are annoying sometimes, but never scary or dangerous...
the issue is that the police in America is seen as people who search for anything to report you to the gouvernment and all actions by them will lead to your imprisonment or death..... Basically Americans are completely nuts and threat the police officers like criminals.
Of course there are cases where police officers try to find something as they have to fullfill certain goals from time to time which is a big issue and because of how much guns are in the US they are more likely to be harsh on you but if you check some of the stuff on the internet from an european viewpoint you will find that the only reason it might escalate is normally that the people are completely nuts and try to hinder what are normal cases of inspection.
For example they will most likely try to avoid anything to show their ID, they will most likely argue that they have no reason to stop them, they will not even tell their names .... list goes on and on and on.... With that kind of behaviour they absolutely make it worse for both of them and this is why it gets out of control so often.
she is just a drama queen
@@PI930N nope. Youre just clueless
Nono... she is definitely overreacting, but i understand her reaction.
As German that had interactions with murican police (lived there many years)... yea, they treat foreigners differently. One even called me a "damn Mexican" when he heard my (german) accent... 🤷♂😐🤣
And yes, with US Police, take out your wallet out of your pocket SLOWLY, as one of the cops has their hand on the gun holster.
I am from Luxembourg and when I was younger me and my friends went to germany for clubbing quite alot. We were pulled over for random alcohol tests all the time on our way home (it was a good road to catch drunk party goers). The german police are some of the most polite people I have ever met. Very well trained to deal with people. Half the time they didn't even check our papers or breathalyse us. They just asked if we did drink and we told them that the driver was sober and they let us go. A hugh difference to our own police in Luxembourg.
I guess, if you would have appeared drunk or unfit to drive, they would have tested tho.
@Kubus77 Absolutely. But even in a situations where they suspected me to be drugged ( I was not) they were still super polite.
Usually I feel like police in Germany can't really be bothered with foreigners. The less they are able to understand, the more they are likely to just let them go or write them the ticket and let them go. They just can't be bothered to deal with the language barrier and explaining stuff to foreigners :D At least that is my observation - from my city
As you said, very American reaction. Police in The Netherlands are pretty much the same. If you're polite to them, they'll respond accordingly. If you know any German or Dutch, use the polite form (de "Sie" or nl "U") while addressing them. If not, they'll be fine if they notice you are a foreigner. Only difference is that Dutch fines are notably more expensive.
She is not the brightest candle on the cake, but a huge drama queen absolut no risk or danger in the situation.
I am sorry for her husband
Yes, her husband is the only victim here
I think everyone watching is 😢@@benyomovod6904
Well... he chose to marry her. So he's probably got his own crazy going on.
😂👍
German who has meanwhile a fair share of the world:
The police in germany is rather chill if you're friendly to them. They can be assholes but usually only if you haev been an asshole to them.
What they paid was a warning fine.
If they had been significantly over the speed limit, they would have had to pay a "real" fine (I'm not familiar with the English terms), and that's not possible on site because it's always linked to a fine procedure. So you have to wait for a letter from the authorities first.
Only for minor offenses can you get away with a warning fine, which can be paid on site (cash payment is not allowed in most states, but by card or bank transfer).
She is so bad at telling stories. :D
Typical narcissistic shallow blonde
You should keep in mind: she's an american! What did you expect? 🤔
What a Dramaqueen.
Within built-up areas (in town)
Speed over limit Fine Points Driving ban
1-10 km/h €30 0 -
11-15 km/h €50 0 -
16-20 km/h €70 0 -
21-25 km/h €115 1 -
26-30 km/h €180 1 1 month*
31-40 km/h €260 2 1 month
41-50 km/h €400 2 1 month
51-60 km/h €560 2 2 months
61-70 km/h €700 2 3 months
71+ km/h €800 2 3 months
Outside built-up areas (out of town)
Speed over limit Fine Points Driving ban
1-10 km/h €20 0 -
11-15 km/h €40 0 -
16-20 km/h €60 0 -
21-25 km/h €100 1 -
26-30 km/h €150 1 1 month*
31-40 km/h €200 1 1 month*
41-50 km/h €320 2 1 month
51-60 km/h €480 2 1 month
61-70 km/h €600 2 2 months
71+ km/h €700 2 3 months
*Driving ban applies if the offense occurs twice within one year
Danke, now I know how much my son was over the speed limit when I had to pay his fine after using my car. 😁
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A quick Google search could have answered that for you in seconds :)
@@dan_kay C'mon, somebody had to appreciate his effort. :))
She is so friggin over dramatic, I had several traffic stops in my life. Every time the cops were polite and calm.
German police is nothing you have to be afraid of during a traffic stop
Correct. As long as you don't look like a man from middle east countries or northern Africa and being between 15 and 50 years old.
It is funny or sad how worried she was? She was afraid to speak English? I guess the worst that can happen to you is that the police officer answers in English. Beware, that German accent hits hard! 😅
Yes, there is not reason to be scared to speak in english, if you are not able to speak proper German.
Apart from that, Germany is surrounded by many countries with tourists/truckdrivers or whoever driving through Germany to get to their destination.
So, most of us are used to automatically switch to English, if we hear, that the other person is struggling to speak in German.
What an obnoxious & too-wordy drama-queen. Poor guy.
To be fair, she comes from a country where people are manipulated by instilling fear of going to jail, being shot, foreigners, Islam, different races, going to hell and even the police ! To name a few !!
She sounds traumatized... my assumption is based on police encounters in 'another' country!
@@alexandergutfeldt1144 Yes, US people are traumatized. Statista:
In 2024, around 1,040 people were shot and killed by police officers in the USA up to 21 November. Extrapolated for the year as a whole, this would mean around 1,160 deaths, which would be roughly the same number as the previous year.
19 in Germany, more than ever before.
@@arnodobler1096 And Germany has about 1/4 the population (~80 million vs ~330 million) of the US for comparison.
@@equolizer exactly, do your math 19*4=76 in Grmany vs 1,040
13,6 more times in the US per capita
Police in germany is very kindly and friendly to foreigners "Polizei dein Freund und Helfer"
She seems to be telling a story that she has never experienced in this form. I don't know anyone who has been pulled over for speeding a bit. I also don't know of a form to tick, as the police have to prove the offence. This is done electronically and the fine usually arrives in the post. If you are pulled over, it's because of suspected alcohol, drugs, safety defects in the vehicle or a manhunt for a serious offender.
But German police officers are trained to de-escalate. If you are friendly and co-operative, they will be too. They already know how to bring you to the ground and secure you, and they also carry a gun for hardship cases, but the first contact is usually friendly and correct. 👍
4:25 It might happen, that german police officers have a closer look, if u look kinda arabic, oriental or african. This could also happen if u r relativ young and you are near the czech or netherland boarder.
In Germany, the problem is not the ticket!
We have a points system for driving incorrectly. In this system, you can only get between 7 and 9 points. If you exceed this limit, you have to pass a psychological test (jokingly called the idiot test)! If you fail this, your driving license is revoked (from 1 month to 2 years, or in serious cases, completely). Roughly speaking, you get one point for an offence of 35 euros, it depends on the offence.
This was introduced because rich people shouldn't buy their way out! This makes punishment fairer.
Some countries in Europe have adopted this points system (Austria, France, etc., there are probably a few more). There is also an exchange of offences. This means that if I have committed an offence abroad, it will be sent to me with the help of the German state. In the past, you could get away with it. Now it is possible to get a point or more even if I committed the offence abroad!
In recent years they have changed the system a lot and I may be talking nonsense. In the past, you could get up to 14-16 points, now it is 7-9. Nowadays, the offences are awarded with a lower number of points, which is basically the same as before, but the total is lower.
In Scandinavia, it can get expensive very quickly! I got 4 tickets in one day in Norway for exceeding the parking time (600 euros) no joke, really happened!
This is a little incorrect.
If you reach 8 points, your licence is AUTOMATICALLY revoked and you will have to pass the MPU (medical psychological examination) in order to get it back. Which can happen after 6 months at the soonest.
There are also temporary driving disqualification of 1, 2, or 3 months, but these are independent from your current score. For example, running a red light that has been red for more than 1 second is an instand 1 month disqualification, on top of the fine and 2 points.
Also, you can lose your lincence for severe traffic violations that qualify for a criminal trial. If convicted for a traffic violation at a criminal court (that could be driving under the influence, driving a vehicle your licence isn't good for, dangerous driving, participating in a race, involuntary manslaughter, etc) , a licence revocation is almost certain and the court will specify how long you must wait before applying for a new one. Minimum is 6 months, but it can as well be 10 years, or even never. Although the latter is extremely rare.
She is annoying. 🙄
She's American!
The most friendly police man i had met was a member of the irish Garda Síochána
What I think the difference is: The gun-law.
German Police is more relaxed. They can be rude too. because they want you to realize, this is not a game. But I've never seen or heard of the US-Police brutallity here in germany!
US Police are afraid of beeing shot, because potentionally every one could have a weapon. They HAVE to be more catios. Yeah, and some of them think their like Rambo...
it is not only the point that many us people have guns, us-police force has a lack of training as well a quick search said that the over all training time for police officers in the us are between 13 and 20 weeks and most training is spend in gun training
if you want to be a police officer in germany you have to be on a hole other level
you have to train at least 30 month to become a Police officer in germany
Everytime I listen to an American talking about freedom stuff in america this "land of the free" stuff becomes more funny to me.
"your friend and helper" is an old phrases that got misused by the nazis. So nowerdays the police generally doesn't use it anymore. But somehow it is still ingrained into the german Sprachgebrauch (usage of language)
While the much longer and more on de-escalation focused training definitely plays a big role, the environment makes also a big difference. Police officers "should" always have the worst possible scenario in their mind and be prepared for it, but it makes quite a huge difference if you're a police officer in a country were barely any person carries a gun or if you're in the US where people "love" to do it. Another thing is that police officers in the US often do patrols alone, while here in Germany you've usually always a team of two. One to talk to the driver and be nice while the second keeps an eye on the car and possible other people sitting in it. From the perspective of a police officer both points make a huge difference in how "safe" such a traffic stop feels and how "relaxed" he can be in it.
Foreigners in Germany can get lucky and get away with a warning, where a local would have received a ticket, but that can also be the case when you are German, but not from the are. Usually you can expect to be treated almost the same, as any Germany would be treated.
She’s a full bundle of anxiety
"Protect and Serve" refers to "protect and serve the government", nowhere does it state to serve the public.
This behavior reflects in their actions, they first make sure their colleagues are well and unharmed, before they check on the car they crashed into whether the suspect is still alive.
German police has the reputation of being a little bit more tolerant against foreigners. Once I had a Danish colleague. When she was stopped because of something wrong (changing lines, when it wasn’t allowed or so), and the police noticed that she was Danish, they said: "Okay, this time we leave it with a warning.“ But she answered. „No, please charge me! I‘m living in Hamburg since x years. I don’t want my Danish privilege!“
I can tell that german, danish, french and irish traffic policy act pretty much the same.
*Only exceptions*:
- The police officer in Ireland had to explain to me in plain English what she actually want from me as she was "investigating participants and vehicle according to act *somethinsomethin* and so on. It was a checkpoint to look for DUIers.
- Danish police in the border has/had issues with germans...
I don't know why, but as german citizen I had encounters with the police with weird narrative.
In short: they like to show "even 2 km - a bit more than a lime - I can bust your petty arse if I want to" but then transistions to a more friendly person and lets you go.
I believe it is a kind off archiac grudge in a piece of land stripe after centuries or war raging bac k and fourth for a border.
Except as youngsters, german and danish people respect each other. We live in very mixed up societies north and south of the danish/german border and do well.
- French cops can be tricky. Benice, what they ask you to do, and you will be friends. French cops were very nasty to cope with as they had pretty special "options" at hand to give you a serious hard time. Even today they have much power. E.g. A cops does not like you for some reason, he could simply claim your dog is pure or mixed with a breed forbidden as fighting dogs. Result: someone comes with a leech, they go somewhere safe and shoot your dog.
This is extreme, but less serious sh*t lead to the death of dogs. E.g. in Denmark.
4:10 German police would be as "trigger happy" in terms of showing disrespectful behaviour to an officer. E.g. A foreigner may not know there is a difference or knows when to use it when addressing some. formal and non-formal (Du/Sie ~ old english you/thy).
You would always address them formally just to protect themselves from alleged fraternising with an suspect. A german citizen would most likely get an unfriendly reminder to stay and behave formal to respect his duty and position. I cannot express it more appropriate, sorry.
As a foreigner you may say "Du" to an officer and he won't take offense as he knows about loops and hooks in german language.
There is no need to play "king of the turd pile" just because you are a cop.
7:00 at a certain height of fine it becomes a possible felony which a court has to rule on. So there is no need to print fines beyond the point of court rulings.
It's sad that she is so afraid of the police. They are for the people not against them
I think in america it's different
There are also unprofessional cops here in Germany
Your personal experience doesn't portray the average interaction with police
@@psilovecybin5940 of course. But I never ever had to be afraid of them. And the vast majority are very nice and helpful. Grumpy people are everywhere. But nothing to be afraid of
Police tickets to tear off have become today rare, nowadays they are mostly printed out like receipts. The police tickets are counted in the ticket-block and the police officer has to settle the fines at the police station using the values printed on the block sections. He should then have the value of the missing "fine tokens" in cash. The police officer keeping the Police cash register checks this carefully.
20 ist actually the minimum fine for speeding. 3-10 km/h over the speedlimit outside of cities
What this drama queen is saying is complete nonsense. Our police are ten times better trained than the American police! Highly professional in every respect. If someone feels uncomfortable then they're up to no good!
I travel the US often, German police shall not be compared with the US cowboys.
I would say the ratio is closer to 1 to 50 times
I mostly agree with you, but not every time someone feels unsafe with German police is because they did something wrong. There are cases of unjustified police brutality in Germany as well, albeit much rarer than in the US.
Ah, the hysterical, completely overreacting woman. I have watched the original video before, but I’m looking forward to see your reaction, so let’s go.
Many years ago I drove my car through a 30km/h zone in Germany. It was summer and the windows were open.
Suddenly I passed a policeman with a laser speed camera in his hand.
He laughed at me and said: "Wow, that was close!" 😂
Something similar happend to me. It was a hot summer day when I drove along a 30km/h zone, also had my windows open, no seatbelt on and had the music very loud and just was singing along a song with all my heard, when I looked in the rearview mirror and noticed a police car right behind me.
I was in sudden shock, because of the seatbelt I hadn't put on, so I tried to put it on as unconspicuous as possible. When I was done I took another look in the mirror and they just laughed their asses off and one of them showed me a thumbs up with both of his hands.
I still have to laugh, when I think about this situation. It was just so funny and unexpected...🙃
German police is too friendly
Well. As German that had interactions with murican police (lived there many years)... yea, they treat foreigners differently. One even called me a "damn Mexican" when he heard my (german) accent... 🤷♂😐🤣
And yes, with US Police, take out your wallet out of your pocket SLOWLY, as one of the cops has their hand on the gun holster.
She's not normal. This poor husband.
About your questionss: Speeding fees are super low in germany. Going a couple over will just cost you pocket money, it's ridiculous.
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Well it's not like racial profiling is something you've never heard of in Germany. And everytime it happens it's a serious problem and one time to many. But I don't think it's nowhere near to the extend that you have to have a panic attack because of a traffic stop. That's so american, and so sad.
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3:33 "act german"
What does that even mean?
There are no speeding pistols where the cops just say he was to fast, trust me bro. They must proof the speeding, so they have speeding radars which takes pictures, or they follow you and record your speeding for a few seconds on video. No evidence of speeding = no charges.
Mert! Clean your camera lense! I was sitting here, rubbing my screen until i realized that filth does scroll ;)
Police here isn't always friendly but in my experience they're at least professional. Might be a little worse when they're sent to clear up people rioting/protesting in the street though. Sometimes they don't discern rioters from protesters and you might get roughed up.
I don't think that all police officers here treat everyone 100% equally. There are nationalities that are scrutinized more closely than others. My son-in-law is Turkish and is spoken to by the police more often than my very German-looking son. A complex and controversial issue.
But a white American woman certainly does not have to fear worse treatment or negative prejudices during a police check. It doesn't matter what language she speaks, although it is of course a little rude to speak English in the presence of Germans when you are also able to speak German. But she doesn't have to fear any disadvantages as a result.
Germany is a transit country with 9 neighboring countries. Our police officers constantly have to deal with people who can't speak German at all. That is everyday life for them.
Hysterical, annoying, absurd...
The police officers were probably just as shocked that you didn't pull out any weapons, that you didn't immediately do the "Floyd" or wanted to escape and even how almost everyone shouted with you: I'm a lawyer, I know my rights ;)....... There is no difference in treatment in Germany except that some people often turn a blind eye to foreigners, not like in America or Malays
What bothers me in this Story: German Police isn't allowed to take cash. You have to pay with a EC card or mail it later.
They actually are allowed to as long it's a lower fine or to be exact not more than 55 Euros.
@@endless-nimu I got pulled over and fined 30€ for not having the manditory safety equipment. They said they are not allowed to take cash. Maybe that's regionaly different.
That depends on the Bundesland you are in.
I think they got scammed. No plolice car, only one person and cash pay. They never take cash, and they nearly ever work alone.
And rhey aren't allowed to open the trunk without a reason, if you don't allow them to. Usually they ask you to open it and never open this by themselves.
speeding fines vary heavily depending of course on the zone you were in at that time so for exaple if you were going 10kmh too fast in a 100 zone thats not going to be pricy at all but going 10 too fast in a 30 zone is gonna let you really feel youve done something very wrong lol. i cant speak from experience ofc bc in german but i feel like german poliec wont treat you worse if youre a foreigner, probably the opposite actually.
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Wow, just to be clear if u ever scared about german police than u have good reasons and maybe u did some really Bad things. German police is friendly and helpful, most of the time. My first contact with American police was a horrortrip. To this german police are little puppies.
Has her husband a mouth? He is a poor guy. He should open the Windows, turning on music at the peak and accelerating up to the Limit. Not talking to woman.
OMG... She is very ... 🙄🤦♂
She is so overreacting. She got into a normal police control which they do frequently. I mean I can understand it when u are a foreigner. But she is from america, and I think american police is way mor difficult to handle. I fu***ing hate the way she acts, so dramaticing, and way over the top! She's like: how dare you to stop me for a check...I'm an american everything is fine! German police is making everybody blowing for alc testing...that is standard. The conclusion of this: nothing to complain about!
Jep. Whoa. Tooo scared of police or just enerving - both? Not best partners in crime, mmh? Chill Babe.
Was stopped by 2 (undercover) cops on bicycles
I was riding my kick scooter and one of em cut in front of me. I live in a dangerous part of town and they didn't disclose that they're cops. So from my perspective a random dude on a folding bike blocked my way and his buddy is 6 feet behind me.
I was about to throw hands when the dude behind me quietly yelled "police"
So I am like: show me official ID then
(Police in Germany is required to make clear they are police the first opportunity they have. They were both in training, (not even carrying a gun)
my uncle joined the police force 26 years ago and taught me and my cousins exactly what police is allowed and what not.
the cops were submissive as f and realised their mistaken when I told them that I was in the belief I was about to get robbed and they almost got hurt since I'm almost 2 meters tall and weigh close to 220 lbs with 12 years of martial arts experience and a brown belt
German cops arenvery professional and understanding.
To make it clear if they had touched me without making it clear that they are police I wouldn't fave any charges for acting in self defense when 2 adult man circle me
two undercover cops without guns in training... sure, then batman arrives and claims he's santa and your kickscooter his reindeer.
btw, police in training dont have "official id" because they are in - have a guess - ask your uncle...
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If the lady has a problem with German laws ... why doesn't she stay in her country?
Was für eine schlechte Geschichte. Unglaubwürdig und so wie die Frau im Video, absolut unseriös.
I don t like the german police either. Often unfriendly and a bit lazy. But the women seems to be a bit a drama queen.
Oh mei, was macht die denn wenn es wirklich ernst wird. Lächerlich, übertrieben und totaler Schmarri was die erzählt.
Complete nonsense
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in germany you get away with pettycash.
try speeding in finland, i once paid a 500€ speeding ticket here in finland. (it depend on your income, which i find fair - so it hurts the CEO as much as the nurse)