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Liability situation in overtaking accidents with unclear traffic situation

Every driver knows the following situation: the car in front stops behind a parked car and it is not exactly clear whether the car in front wants to park or merely make room and wait. ...

German Federal Court of Justice (BGH): As a rule, no right before left in parking lots

In a recent ruling, the Federal Court of Justice in Germany (BGH) decided that the “right before left” rule does not automatically apply in public parking lots. This means that ...

Synthetic fuels could be the future for the climate and save many combustion engines in the process

The car industry is gearing up for a future with e-mobility. Nevertheless, it must be remembered that there are still many combustion engines on the roads. Following the ruling that ...

EU plans to shift burden of proof in accidents caused by autonomous cars

The technology for autonomous driving is improving all the time and the first legal regulations are already emerging. In the future, autonomous vehicles will regularly participate in ...

German rules on non-material damages for relatives comply with European law

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled in its recent judgment that German rules on non-material damages for relatives of victims of traffic accidents are in conformity with European ...

Will cargo e-bikes soon lose their status as bycicles?

The Pedelecs: They have three wheels, have an electric motor and are designed for a playload of several 100 kilograms. This makes them very different from an ordinary bicycle. And yet ...

E-scooters threatened with ban in Paris

Paris is considered the world's most important city for micromobility. Around 400,000 people use the e-scooters in Paris every month, and 1.7 million rides were reportedly made ...

Anti-blackout-plan in Switzerland

The Swiss government has been thinking about how to counteract possible power outages, the so-called blackouts. In the course of this, it has come up with various, albeit drastic, measures. ...