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Austria to ‘Super-Speeders’: We’re Taking Your Car (www.bloomberg.com)
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[-] neumast@lemmy.world 44 points 2 months ago

Austrian here: some cars were already taken away, but mostly just temporarily. Also the car won't be gone at the first offence, only if you are caught multiple times.

So losing your car won't happen "by accident". To lose your car, you have to drive much too fast (something like this is done deliberately) multiple times (then your are an idiot who shouldn't drive).

I dont pity anyone who lost his/her car. They are idiots, which shouldn't share a road with others.

[-] drkt@lemmy.dbzer0.com 27 points 2 months ago

Denmark takes your car on the first offense. You're not getting it back. Doesn't matter if it's not your car. Doesn't matter if you're not a citizen.

[-] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

You're not getting it back ever? In my province in Canada it's up to a month but if that happens your license is suspended anyway...

[-] CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago

I just looked it up. You're not getting it back ever, they sell it at auction.

You have to be drunk or going double the speed limit for this to happen though.

[-] Pilon23@feddit.dk 5 points 2 months ago

They took a Norwegian guy's Lamborghini. He tried to sue as he claimed it breached his human rights. Didn't pan out for him in the end

[-] CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

I'm sure he cries himself to sleep on his cash stuffed mattress. lol

[-] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 months ago

Also if the car isn't yours? Well, that makes people be careful with what friends they let drove their cars then I guess

[-] twig@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 months ago

That's really interesting.

I see people doubling the limit in school/construction zones or reduced speed residential areas all the time. This would be a massive detterent.

[-] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Daaaamn... Reminds me of California (I think) where they would crush modified cars

Edit: cars used in street racing: https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna19339955

[-] dreugeworst@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

isnt the comment about the US true of pretty much any issue?

Compared to Europe, the US response toward <your_issue_here> has been more laissez-faire.

[-] maynarkh@feddit.nl 1 points 2 months ago

Unions are more heavily regulated for one.

[-] norimee@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Fuck. I wish Germany would do that. But we can't even get a speed limit, even though everyone wants it save for the automobil industry.

[-] Siegfried@lemmy.world -2 points 2 months ago

AEIOU

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