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Driving along the German highways is an exhilarating experience for anyone who drove on.
But the German authorities are not so tolerant in urban areas.
Newsweek reports that a German teenager's joy in getting a driver's license was short-lived. He was suspended less than an hour after receiving him after being caught driving nearly twice the legal speed limit.
In Germany, the joy of getting his driver's license was short-lived; he was suspended less than an hour after receiving it, as he was caught at twice the maximum speed limit .
The traffic police stopped the 18-year-old vehicle traveling at 95 km / h in Iserlohn, near Dortmund / This speed far exceeds the posted speed limit of 50 km / h (31 mph).
The young man was taking his car for a ride with his friends to celebrate getting his license after passing his test 49 minutes earlier.
His penalty will keep him away from the wheel for at least a month. His probationary period has been doubled from two to four years. He will also be fined 200 euros ($ 228) and forced to take additional driving lessons.
"Some things last forever, others not for an hour," the German police said in a statement, according to the BBC.
There is no posted speed limit for most German motorways, but there are strict speed restrictions in more urbanized areas. Police are also notoriously ruthless for speeding in these areas.
According to Newsweek, people who do not respect these speed rules risk fines of up to 680 euros and driving bans of up to three months, reported Deutsche Welle.
Speed is apparently a problem all over the continent. The mayor of a village in northeastern Italy installed a pedestrian crossing warning camera in Acquetico, about 120 km east of Genoa.
Newsweek reports that video recordings indicate that there have been more than 58,000 speeding drivers over a two-week period.
