Hallo, ich war auf dem Weg nach Polen, als ich von der Polizei angehalten wurde, und sie haben mich 25 € für das Barfuß bestraft. Gibt es in Deutschland ein Gesetz, das das Fahren barfuß untersagt? Sie akzeptierten die Zahlung der Geldbuße nicht nur durch Bargeld und gaben mir diese Quittung, bei der es keine Beschreibung der Geldstrafe gibt.
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Yes, it is not allowed to drive barefoot. You have to wear proper shoes.
No. That is correct.
I have seen these receipts and they are official.
Also it is prohibited to drive without proper footwear. (Because you need to be able to operate the break with full force in an emergency.)
Afaik there is no such law:
https://anwaltauskunft.de/magazin/mobilitaet/auto/ist-es-erlaubt-barfuss-auto-zu-fahren
In case of an accident, you will probably get a part of the guilt.
Yes you got scammed.
Driving barefoot is not forbidden.
Driving barefoot? Were you in the Flintstones car?
In Sachsen it is allowed to pay small fines in cash. The receipt looks legit but I wonder if §23 is right paragraph regarding driving barefoot.
Genuine question, like actual police with marked car etc. ?
Cause driving barefoot isn’t illegal [https://www.bussgeldkatalog.org/barfuss-autofahren/#darf_man_barfuss_ein_auto_fahren_in_deutschland](https://www.bussgeldkatalog.org/barfuss-autofahren/#darf_man_barfuss_ein_auto_fahren_in_deutschland)
Do you were in a private Car? It is not illegal to drive barefoot. but in case of an accident you are screwed up until los of insurance for the accident.
When it was a businnes related drive, you have to wear propper footwear
§23 StVO is about using a mobile phone or not having lights working properly or a bit secured load.
There is no rule forbidding to drive barefoot in Germany.
„Description of the fine“ is §23 Straßenverkehrsordnung. Upper left on your receipt.
It’s not forbidden to drive barefoot etc – but if you get into an accident, there is a chance that your insurance won’t pay as you will be deemed partially responsible.
As for the receipt – it states 23stvo, which (most likely) indicates that you were using a phone while driving.
You got fined for sth related to §23StVO. [https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/stvo_2013/__23.html](https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/stvo_2013/__23.html)
Plot twist: OP was on a motorbike
for normal cars it is not forbidden per se but if you’re driving a truck you have to wear shoes
also if you wear shoes it’s highly recommended to wear proper shoes and not flimsy like flip flops or something like that
Is it possible they mentioned bare feet but fined you for something else? §23 mainly talks about securing loads and refraining from using electronic devices. It’s unlikely the stopped you for bare feet – how would they know about them?
In Germany, it’s legal to drive barefoot.
However, many people are under the misconception, including that propagated by driving schools, that it’s illegal. This is based on the fact that it’s simply not smart or good to drive barefoot. Especially if an accident occurs, the question of liability becomes quite tense if one of the people involved was barefoot! The proof lies in the decision of a Higher Regional Court in the city of Celle:
EN:
The Higher Regional Court of Celle confirmed this in one of its judgments from 2010 (case no. 322S s46/07). citations from source no. 1
DE:
Oberlandesgericht Celle in einem seiner Urteile aus dem Jahr 2010 bestätigt (Az. 322S s46/07). Zitate aus Quelle Nr. 1
1. https://www.bussgeldkatalog.org/barfuss-autofahren/#darf_man_barfuss_ein_auto_fahren_in_deutschland
2. https://www.adac.de/verkehr/recht/verkehrsvorschriften-deutschland/autofahren-flipflops/
Regarding your ticket, I would go to the nearest police station and ask questions regarding „authenticity“ OR simply wait for a notice of claim by mail and file an objection there.
It’s $514 (€300) and 1/4th of the points on your licence in Australia for no shoes. We are also now fined €700 for touching or using a phone while driving.
Our government claims our fine are in line with other countries. German fines are cheap to me. I wish I was German sometimes.
I could have printed this receipt at home 😀
§ 23 StVO says nothing about footwear.
It states your car must be in working condition, vision must not ne obstructed, your number plates must ne lit, you’re not allowed using electronic devices that detect or jam speed cameras and some more like this.
https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/stvo_2013/__23.html
How did he know you where driving barefoot? What was the initial stop for ?
Section 23 of the German Road Traffic Regulations (StVO) does not regulate driving barefoot – it neither explicitly prohibits nor permits it.
Section 23 of the StVO deals with “Other obligations of vehicle drivers” and mainly states that the driver is responsible for ensuring that their vision is not impaired and that they can drive the vehicle safely. The section does not make any specific statements about footwear.
Driving barefoot is not prohibited in Germany. The only decisive factor is that you are able to operate the vehicle safely. **It could only become problematic if driving barefoot causes an accident and it can be proven that suitable footwear would have prevented the accident.**
In fact, driving barefoot can actually be safer than driving with unsuitable footwear such as flip-flops, high heels, or shoes that are too big and could get caught on the pedals.
*This is the original text of the law:* [*https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/stvo_2013/__23.html*](https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/stvo_2013/__23.html)
Now, depending on context, the police may have ample room to decide that you were in fact NOT fit to properly control the car. Maybe you acted like a complete monkey? We don’t know that. So please, add some context for us. Thank you.
I bet 25 bucks that OP is talking out of his ass and he was fined for using his mobile phone in a prohibited manner.
We lost a car key at a rest stop in Worms. We drove for 2 hours and got a message that the key was gone and couldn’t drive any further. We think he’s at the rest stop. We need someone to stop by. Please let us know
It seems that you’re right, you might have been scammed