One-month driving license withdrawal confirmed for trailer incident

ATA/711/1996Cour de justice / Chambre administrative26 nov. 1996Confirmed

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Résumé Omnilex

The administrative court confirmed SAN's decision to withdraw the driver's licence for one month after he lost control of a vehicle towing a trailer on the motorway. The court held that the conduct fell under the traffic-safety provision invoked by SAN and justified the preventive measure.

Regeste Omnilex

Art. 16 al. 3 LCR; driving licence withdrawal for loss of vehicle control while towing a trailer. Loss of control of a vehicle on a motorway, including in connection with a trailer, may constitute a sufficiently serious endangerment of road safety to justify a licence withdrawal. Where the measure is proportionate and based on the statutory traffic-safety provision, the reviewing court will uphold the administrative authority's decision.

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Descripteurs

REMORQUE; RETRAIT DE PERMIS; PERMIS DE CONDUIRE; SECURITE DE LA CIRCULATION; INFRACTION DE MISE EN DANGER; MAITRISE DU VEHICULE; LCR

Normes

LCR.16 al.3

Résumé

Le TA a confirmé la décision du SAN de retirer un mois le permis d'un automobiliste ayant perdre la maîtrise d'un véhicule tractant une remorque sur l'autoroute.

Mots-clés

driving licence withdrawaltraffic safetytrailerloss of controlhighwayendangerment

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Question juridique clé

Whether the one-month driving licence withdrawal for loss of control of a vehicle with trailer was lawful.

Solution extraite

The withdrawal was upheld as lawful.

Motifs extraits

The court found that losing control of the vehicle on the motorway while towing a trailer constituted a traffic-safety offence justifying a one-month licence withdrawal under the applicable road traffic rule.

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