Ice patch did not justify mandatory licence withdrawal

ATA/200/1998Tribunal de Justiça / Câmara Administrativa7 de abr. de 1998Modified

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Resumo Omnilex

The court held that a driver who was surprised by a clearly signposted ice patch, after several other motorists had already been affected, and who then lost control of the vehicle did not commit a serious endangerment justifying a mandatory licence withdrawal under Art. 16(3) LCR. The court instead indicated that the case could be assessed under Art. 16(2) LCR, meaning a discretionary withdrawal rather than an obligatory one.

Sumário Omnilex

Art. 16 al. 3 LCR; serious danger justifying mandatory licence withdrawal: the threshold is not met where a driver loses control on a signposted ice patch that had already caused incidents to other motorists. Even if the conduct is blameworthy, it may remain within the scope of Art. 16 al. 2 LCR, which permits a discretionary withdrawal in lieu of a warning when the circumstances so require.

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Descripteurs

CIRCULATION ROUTIERE; VERGLAS; MAITRISE DU VEHICULE; ANTECEDENT; CAS BENIN; DILIGENCE; RETRAIT DE PERMIS; DUREE; SIGNALISATION ROUTIERE; VITESSE; LCR

Normes

LCR.16 al.3

Résumé

Ne constitue pas une mise en danger sérieuse susceptible de fonder un retrait de permis obligatoire (art.16 al.3 LCR) le fait d'être surpris par une plaque de verglas dont 3 automobilistes ont déjà été victimes, malgré une signalisation appropriée, et de perdre consécutivement la maîtrise de son véhicule. C'est l'alinéa 2 de cette même disposition qui peut, partant, fonder un retrait en lieu et place d'un avertissement.

Palavras-chave

road trafficicy roadloss of controllicence withdrawalserious dangerwarning signsdriver diligence

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Questões jurídicas principais extraídas pela Omnilex

Questão jurídica principal

Whether encountering a signposted ice patch and losing control constitutes a serious danger requiring mandatory licence withdrawal under Art. 16(3) SVG/LCR.

Decisão extraída

No. The incident did not amount to a serious endangerment within the meaning of Art. 16(3) SVG/LCR; mandatory withdrawal was not triggered.

Fundamentação extraída

Although the driver lost control after encountering an ice patch, the situation was a benign case: the patch had already caused incidents for other motorists, and the road was properly signposted. On that basis, the conduct did not reach the threshold of serious danger for mandatory withdrawal.

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