Yup. People still do it constantly. Enforcement is extremely spotty, to say the least, stories by HN fellows nonwithstanding. I think it's a 10 EUR fine if you

Yup. People still do it constantly. Enforcement is extremely spotty, to say the least, stories by HN fellows nonwithstanding. I think it's a 10 EUR fine if you do get called up on it. It gets much more expensive when you do it on a bike. I think relating this to the general notion of individual liberty is ridiculous but then again that's just what you'd expect a German to say, isn't it.