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Why would your car be towed for having open windows?
by superuser2 13y ago
Why would your car be towed for having open windows?
- HarryHirsch 13y agoBecause open windows are an invitation for thieves. The Germans argue quite sensibly that you have an obligation to your fellow man to keep crime down.
- grannyg00se 13y agoWhat the hell? So are home alarms (with prominently displayed window stickers) mandatory by law? What if I leave my cell phone out on the table while I'm eating at a restaurant? By-law infraction?
- Kequc 13y agoThere's no such thing as a slippery slope. If you leave your windows open and aren't there then people can easily steal from you and then cost the public money. Nobody was penalised, simply contacted and asked to close the window on their car.
- katbyte 13y agoHowever if they had not been able to contact someone: > police is forced to tow the car in that case, if they cannot reach someone
- Kequc 13y agoIf they cannot contact you then you have been breaking the law. Why?
- Argorak 13y agoYou have been breaking the law before they contact you. They are just sometimes nice like that. In contrast to the If you want to know the specific part of the traffic law: StVO § 14, 2 (safety when entering and exiting the vehicle) [http://dejure.org/gesetze/StVO/14.html http://dejure.org/gesetze/StVO/14.html]: "Kraftfahrzeuge sind auch gegen unbefugte Benutzung zu sichern." (Vehicles are to be protected against unauthorized use.) Also, your insurance might not like this ;). As I said before, the german law is much more build around responsibilities. This is one example.
- CamperBob2 13y agoWow. IMHO, towing my car from a legal parking place because I left the windows down (or -- Gott bewahre! -- the convertible top open) is a crime.