What will happen if a police officer discovers during a roadside inspection that you have exceeded the speed limit by more than 50 km/h in a built-up area, but that this was done in order to save somebody's life?

Description

Road Traffic Act (Journal of Laws of 2020, item 110, as amended) Art. 135 para. 1aa in conjunction with Art. 135 para. 1 pt. 1a

Explanation

Correct answer: The police officer will refrain from retaining your driving licence.

The police officer will refrain from confiscating the driving licence because acting in a state of necessity to save a human life nullifies the criminality of the act. This is a special circumstance provided for in Art. 135 para. 1aa of the Road Traffic Act. However, the driver must prove that such a situation actually occurred.

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