Facts
According to a report from the Vaud Cantonal Police, X. drove on the road from Cugy to Payerne on October 24, 2008 and overtook two vehicles by driving for a distance of approximately 100 meters to the left of the security line. On November 6, 2008, the Prefect of Broye-Vully fined him for this simple infringement of the Road Traffic Act (LCR).
The Commission for Administrative Measures in Road Traffic Matters of the Canton of Fribourg then opened proceedings against X. with a view to revoking his probationary driving license. This decision followed a first offence committed by X. on July 15, 2008, which had resulted in the withdrawal of his driving license.
On March 23, 2009, the Cantonal Commission revoked X.'s probationary driving license. The Cantonal Court of the Canton of Fribourg dismissed the appeal of the person concerned and confirmed this decision.
Considerations
The Federal Tribunal dismissed X.'s appeal against this decision.
According to the Federal Tribunal, crossing a security line constitutes an objectively serious violation of the rules of road traffic, due to the significant danger it poses to traffic safety. Even if this maneuver did not create a concrete risk, it cannot be qualified as minor, as X. committed it deliberately, without any justifying reason other than his personal convenience.
Furthermore, the Federal Tribunal considered that the revocation of the probationary…