Facts
K. exceeded the permissible speed limit of 50 km/h within city limits by 26 km/h on March 14, 1996 in Trimbach. As a result, the Investigating Magistrate's Office of the Canton of Solothurn fined him CHF 350.--. On June 20, 1996, the Department of the Interior of the Canton of Solothurn revoked K.'s driver's license for a period of one month. K. filed a complaint against the revocation of his driver's license, which was partially upheld by the Administrative Court of the Canton of Solothurn. The Federal Office for Police Matters then filed an administrative court appeal with the request to revoke the driver's license for a period of one month.
Considerations
The Federal Supreme Court states that according to the case law, a serious traffic hazard within the meaning of Art. 16 para. 3 lit. a RTA is objectively given if the speed limit of 50 km/h within city limits is exceeded by 25 km/h or more. This corresponds to a gross violation of the traffic regulations pursuant to Art. 90 no. 2 RTA. The increased abstract danger within city limits results from the greater number of road…