Facts
X. is a truck driver and has held a category C driver's license since 1967. On April 26, 2006, he drove his truck on the main road in Näfels and collided with a passenger car in front of him that had braked. There was property damage of approximately CHF 2,000, and no persons were injured.
By penal order dated July 7, 2006, X. was fined by a single judge in criminal matters of the Canton of Glarus. On November 6, 2007, the Road Traffic and Shipping Office of the Canton of Glarus revoked X.'s driver's license for a period of one month. X. filed a complaint against this revocation of the driver's license, which the Administrative Court of the Canton of Glarus upheld on May 21, 2008 and revoked the revocation of the driver's license.
The Road Traffic Office then filed a complaint in public law matters with the Federal Supreme Court, requesting that X.'s driver's license be revoked for a period of one month.
Considerations
The Federal Supreme Court upheld the complaint of the Road Traffic Office. It concluded that X. had committed a moderately serious offense within the meaning of Art. 16b para. 1 lit. a SVG. Accordingly, X. had created a danger to the safety of others by violating traffic rules, as he had not reacted in time and collided with the passenger car in front of him that was braking.
The Federal Supreme…