Facts
L. was driving on the A1/West motorway in Bern on July 7, 1998, at a speed of approximately 85 km/h, and maintained a distance of only 8 m to the vehicle in front of him over a distance of more than 500 m, which corresponds to a time distance of 0.33 seconds. The Road Traffic and Shipping Office of the Canton of Bern subsequently revoked L.'s driving license for a period of one month. The appeal filed by L. against this decision was rejected by the Appeals Commission of the Canton of Bern for Measures against Vehicle Drivers. L. filed an administrative court appeal with the request to set aside the decision of the Appeals Commission.Considerations
The Federal Court dismissed the appeal. It stated that according to Art. 16 para. 2, Art. 16 para. 3 lit. a and Art. 34 para. 4 of the Road Traffic Act (SVG), as well as Art. 12 para. 1 of the Road Traffic Regulations (VRV) and Art. 31 para. 2 of the Vehicle Registration Ordinance (VZV), sufficient distance must be maintained from all other road users, particularly when following another vehicle. L. had maintained a much too small distance to the vehicle in front of him, which could have led to a rear-end collision with serious consequences in the event of the slightest delay of the vehicle in front. His fault was classified as significant, so that at least a moderately…