Facts

Complainant [A.] drove his car on Sattelstrasse in Oberägeri in the direction of Sattel on December 29, 2011. In a left-hand curve, he lost control of the vehicle due to suddenly occurring black ice, causing it to skid onto the oncoming lane and collide head-on with an oncoming car. Both vehicles were severely damaged on the front side and suffered total loss. The other vehicle's driver was taken to the hospital by emergency services for a medical check.

The Public Prosecutor's Office of the Canton of Zug issued a first penal order against [A.] on October 24, 2012, against which he lodged an objection. An objection was also lodged against the second penal order of April 15, 2013. With a final penal order of July 2, 2013, the Public Prosecutor's Office found [A.] guilty of violating the Road Traffic Act of December 19, 1958 (RTA) and sentenced him to a fine of CHF 350.--

On August 23, 2013, the Road Traffic Office of the Canton of Zug withdrew [A.] 's driver's license for one month. [A.] filed a complaint with the Administrative Court of the Canton of Zug, which dismissed the complaint on March 31, 2014.

Considerations

The Federal Court examined the complaint against the withdrawal of the driver's license and found that the lower court rightly assumed a medium-severe offense pursuant to Art. 16b Abs. 1 lit. a RTA. The complainant created a concrete hazard through his driving behavior, as his out-of-control vehicle collided with a correctly oncoming vehicle, and its driver…