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[-] Asetru@feddit.org 10 points 1 week ago

It's more like if you drive too fast you're not insured.

First time I ever heard this. You lose insurance? What?

[-] Kickforce@lemmy.wtf 16 points 1 week ago

Yeah, you are allowed to drive as fast as you like on some Autobahns, but if you have an accident and your speed is deemed to be faster than safe, the insurance companies are like "nah bro, you brought this on yourself"

[-] colmear@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 1 week ago

Also, if you are faster than 130 kph and have an accident, you’re always deemed to be partially at fault, no matter what happened

[-] zqps@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

Not always, but it's always a risk.

[-] Allemaniac@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

also, car assistance software is generally only tested to 160 kph, everything above that the car maker can no longer assure no problems in the software, thus leading to more guilt by the speeder

[-] LordWiggle@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

If something happens with you faster than 130km/h on the autobahn you're not automatically covered by insurance. You won't lose insurance, you're just only fully insured when you stay under 130. Above you make unnecessary risks and the insurance company won't cover that, if speeding is the cause of the accident.

I asked chatgpt and it is a bit different than what I thought. It came with this answer:

You are not automatically uninsured if you drive faster than 130 km/h. However:

If you're involved in an accident while exceeding 130 km/h, you may be held partially liable (Mitverschulden) — even if the accident was mostly the other party’s fault.

This can reduce your insurance payout.

Your insurer might reduce compensation if speeding is found to have contributed to the severity of the accident, even indirectly.

[-] Saleh@feddit.org 3 points 1 week ago

If you’re involved in an accident while exceeding 130 km/h, you may be held partially liable (Mitverschulden) — even if the accident was mostly the other party’s fault.

This is the key aspect. Going over 130 kph the other parties insurance will claim partial responsibility on your side.

[-] Verqix@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Never heard of this, but you are likely to be deemed at fault due to reckless driving above certain speeds.

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