Recently, the media in the debate has obviously now ended.Dennis Pasterstein (vas.) and Matti Tolvanen have found common ground. www.dennispasterstein.com and AL
Police traffic safety director of the center, captain Dennis Pasterstein and criminal law professor Matti Tolvanen are the last few days have been a completely different opinion about who should take responsibility, if a traffic sign is covered in snow below.
Pasterstein has told, that the driver must make sure which a traffic sign lies beneath the snow. Tolvanen has told, that the fine is, however, canceled in cases where traffic signs have not been clear. According to him, the road officer is responsible for ensuring that they are road user noticeable.
– This yes, to undermine police credibility, Tolvanen comment on evening magazine on Tuesday.
Pasterstein and Tolvanen are now published in the bulletin, according to which they are of the same opinion after discussing the snowy road signs-related issues.
the Bulletin explains how authorities have criminal offences in the process impartial, and nobody wants that road users accept a speeding ticket in it due to their lack of understanding of how road traffic and criminal code provisions should be interpreted.
Pasterstein and Tolvanen open, what kind of authority role, you are the criminal process in various stages. Pre-trial investigation authority for police to remove the driver sent a speeding ticket, if the traffic sign is not to be seen or otherwise, the driver’s known.
But:
Although the road signs were completely covered with snow, becomes a fact, however, also to assess whether the driver knew the road signs shown by the prohibition or prescription. In practice, this means that if the stretch of road is the driver familiar, he could know of its prohibition, although there would be seen a traffic sign.
If the situation is unclear, the police send the case to the prosecutor for evaluation. The prosecutor, in turn, assessed by the police based on the investigation whether the driver likely suspect to have committed the act of which this is suspected. If the prosecutor demanding the driver of the penalty, the court decides what is to be regarded as true.
the Bulletin mentions that if the police themselves would assess the evidence on the basis of what has happened, he would take the role, which belongs to the syytäjälle and the court.
the evening paper’s news coverage on this subject several times in the past week. The articles are based on the mobile police the tradition of the association’s declaration, professor Matti Tolvanen interview, the police board of the police inspector, Heikki Ihalainen the interview as well as the police traffic safety center director Dennis Pastersteinin public tweet.
the motorist’s point of view is fine if the parties, whose views were far apart, have finally found common ground.
