No tolerance for banned motor vehicle races
The NRW police initiate criminal proceedings as soon as there is an initial suspicion of participation in illegal road racing. The zero-tolerance strategy applies here. People who endanger the lives of bystanders by speeding in road traffic are consistently prosecuted by the police, exhausting all legal possibilities. Since the introduction of the criminal offense § 315d StGB "Prohibited motor vehicle racing" in 2017, the number of offenses recorded by the police in North Rhine-Westphalia has risen by nearly 600 percent to date. In connection with prohibited motor vehicle racing, the NRW police investigated 2144 cases in 2023.