After an accident on the highway, it's often a matter of life and death. Motorists should not only form a rescue lane when you listen to the Martin horns, but much, much earlier.

Munich (dpa/tmn) - An accident, a traffic jam, Martin horns. Who cars, it is only now on the car, or multi-lane extra urban roads forming a rescue lane is much too late. If the traffic and the vehicles with step speed rolls, to motorists as well as motorcyclists make this alley for the rescue workers and the use of vehicles, explained the ADAC.

How to do this? Quite simply, All on the left-hand lane to the left, all other lanes are oriented to the right. The alley is between the left and the other lanes. The hazard warning lights switched on to warn Following.

But beware: In General, you are not allowed to drive on the shoulder. Unless the police asks explicitly for this, or space reasons, no further possibility of lane formation. In tight areas, such as highway construction sites, you should ride as far to the left or right, respectively. The tracks are very narrow, it may be necessary to use the median strip to the left, or the lane with.

Who is not a lane, must reckon with fines of between 200 and 320 Euro, as well as two points in Flensburg and a month's driving ban. And of course the lane is reserved exclusively for the use of force and must neither be used for cars or motorcycles or other vehicles without permission. Who does that anyway, must reckon with at least 240 Euro fine and two points and a month ban.