A photo of parked police cars is stirring up anger on Reddit. “If an accident were caused there...”: Police cars caught parked dangerously – image strikes many people.

Road traffic regulations do not prescribe a maneuvering distance that drivers must leave free for the car in front or behind. In principle, however, the following applies: you should allow neighboring cars half a meter on both sides, explains the police union on polizei-dein-partner.de. The rules do not always seem to apply to the police themselves.