Driving 8km/h too fast in town is only a *Ordnungswidrigkeit* (misbehaviour), wrong parking, too.

They don't affect the *Niederlassungserlaubnis* application.

It is affected as soon a *Verkehrsstraftat* ("traffic crime") is involved. Some things which may be considered a *Verkehrsstraftat* by a judge are for example driving without license, driving while on drugs, hit&run, and failure to render assistance. Driving way too fast, or driving slightly too fast and causing a crash, or driving carelessly and causing a crash can also be considered a *Verkehrsstraftat*.