The handlebar has an analog and a digital parking meter. Both were set for 11 a.m. – but it was two minutes to 11 a.m. when he got a ticket! The dispute with the Viennese park sheriff escalated to such an extent that Faust spoke – conclusion: trial, condemnation.
There is a permanent shortage of parking spaces in the 8th district, and not just since the subway was built. A father was in a hurry to bring his autistic son to the necessary therapy, parked the car and asked the patrolling park officer whether the “normal” parking meter was enough or whether he should also activate the digital one.
“A real swinger”
The 55-year-old driver did both. At 11 o’clock, around the parking disc, the digital one turns on automatically. Two minutes were missing on the hour – and that should cost. A witness who looked out of the kitchen window saw first gestures, then her fist, “a real swinger”.
He hit the park sheriff on the temple, which meant serious bodily harm, € 300 pain allowance and one year conditional imprisonment for the driver. Judge Georg Olschak did not see the incitement to abuse of office.