Basically, higher fines are seen more as a new source of income for the state than as increasing road safety in the long term, criticizes ARBÖ psychologist Mag. Patricia Prunner: “The fine really makes sense if the income goes into targeted therapeutic-educational prevention projects. To make all of us, as road users, and not only as drivers, but also as cyclists, pedestrians and parents of children on the road, aware of the dangers of distraction and a lack of safety precautions. It is only through this knowledge that the necessary breeding ground for ‘learning’ can develop and thus promote a change in behavior in the long term.”
Higher penalties – Attention, motorists: You need to know this from May 1st
