Tag: Vehicle Codes Driving Laws
Patience vs. accelerating – jumping in a queue in a traffic jam – what’s the point?
Many drivers try to get through highway traffic jams more quickly by changing lanes frequently. However, the hoped-for time gain usually does not materialize. But there is one exception. Not…
Gurtenmuffel and Co. – This is how traffic offenders bluff: the most common excuses
Whether they’re caught speeding, pushing, or not wearing seatbelts – they basically can’t do anything about it, or is it someone else’s fault. The head of the Carinthian state transport…
Two speeders caught – 160 instead of 70: Now first motorcycle confiscated
The police caught two speeders within minutes in the Lilienfeld district (Lower Austria): one biker was traveling at 160 km/h – more than twice as fast as permitted – the…
Cashing in on drivers – Is it still allowed to go unpunished?
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“Found” in garbage – No registration: man used German license plates
A German in Rosental? A patrol from the Villach motorway police noticed a vehicle with German license plates in St. Jakob, which they immediately checked. “During the check it turned…
At 114 km/h in Vienna – the first racer now had to hand in his car
On Monday night, a speeder (28) was caught by the police on the Hernalser Gurtel in Vienna at a whopping 114 km/h. Not only was his driver’s license confiscated, but…
Self-help – citizens set up two dummy radar columns
Those responsible for a citizens’ initiative in Lustenau (Vorarlberg) resorted to unusual measures: Because there is massive through traffic on one of the streets through the town and the citizens…
Safety tips – From the cellar to the street: cycling season is open
Did you know that three out of four households in Carinthia own at least one working bicycle? And as the temperatures rise, the bikes are being moved out of the…
Despite testing standards – attention: there are dangerous warning vests in circulation!
We all have high-visibility vests in the car. Sure, they are mandatory. And they probably have a testing standard too. But that doesn’t seem to mean much – even if…
Never forget again! – The registration certificate is now available on mobile phones
If the officer asks after the stop, “Do you know why we stopped you?”, you are likely to have additional problems. But even for a routine inspection you have to…
In the local area – Young Afghan raced through Elixhausen at 108 km/h
Routine police checks in Elixhausen (Flachgau) alerted the officers to a speeder. A 23-year-old Afghan man with a probationary license was driving at more than 100 km/h in the local…
Driver’s license lost – speeder drove through the local area at 100 km/h
Gone was his driving license: a 24-year-old Romanian raced through the Geidorf district of Graz at 100 km/h on Monday evening. When the police stopped him, he described his behavior…