Vehicles of speeding drivers will be impounded in Austria

Gewessler, at the press conference, shared with the public the new bill developed for those who speed up in traffic.

Minister Gewessler said that those who drive at excessive speed represent a serious danger to their environment and that they will take away the “criminal element (vehicle)” from the people concerned.

450-500 DRIVER SPEEDING PER YEAR

Gewessler noted that speeding drivers completely lose control of traffic, leading to fatal accidents.

According to the new bill, the police will tie up the vehicle of the person in question at the scene and take the situation to court for those who exceed the determined speed limits inside and outside the city. The court will decide based on how much and how often the person exceeds the speed limit.

THE VEHICLE WILL BE SEEN

If the driver is caught at a speed of 80 kilometers per hour in the city and 90 kilometers per hour outside the city, his vehicle will be temporarily impounded.

However, if the speed limit is exceeded excessively, for example, if the driver is caught speeding 120 kilometers per hour in the city and 220 kilometers per hour outside the city, his vehicle will be impounded and sold at auction. . Revenues will be shared between local and central units. (AA)