Lower Austria remains a fairway: Record number of dead 2024!

Lower Austria remains a fairway: Record number of dead 2024!

The number of traffic fatalities in Austria reached a historical low in 2024 with only 349 victims, which means a decline of 13.2 percent compared to 2023 when 402 people still lost their lives. These figures announce a remarkable progress in traffic safety, as the Interior Ministry (BMI) announced on New Year's Day. The ministry emphasizes the responsible work of the police, which have contributed to this positive development through targeted controls and prevention measures. Interior Minister Gerhard Karner emphasizes the importance of awareness of alcohol and drug drivers to increase security on the streets, as well as the support of general director for public security, Franz Ruf, who indicates the preventive tasks of the executive

increase in traffic safety in Lower Austria and Salzburg

In Lower Austria, most of the traffic fatalities were registered with 83 in 2024, while in Salzburg the number dropped to 28, which makes the region the fourth lowest in the federal state comparison. Both federal states experienced a positive tendency, since preventive measures and increased attention were significantly reduced compared to previous years. In Salzburg there were even the lowest number of traffic fatalities so far in 2022, which shows that this region is always considered improvement. VCÖ spokesman Christian Gratzer emphasizes: "Every deadly traffic accident is one too much. There is only an acceptable number of traffic fatalities and it is zero."

The main causes for the fatal accidents are unchanged distraction and non -adapted speed, which are responsible for over 33 percent of the cases. The behavior of road users is also crucial: statistics show that telephoning at the tax is comparable to driving under the influence of alcohol, which underlines the need to raise awareness of traffic safety. With a historical low of the road dead, the challenge of achieving the set security goals remains an urgent topic. The numbers of recent years illustrate the seriousness of the situation and the responsibility of each individual to be safely on the go.

For further details on these developments and the current statistics, it is worth taking a look at the reporting of Noen.at and Salzburg24.at .