Stricter laws against frenzy: Salzburg attracts the reins!

Stricter laws against frenzy: Salzburg attracts the reins!

Salzburg, Österreich - The state of Salzburg intensifies its measures against frenzy and thus break new ground to increase traffic safety. The “Owa vom Gas” campaign has been running for three years, which has not only gained importance nationwide, but also wants to rely on the confiscation of vehicles, as Today.at . State Councilor Schnöll emphasizes that unteachable drivers continue to be a major challenge. In order to further reduce the number of traffic fatalities, tightening in traffic law is necessary to achieve similar successes as in Switzerland.

New law from March 2024

There will be serious consequences for extremely fast drivers: From March 1, 2024, vehicles will be sustainably confiscated and sold for recycling for serious speeding. This law was decided by Parliament in July and emphasizes the need for a strict approach to traffic offenses. A preliminary confiscation by the police can be carried out without long investigations if the permissible speed is exceeded by more than 60 km/h in the local area or by more than 70 km/h outside, reports kfv.at .

The regulations provide a three -stage process: First, a preliminary confiscation takes place, followed by a legal examination by the authorities. Ultimately, the vehicle can be declared for falling for if there is a risk of repetition. This often happens to keep the drivers from other offenses. The income from the sale of the confiscated vehicles flow into the Austrian traffic safety fund in order to finance future measures. In this critical situation, drivers could count on high fines and a license withdrawal should turn out that they were far too quickly on the road.